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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE, NON-HISPANICVS 2000

01Madison County, NCNC22,55390.8%−6%

02Mitchell County, NCNC15,06290.7%−6%

03Clay County, NCNC12,23990.6%−7%

04Ashe County, NCNC27,51490.4%−6%

05Yancey County, NCNC19,08490.0%−6%

06Haywood County, NCNC63,36989.7%−7%

07Stokes County, NCNC46,12689.0%−4%

08Cherokee County, NCNC30,83088.2%−6%

09Avery County, NCNC18,11087.3%−6%

10Transylvania County, NCNC34,21186.5%−7%

11Polk County, NCNC20,53386.5%−4%

12Dare County, NCNC38,24586.5%−8%

13Graham County, NCNC8,19085.7%−6%

14Wilkes County, NCNC66,23385.4%−7%

15Macon County, NCNC39,23285.2%−11%

16Carteret County, NCNC70,46985.0%−5%

17Alexander County, NCNC36,95884.8%−7%

18McDowell County, NCNC45,19884.8%−7%

19Alleghany County, NCNC11,47984.4%−9%

20Caldwell County, NCNC81,10584.1%−7%

21Currituck County, NCNC33,15883.6%−7%

22Watauga County, NCNC54,78683.2%−13%

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65482.5%−5%

24Yadkin County, NCNC38,32581.6%−9%

25Davie County, NCNC45,85581.5%−8%

26Brunswick County, NCNC174,70281.0%−0%

27Surry County, NCNC72,28781.0%−8%

28Rutherford County, NCNC65,74580.7%−6%

29Buncombe County, NCNC277,41779.7%−9%

30Camden County, NCNC11,31579.2%−1%

31Henderson County, NCNC122,37578.9%−12%

32Burke County, NCNC88,65578.4%−8%

33Stanly County, NCNC68,83077.8%−7%

34Davidson County, NCNC180,18276.7%−11%

35Jackson County, NCNC45,03976.1%−10%

36Moore County, NCNC110,61975.6%−4%

37Randolph County, NCNC149,51675.2%−13%

38Pamlico County, NCNC12,75874.2%+2%

39New Hanover County, NCNC245,95974.1%−6%

40Pender County, NCNC72,11173.8%+3%

41Iredell County, NCNC211,79873.1%−10%

42Catawba County, NCNC170,17272.3%−12%

43Perquimans County, NCNC13,49071.8%+2%

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32570.5%−7%

45Rockingham County, NCNC94,19570.5%−7%

46Chatham County, NCNC85,11169.6%−3%

47Rowan County, NCNC155,09668.2%−13%

48Union County, NCNC267,67467.6%−15%

49Gaston County, NCNC246,55867.4%−17%

50Beaufort County, NCNC44,67065.9%−1%

51Orange County, NCNC152,49864.9%−14%

52Craven County, NCNC105,02564.5%−6%

53Person County, NCNC40,63664.3%−6%

54Montgomery County, NCNC26,40364.1%−2%

55Gates County, NCNC10,23464.0%+9%

56Hyde County, NCNC4,55463.8%+4%

57Onslow County, NCNC217,17563.3%−9%

58Johnston County, NCNC256,44863.2%−16%

59Jones County, NCNC9,57563.1%+5%

60Caswell County, NCNC22,56361.7%+2%

61Franklin County, NCNC82,03761.7%−4%

62Swain County, NCNC14,02460.5%−8%

63Chowan County, NCNC14,08260.3%+1%

64Alamance County, NCNC186,17759.8%−17%

65Columbus County, NCNC50,48759.3%−6%

66Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72559.2%−27%

67Harnett County, NCNC150,13758.3%−15%

68Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53757.9%+4%

69Wake County, NCNC1,257,23557.1%−18%

70Lee County, NCNC70,25857.0%−14%

71Granville County, NCNC61,42155.1%−7%

72Richmond County, NCNC42,04155.0%−13%

73Forsyth County, NCNC401,71854.4%−18%

74Bladen County, NCNC30,00753.5%−4%

75Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20153.2%−6%

76Martin County, NCNC21,60152.3%+1%

77Wayne County, NCNC122,27851.3%−14%

78Duplin County, NCNC51,57151.2%−7%

79Pitt County, NCNC182,93651.0%−16%

80Sampson County, NCNC61,50450.4%−11%

81Nash County, NCNC99,36548.8%−20%

82Lenoir County, NCNC55,83748.2%−13%

83Anson County, NCNC21,75848.0%−2%

84Guilford County, NCNC562,23447.2%−25%

85Greene County, NCNC20,70047.2%−6%

86Wilson County, NCNC81,15045.8%−14%

87Washington County, NCNC10,63845.1%−6%

88Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344.7%−27%

89Scotland County, NCNC33,32241.7%−18%

90Durham County, NCNC347,24041.2%−14%

91Cumberland County, NCNC338,47339.8%−24%

92Halifax County, NCNC46,53439.2%−7%

93Northampton County, NCNC16,49139.1%+0%

94Warren County, NCNC18,89838.7%+0%

95Vance County, NCNC42,63838.1%−18%

96Hoke County, NCNC56,93937.8%−9%

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12135.5%−10%

98Bertie County, NCNC17,08635.1%−3%

99Hertford County, NCNC19,01531.2%−16%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94125.0%−19%

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