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Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino (2010 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

01Clay County, NCNC12,23995.2%−2%

02Madison County, NCNC22,55395.0%−2%

03Mitchell County, NCNC15,06294.1%−3%

04Haywood County, NCNC63,36993.8%−2%

05Yancey County, NCNC19,08493.5%−2%

06Ashe County, NCNC27,51493.2%−3%

07Watauga County, NCNC54,78692.5%−3%

08Cherokee County, NCNC30,83092.3%−2%

09Stokes County, NCNC46,12691.7%−1%

10Transylvania County, NCNC34,21190.8%−2%

11Macon County, NCNC39,23290.2%−6%

12Avery County, NCNC18,11090.1%−3%

13Graham County, NCNC8,19089.6%−2%

14McDowell County, NCNC45,19888.9%−2%

15Wilkes County, NCNC66,23388.8%−3%

16Currituck County, NCNC33,15888.7%−1%

17Dare County, NCNC38,24588.6%−5%

18Caldwell County, NCNC81,10588.6%−2%

19Alleghany County, NCNC11,47988.4%−5%

20Polk County, NCNC20,53388.4%−2%

21Alexander County, NCNC36,95887.8%−3%

22Carteret County, NCNC70,46987.4%−2%

23Yadkin County, NCNC38,32586.0%−4%

24Lincoln County, NCNC98,65485.8%−1%

25Davie County, NCNC45,85585.5%−3%

26Surry County, NCNC72,28785.0%−3%

27Buncombe County, NCNC277,41784.4%−4%

28Henderson County, NCNC122,37584.4%−6%

29Rutherford County, NCNC65,74584.1%−2%

30Burke County, NCNC88,65583.0%−2%

31Stanly County, NCNC68,83082.3%−2%

32Davidson County, NCNC180,18282.0%−4%

33Jackson County, NCNC45,03981.4%−4%

34Randolph County, NCNC149,51681.3%−6%

35Camden County, NCNC11,31581.2%+1%

36Brunswick County, NCNC174,70280.8%−0%

37Catawba County, NCNC170,17278.0%−5%

38Iredell County, NCNC211,79877.8%−4%

39Moore County, NCNC110,61977.6%−1%

40New Hanover County, NCNC245,95976.8%−3%

41Gaston County, NCNC246,55875.8%−7%

42Pamlico County, NCNC12,75874.8%+3%

43Union County, NCNC267,67474.6%−6%

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32574.2%−3%

45Pender County, NCNC72,11173.9%+3%

46Rowan County, NCNC155,09673.7%−6%

47Rockingham County, NCNC94,19573.4%−4%

48Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72571.6%−11%

49Perquimans County, NCNC13,49071.4%+1%

50Chatham County, NCNC85,11171.2%−1%

51Orange County, NCNC152,49870.8%−7%

52Johnston County, NCNC256,44869.8%−7%

53Onslow County, NCNC217,17568.9%−1%

54Alamance County, NCNC186,17767.3%−7%

55Craven County, NCNC105,02567.1%−2%

56Person County, NCNC40,63666.8%−2%

57Beaufort County, NCNC44,67066.4%−1%

58Swain County, NCNC14,02465.6%−0%

59Montgomery County, NCNC26,40364.3%−2%

60Harnett County, NCNC150,13764.3%−7%

61Franklin County, NCNC82,03763.5%−1%

62Gates County, NCNC10,23463.0%+8%

63Wake County, NCNC1,257,23562.2%−11%

64Jones County, NCNC9,57561.2%+2%

65Caswell County, NCNC22,56361.2%+1%

66Chowan County, NCNC14,08261.1%+2%

67Columbus County, NCNC50,48760.4%−4%

68Lee County, NCNC70,25859.3%−10%

69Hyde County, NCNC4,55459.1%−4%

70Forsyth County, NCNC401,71858.7%−11%

71Richmond County, NCNC42,04158.7%−7%

72Granville County, NCNC61,42157.7%−3%

73Pitt County, NCNC182,93657.1%−6%

74Wayne County, NCNC122,27855.6%−7%

75Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20155.0%−2%

76Bladen County, NCNC30,00754.7%−2%

77Guilford County, NCNC562,23454.3%−14%

78Nash County, NCNC99,36554.0%−11%

79Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53753.3%−4%

80Sampson County, NCNC61,50453.2%−6%

81Duplin County, NCNC51,57152.9%−4%

82Martin County, NCNC21,60152.2%+1%

83Lenoir County, NCNC55,83751.3%−8%

84Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38350.6%−17%

85Wilson County, NCNC81,15049.4%−8%

86Cumberland County, NCNC338,47347.2%−10%

87Greene County, NCNC20,70047.0%−6%

88Scotland County, NCNC33,32245.9%−10%

89Anson County, NCNC21,75845.8%−7%

90Washington County, NCNC10,63845.3%−5%

91Durham County, NCNC347,24042.1%−12%

92Vance County, NCNC42,63842.1%−9%

93Hoke County, NCNC56,93940.8%−2%

94Halifax County, NCNC46,53439.4%−7%

95Northampton County, NCNC16,49138.9%−0%

96Warren County, NCNC18,89838.0%−1%

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12137.8%−4%

98Bertie County, NCNC17,08634.7%−4%

99Hertford County, NCNC19,01534.4%−7%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.0%−13%

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