Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, 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 (3.84%), followed by Cumberland County (3.45%), and Hoke County (3.41%).

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 2012
Swain
Cumberland
Hoke
Onslow
Harnett
Craven
Cherokee
Orange
Robeson
Scotland
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Swain County 3.84
2 Cumberland County 3.45
3 Hoke County 3.41
4 Onslow County 3.27
5 Harnett County 2.45
6 Craven County 2.28
7 Cherokee County 2.19
8 Orange County 2.07
8 Robeson County 2.07
9 Scotland County 2.02
10 Camden County 1.93
11 Wake County 1.87
12 Durham County 1.86
13 Carteret County 1.81
13 Guilford County 1.81
13 Pasquotank County 1.81
14 Mecklenburg County 1.78
15 Jackson County 1.77
15 Wayne County 1.77
16 Graham County 1.76
17 Buncombe County 1.75
17 Gates County 1.75
18 Richmond County 1.72
19 Currituck County 1.64
19 Pitt County 1.64
20 New Hanover County 1.63
21 Cabarrus County 1.6
22 Brunswick County 1.55
22 Rutherford County 1.55
23 Transylvania County 1.54
24 Gaston County 1.53
25 Forsyth County 1.52
25 Moore County 1.52
25 Rockingham County 1.52
26 Pender County 1.51
27 Catawba County 1.48
28 Alamance County 1.46
28 Dare County 1.46
28 Iredell County 1.46
28 Jones County 1.46
29 Caswell County 1.44
30 Henderson County 1.43
30 Lee County 1.43
31 Johnston County 1.42
32 Tyrrell County 1.41
33 Union County 1.4
34 Davie County 1.39
35 Person County 1.38
36 Franklin County 1.37
37 Burke County 1.36
38 Warren County 1.35
39 Nash County 1.32
39 Rowan County 1.32
40 Chatham County 1.31
41 Cleveland County 1.3
41 Columbus County 1.3
42 Bladen County 1.29
43 Granville County 1.27
44 Sampson County 1.26
45 Caldwell County 1.24
46 Hyde County 1.23
47 Pamlico County 1.22
47 Randolph County 1.22
48 Clay County 1.21
48 Davidson County 1.21
49 Wilson County 1.2
50 Lincoln County 1.19
50 Perquimans County 1.19
50 Watauga County 1.19
51 Alexander County 1.18
52 Madison County 1.17
53 Polk County 1.16
54 Halifax County 1.15
55 Washington County 1.14
56 McDowell County 1.12
57 Vance County 1.11
58 Stanly County 1.09
59 Hertford County 1.07
60 Anson County 1.06
60 Stokes County 1.06
61 Chowan County 1.04
61 Wilkes County 1.04
62 Lenoir County 1.03
63 Beaufort County 1
64 Northampton County 0.99
65 Montgomery County 0.97
66 Surry County 0.95
67 Haywood County 0.94
67 Martin County 0.94
68 Yadkin County 0.91
69 Bertie County 0.89
69 Macon County 0.89
69 Mitchell County 0.89
70 Duplin County 0.85
71 Ashe County 0.84
71 Edgecombe County 0.84
72 Alleghany County 0.83
72 Greene County 0.83
73 Yancey County 0.81
74 Avery County 0.71