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Least racially diverse, North Carolina counties · 2000

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

01Graham County, NCNC8,1903+0%

02Clay County, NCNC12,2394+0%

03Mitchell County, NCNC15,0626+0%

04Madison County, NCNC22,5536+0%

05Haywood County, NCNC63,3697+0%

06Macon County, NCNC39,2328+0%

07Cherokee County, NCNC30,8308+0%

08Ashe County, NCNC27,5148+0%

09Yancey County, NCNC19,0848+0%

10Watauga County, NCNC54,7869+0%

11Jackson County, NCNC45,03911+0%

12Swain County, NCNC14,02411+0%

13Dare County, NCNC38,24513+0%

14Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114+0%

15Avery County, NCNC18,11015+0%

16Alleghany County, NCNC11,47915+0%

17Stokes County, NCNC46,12616+0%

18Wilkes County, NCNC66,23319+0%

19McDowell County, NCNC45,19819+0%

20Alexander County, NCNC36,95819+0%

21Caldwell County, NCNC81,10520+0%

22Polk County, NCNC20,53321+0%

23Currituck County, NCNC33,15821+0%

24Henderson County, NCNC122,37521+0%

25Carteret County, NCNC70,46922+0%

26Yadkin County, NCNC38,32523+0%

27Davie County, NCNC45,85524+0%

28Buncombe County, NCNC277,41725+0%

29Surry County, NCNC72,28726+0%

30Lincoln County, NCNC98,65428+0%

31Randolph County, NCNC149,51629+0%

32Rutherford County, NCNC65,74530+0%

33Davidson County, NCNC180,18230+0%

34Burke County, NCNC88,65531+0%

35Stanly County, NCNC68,83034+0%

36Brunswick County, NCNC174,70237+0%

37Catawba County, NCNC170,17237+0%

38Gaston County, NCNC246,55838+0%

39Camden County, NCNC11,31539+0%

40Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72539+0%

41Iredell County, NCNC211,79839+0%

42Union County, NCNC267,67441+0%

43New Hanover County, NCNC245,95941+0%

44Moore County, NCNC110,61942+0%

45Rowan County, NCNC155,09643+0%

46Cleveland County, NCNC103,32546+0%

47Rockingham County, NCNC94,19546+0%

48Orange County, NCNC152,49847+0%

49Johnston County, NCNC256,44849+0%

50Pamlico County, NCNC12,75850+0%

51Perquimans County, NCNC13,49052+0%

52Pender County, NCNC72,11152+0%

53Alamance County, NCNC186,17753+0%

54Chatham County, NCNC85,11154+0%

55Onslow County, NCNC217,17555+0%

56Person County, NCNC40,63655+0%

57Harnett County, NCNC150,13756+0%

58Wake County, NCNC1,257,23556+0%

59Craven County, NCNC105,02556+0%

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,67058+0%

61Columbus County, NCNC50,48759+0%

62Bertie County, NCNC17,08660+0%

63Richmond County, NCNC42,04160+0%

64Forsyth County, NCNC401,71860+0%

65Franklin County, NCNC82,03761+0%

66Northampton County, NCNC16,49161+0%

67Hyde County, NCNC4,55461+0%

68Caswell County, NCNC22,56361+0%

69Gates County, NCNC10,23461+0%

70Chowan County, NCNC14,08262+0%

71Hertford County, NCNC19,01562+0%

72Lee County, NCNC70,25862+0%

73Jones County, NCNC9,57562+0%

74Nash County, NCNC99,36562+0%

75Guilford County, NCNC562,23462+0%

76Pitt County, NCNC182,93663+0%

77Warren County, NCNC18,89863+0%

78Montgomery County, NCNC26,40363+0%

79Scotland County, NCNC33,32263+0%

80Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20163+0%

81Halifax County, NCNC46,53464+0%

82Granville County, NCNC61,42164+0%

83Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12164+0%

84Anson County, NCNC21,75864+0%

85Wayne County, NCNC122,27865+0%

86Bladen County, NCNC30,00765+0%

87Martin County, NCNC21,60165+0%

88Lenoir County, NCNC55,83765+0%

89Washington County, NCNC10,63866+0%

90Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53766+0%

91Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38366+0%

92Vance County, NCNC42,63868+0%

93Wilson County, NCNC81,15069+0%

94Sampson County, NCNC61,50469+0%

95Cumberland County, NCNC338,47370+0%

96Greene County, NCNC20,70071+0%

97Robeson County, NCNC119,94171+0%

98Hoke County, NCNC56,93972+0%

99Duplin County, NCNC51,57173+0%

100Durham County, NCNC347,24074+0%

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