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Least racially diverse, North Carolina counties · 2010

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

01Clay County, NCNC12,23910+137%

02Madison County, NCNC22,55311+86%

03Mitchell County, NCNC15,06214+136%

04Ashe County, NCNC27,51415+80%

05Haywood County, NCNC63,36915+110%

06Yancey County, NCNC19,08416+88%

07Stokes County, NCNC46,12619+16%

08Cherokee County, NCNC30,83019+139%

09Watauga County, NCNC54,78619+109%

10Transylvania County, NCNC34,21121+57%

11Graham County, NCNC8,19022+648%

12Macon County, NCNC39,23222+192%

13Dare County, NCNC38,24525+92%

14Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325+32%

15Currituck County, NCNC33,15825+20%

16Polk County, NCNC20,53325+20%

17Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926+72%

18McDowell County, NCNC45,19826+38%

19Caldwell County, NCNC81,10527+36%

20Alexander County, NCNC36,95829+49%

21Carteret County, NCNC70,46929+34%

22Yadkin County, NCNC38,32531+33%

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65432+12%

24Davie County, NCNC45,85532+32%

25Surry County, NCNC72,28734+30%

26Henderson County, NCNC122,37534+58%

27Avery County, NCNC18,11034+134%

28Buncombe County, NCNC277,41734+36%

29Rutherford County, NCNC65,74536+21%

30Burke County, NCNC88,65538+20%

31Stanly County, NCNC68,83039+14%

32Davidson County, NCNC180,18239+31%

33Jackson County, NCNC45,03940+276%

34Camden County, NCNC11,31540+4%

35Randolph County, NCNC149,51640+38%

36Brunswick County, NCNC174,70242+12%

37Moore County, NCNC110,61946+9%

38Iredell County, NCNC211,79847+19%

39Catawba County, NCNC170,17247+26%

40New Hanover County, NCNC245,95948+16%

41Gaston County, NCNC246,55849+30%

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,32550+10%

43Pamlico County, NCNC12,75851+2%

44Pender County, NCNC72,11151−1%

45Perquimans County, NCNC13,49051−1%

46Union County, NCNC267,67452+26%

47Rockingham County, NCNC94,19553+14%

48Rowan County, NCNC155,09654+24%

49Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72557+45%

50Chatham County, NCNC85,11157+5%

51Orange County, NCNC152,49859+24%

52Johnston County, NCNC256,44859+21%

53Swain County, NCNC14,02459+418%

54Person County, NCNC40,63660+8%

55Gates County, NCNC10,23460−1%

56Onslow County, NCNC217,17560+10%

57Beaufort County, NCNC44,67061+6%

58Bertie County, NCNC17,08661+3%

59Craven County, NCNC105,02562+11%

60Alamance County, NCNC186,17763+19%

61Caswell County, NCNC22,56364+4%

62Chowan County, NCNC14,08264+4%

63Northampton County, NCNC16,49164+5%

64Franklin County, NCNC82,03765+8%

65Jones County, NCNC9,57565+5%

66Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12166+3%

67Hertford County, NCNC19,01566+7%

68Montgomery County, NCNC26,40366+5%

69Harnett County, NCNC150,13766+18%

70Hyde County, NCNC4,55466+8%

71Columbus County, NCNC50,48767+14%

72Martin County, NCNC21,60168+5%

73Washington County, NCNC10,63868+4%

74Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20169+8%

75Pitt County, NCNC182,93669+10%

76Granville County, NCNC61,42169+9%

77Anson County, NCNC21,75870+8%

78Wake County, NCNC1,257,23570+24%

79Richmond County, NCNC42,04170+17%

80Nash County, NCNC99,36570+13%

81Lenoir County, NCNC55,83771+9%

82Forsyth County, NCNC401,71871+19%

83Lee County, NCNC70,25872+16%

84Vance County, NCNC42,63872+5%

85Halifax County, NCNC46,53472+12%

86Warren County, NCNC18,89872+14%

87Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53772+9%

88Bladen County, NCNC30,00772+11%

89Wayne County, NCNC122,27873+12%

90Guilford County, NCNC562,23474+18%

91Wilson County, NCNC81,15075+9%

92Duplin County, NCNC51,57177+5%

93Sampson County, NCNC61,50477+11%

94Scotland County, NCNC33,32277+22%

95Greene County, NCNC20,70078+10%

96Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38379+20%

97Cumberland County, NCNC338,47380+13%

98Durham County, NCNC347,24083+12%

99Hoke County, NCNC56,93987+20%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94188+23%

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