Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (1.92%), followed by Hoke County (1.68%), and Forsyth County (1.65%).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland County | 1.92 |
| 2 | Hoke County | 1.68 |
| 3 | Forsyth County | 1.65 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 1.38 |
| 5 | Sampson County | 1.35 |
| 6 | Durham County | 1.29 |
| 7 | Duplin County | 1.26 |
| 8 | Onslow County | 1.2 |
| 9 | Wayne County | 1.16 |
| 10 | Greene County | 1.11 |
| 11 | Harnett County | 1.1 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 0.99 |
| 12 | Wake County | 0.99 |
| 13 | Vance County | 0.96 |
| 14 | Lee County | 0.95 |
| 15 | Guilford County | 0.94 |
| 16 | Johnston County | 0.92 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 0.9 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 0.85 |
| 19 | Washington County | 0.84 |
| 20 | Tyrrell County | 0.8 |
| 21 | Granville County | 0.78 |
| 21 | Warren County | 0.78 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 0.76 |
| 23 | Alamance County | 0.74 |
| 24 | Beaufort County | 0.73 |
| 25 | Pitt County | 0.72 |
| 26 | Bladen County | 0.7 |
| 26 | Pasquotank County | 0.7 |
| 27 | Chatham County | 0.69 |
| 28 | Richmond County | 0.68 |
| 29 | Hertford County | 0.66 |
| 30 | Lenoir County | 0.63 |
| 30 | Union County | 0.63 |
| 31 | Craven County | 0.61 |
| 32 | Nash County | 0.6 |
| 32 | Rowan County | 0.6 |
| 33 | Northampton County | 0.55 |
| 34 | Halifax County | 0.54 |
| 35 | Columbus County | 0.53 |
| 35 | Edgecombe County | 0.53 |
| 36 | Robeson County | 0.52 |
| 37 | Martin County | 0.51 |
| 37 | Surry County | 0.51 |
| 38 | Gaston County | 0.5 |
| 39 | Iredell County | 0.47 |
| 40 | Catawba County | 0.46 |
| 40 | New Hanover County | 0.46 |
| 41 | Bertie County | 0.45 |
| 42 | Orange County | 0.44 |
| 43 | Hyde County | 0.42 |
| 43 | Rockingham County | 0.42 |
| 43 | Scotland County | 0.42 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 0.41 |
| 45 | Pender County | 0.39 |
| 45 | Yadkin County | 0.39 |
| 46 | Davidson County | 0.38 |
| 47 | Chowan County | 0.37 |
| 47 | Pamlico County | 0.37 |
| 48 | Camden County | 0.36 |
| 48 | Caswell County | 0.36 |
| 48 | McDowell County | 0.36 |
| 49 | Person County | 0.34 |
| 50 | Anson County | 0.33 |
| 51 | Brunswick County | 0.32 |
| 52 | Alleghany County | 0.31 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 0.31 |
| 53 | Davie County | 0.3 |
| 53 | Jones County | 0.3 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 0.3 |
| 53 | Wilkes County | 0.3 |
| 54 | Carteret County | 0.29 |
| 55 | Perquimans County | 0.28 |
| 56 | Caldwell County | 0.27 |
| 56 | Currituck County | 0.27 |
| 56 | Macon County | 0.27 |
| 57 | Buncombe County | 0.26 |
| 57 | Moore County | 0.26 |
| 57 | Rutherford County | 0.26 |
| 58 | Dare County | 0.25 |
| 59 | Gates County | 0.24 |
| 60 | Cleveland County | 0.23 |
| 61 | Burke County | 0.22 |
| 61 | Henderson County | 0.22 |
| 62 | Yancey County | 0.21 |
| 63 | Ashe County | 0.2 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 0.2 |
| 63 | Mitchell County | 0.2 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 0.19 |
| 64 | Cherokee County | 0.19 |
| 64 | Polk County | 0.19 |
| 64 | Stokes County | 0.19 |
| 65 | Clay County | 0.17 |
| 66 | Watauga County | 0.16 |
| 67 | Avery County | 0.14 |
| 68 | Madison County | 0.12 |
| 69 | Swain County | 0.11 |
| 70 | Haywood County | 0.1 |
| 71 | Transylvania County | 0.08 |
| 72 | Graham County | 0 |