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Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino (2020 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
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE, NON-HISPANICVS 2000
01Madison County, NCNC22,55390.8%−6.0 pts
02Mitchell County, NCNC15,06290.7%−6.3 pts
03Clay County, NCNC12,23990.6%−6.7 pts
04Ashe County, NCNC27,51490.4%−5.7 pts
05Yancey County, NCNC19,08490.0%−5.8 pts
06Haywood County, NCNC63,36989.7%−6.3 pts
07Stokes County, NCNC46,12689.0%−3.6 pts
08Cherokee County, NCNC30,83088.2%−6.0 pts
09Avery County, NCNC18,11087.3%−5.6 pts
10Transylvania County, NCNC34,21186.5%−6.6 pts
11Polk County, NCNC20,53386.5%−3.6 pts
12Dare County, NCNC38,24586.5%−7.1 pts
13Graham County, NCNC8,19085.7%−5.6 pts
14Wilkes County, NCNC66,23385.4%−6.0 pts
15Macon County, NCNC39,23285.2%−10.8 pts
16Carteret County, NCNC70,46985.0%−4.3 pts
17Alexander County, NCNC36,95884.8%−6.2 pts
18McDowell County, NCNC45,19884.8%−6.3 pts
19Alleghany County, NCNC11,47984.4%−8.7 pts
20Caldwell County, NCNC81,10584.1%−6.7 pts
21Currituck County, NCNC33,15883.6%−5.9 pts
22Watauga County, NCNC54,78683.2%−12.3 pts
23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65482.5%−4.1 pts
24Yadkin County, NCNC38,32581.6%−7.7 pts
25Davie County, NCNC45,85581.5%−7.0 pts
26Brunswick County, NCNC174,70281.0%−0.2 pts
27Surry County, NCNC72,28781.0%−7.0 pts
28Rutherford County, NCNC65,74580.7%−5.1 pts
29Buncombe County, NCNC277,41779.7%−7.8 pts
30Camden County, NCNC11,31579.2%−0.9 pts
31Henderson County, NCNC122,37578.9%−10.9 pts
32Burke County, NCNC88,65578.4%−6.5 pts
33Stanly County, NCNC68,83077.8%−5.8 pts
34Davidson County, NCNC180,18276.7%−9.0 pts
35Jackson County, NCNC45,03976.1%−8.7 pts
36Moore County, NCNC110,61975.6%−3.1 pts
37Randolph County, NCNC149,51675.2%−10.9 pts
38Pamlico County, NCNC12,75874.2%+1.6 pts
39New Hanover County, NCNC245,95974.1%−4.8 pts
40Pender County, NCNC72,11173.8%+2.1 pts
41Iredell County, NCNC211,79873.1%−7.7 pts
42Catawba County, NCNC170,17272.3%−9.8 pts
43Perquimans County, NCNC13,49071.8%+1.3 pts
44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32570.5%−5.7 pts
45Rockingham County, NCNC94,19570.5%−5.7 pts
46Chatham County, NCNC85,11169.6%−2.0 pts
47Rowan County, NCNC155,09668.2%−10.0 pts
48Union County, NCNC267,67467.6%−12.1 pts
49Gaston County, NCNC246,55867.4%−14.0 pts
50Beaufort County, NCNC44,67065.9%−0.9 pts
51Orange County, NCNC152,49864.9%−10.9 pts
52Craven County, NCNC105,02564.5%−3.8 pts
53Person County, NCNC40,63664.3%−3.9 pts
54Montgomery County, NCNC26,40364.1%−1.2 pts
55Gates County, NCNC10,23464.0%+5.5 pts
56Hyde County, NCNC4,55463.8%+2.2 pts
57Onslow County, NCNC217,17563.3%−6.3 pts
58Johnston County, NCNC256,44863.2%−12.1 pts
59Jones County, NCNC9,57563.1%+2.8 pts
60Caswell County, NCNC22,56361.7%+1.1 pts
61Franklin County, NCNC82,03761.7%−2.5 pts
62Swain County, NCNC14,02460.5%−5.4 pts
63Chowan County, NCNC14,08260.3%+0.4 pts
64Alamance County, NCNC186,17759.8%−12.7 pts
65Columbus County, NCNC50,48759.3%−3.5 pts
66Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72559.2%−21.7 pts
67Harnett County, NCNC150,13758.3%−10.6 pts
68Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53757.9%+2.4 pts
69Wake County, NCNC1,257,23557.1%−12.8 pts
70Lee County, NCNC70,25857.0%−9.2 pts
71Granville County, NCNC61,42155.1%−4.2 pts
72Richmond County, NCNC42,04155.0%−8.4 pts
73Forsyth County, NCNC401,71854.4%−11.7 pts
74Bladen County, NCNC30,00753.5%−2.4 pts
75Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20153.2%−3.2 pts
76Martin County, NCNC21,60152.3%+0.5 pts
77Wayne County, NCNC122,27851.3%−8.5 pts
78Duplin County, NCNC51,57151.2%−4.0 pts
79Pitt County, NCNC182,93651.0%−10.0 pts
80Sampson County, NCNC61,50450.4%−6.5 pts
81Nash County, NCNC99,36548.8%−12.2 pts
82Lenoir County, NCNC55,83748.2%−7.2 pts
83Anson County, NCNC21,75848.0%−1.1 pts
84Guilford County, NCNC562,23447.2%−15.7 pts
85Greene County, NCNC20,70047.2%−3.0 pts
86Wilson County, NCNC81,15045.8%−7.7 pts
87Washington County, NCNC10,63845.1%−2.7 pts
88Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344.7%−16.4 pts
89Scotland County, NCNC33,32241.7%−9.4 pts
90Durham County, NCNC347,24041.2%−6.9 pts
91Cumberland County, NCNC338,47339.8%−12.8 pts
92Halifax County, NCNC46,53439.2%−3.1 pts
93Northampton County, NCNC16,49139.1%+0.2 pts
94Warren County, NCNC18,89838.7%+0.1 pts
95Vance County, NCNC42,63838.1%−8.2 pts
96Hoke County, NCNC56,93937.8%−3.8 pts
97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12135.5%−3.8 pts
98Bertie County, NCNC17,08635.1%−0.9 pts
99Hertford County, NCNC19,01531.2%−5.9 pts
100Robeson County, NCNC119,94125.0%−5.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS