Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Two Or More Races in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all North Carolina counties, Swain County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Two Or More Races (4.47%), followed by Cumberland County (4.46%), and Hoke County (4.18%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Two Or More Races in 2015
Swain
Cumberland
Hoke
Onslow
Harnett
Craven
Robeson
Orange
Cherokee
Durham
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Two Or More Races in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Swain County 4.47
2 Cumberland County 4.46
3 Hoke County 4.18
4 Onslow County 4.12
5 Harnett County 3.28
6 Craven County 2.78
7 Robeson County 2.64
8 Orange County 2.53
9 Cherokee County 2.46
10 Durham County 2.41
11 Wake County 2.4
12 Pasquotank County 2.36
13 Camden County 2.27
13 Wayne County 2.27
14 Mecklenburg County 2.26
15 Guilford County 2.25
15 Scotland County 2.25
16 Carteret County 2.21
17 Gates County 2.19
18 Forsyth County 2.17
19 Richmond County 2.14
20 Currituck County 2.11
21 Lee County 2.09
22 Cabarrus County 2.07
23 Alamance County 2.03
23 Buncombe County 2.03
24 Pitt County 2.02
25 Jackson County 2.01
26 Graham County 1.98
26 New Hanover County 1.98
27 Moore County 1.95
28 Johnston County 1.94
28 Sampson County 1.94
29 Pender County 1.93
30 Gaston County 1.88
30 Iredell County 1.88
30 Rockingham County 1.88
31 Franklin County 1.83
31 Transylvania County 1.83
31 Union County 1.83
32 Dare County 1.79
32 Jones County 1.79
32 Rutherford County 1.79
33 Catawba County 1.75
34 Tyrrell County 1.74
34 Warren County 1.74
34 Washington County 1.74
35 Henderson County 1.72
35 Nash County 1.72
36 Granville County 1.71
37 Chatham County 1.7
38 Columbus County 1.68
38 Person County 1.68
39 Brunswick County 1.67
40 Burke County 1.66
41 Davie County 1.65
42 Caswell County 1.64
42 Randolph County 1.64
43 Cleveland County 1.63
44 Bladen County 1.61
45 Rowan County 1.6
46 Wilson County 1.52
47 Davidson County 1.51
48 Caldwell County 1.5
48 Watauga County 1.5
49 Pamlico County 1.49
49 Perquimans County 1.49
50 Duplin County 1.48
50 Hyde County 1.48
51 Lincoln County 1.47
52 Montgomery County 1.46
53 Alexander County 1.45
54 Polk County 1.42
54 Vance County 1.42
55 Clay County 1.38
56 Wilkes County 1.35
57 Beaufort County 1.34
58 Alleghany County 1.33
58 Anson County 1.33
58 Halifax County 1.33
58 McDowell County 1.33
59 Stanly County 1.32
60 Lenoir County 1.28
61 Chowan County 1.26
62 Madison County 1.25
63 Haywood County 1.21
63 Hertford County 1.21
64 Surry County 1.2
65 Greene County 1.19
65 Yadkin County 1.19
66 Stokes County 1.16
67 Edgecombe County 1.14
68 Bertie County 1.13
69 Macon County 1.12
70 Martin County 1.11
70 Mitchell County 1.11
70 Northampton County 1.11
71 Ashe County 1.05
72 Yancey County 0.98
73 Avery County 0.91