Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (1.98%), followed by Forsyth County (1.7%), and Hoke County (1.68%).

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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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017

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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 2017

Cumberland

Forsyth

Hoke

Mecklenburg

Sampson

Durham

Duplin

Wayne

Onslow

Greene

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Cumberland County	1.98
2	Forsyth County	1.7
3	Hoke County	1.68
4	Mecklenburg County	1.43
5	Sampson County	1.34
6	Durham County	1.32
7	Duplin County	1.28
8	Wayne County	1.24
9	Onslow County	1.21
10	Greene County	1.18
11	Harnett County	1.12
12	Cabarrus County	1.03
13	Wake County	1.02
14	Lee County	1.01
15	Guilford County	0.99
15	Washington County	0.99
15	Wilson County	0.99
16	Johnston County	0.95
16	Vance County	0.95
17	Tyrrell County	0.86
18	Franklin County	0.85
19	Warren County	0.84
20	Granville County	0.82
21	Beaufort County	0.77
22	Alamance County	0.75
23	Pitt County	0.74
24	Bladen County	0.72
24	Hertford County	0.72
25	Montgomery County	0.7
26	Pasquotank County	0.69
27	Richmond County	0.68
28	Union County	0.67
29	Lenoir County	0.66
30	Chatham County	0.64
30	Rowan County	0.64
31	Nash County	0.62
32	Craven County	0.61
33	Martin County	0.6
34	Edgecombe County	0.59
35	Northampton County	0.58
36	Columbus County	0.56
36	Gaston County	0.56
37	Halifax County	0.55
37	Robeson County	0.55
38	Hyde County	0.54
38	Surry County	0.54
39	Iredell County	0.51
40	Catawba County	0.49
41	Chowan County	0.47
41	New Hanover County	0.47
42	Bertie County	0.46
43	Orange County	0.45
43	Randolph County	0.45
44	Davidson County	0.43
44	Pender County	0.43
45	Camden County	0.42
45	Scotland County	0.42
45	Yadkin County	0.42
46	Caswell County	0.4
46	Rockingham County	0.4
47	McDowell County	0.38
48	Person County	0.37
49	Anson County	0.36
49	Perquimans County	0.36
50	Jones County	0.35
50	Stanly County	0.35
51	Pamlico County	0.34
52	Alleghany County	0.32
52	Lincoln County	0.32
52	Wilkes County	0.32
53	Caldwell County	0.31
53	Moore County	0.31
54	Carteret County	0.3
54	Macon County	0.3
55	Davie County	0.29
56	Currituck County	0.28
57	Buncombe County	0.27
57	Dare County	0.27
58	Brunswick County	0.26
58	Rutherford County	0.26
59	Burke County	0.25
60	Cleveland County	0.24
60	Gates County	0.24
61	Alexander County	0.22
61	Henderson County	0.22
61	Stokes County	0.22
61	Yancey County	0.22
62	Mitchell County	0.21
62	Polk County	0.21
63	Cherokee County	0.2
63	Jackson County	0.2
64	Ashe County	0.19
65	Clay County	0.16
65	Watauga County	0.16
66	Avery County	0.14
67	Madison County	0.12
68	Haywood County	0.11
69	Swain County	0.09
69	Transylvania County	0.09
70	Graham County	0.02