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Highest Black population share, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 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. The median across all 100 is 19.5%.

Highest Black population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990
01Bertie County, NCNC17,08662.1%+0.7 pts
02Northampton County, NCNC16,49159.3%+0.1 pts
03Hertford County, NCNC19,01559.2%+1.5 pts
04Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12157.2%+1.3 pts
05Warren County, NCNC18,89854.2%−2.9 pts
06Halifax County, NCNC46,53452.3%+2.8 pts
07Washington County, NCNC10,63848.8%+3.4 pts
08Anson County, NCNC21,75848.4%+1.3 pts
09Vance County, NCNC42,63848.0%+2.9 pts
10Martin County, NCNC21,60145.1%+0.5 pts
11Greene County, NCNC20,70041.1%−1.3 pts
12Lenoir County, NCNC55,83740.3%+0.9 pts
13Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20139.9%+2.9 pts
14Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53739.4%−0.7 pts
15Durham County, NCNC347,24039.2%+2.1 pts
16Wilson County, NCNC81,15039.1%+1.5 pts
17Gates County, NCNC10,23439.1%−6.0 pts
18Bladen County, NCNC30,00737.7%−1.4 pts
19Chowan County, NCNC14,08237.3%−0.4 pts
20Hoke County, NCNC56,93937.3%−5.8 pts
21Scotland County, NCNC33,32237.1%+1.2 pts
22Caswell County, NCNC22,56336.4%−4.5 pts
23Jones County, NCNC9,57535.7%−3.4 pts
24Hyde County, NCNC4,55435.0%+1.8 pts
25Granville County, NCNC61,42134.8%−4.2 pts
26Cumberland County, NCNC338,47334.4%+3.0 pts
27Nash County, NCNC99,36533.8%+2.4 pts
28Pitt County, NCNC182,93633.5%+0.2 pts
29Wayne County, NCNC122,27832.9%+0.6 pts
30Columbus County, NCNC50,48730.9%+0.3 pts
31Richmond County, NCNC42,04130.4%+1.5 pts
32Franklin County, NCNC82,03729.9%−5.5 pts
33Sampson County, NCNC61,50429.7%−3.3 pts
34Guilford County, NCNC562,23429.0%+2.7 pts
35Beaufort County, NCNC44,67029.0%−2.1 pts
36Duplin County, NCNC51,57128.8%−4.5 pts
37Person County, NCNC40,63628.1%−2.0 pts
38Perquimans County, NCNC13,49027.9%−4.7 pts
39Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38327.7%+1.4 pts
40Forsyth County, NCNC401,71825.2%+0.4 pts
41Robeson County, NCNC119,94125.0%+0.1 pts
42Craven County, NCNC105,02524.9%−0.8 pts
43Pamlico County, NCNC12,75824.5%−1.4 pts
44Pender County, NCNC72,11123.2%−7.1 pts
45Harnett County, NCNC150,13722.4%0.0 pts
46Montgomery County, NCNC26,40321.6%−4.0 pts
47Cleveland County, NCNC103,32520.8%−0.1 pts
48Lee County, NCNC70,25820.4%−2.4 pts
49Wake County, NCNC1,257,23519.5%−1.1 pts
50Rockingham County, NCNC94,19519.5%−0.9 pts
51Alamance County, NCNC186,17718.6%−0.6 pts
52Onslow County, NCNC217,17518.1%−1.4 pts
53Camden County, NCNC11,31517.2%−7.7 pts
54Chatham County, NCNC85,11116.9%−5.7 pts
55New Hanover County, NCNC245,95916.8%−3.0 pts
56Rowan County, NCNC155,09615.7%−0.3 pts
57Johnston County, NCNC256,44815.6%−2.1 pts
58Moore County, NCNC110,61915.4%−3.0 pts
59Brunswick County, NCNC174,70214.3%−3.7 pts
60Orange County, NCNC152,49813.7%−2.1 pts
61Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.6%+0.8 pts
62Iredell County, NCNC211,79813.5%−2.2 pts
63Union County, NCNC267,67412.4%−3.5 pts
64Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512.0%−0.9 pts
65Stanly County, NCNC68,83011.4%0.0 pts
66Rutherford County, NCNC65,74511.2%−0.3 pts
67Davidson County, NCNC180,1829.1%−0.5 pts
68Catawba County, NCNC170,1728.3%−0.7 pts
69Buncombe County, NCNC277,4177.4%−0.6 pts
70Currituck County, NCNC33,1587.2%−3.9 pts
71Carteret County, NCNC70,4696.9%−1.2 pts
72Davie County, NCNC45,8556.7%−2.1 pts
73Burke County, NCNC88,6556.7%0.0 pts
74Lincoln County, NCNC98,6546.4%−1.7 pts
75Polk County, NCNC20,5335.8%−1.5 pts
76Randolph County, NCNC149,5165.6%−0.2 pts
77Caldwell County, NCNC81,1055.4%−0.1 pts
78Stokes County, NCNC46,1264.6%−0.8 pts
79Alexander County, NCNC36,9584.6%−1.6 pts
80Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.2%−0.5 pts
81Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334.1%−0.7 pts
82Surry County, NCNC72,2874.1%−0.7 pts
83McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.1%+0.2 pts
84Avery County, NCNC18,1103.5%+2.7 pts
85Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253.4%−0.9 pts
86Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.0%−0.2 pts
87Dare County, NCNC38,2452.6%−1.0 pts
88Jackson County, NCNC45,0391.7%0.0 pts
89Swain County, NCNC14,0241.7%+0.4 pts
90Watauga County, NCNC54,7861.6%−0.6 pts
91Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301.6%−0.3 pts
92Haywood County, NCNC63,3691.2%0.0 pts
93Macon County, NCNC39,2321.2%−0.4 pts
94Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.1%−0.9 pts
95Madison County, NCNC22,5530.8%+0.1 pts
96Clay County, NCNC12,2390.8%+0.4 pts
97Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.6%+0.1 pts
98Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.6%−0.7 pts
99Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.2%0.0 pts
100Graham County, NCNC8,1900.2%+0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS