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Largest Subsaharan African population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 95 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 267. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chowan County, NC, up 32 places to #37.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Subsaharan African population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38335,413+181%
02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23522,530+36%
03Guilford County, NCNC562,23418,405+125%
04Durham County, NCNC347,2409,716+71%
05Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7255,379+991%
06Cumberland County, NCNC338,4734,828+64%
07▲1Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184,722+122%
08▲1Gaston County, NCNC246,5582,358+174%
09▼2Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372,339+146%
10▲1Union County, NCNC267,6742,310+102%
11▲14Davidson County, NCNC180,1822,204+751%
12▲1New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592,017+240%
13▼3Johnston County, NCNC256,4481,926+21%
14▼2Orange County, NCNC152,4981,893+65%
15▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,1771,851+249%
16▲13Onslow County, NCNC217,1751,605−10%
17▲4Rowan County, NCNC155,0961,578−55%
18▲6Pitt County, NCNC182,9361,503+75%
19▼2Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,330+22%
20▼2Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,215+337%
21▲12Catawba County, NCNC170,172988+684%
22▲9Hoke County, NCNC56,939902+58%
23▼3Halifax County, NCNC46,534843+31%
24▼9Randolph County, NCNC149,516832+588%
25▲5Buncombe County, NCNC277,417820−11%
26▲13Moore County, NCNC110,619778+293%
27▲1Craven County, NCNC105,025755−39%
28▲8Brunswick County, NCNC174,702737+546%
29▲19Franklin County, NCNC82,037725+67%
30▼16Greene County, NCNC20,700692+257%
31▼9Nash County, NCNC99,365664−49%
32▲24Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201573+31%
33▲5Rockingham County, NCNC94,195527+177%
34▲8Wilson County, NCNC81,1505230%
35Robeson County, NCNC119,941482+9%
36▼10Cleveland County, NCNC103,325452−4%
37▲32Chowan County, NCNC14,082431+684%
38▲5Lee County, NCNC70,258405+238%
39▲12Columbus County, NCNC50,487385+114%
40▼6Scotland County, NCNC33,322365+37%
41▲29Pender County, NCNC72,111362+248%
42▲5Hertford County, NCNC19,015352−48%
43▲9Bladen County, NCNC30,007347+410%
44▲5Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121342−45%
45▼8Vance County, NCNC42,638320−42%
46▼2Watauga County, NCNC54,786312+7700%
47▼24Granville County, NCNC61,421301−24%
48▲28Dare County, NCNC38,245267+709%
49▼3Henderson County, NCNC122,375267+261%
50▼18Burke County, NCNC88,655261+75%
51▲14Currituck County, NCNC33,158260+87%
52▲28Macon County, NCNC39,232259+182%
53▼34Wayne County, NCNC122,278258−48%
54▲18Caldwell County, NCNC81,105247+426%
55▲3Montgomery County, NCNC26,403210+268%
56▼1McDowell County, NCNC45,198188+1780%
57▲10Wilkes County, NCNC66,233166+51%
58▲6Bertie County, NCNC17,086165−43%
59▼9Rutherford County, NCNC65,745165−43%
60▼6Chatham County, NCNC85,111162−58%
61▲7Surry County, NCNC72,287159+49%
62▼21Sampson County, NCNC61,504151−53%
63▲3Caswell County, NCNC22,563150+53%
64▼1Beaufort County, NCNC44,670147−38%
65▲21Ashe County, NCNC27,514129–
66▼39Stanly County, NCNC68,830115−63%
67▲18Jackson County, NCNC45,039102−64%
68▲11Transylvania County, NCNC34,211102–
69▲6Warren County, NCNC18,898102+155%
70▼25Anson County, NCNC21,75897−20%
71▼9Person County, NCNC40,63689−30%
72▼19Carteret County, NCNC70,46987−41%
73▲4Davie County, NCNC45,85586−25%
74▼17Lincoln County, NCNC98,65482+78%
75▲8Haywood County, NCNC63,36977+93%
76▼15Northampton County, NCNC16,49176−86%
77▼37Duplin County, NCNC51,57172−37%
78▲18Alexander County, NCNC36,95868+89%
79▲16Cherokee County, NCNC30,83067+168%
80▲10Perquimans County, NCNC13,49063+385%
81▼21Richmond County, NCNC42,04155−17%
82▲2Martin County, NCNC21,60151−30%
83Alleghany County, NCNC11,47947–
84▲3Stokes County, NCNC46,12637−5%
85▲7Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53737+311%
86▲3Pamlico County, NCNC12,75836−67%
87▲4Swain County, NCNC14,02433–
88Mitchell County, NCNC15,06221–
89▼16Yadkin County, NCNC38,32516+220%
90▼19Avery County, NCNC18,11015–
91▲2Madison County, NCNC22,55314−42%
92▼18Yancey County, NCNC19,08410+100%
93▼11Clay County, NCNC12,2397–
94Gates County, NCNC10,2346−90%
95▼1Hyde County, NCNC4,5545–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES