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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.

Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE, NON-HISPANICVS 1990
01Clay County, NCNC12,23997.3%−1.5 pts
02Mitchell County, NCNC15,06297.0%−2.6 pts
03Madison County, NCNC22,55396.8%−2.1 pts
04Ashe County, NCNC27,51496.1%−2.7 pts
05Macon County, NCNC39,23296.0%−1.5 pts
06Haywood County, NCNC63,36996.0%−2.1 pts
07Yancey County, NCNC19,08495.8%−2.6 pts
08Watauga County, NCNC54,78695.4%−1.8 pts
09Cherokee County, NCNC30,83094.1%−1.5 pts
10Dare County, NCNC38,24593.5%−1.9 pts
11Transylvania County, NCNC34,21193.1%−1.6 pts
12Alleghany County, NCNC11,47993.0%−4.3 pts
13Avery County, NCNC18,11093.0%−5.6 pts
14Stokes County, NCNC46,12692.5%−1.4 pts
15Wilkes County, NCNC66,23391.4%−3.1 pts
16Graham County, NCNC8,19091.4%−2.4 pts
17McDowell County, NCNC45,19891.0%−4.3 pts
18Alexander County, NCNC36,95891.0%−2.7 pts
19Caldwell County, NCNC81,10590.8%−3.2 pts
20Polk County, NCNC20,53390.1%−2.1 pts
21Henderson County, NCNC122,37589.8%−5.9 pts
22Currituck County, NCNC33,15889.5%+1.9 pts
23Carteret County, NCNC70,46989.3%−1.3 pts
24Yadkin County, NCNC38,32589.3%−5.6 pts
25Davie County, NCNC45,85588.5%−1.8 pts
26Surry County, NCNC72,28788.0%−6.3 pts
27Buncombe County, NCNC277,41787.6%−3.4 pts
28Lincoln County, NCNC98,65486.7%−4.1 pts
29Randolph County, NCNC149,51686.0%−7.0 pts
30Rutherford County, NCNC65,74585.8%−2.3 pts
31Davidson County, NCNC180,18285.7%−3.8 pts
32Burke County, NCNC88,65584.9%−7.2 pts
33Jackson County, NCNC45,03984.8%−2.9 pts
34Stanly County, NCNC68,83083.7%−3.8 pts
35Catawba County, NCNC170,17282.1%−7.7 pts
36Gaston County, NCNC246,55881.4%−4.9 pts
37Brunswick County, NCNC174,70281.1%+0.1 pts
38Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72580.9%−5.1 pts
39Iredell County, NCNC211,79880.7%−2.4 pts
40Camden County, NCNC11,31580.1%+5.6 pts
41Union County, NCNC267,67479.7%−3.5 pts
42New Hanover County, NCNC245,95978.9%−0.1 pts
43Moore County, NCNC110,61978.7%−1.9 pts
44Rowan County, NCNC155,09678.1%−5.0 pts
45Cleveland County, NCNC103,32576.2%−2.0 pts
46Rockingham County, NCNC94,19576.2%−2.7 pts
47Orange County, NCNC152,49875.8%−4.9 pts
48Johnston County, NCNC256,44875.3%−5.6 pts
49Pamlico County, NCNC12,75872.6%−1.0 pts
50Alamance County, NCNC186,17772.5%−7.6 pts
51Pender County, NCNC72,11171.7%+3.1 pts
52Chatham County, NCNC85,11171.6%−4.3 pts
53Perquimans County, NCNC13,49070.5%+4.0 pts
54Wake County, NCNC1,257,23569.9%−6.7 pts
55Onslow County, NCNC217,17569.6%−5.0 pts
56Harnett County, NCNC150,13768.9%−6.8 pts
57Craven County, NCNC105,02568.3%−3.4 pts
58Person County, NCNC40,63668.1%−0.7 pts
59Beaufort County, NCNC44,67066.8%−1.6 pts
60Lee County, NCNC70,25866.2%−9.5 pts
61Forsyth County, NCNC401,71866.1%−8.1 pts
62Swain County, NCNC14,02465.9%−5.0 pts
63Montgomery County, NCNC26,40365.3%−6.4 pts
64Franklin County, NCNC82,03764.2%+0.1 pts
65Richmond County, NCNC42,04163.4%−5.8 pts
66Guilford County, NCNC562,23462.9%−9.0 pts
67Columbus County, NCNC50,48762.8%−3.3 pts
68Hyde County, NCNC4,55461.6%−5.0 pts
69Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38361.1%−10.1 pts
70Nash County, NCNC99,36561.0%−6.8 pts
71Pitt County, NCNC182,93661.0%−4.7 pts
72Caswell County, NCNC22,56360.6%+2.2 pts
73Jones County, NCNC9,57560.3%−0.6 pts
74Chowan County, NCNC14,08259.9%−1.8 pts
75Wayne County, NCNC122,27859.8%−6.3 pts
76Granville County, NCNC61,42159.3%−0.6 pts
77Gates County, NCNC10,23458.5%+3.6 pts
78Sampson County, NCNC61,50456.8%−7.1 pts
79Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20156.4%−5.8 pts
80Bladen County, NCNC30,00755.9%−3.2 pts
81Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53755.5%−3.6 pts
82Lenoir County, NCNC55,83755.5%−4.4 pts
83Duplin County, NCNC51,57155.2%−9.9 pts
84Wilson County, NCNC81,15053.5%−8.1 pts
85Cumberland County, NCNC338,47352.6%−9.4 pts
86Martin County, NCNC21,60151.8%−3.1 pts
87Scotland County, NCNC33,32251.1%−5.5 pts
88Greene County, NCNC20,70050.1%−6.7 pts
89Anson County, NCNC21,75849.2%−2.9 pts
90Durham County, NCNC347,24048.1%−12.3 pts
91Washington County, NCNC10,63847.8%−6.4 pts
92Vance County, NCNC42,63846.3%−8.0 pts
93Halifax County, NCNC46,53442.3%−4.6 pts
94Hoke County, NCNC56,93941.6%−0.7 pts
95Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12139.3%−4.5 pts
96Northampton County, NCNC16,49139.0%−1.5 pts
97Warren County, NCNC18,89838.5%+0.3 pts
98Hertford County, NCNC19,01537.1%−3.8 pts
99Bertie County, NCNC17,08636.0%−2.2 pts
100Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.8%−5.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS