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Highest Black population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Bertie County, NCNC17,08659.6%−4%

02Hertford County, NCNC19,01555.6%−6%

03Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12155.5%−3%

04Northampton County, NCNC16,49154.4%−8%

05Halifax County, NCNC46,53451.5%−2%

06Washington County, NCNC10,63847.7%−2%

07Vance County, NCNC42,63847.3%−1%

08Warren County, NCNC18,89847.3%−13%

09Anson County, NCNC21,75844.6%−8%

10Martin County, NCNC21,60140.1%−11%

11Nash County, NCNC99,36540.1%+19%

12Lenoir County, NCNC55,83739.2%−3%

13Wilson County, NCNC81,15038.6%−1%

14Scotland County, NCNC33,32237.0%−0%

15Cumberland County, NCNC338,47336.7%+7%

16Pitt County, NCNC182,93634.7%+4%

17Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.2%−14%

18Guilford County, NCNC562,23433.5%+15%

19Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53732.6%−17%

20Chowan County, NCNC14,08232.4%−13%

21Bladen County, NCNC30,00732.1%−15%

22Hoke County, NCNC56,93932.1%−14%

23Durham County, NCNC347,24031.8%−19%

24Greene County, NCNC20,70031.5%−23%

25Richmond County, NCNC42,04131.2%+3%

26Gates County, NCNC10,23431.0%−21%

27Caswell County, NCNC22,56330.5%−16%

28Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38329.7%+7%

29Wayne County, NCNC122,27829.6%−10%

30Granville County, NCNC61,42128.8%−17%

31Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.0%−9%

32Jones County, NCNC9,57526.6%−25%

33Person County, NCNC40,63625.8%−8%

34Forsyth County, NCNC401,71824.6%−2%

35Hyde County, NCNC4,55424.2%−31%

36Sampson County, NCNC61,50424.0%−19%

37Robeson County, NCNC119,94123.2%−7%

38Beaufort County, NCNC44,67022.8%−21%

39Franklin County, NCNC82,03722.5%−25%

40Duplin County, NCNC51,57122.1%−23%

41Perquimans County, NCNC13,49021.3%−24%

42Harnett County, NCNC150,13719.8%−12%

43Alamance County, NCNC186,17719.6%+5%

44Craven County, NCNC105,02519.5%−21%

45Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72518.7%+55%

46Wake County, NCNC1,257,23518.5%−5%

47Cleveland County, NCNC103,32517.9%−14%

48Rockingham County, NCNC94,19517.3%−11%

49Lee County, NCNC70,25817.2%−15%

50Gaston County, NCNC246,55817.1%+26%

51Johnston County, NCNC256,44816.7%+8%

52Pamlico County, NCNC12,75816.1%−34%

53Montgomery County, NCNC26,40316.0%−26%

54Rowan County, NCNC155,09615.5%−1%

55Pender County, NCNC72,11112.1%−48%

56Onslow County, NCNC217,17511.5%−36%

57Stanly County, NCNC68,83011.2%−2%

58Iredell County, NCNC211,79811.1%−18%

59Union County, NCNC267,67410.9%−12%

60New Hanover County, NCNC245,95910.7%−36%

61Orange County, NCNC152,49810.1%−26%

62Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.0%−41%

63Camden County, NCNC11,3159.4%−45%

64Davidson County, NCNC180,1829.1%+1%

65Moore County, NCNC110,6198.9%−42%

66Brunswick County, NCNC174,7028.3%−42%

67Rutherford County, NCNC65,7457.7%−31%

68Catawba County, NCNC170,1727.7%−8%

69Burke County, NCNC88,6556.1%−9%

70Randolph County, NCNC149,5166.0%+8%

71Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545.9%−7%

72Currituck County, NCNC33,1585.0%−30%

73Alexander County, NCNC36,9585.0%+10%

74Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.8%−35%

75Davie County, NCNC45,8554.4%−34%

76Polk County, NCNC20,5334.4%−24%

77Carteret County, NCNC70,4694.1%−41%

78Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054.1%−25%

79McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.8%−6%

80Avery County, NCNC18,1103.8%+10%

81Stokes County, NCNC46,1263.7%−21%

82Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.6%−12%

83Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.6%−15%

84Surry County, NCNC72,2873.6%−13%

85Henderson County, NCNC122,3752.6%−13%

86Swain County, NCNC14,0242.6%+57%

87Dare County, NCNC38,2452.5%−4%

88Clay County, NCNC12,2392.2%+174%

89Jackson County, NCNC45,0392.1%+28%

90Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301.8%+13%

91Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.6%−52%

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.6%+44%

93Watauga County, NCNC54,7861.6%+0%

94Macon County, NCNC39,2321.4%+16%

95Madison County, NCNC22,5531.1%+34%

96Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.9%+341%

97Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.9%+40%

98Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.9%−30%

99Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.8%+43%

100Graham County, NCNC8,1900.4%+98%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES