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Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: White (non-Hispanic) 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

Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE, NON-HISPANICVS 2000

01Madison County, NCNC22,55391.2%−6%

02Mitchell County, NCNC15,06291.0%−6%

03Ashe County, NCNC27,51490.8%−6%

04Yancey County, NCNC19,08490.8%−5%

05Haywood County, NCNC63,36990.4%−6%

06Clay County, NCNC12,23990.2%−7%

07Cherokee County, NCNC30,83089.3%−5%

08Stokes County, NCNC46,12689.0%−4%

09Watauga County, NCNC54,78688.5%−7%

10Transylvania County, NCNC34,21187.6%−6%

11Polk County, NCNC20,53386.6%−4%

12Wilkes County, NCNC66,23385.7%−6%

13Avery County, NCNC18,11085.7%−8%

14McDowell County, NCNC45,19885.6%−6%

15Alexander County, NCNC36,95885.5%−6%

16Dare County, NCNC38,24585.4%−9%

17Caldwell County, NCNC81,10585.3%−6%

18Carteret County, NCNC70,46985.3%−5%

19Macon County, NCNC39,23285.2%−11%

20Graham County, NCNC8,19084.9%−7%

21Alleghany County, NCNC11,47983.9%−10%

22Currituck County, NCNC33,15883.8%−6%

23Davie County, NCNC45,85582.0%−7%

24Lincoln County, NCNC98,65482.0%−5%

25Yadkin County, NCNC38,32581.6%−9%

26Surry County, NCNC72,28781.1%−8%

27Brunswick County, NCNC174,70280.8%−0%

28Rutherford County, NCNC65,74580.8%−6%

29Buncombe County, NCNC277,41780.8%−8%

30Henderson County, NCNC122,37579.5%−12%

31Burke County, NCNC88,65579.1%−7%

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03978.4%−8%

33Camden County, NCNC11,31578.1%−2%

34Stanly County, NCNC68,83078.0%−7%

35Davidson County, NCNC180,18276.0%−11%

36Moore County, NCNC110,61975.7%−4%

37Randolph County, NCNC149,51675.0%−13%

38New Hanover County, NCNC245,95974.7%−5%

39Pender County, NCNC72,11174.0%+3%

40Pamlico County, NCNC12,75873.4%+1%

41Iredell County, NCNC211,79872.7%−10%

42Catawba County, NCNC170,17271.9%−12%

43Cleveland County, NCNC103,32570.6%−7%

44Perquimans County, NCNC13,49070.3%−0%

45Rockingham County, NCNC94,19569.9%−8%

46Chatham County, NCNC85,11169.5%−3%

47Rowan County, NCNC155,09667.8%−13%

48Union County, NCNC267,67466.8%−16%

49Gaston County, NCNC246,55866.4%−18%

50Beaufort County, NCNC44,67066.3%−1%

51Orange County, NCNC152,49866.2%−13%

52Craven County, NCNC105,02564.5%−6%

53Person County, NCNC40,63664.2%−6%

54Onslow County, NCNC217,17564.0%−8%

55Gates County, NCNC10,23463.2%+8%

56Jones County, NCNC9,57563.1%+5%

57Montgomery County, NCNC26,40362.7%−4%

58Johnston County, NCNC256,44861.4%−18%

59Franklin County, NCNC82,03760.7%−5%

60Chowan County, NCNC14,08260.4%+1%

61Caswell County, NCNC22,56359.9%−1%

62Swain County, NCNC14,02459.2%−10%

63Columbus County, NCNC50,48758.6%−7%

64Harnett County, NCNC150,13758.2%−15%

65Alamance County, NCNC186,17758.1%−20%

66Hyde County, NCNC4,55457.7%−6%

67Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72557.3%−29%

68Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53757.1%+3%

69Wake County, NCNC1,257,23556.2%−20%

70Lee County, NCNC70,25855.8%−16%

71Granville County, NCNC61,42155.4%−7%

72Richmond County, NCNC42,04154.7%−14%

73Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20153.8%−5%

74Forsyth County, NCNC401,71853.5%−19%

75Bladen County, NCNC30,00753.4%−4%

76Pitt County, NCNC182,93651.9%−15%

77Martin County, NCNC21,60151.2%−1%

78Duplin County, NCNC51,57150.2%−9%

79Wayne County, NCNC122,27850.2%−16%

80Sampson County, NCNC61,50449.2%−13%

81Lenoir County, NCNC55,83747.3%−15%

82Nash County, NCNC99,36546.3%−24%

83Guilford County, NCNC562,23446.0%−27%

84Greene County, NCNC20,70045.5%−9%

85Washington County, NCNC10,63844.5%−7%

86Wilson County, NCNC81,15044.3%−17%

87Anson County, NCNC21,75843.7%−11%

88Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38343.2%−29%

89Durham County, NCNC347,24041.7%−13%

90Scotland County, NCNC33,32240.1%−22%

91Cumberland County, NCNC338,47339.8%−24%

92Northampton County, NCNC16,49139.0%+0%

93Warren County, NCNC18,89837.8%−2%

94Vance County, NCNC42,63837.2%−20%

95Halifax County, NCNC46,53436.7%−13%

96Hoke County, NCNC56,93936.0%−13%

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12134.9%−11%

98Bertie County, NCNC17,08634.4%−5%

99Hertford County, NCNC19,01532.2%−13%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94123.3%−25%

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