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Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino (1990 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 –

01Mitchell County, NCNC15,06299.6%–

02Madison County, NCNC22,55398.8%–

03Ashe County, NCNC27,51498.8%–

04Clay County, NCNC12,23998.8%–

05Avery County, NCNC18,11098.5%–

06Yancey County, NCNC19,08498.4%–

07Haywood County, NCNC63,36998.1%–

08Macon County, NCNC39,23297.6%–

09Alleghany County, NCNC11,47997.4%–

10Watauga County, NCNC54,78697.2%–

11Henderson County, NCNC122,37595.8%–

12Cherokee County, NCNC30,83095.6%–

13Dare County, NCNC38,24595.4%–

14McDowell County, NCNC45,19895.3%–

15Yadkin County, NCNC38,32594.8%–

16Transylvania County, NCNC34,21194.7%–

17Wilkes County, NCNC66,23394.5%–

18Surry County, NCNC72,28794.3%–

19Caldwell County, NCNC81,10594.0%–

20Stokes County, NCNC46,12694.0%–

21Graham County, NCNC8,19093.7%–

22Alexander County, NCNC36,95893.7%–

23Randolph County, NCNC149,51693.0%–

24Polk County, NCNC20,53392.1%–

25Burke County, NCNC88,65592.1%–

26Buncombe County, NCNC277,41791.0%–

27Lincoln County, NCNC98,65490.8%–

28Carteret County, NCNC70,46990.6%–

29Davie County, NCNC45,85590.3%–

30Catawba County, NCNC170,17289.8%–

31Davidson County, NCNC180,18289.5%–

32Rutherford County, NCNC65,74588.1%–

33Jackson County, NCNC45,03987.7%–

34Currituck County, NCNC33,15887.7%–

35Stanly County, NCNC68,83087.4%–

36Gaston County, NCNC246,55886.3%–

37Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72586.0%–

38Union County, NCNC267,67483.2%–

39Rowan County, NCNC155,09683.1%–

40Iredell County, NCNC211,79883.1%–

41Brunswick County, NCNC174,70281.0%–

42Johnston County, NCNC256,44880.9%–

43Orange County, NCNC152,49880.8%–

44Moore County, NCNC110,61980.6%–

45Alamance County, NCNC186,17780.0%–

46New Hanover County, NCNC245,95979.0%–

47Rockingham County, NCNC94,19578.9%–

48Cleveland County, NCNC103,32578.2%–

49Wake County, NCNC1,257,23576.7%–

50Chatham County, NCNC85,11175.9%–

51Lee County, NCNC70,25875.7%–

52Harnett County, NCNC150,13775.7%–

53Onslow County, NCNC217,17574.6%–

54Camden County, NCNC11,31574.5%–

55Forsyth County, NCNC401,71874.2%–

56Pamlico County, NCNC12,75873.6%–

57Guilford County, NCNC562,23471.9%–

58Montgomery County, NCNC26,40371.7%–

59Craven County, NCNC105,02571.7%–

60Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38371.3%–

61Swain County, NCNC14,02470.9%–

62Richmond County, NCNC42,04169.2%–

63Person County, NCNC40,63668.8%–

64Pender County, NCNC72,11168.6%–

65Beaufort County, NCNC44,67068.4%–

66Nash County, NCNC99,36567.8%–

67Hyde County, NCNC4,55466.7%–

68Perquimans County, NCNC13,49066.5%–

69Columbus County, NCNC50,48766.1%–

70Wayne County, NCNC122,27866.0%–

71Pitt County, NCNC182,93665.7%–

72Duplin County, NCNC51,57165.1%–

73Franklin County, NCNC82,03764.1%–

74Sampson County, NCNC61,50463.9%–

75Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20162.1%–

76Cumberland County, NCNC338,47362.0%–

77Chowan County, NCNC14,08261.7%–

78Wilson County, NCNC81,15061.6%–

79Jones County, NCNC9,57560.8%–

80Durham County, NCNC347,24060.3%–

81Granville County, NCNC61,42159.9%–

82Lenoir County, NCNC55,83759.9%–

83Bladen County, NCNC30,00759.1%–

84Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53759.1%–

85Caswell County, NCNC22,56358.4%–

86Greene County, NCNC20,70056.9%–

87Scotland County, NCNC33,32256.6%–

88Martin County, NCNC21,60155.0%–

89Gates County, NCNC10,23454.9%–

90Vance County, NCNC42,63854.3%–

91Washington County, NCNC10,63854.1%–

92Anson County, NCNC21,75852.0%–

93Halifax County, NCNC46,53446.9%–

94Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12143.7%–

95Hoke County, NCNC56,93942.3%–

96Hertford County, NCNC19,01540.8%–

97Northampton County, NCNC16,49140.4%–

98Bertie County, NCNC17,08638.2%–

99Warren County, NCNC18,89838.2%–

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94136.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS