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Largest Subsaharan African population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 96 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38337,103+194%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23519,574+18%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23413,327+63%

04Durham County, NCNC347,2407,016+24%

05Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257,007+1321%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,4734,350+48%

07Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373,824+302%

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,7183,243+52%

09Gaston County, NCNC246,5582,933+241%

10Johnston County, NCNC256,4482,644+66%

11Union County, NCNC267,6741,999+74%

12Orange County, NCNC152,4981,850+62%

13New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591,771+198%

14Greene County, NCNC20,7001,358+600%

15Randolph County, NCNC149,5161,335+1003%

16Alamance County, NCNC186,1771,266+138%

17Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,091−0%

18Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,059+281%

19Wayne County, NCNC122,278891+79%

20Halifax County, NCNC46,534844+31%

21Rowan County, NCNC155,096826−77%

22Nash County, NCNC99,365807−38%

23Granville County, NCNC61,421801+102%

24Pitt County, NCNC182,936771−10%

25Davidson County, NCNC180,182725+180%

26Cleveland County, NCNC103,325706+49%

27Stanly County, NCNC68,830651+111%

28Craven County, NCNC105,025619−50%

29Onslow County, NCNC217,175611−66%

30Buncombe County, NCNC277,417562−39%

31Hoke County, NCNC56,939520−9%

32Burke County, NCNC88,655482+223%

33Catawba County, NCNC170,172466+270%

34Scotland County, NCNC33,322397+49%

35Robeson County, NCNC119,941388−12%

36Brunswick County, NCNC174,702374+228%

37Vance County, NCNC42,638370−33%

38Rockingham County, NCNC94,195354+86%

39Moore County, NCNC110,619311+57%

40Duplin County, NCNC51,571305+168%

41Sampson County, NCNC61,504253−21%

42Wilson County, NCNC81,150251−52%

43Lee County, NCNC70,258239+99%

44Watauga County, NCNC54,786238+5850%

45Anson County, NCNC21,758231+89%

46Henderson County, NCNC122,375229+209%

47Hertford County, NCNC19,015229−66%

48Franklin County, NCNC82,037200−54%

49Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121192−69%

50Rutherford County, NCNC65,745192−33%

51Columbus County, NCNC50,487191+6%

52Bladen County, NCNC30,007182+168%

53Carteret County, NCNC70,469178+20%

54Chatham County, NCNC85,111172−56%

55McDowell County, NCNC45,198154+1440%

56Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201151−65%

57Lincoln County, NCNC98,654138+200%

58Montgomery County, NCNC26,403136+139%

59Jones County, NCNC9,575130+26%

60Richmond County, NCNC42,041130+97%

61Northampton County, NCNC16,491123−77%

62Person County, NCNC40,636116−9%

63Beaufort County, NCNC44,670114−52%

64Bertie County, NCNC17,086109−62%

65Currituck County, NCNC33,158100−28%

66Caswell County, NCNC22,56397−1%

67Wilkes County, NCNC66,23391−17%

68Surry County, NCNC72,28777−28%

69Chowan County, NCNC14,08275+36%

70Pender County, NCNC72,11172−31%

71Yadkin County, NCNC38,32570+1300%

72Avery County, NCNC18,11070–

73Caldwell County, NCNC81,10570+49%

74Yancey County, NCNC19,08465+1200%

75Warren County, NCNC18,89856+40%

76Dare County, NCNC38,24549+48%

77Davie County, NCNC45,85546−60%

78Washington County, NCNC10,63845−87%

79Transylvania County, NCNC34,21143–

80Macon County, NCNC39,23240−57%

81Polk County, NCNC20,53335−66%

82Haywood County, NCNC63,36933−18%

83Clay County, NCNC12,23933–

84Martin County, NCNC21,60128−62%

85Jackson County, NCNC45,03927−90%

86Ashe County, NCNC27,51418–

87Stokes County, NCNC46,12618−54%

88Mitchell County, NCNC15,06217–

89Pamlico County, NCNC12,75812−89%

90Perquimans County, NCNC13,49012−8%

91Swain County, NCNC14,02411–

92Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53711+22%

93Madison County, NCNC22,5536−75%

94Hyde County, NCNC4,5545–

95Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303−88%

96Alexander County, NCNC36,9581−97%

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