Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Two Or More Races in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Two Or More Races (4.55%), followed by Swain County (4.55%), and Hoke County (4.31%).

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 2016
Cumberland
Swain
Hoke
Onslow
Harnett
Craven
Robeson
Orange
Camden
Pasquotank
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Two Or More Races in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cumberland County 4.55
1 Swain County 4.55
2 Hoke County 4.31
3 Onslow County 4.24
4 Harnett County 3.3
5 Craven County 2.83
6 Robeson County 2.72
7 Orange County 2.58
8 Camden County 2.48
9 Pasquotank County 2.47
10 Durham County 2.45
11 Wake County 2.44
12 Scotland County 2.42
13 Cherokee County 2.36
14 Wayne County 2.35
15 Mecklenburg County 2.33
16 Guilford County 2.31
17 Carteret County 2.28
17 Gates County 2.28
18 Richmond County 2.23
19 Forsyth County 2.22
20 Lee County 2.17
21 Cabarrus County 2.15
22 Alamance County 2.1
22 Currituck County 2.1
23 Jackson County 2.08
24 Graham County 2.06
24 Pitt County 2.06
25 Buncombe County 2.05
26 Johnston County 2.03
26 New Hanover County 2.03
27 Jones County 2.01
28 Gaston County 1.97
28 Tyrrell County 1.97
29 Moore County 1.96
29 Rockingham County 1.96
30 Pender County 1.95
30 Sampson County 1.95
31 Iredell County 1.94
32 Franklin County 1.92
33 Union County 1.89
34 Dare County 1.85
34 Rutherford County 1.85
35 Caswell County 1.8
36 Transylvania County 1.79
36 Warren County 1.79
37 Chatham County 1.78
37 Davie County 1.78
37 Person County 1.78
38 Catawba County 1.77
38 Henderson County 1.77
39 Granville County 1.73
40 Brunswick County 1.72
40 Columbus County 1.72
40 Randolph County 1.72
41 Burke County 1.71
41 Nash County 1.71
42 Rowan County 1.69
43 Washington County 1.67
44 Cleveland County 1.65
45 Davidson County 1.61
46 Bladen County 1.58
46 Wilson County 1.58
47 Caldwell County 1.57
47 Montgomery County 1.57
48 Duplin County 1.54
48 Lincoln County 1.54
49 Perquimans County 1.53
50 Alexander County 1.51
50 Clay County 1.51
51 Vance County 1.5
51 Watauga County 1.5
52 Pamlico County 1.48
53 Hyde County 1.47
54 Anson County 1.45
55 Polk County 1.44
56 Wilkes County 1.43
57 Beaufort County 1.42
58 Chowan County 1.39
58 Stanly County 1.39
59 Halifax County 1.36
59 Lenoir County 1.36
59 McDowell County 1.36
60 Alleghany County 1.35
61 Hertford County 1.29
61 Yadkin County 1.29
62 Haywood County 1.26
63 Greene County 1.25
63 Madison County 1.25
64 Surry County 1.22
65 Edgecombe County 1.21
66 Martin County 1.17
66 Stokes County 1.17
67 Macon County 1.15
67 Mitchell County 1.15
67 Northampton County 1.15
68 Bertie County 1.12
69 Ashe County 1.05
70 Yancey County 0.99
71 Avery County 0.93