Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all North Carolina counties, Swain County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races (3.85%), followed by Cumberland County (3.42%), and Hoke County (3.39%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races in 2011
Swain
Cumberland
Hoke
Onslow
Harnett
Cherokee
Craven
Robeson
Orange
Scotland
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Swain County 3.85
2 Cumberland County 3.42
3 Hoke County 3.39
4 Onslow County 3.18
5 Harnett County 2.34
6 Cherokee County 2.3
7 Craven County 2.21
8 Robeson County 2.03
9 Orange County 2
10 Scotland County 1.94
11 Camden County 1.87
12 Wake County 1.83
13 Pasquotank County 1.82
14 Durham County 1.77
14 Guilford County 1.77
14 Wayne County 1.77
15 Richmond County 1.75
16 Gates County 1.74
16 Jackson County 1.74
17 Mecklenburg County 1.73
18 Buncombe County 1.71
18 Carteret County 1.71
19 Graham County 1.6
20 New Hanover County 1.59
21 Jones County 1.58
21 Pitt County 1.58
22 Transylvania County 1.57
23 Cabarrus County 1.54
24 Rutherford County 1.53
25 Dare County 1.52
26 Brunswick County 1.5
26 Gaston County 1.5
27 Forsyth County 1.49
28 Rockingham County 1.46
29 Currituck County 1.45
30 Alamance County 1.44
31 Caswell County 1.43
31 Lee County 1.43
32 Moore County 1.42
33 Pender County 1.41
34 Catawba County 1.4
34 Iredell County 1.4
35 Henderson County 1.38
36 Union County 1.36
37 Johnston County 1.35
37 Warren County 1.35
38 Davie County 1.34
39 Burke County 1.33
40 Franklin County 1.31
41 Person County 1.3
42 Tyrrell County 1.29
43 Rowan County 1.28
44 Chatham County 1.27
45 Columbus County 1.26
46 Clay County 1.25
46 Nash County 1.25
47 Cleveland County 1.24
48 Granville County 1.23
48 Sampson County 1.23
49 Pamlico County 1.21
50 Caldwell County 1.2
51 Bladen County 1.19
52 Polk County 1.17
52 Watauga County 1.17
53 Alexander County 1.15
53 Lincoln County 1.15
53 Madison County 1.15
53 Randolph County 1.15
53 Wilson County 1.15
54 Davidson County 1.14
55 Hyde County 1.12
56 Halifax County 1.1
56 Washington County 1.1
57 Anson County 1.08
58 Hertford County 1.06
58 Perquimans County 1.06
59 McDowell County 1.05
59 Wilkes County 1.05
60 Chowan County 1.04
60 Stanly County 1.04
61 Vance County 1.03
62 Beaufort County 1.01
62 Stokes County 1.01
63 Lenoir County 0.99
64 Montgomery County 0.95
65 Martin County 0.93
65 Northampton County 0.93
65 Surry County 0.93
66 Haywood County 0.89
67 Mitchell County 0.88
68 Yadkin County 0.86
69 Ashe County 0.85
69 Bertie County 0.85
70 Duplin County 0.83
70 Macon County 0.83
71 Edgecombe County 0.8
72 Alleghany County 0.79
72 Greene County 0.79
73 Yancey County 0.78
74 Avery County 0.68