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Largest Black population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 9,355.

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RELATEDHighest Asian household income Highest Black household income Highest Hispanic household income Highest White (non-Hispanic) household income Largest White (non-Hispanic) population Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383343,410+156%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,235217,692+149%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,234183,433+100%

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,473124,301+44%

05Durham County, NCNC347,240105,711+57%

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,71895,863+46%

07Pitt County, NCNC182,93661,557+71%

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72544,139+245%

09Gaston County, NCNC246,55840,152+79%

10Johnston County, NCNC256,44839,214+173%

11Nash County, NCNC99,36538,539+60%

12Wayne County, NCNC122,27835,089+4%

13Alamance County, NCNC186,17734,608+67%

14Wilson County, NCNC81,15030,627+23%

15Harnett County, NCNC150,13727,559+81%

16Union County, NCNC267,67427,313+104%

17Robeson County, NCNC119,94127,088+3%

18Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12127,058−14%

19New Hanover County, NCNC245,95925,279+6%

20Halifax County, NCNC46,53424,542−11%

21Onslow County, NCNC217,17523,976−18%

22Rowan County, NCNC155,09623,231+32%

23Iredell County, NCNC211,79821,753+48%

24Lenoir County, NCNC55,83721,540−4%

25Vance County, NCNC42,63820,032+14%

26Craven County, NCNC105,02520,030−4%

27Cleveland County, NCNC103,32518,030+2%

28Granville County, NCNC61,42117,529+17%

29Hoke County, NCNC56,93917,256+76%

30Franklin County, NCNC82,03716,760+30%

31Rockingham County, NCNC94,19515,912−9%

32Davidson County, NCNC180,18215,813+30%

33Orange County, NCNC152,49815,117+2%

34Sampson County, NCNC61,50414,293−9%

35Columbus County, NCNC50,48714,048−7%

36Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20113,978+21%

37Richmond County, NCNC42,04113,227+3%

38Buncombe County, NCNC277,41713,207−6%

39Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212,620+38%

40Catawba County, NCNC170,17212,518+17%

41Scotland County, NCNC33,32212,424+3%

42Lee County, NCNC70,25811,333+21%

43Hertford County, NCNC19,01511,063−15%

44Duplin County, NCNC51,57110,883−18%

45Bertie County, NCNC17,08610,229−18%

46Person County, NCNC40,63610,214+12%

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,67010,131−23%

48Anson County, NCNC21,7589,936−10%

49Bladen County, NCNC30,0079,495−15%

50Moore County, NCNC110,6199,355−14%

51Northampton County, NCNC16,4919,216−25%

52Warren County, NCNC18,8988,882−10%

53Randolph County, NCNC149,5168,804+43%

54Martin County, NCNC21,6018,673−22%

55Chatham County, NCNC85,1117,977−9%

56Pender County, NCNC72,1117,945−9%

57Stanly County, NCNC68,8307,258+23%

58Caswell County, NCNC22,5636,831−19%

59Greene County, NCNC20,7006,448−1%

60Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545,472+35%

61Burke County, NCNC88,6555,312+6%

62Washington County, NCNC10,6385,154−19%

63Rutherford County, NCNC65,7454,984−24%

64Chowan County, NCNC14,0824,484−12%

65Montgomery County, NCNC26,4034,163−30%

66Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053,262−16%

67Gates County, NCNC10,2343,214−23%

68Henderson County, NCNC122,3753,107+41%

69Carteret County, NCNC70,4692,841−33%

70Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902,820−17%

71Surry County, NCNC72,2872,537−14%

72Jones County, NCNC9,5752,475−33%

73Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332,403−17%

74Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581,992−32%

75Davie County, NCNC45,8551,959−21%

76Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,828+8%

77McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,724+26%

78Stokes County, NCNC46,1261,650−19%

79Currituck County, NCNC33,1581,541+1%

80Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,201+1%

81Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5371,117−28%

82Hyde County, NCNC4,5541,112−38%

83Camden County, NCNC11,3151,031−30%

84Dare County, NCNC38,245964+16%

85Jackson County, NCNC45,039927+106%

86Polk County, NCNC20,533876−17%

87Watauga County, NCNC54,786873+11%

88Avery County, NCNC18,110676+483%

89Yadkin County, NCNC38,325605−54%

90Haywood County, NCNC63,369545−5%

91Cherokee County, NCNC30,830527+42%

92Macon County, NCNC39,232521+39%

93Swain County, NCNC14,024363+159%

94Clay County, NCNC12,239254+747%

95Ashe County, NCNC27,514239+103%

96Madison County, NCNC22,553239+106%

97Alleghany County, NCNC11,479178−8%

98Yancey County, NCNC19,084153−22%

99Mitchell County, NCNC15,062139+321%

100Graham County, NCNC8,19030–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES