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Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino (2000 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 1990

01Clay County, NCNC12,23997.3%−2%

02Mitchell County, NCNC15,06297.0%−3%

03Madison County, NCNC22,55396.8%−2%

04Ashe County, NCNC27,51496.1%−3%

05Macon County, NCNC39,23296.0%−2%

06Haywood County, NCNC63,36996.0%−2%

07Yancey County, NCNC19,08495.8%−3%

08Watauga County, NCNC54,78695.4%−2%

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,83094.1%−2%

10Dare County, NCNC38,24593.5%−2%

11Transylvania County, NCNC34,21193.1%−2%

12Alleghany County, NCNC11,47993.0%−4%

13Avery County, NCNC18,11093.0%−6%

14Stokes County, NCNC46,12692.5%−2%

15Wilkes County, NCNC66,23391.4%−3%

16Graham County, NCNC8,19091.4%−3%

17McDowell County, NCNC45,19891.0%−5%

18Alexander County, NCNC36,95891.0%−3%

19Caldwell County, NCNC81,10590.8%−3%

20Polk County, NCNC20,53390.1%−2%

21Henderson County, NCNC122,37589.8%−6%

22Currituck County, NCNC33,15889.5%+2%

23Carteret County, NCNC70,46989.3%−1%

24Yadkin County, NCNC38,32589.3%−6%

25Davie County, NCNC45,85588.5%−2%

26Surry County, NCNC72,28788.0%−7%

27Buncombe County, NCNC277,41787.6%−4%

28Lincoln County, NCNC98,65486.7%−5%

29Randolph County, NCNC149,51686.0%−8%

30Rutherford County, NCNC65,74585.8%−3%

31Davidson County, NCNC180,18285.7%−4%

32Burke County, NCNC88,65584.9%−8%

33Jackson County, NCNC45,03984.8%−3%

34Stanly County, NCNC68,83083.7%−4%

35Catawba County, NCNC170,17282.1%−9%

36Gaston County, NCNC246,55881.4%−6%

37Brunswick County, NCNC174,70281.1%+0%

38Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72580.9%−6%

39Iredell County, NCNC211,79880.7%−3%

40Camden County, NCNC11,31580.1%+8%

41Union County, NCNC267,67479.7%−4%

42New Hanover County, NCNC245,95978.9%−0%

43Moore County, NCNC110,61978.7%−2%

44Rowan County, NCNC155,09678.1%−6%

45Cleveland County, NCNC103,32576.2%−3%

46Rockingham County, NCNC94,19576.2%−3%

47Orange County, NCNC152,49875.8%−6%

48Johnston County, NCNC256,44875.3%−7%

49Pamlico County, NCNC12,75872.6%−1%

50Alamance County, NCNC186,17772.5%−9%

51Pender County, NCNC72,11171.7%+5%

52Chatham County, NCNC85,11171.6%−6%

53Perquimans County, NCNC13,49070.5%+6%

54Wake County, NCNC1,257,23569.9%−9%

55Onslow County, NCNC217,17569.6%−7%

56Harnett County, NCNC150,13768.9%−9%

57Craven County, NCNC105,02568.3%−5%

58Person County, NCNC40,63668.1%−1%

59Beaufort County, NCNC44,67066.8%−2%

60Lee County, NCNC70,25866.2%−12%

61Forsyth County, NCNC401,71866.1%−11%

62Swain County, NCNC14,02465.9%−7%

63Montgomery County, NCNC26,40365.3%−9%

64Franklin County, NCNC82,03764.2%+0%

65Richmond County, NCNC42,04163.4%−8%

66Guilford County, NCNC562,23462.9%−13%

67Columbus County, NCNC50,48762.8%−5%

68Hyde County, NCNC4,55461.6%−8%

69Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38361.1%−14%

70Nash County, NCNC99,36561.0%−10%

71Pitt County, NCNC182,93661.0%−7%

72Caswell County, NCNC22,56360.6%+4%

73Jones County, NCNC9,57560.3%−1%

74Chowan County, NCNC14,08259.9%−3%

75Wayne County, NCNC122,27859.8%−9%

76Granville County, NCNC61,42159.3%−1%

77Gates County, NCNC10,23458.5%+7%

78Sampson County, NCNC61,50456.8%−11%

79Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20156.4%−9%

80Bladen County, NCNC30,00755.9%−5%

81Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53755.5%−6%

82Lenoir County, NCNC55,83755.5%−7%

83Duplin County, NCNC51,57155.2%−15%

84Wilson County, NCNC81,15053.5%−13%

85Cumberland County, NCNC338,47352.6%−15%

86Martin County, NCNC21,60151.8%−6%

87Scotland County, NCNC33,32251.1%−10%

88Greene County, NCNC20,70050.1%−12%

89Anson County, NCNC21,75849.2%−6%

90Durham County, NCNC347,24048.1%−20%

91Washington County, NCNC10,63847.8%−12%

92Vance County, NCNC42,63846.3%−15%

93Halifax County, NCNC46,53442.3%−10%

94Hoke County, NCNC56,93941.6%−2%

95Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12139.3%−10%

96Northampton County, NCNC16,49139.0%−4%

97Warren County, NCNC18,89838.5%+1%

98Hertford County, NCNC19,01537.1%−9%

99Bertie County, NCNC17,08636.0%−6%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.8%−15%

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