Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, 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 (61.2%), followed by Hertford County (57.56%), and Edgecombe County (56.93%).

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 2020

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020

Bertie

Hertford

Edgecombe

Northampton

Halifax

Vance

Warren

Washington

Anson

Martin

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Bertie County	61.2
2	Hertford County	57.56
3	Edgecombe County	56.93
4	Northampton County	56.63
5	Halifax County	53.22
6	Vance County	50.51
7	Warren County	49.99
8	Washington County	49.23
9	Anson County	48.16
10	Martin County	41.49
11	Nash County	41.03
12	Lenoir County	41.02
13	Wilson County	39.39
14	Scotland County	39.36
15	Cumberland County	37.81
16	Greene County	36.7
17	Pasquotank County	35.67
18	Pitt County	35.14
19	Durham County	34.4
20	Guilford County	34.35
21	Hoke County	33.75
22	Chowan County	33.73
23	Bladen County	32.79
24	Caswell County	32.08
25	Richmond County	31.57
26	Wayne County	31.43
27	Mecklenburg County	31
28	Gates County	30.88
29	Granville County	30.61
30	Columbus County	29.96
30	Tyrrell County	29.96
31	Jones County	29.03
32	Hyde County	27.7
33	Person County	26.12
34	Forsyth County	25.67
35	Sampson County	25.13
36	Franklin County	24.62
37	Duplin County	24.38
38	Beaufort County	23.57
39	Robeson County	22.94
40	Perquimans County	22.07
41	Craven County	21.04
42	Harnett County	20.93
43	Cleveland County	20.77
44	Alamance County	20.5
45	Wake County	19.61
46	Cabarrus County	19.06
47	Rockingham County	18.56
48	Lee County	18.52
49	Pamlico County	18.5
50	Montgomery County	17.66
51	Gaston County	17.54
52	Johnston County	16.17
53	Rowan County	15.97
54	Onslow County	14.23
55	Pender County	13.79
56	New Hanover County	12.52
57	Iredell County	11.77
58	Union County	11.65
59	Moore County	11.44
60	Chatham County	11.34
61	Stanly County	11.22
62	Orange County	11
63	Camden County	10.39
64	Davidson County	9.8
65	Rutherford County	9.69
66	Brunswick County	9.45
67	Catawba County	8.41
68	Davie County	6.24
68	Randolph County	6.24
69	Burke County	6.18
70	Alexander County	5.91
70	Buncombe County	5.91
71	Currituck County	5.5
72	Lincoln County	5.42
73	Carteret County	5.2
74	Caldwell County	4.84
75	Avery County	4.56
76	Wilkes County	4.32
77	Polk County	4.14
78	Stokes County	3.94
79	McDowell County	3.89
80	Surry County	3.73
81	Transylvania County	3.29
82	Yadkin County	3.14
83	Henderson County	3.07
84	Dare County	2.56
85	Alleghany County	2.34
86	Jackson County	2.06
87	Watauga County	1.75
88	Swain County	1.72
89	Graham County	1.59
90	Macon County	1.43
91	Cherokee County	1.4
92	Madison County	1.39
93	Clay County	1.3
93	Haywood County	1.3
94	Yancey County	0.89
95	Ashe County	0.8
96	Mitchell County	0.66