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Least racially diverse, North Carolina cities · 2000

North Carolina cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 161 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Carolina Shores, NCNC5,5402+0%

02Oak Island, NCNC9,3373+0%

03St. James, NCNC7,3184+0%

04Surf City, NCNC5,1425+0%

05Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,4945+0%

06Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5056+0%

07Carolina Beach, NCNC6,8706+0%

08Westport, NCNC5,9156+0%

09Sawmills, NCNC5,1058+0%

10Etowah, NCNC7,9688+0%

11Ogden, NCNC8,2498+0%

12Marvin, NCNC7,0408+0%

13Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5669+0%

14Weddington, NCNC14,51710+0%

15Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73110+0%

16Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87510+0%

17Unionville, NCNC7,32210+0%

18King, NCNC7,97710+0%

19Cramerton, NCNC5,71311+0%

20Pinehurst, NCNC18,67012+0%

21Harrisburg, NCNC20,74212+0%

22Locust, NCNC6,12012+0%

23Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63713+0%

24Waynesville, NCNC11,00613+0%

25Summerfield, NCNC11,32715+0%

26Fletcher, NCNC8,37315+0%

27Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89615+0%

28Boone, NCNC19,92915+0%

29Trinity, NCNC7,27416+0%

30Archdale, NCNC12,25416+0%

31Lewisville, NCNC14,42116+0%

32Black Mountain, NCNC8,49119+0%

33Swannanoa, NCNC6,90120+0%

34Indian Trail, NCNC44,30321+0%

35Woodfin, NCNC8,22921+0%

36Cornelius, NCNC35,09422+0%

37Stokesdale, NCNC6,13322+0%

38Shallotte, NCNC5,33523+0%

39Cullowhee, NCNC7,97323+0%

40Mint Hill, NCNC29,47624+0%

41Matthews, NCNC32,76924+0%

42Clemmons, NCNC22,80825+0%

43Silver Lake, NCNC6,56326+0%

44Walkertown, NCNC6,12026+0%

45Davidson, NCNC16,66227+0%

46Stallings, NCNC17,76027+0%

47Cherryville, NCNC6,52328+0%

48Huntersville, NCNC68,53529+0%

49Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16529+0%

50Brevard, NCNC8,09830+0%

51Mount Holly, NCNC19,03331+0%

52Kings Grant, NCNC9,00333+0%

53Apex, NCNC80,41934+0%

54St. Stephens, NCNC9,45734+0%

55Belmont, NCNC16,41534+0%

56Rolesville, NCNC12,83935+0%

57Mount Airy, NCNC10,68236+0%

58Morehead City, NCNC10,43437+0%

59Bessemer City, NCNC5,83437+0%

60Kernersville, NCNC29,12838+0%

61East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32339+0%

62Mooresville, NCNC55,84239+0%

63Waxhaw, NCNC23,14040+0%

64Gibsonville, NCNC9,87640+0%

65Marion, NCNC7,44040+0%

66Cary, NCNC183,58241+0%

67Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90841+0%

68Murraysville, NCNC16,33941+0%

69Lenoir, NCNC18,37242+0%

70Wake Forest, NCNC58,14742+0%

71Conover, NCNC8,93842+0%

72Long View, NCNC5,38743+0%

73Leland, NCNC35,73144+0%

74Asheville, NCNC93,52346+0%

75Holly Springs, NCNC50,28847+0%

76Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56547+0%

77Hendersonville, NCNC15,86747+0%

78Mebane, NCNC21,95248+0%

79Eden, NCNC15,50048+0%

80Kannapolis, NCNC61,70849+0%

81Dallas, NCNC6,39249+0%

82Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11749+0%

83Concord, NCNC114,59849+0%

84Morrisville, NCNC32,46650+0%

85Pineville, NCNC11,85151+0%

86Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38652+0%

87Hope Mills, NCNC18,32452+0%

88Albemarle, NCNC17,76952+0%

89Newton, NCNC13,82252+0%

90Aberdeen, NCNC10,06653+0%

91Hickory, NCNC45,97553+0%

92Mocksville, NCNC6,28253+0%

93Morganton, NCNC17,84953+0%

94Southern Pines, NCNC17,35754+0%

95Creedmoor, NCNC5,04654+0%

96Wilmington, NCNC126,80954+0%

97Lincolnton, NCNC12,46557+0%

98Wendell, NCNC19,68757+0%

99Knightdale, NCNC23,14458+0%

100Gastonia, NCNC87,06759+0%

101Rockingham, NCNC8,81559+0%

102Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28759+0%

103Forest City, NCNC7,41059+0%

104Havelock, NCNC17,43059+0%

105Clayton, NCNC32,63359+0%

106Thomasville, NCNC27,73359+0%

107Kinston, NCNC19,70560+0%

108Garner, NCNC41,56260+0%

109Hamlet, NCNC5,87060+0%

110Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53660+0%

111Graham, NCNC20,13161+0%

112Carrboro, NCNC20,96262+0%

113Winterville, NCNC10,97362+0%

114Greenville, NCNC96,44363+0%

115Hillsborough, NCNC9,77863+0%

116Asheboro, NCNC27,99063+0%

117Williamston, NCNC5,08663+0%

118Wadesboro, NCNC5,03563+0%

119Half Moon, NCNC7,37863+0%

120Shelby, NCNC23,30964+0%

121Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62264+0%

122Nashville, NCNC5,91164+0%

123Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12064+0%

124Piney Green, NCNC14,07864+0%

125Laurinburg, NCNC14,58264+0%

126Reidsville, NCNC14,69265+0%

127Dunn, NCNC8,81465+0%

128Ayden, NCNC5,26365+0%

129Henderson, NCNC15,01365+0%

130New Bern, NCNC34,72465+0%

131Pittsboro, NCNC5,05466+0%

132Angier, NCNC9,41066+0%

133Washington, NCNC9,91066+0%

134Jacksonville, NCNC72,73266+0%

135Burlington, NCNC61,49666+0%

136Lillington, NCNC5,04067+0%

137Goldsboro, NCNC35,01267+0%

138Lumberton, NCNC18,95567+0%

139Salisbury, NCNC36,87967+0%

140Roxboro, NCNC8,38067+0%

141Raleigh, NCNC506,30667+0%

142High Point, NCNC120,57167+0%

143Oxford, NCNC8,98568+0%

144Clinton, NCNC8,46668+0%

145Tarboro, NCNC10,97968+0%

146Butner, NCNC8,11269+0%

147Greensboro, NCNC308,66769+0%

148Statesville, NCNC32,18169+0%

149Smithfield, NCNC13,11469+0%

150Wilson, NCNC49,57271+0%

151Charlotte, NCNC964,78471+0%

152Fayetteville, NCNC209,12072+0%

153Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27172+0%

154Zebulon, NCNC11,93372+0%

155Lexington, NCNC20,23873+0%

156Durham, NCNC305,56176+0%

157Spring Lake, NCNC11,25276+0%

158Sanford, NCNC34,13878+0%

159Monroe, NCNC42,64478+0%

160Selma, NCNC7,40680+0%

161Siler City, NCNC8,15580+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES