Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-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, Bertie County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (61.3%), followed by Hertford County (60.08%), and Edgecombe County (57.42%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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

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

Bertie

Hertford

Edgecombe

Northampton

Halifax

Warren

Vance

Anson

Washington

Martin

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

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Bertie County	61.3
2	Hertford County	60.08
3	Edgecombe County	57.42
4	Northampton County	57.29
5	Halifax County	53.04
6	Warren County	50.58
7	Vance County	50.45
8	Anson County	48.18
9	Washington County	48.13
10	Martin County	41.88
11	Lenoir County	40.76
12	Nash County	40.13
13	Wilson County	39.59
14	Scotland County	39.04
15	Tyrrell County	36.91
16	Cumberland County	36.75
17	Durham County	36.48
18	Greene County	35.9
19	Pasquotank County	35.61
20	Pitt County	34.97
21	Chowan County	34.39
22	Guilford County	33.96
23	Bladen County	33.89
24	Hoke County	33.01
25	Caswell County	32.35
26	Gates County	31.55
27	Granville County	31.49
28	Mecklenburg County	31.37
29	Richmond County	31.2
30	Wayne County	30.93
31	Columbus County	30.31
32	Jones County	29.89
33	Hyde County	28.41
34	Person County	26.63
35	Forsyth County	25.72
36	Sampson County	25.41
37	Franklin County	25.37
38	Beaufort County	24.52
39	Duplin County	24.38
40	Robeson County	23.43
41	Perquimans County	22.69
42	Craven County	20.99
43	Harnett County	20.75
44	Cleveland County	20.64
45	Wake County	20.02
46	Alamance County	19.63
47	Lee County	19.19
48	Pamlico County	18.91
49	Rockingham County	18.54
50	Montgomery County	18.23
51	Cabarrus County	17.52
52	Gaston County	16.63
53	Rowan County	16.07
54	Johnston County	15.6
55	Pender County	14.96
56	Onslow County	14.75
57	New Hanover County	13.42
58	Chatham County	12.06
59	Moore County	12.03
60	Iredell County	11.69
61	Union County	11.67
62	Camden County	11.58
63	Orange County	11.47
64	Stanly County	11.33
65	Brunswick County	10.23
66	Rutherford County	9.59
67	Davidson County	9.35
68	Catawba County	8.54
69	Burke County	6.6
70	Randolph County	6.17
71	Davie County	6.11
72	Buncombe County	6.06
73	Alexander County	5.76
74	Carteret County	5.55
75	Currituck County	5.42
76	Lincoln County	5.38
77	Caldwell County	4.66
78	Avery County	4.43
79	Wilkes County	4.25
80	Polk County	4.13
81	Stokes County	3.93
82	Surry County	3.61
83	McDowell County	3.58
84	Transylvania County	3.48
85	Henderson County	3.16
86	Yadkin County	3.01
87	Dare County	2.4
88	Jackson County	2.11
89	Watauga County	1.7
90	Alleghany County	1.51
91	Cherokee County	1.41
92	Madison County	1.4
93	Macon County	1.27
94	Haywood County	1.21
95	Clay County	1.07
96	Swain County	1.01
97	Yancey County	0.82
98	Ashe County	0.74
99	Mitchell County	0.49
100	Graham County	0.47