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Least racially diverse, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Madison County, NCNC22,55321+249%

02Mitchell County, NCNC15,06221+256%

03Ashe County, NCNC27,51421+166%

04Yancey County, NCNC19,08421+159%

05Haywood County, NCNC63,36922+215%

06Clay County, NCNC12,23923+439%

07Cherokee County, NCNC30,83025+220%

08Stokes County, NCNC46,12626+60%

09Watauga County, NCNC54,78627+198%

10Transylvania County, NCNC34,21128+111%

11Polk County, NCNC20,53330+44%

12Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332+72%

13Avery County, NCNC18,11032+121%

14McDowell County, NCNC45,19833+73%

15Macon County, NCNC39,23233+329%

16Alexander County, NCNC36,95833+70%

17Dare County, NCNC38,24533+158%

18Caldwell County, NCNC81,10533+69%

19Graham County, NCNC8,19033+1027%

20Carteret County, NCNC70,46933+54%

21Alleghany County, NCNC11,47935+136%

22Currituck County, NCNC33,15836+71%

23Yadkin County, NCNC38,32540+70%

24Davie County, NCNC45,85540+62%

25Lincoln County, NCNC98,65440+40%

26Surry County, NCNC72,28741+58%

27Brunswick County, NCNC174,70242+12%

28Rutherford County, NCNC65,74542+41%

29Buncombe County, NCNC277,41742+66%

30Henderson County, NCNC122,37544+104%

31Burke County, NCNC88,65545+44%

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03946+333%

33Camden County, NCNC11,31547+21%

34Stanly County, NCNC68,83047+38%

35Davidson County, NCNC180,18251+69%

36Moore County, NCNC110,61951+22%

37Randolph County, NCNC149,51652+76%

38New Hanover County, NCNC245,95953+27%

39Pender County, NCNC72,11153+3%

40Pamlico County, NCNC12,75854+8%

41Iredell County, NCNC211,79856+43%

42Perquimans County, NCNC13,49057+10%

43Catawba County, NCNC170,17258+54%

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32558+27%

45Rockingham County, NCNC94,19559+28%

46Chatham County, NCNC85,11161+12%

47Rowan County, NCNC155,09662+44%

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,67063+9%

49Gates County, NCNC10,23463+2%

50Person County, NCNC40,63664+17%

51Gaston County, NCNC246,55865+71%

52Union County, NCNC267,67465+58%

53Bertie County, NCNC17,08666+10%

54Jones County, NCNC9,57566+6%

55Chowan County, NCNC14,08266+7%

56Orange County, NCNC152,49866+40%

57Craven County, NCNC105,02567+19%

58Swain County, NCNC14,02468+492%

59Caswell County, NCNC22,56368+11%

60Northampton County, NCNC16,49169+13%

61Onslow County, NCNC217,17569+25%

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,40369+10%

63Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53770+6%

64Johnston County, NCNC256,44871+45%

65Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12171+10%

66Franklin County, NCNC82,03771+17%

67Columbus County, NCNC50,48771+21%

68Washington County, NCNC10,63871+9%

69Martin County, NCNC21,60172+10%

70Hertford County, NCNC19,01573+18%

71Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20173+16%

72Hyde County, NCNC4,55474+21%

73Halifax County, NCNC46,53474+16%

74Richmond County, NCNC42,04174+25%

75Harnett County, NCNC150,13774+33%

76Granville County, NCNC61,42174+17%

77Alamance County, NCNC186,17775+42%

78Bladen County, NCNC30,00775+16%

79Pitt County, NCNC182,93675+20%

80Anson County, NCNC21,75876+18%

81Lee County, NCNC70,25876+23%

82Lenoir County, NCNC55,83777+17%

83Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72577+96%

84Nash County, NCNC99,36577+23%

85Warren County, NCNC18,89878+23%

86Vance County, NCNC42,63878+15%

87Wake County, NCNC1,257,23578+39%

88Forsyth County, NCNC401,71878+30%

89Wilson County, NCNC81,15080+16%

90Wayne County, NCNC122,27880+23%

91Duplin County, NCNC51,57180+10%

92Sampson County, NCNC61,50481+17%

93Guilford County, NCNC562,23483+32%

94Greene County, NCNC20,70083+17%

95Scotland County, NCNC33,32284+32%

96Cumberland County, NCNC338,47385+21%

97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38387+31%

98Durham County, NCNC347,24087+17%

99Robeson County, NCNC119,94188+24%

100Hoke County, NCNC56,93990+24%

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