Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (1.7%), followed by Forsyth County (1.57%), and Hoke County (1.26%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland County | 1.7 |
| 2 | Forsyth County | 1.57 |
| 3 | Hoke County | 1.26 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 1.21 |
| 5 | Durham County | 1.2 |
| 6 | Duplin County | 1.13 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 1.09 |
| 8 | Sampson County | 1.07 |
| 9 | Wake County | 0.9 |
| 10 | Lee County | 0.87 |
| 11 | Vance County | 0.84 |
| 12 | Greene County | 0.83 |
| 12 | Wayne County | 0.83 |
| 13 | Harnett County | 0.82 |
| 13 | Wilson County | 0.82 |
| 14 | Guilford County | 0.81 |
| 15 | Cabarrus County | 0.75 |
| 16 | Franklin County | 0.74 |
| 17 | Johnston County | 0.71 |
| 18 | Warren County | 0.67 |
| 19 | Bladen County | 0.66 |
| 20 | Pitt County | 0.64 |
| 20 | Washington County | 0.64 |
| 21 | Chatham County | 0.63 |
| 21 | Craven County | 0.63 |
| 21 | Granville County | 0.63 |
| 22 | Beaufort County | 0.62 |
| 23 | Alamance County | 0.6 |
| 23 | Montgomery County | 0.6 |
| 24 | Lenoir County | 0.59 |
| 25 | Hertford County | 0.57 |
| 25 | Richmond County | 0.57 |
| 26 | Pasquotank County | 0.55 |
| 27 | Nash County | 0.52 |
| 27 | Rowan County | 0.52 |
| 28 | Columbus County | 0.51 |
| 28 | Tyrrell County | 0.51 |
| 29 | Union County | 0.5 |
| 30 | Halifax County | 0.49 |
| 31 | Robeson County | 0.46 |
| 32 | Edgecombe County | 0.45 |
| 33 | Northampton County | 0.43 |
| 34 | Surry County | 0.42 |
| 35 | Gaston County | 0.41 |
| 35 | New Hanover County | 0.41 |
| 36 | Orange County | 0.39 |
| 37 | Bertie County | 0.38 |
| 37 | Iredell County | 0.38 |
| 37 | Martin County | 0.38 |
| 38 | Pamlico County | 0.36 |
| 38 | Randolph County | 0.36 |
| 39 | Scotland County | 0.35 |
| 40 | Catawba County | 0.33 |
| 41 | Hyde County | 0.32 |
| 42 | Chowan County | 0.31 |
| 42 | McDowell County | 0.31 |
| 43 | Camden County | 0.29 |
| 43 | Jones County | 0.29 |
| 43 | Rockingham County | 0.29 |
| 44 | Alleghany County | 0.28 |
| 44 | Person County | 0.28 |
| 44 | Yadkin County | 0.28 |
| 45 | Brunswick County | 0.27 |
| 45 | Davidson County | 0.27 |
| 45 | Pender County | 0.27 |
| 46 | Anson County | 0.26 |
| 46 | Davie County | 0.26 |
| 47 | Currituck County | 0.25 |
| 48 | Dare County | 0.24 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 0.24 |
| 48 | Perquimans County | 0.24 |
| 49 | Caldwell County | 0.23 |
| 49 | Caswell County | 0.23 |
| 49 | Wilkes County | 0.23 |
| 50 | Gates County | 0.22 |
| 50 | Moore County | 0.22 |
| 51 | Carteret County | 0.21 |
| 51 | Macon County | 0.21 |
| 51 | Yancey County | 0.21 |
| 52 | Buncombe County | 0.2 |
| 52 | Stanly County | 0.2 |
| 53 | Burke County | 0.19 |
| 53 | Rutherford County | 0.19 |
| 54 | Ashe County | 0.18 |
| 55 | Cleveland County | 0.17 |
| 55 | Polk County | 0.17 |
| 56 | Alexander County | 0.16 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 0.15 |
| 57 | Henderson County | 0.15 |
| 58 | Clay County | 0.13 |
| 59 | Stokes County | 0.12 |
| 60 | Mitchell County | 0.11 |
| 60 | Watauga County | 0.11 |
| 61 | Jackson County | 0.1 |
| 62 | Transylvania County | 0.06 |
| 63 | Avery County | 0.05 |
| 63 | Madison County | 0.05 |
| 64 | Haywood County | 0.04 |
| 64 | Swain County | 0.04 |
| 65 | Graham County | 0 |