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Least racially diverse, North Carolina counties · 1990

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

01Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622−71%

02Madison County, NCNC22,5534−29%

03Ashe County, NCNC27,5144−46%

04Avery County, NCNC18,1105−68%

05Yancey County, NCNC19,0845−43%

06Haywood County, NCNC63,3696−22%

07Clay County, NCNC12,2396+34%

08Macon County, NCNC39,2327−8%

09Watauga County, NCNC54,7869−4%

10Alleghany County, NCNC11,4799−43%

11Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011+47%

12McDowell County, NCNC45,19812−36%

13Henderson County, NCNC122,37512−42%

14Dare County, NCNC38,24513+2%

15Wilkes County, NCNC66,23314−26%

16Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114+5%

17Yadkin County, NCNC38,32515−37%

18Graham County, NCNC8,19015+408%

19Caldwell County, NCNC81,10515−23%

20Surry County, NCNC72,28715−40%

21Alexander County, NCNC36,95816−19%

22Stokes County, NCNC46,12616−2%

23Randolph County, NCNC149,51617−41%

24Burke County, NCNC88,65519−39%

25Polk County, NCNC20,53320−7%

26Buncombe County, NCNC277,41722−12%

27Davie County, NCNC45,85523−7%

28Carteret County, NCNC70,46923+6%

29Lincoln County, NCNC98,65423−18%

30Catawba County, NCNC170,17224−35%

31Davidson County, NCNC180,18224−18%

32Rutherford County, NCNC65,74527−8%

33Currituck County, NCNC33,15828+33%

34Jackson County, NCNC45,03929+170%

35Stanly County, NCNC68,83029−15%

36Gaston County, NCNC246,55831−18%

37Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72531−20%

38Union County, NCNC267,67436−12%

39Rowan County, NCNC155,09636−16%

40Iredell County, NCNC211,79837−6%

41Brunswick County, NCNC174,70240+7%

42Moore County, NCNC110,61941−3%

43Johnston County, NCNC256,44841−15%

44Alamance County, NCNC186,17741−21%

45Orange County, NCNC152,49842−10%

46New Hanover County, NCNC245,95943+4%

47Rockingham County, NCNC94,19543−6%

48Cleveland County, NCNC103,32544−4%

49Wake County, NCNC1,257,23548−15%

50Camden County, NCNC11,31548+24%

51Chatham County, NCNC85,11149−11%

52Lee County, NCNC70,25849−20%

53Pamlico County, NCNC12,75849−1%

54Forsyth County, NCNC401,71850−18%

55Harnett County, NCNC150,13750−11%

56Guilford County, NCNC562,23453−16%

57Swain County, NCNC14,02454+370%

58Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38354−18%

59Person County, NCNC40,63655−0%

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,67055−4%

61Craven County, NCNC105,02555−2%

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,40355−12%

63Richmond County, NCNC42,04156−7%

64Pender County, NCNC72,11156+7%

65Nash County, NCNC99,36556−11%

66Hyde County, NCNC4,55456−8%

67Perquimans County, NCNC13,49057+9%

68Onslow County, NCNC217,17557+4%

69Pitt County, NCNC182,93658−8%

70Franklin County, NCNC82,03758−3%

71Wayne County, NCNC122,27859−9%

72Columbus County, NCNC50,48759+1%

73Bertie County, NCNC17,08660+0%

74Chowan County, NCNC14,08260−3%

75Jones County, NCNC9,57560−4%

76Duplin County, NCNC51,57161−17%

77Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20161−4%

78Wilson County, NCNC81,15061−12%

79Northampton County, NCNC16,49161+0%

80Lenoir County, NCNC55,83762−6%

81Sampson County, NCNC61,50462−11%

82Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53762−6%

83Gates County, NCNC10,23462+1%

84Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12162−3%

85Granville County, NCNC61,42162−3%

86Caswell County, NCNC22,56362+2%

87Bladen County, NCNC30,00763−4%

88Martin County, NCNC21,60163−4%

89Hertford County, NCNC19,01563+2%

90Washington County, NCNC10,63863−4%

91Anson County, NCNC21,75863−1%

92Durham County, NCNC347,24064−14%

93Greene County, NCNC20,70064−10%

94Vance County, NCNC42,63864−7%

95Warren County, NCNC18,89866+5%

96Halifax County, NCNC46,53467+5%

97Cumberland County, NCNC338,47369−2%

98Scotland County, NCNC33,32269+9%

99Hoke County, NCNC56,93978+7%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94183+16%

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