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Least racially diverse, North Carolina counties · 2020

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, NCNC12,23915+256%

02Madison County, NCNC22,55316+176%

03Mitchell County, NCNC15,06218+205%

04Yancey County, NCNC19,08419+124%

05Ashe County, NCNC27,51419+133%

06Haywood County, NCNC63,36920+178%

07Stokes County, NCNC46,12621+34%

08Cherokee County, NCNC30,83021+174%

09Transylvania County, NCNC34,21126+91%

10Polk County, NCNC20,53326+23%

11Avery County, NCNC18,11026+79%

12Dare County, NCNC38,24527+113%

13Macon County, NCNC39,23229+273%

14Graham County, NCNC8,19030+919%

15McDowell County, NCNC45,19830+61%

16Wilkes County, NCNC66,23331+64%

17Currituck County, NCNC33,15831+46%

18Carteret County, NCNC70,46931+46%

19Alexander County, NCNC36,95832+64%

20Alleghany County, NCNC11,47932+114%

21Watauga County, NCNC54,78632+264%

22Caldwell County, NCNC81,10532+66%

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65436+27%

24Yadkin County, NCNC38,32537+59%

25Surry County, NCNC72,28738+49%

26Davie County, NCNC45,85539+61%

27Rutherford County, NCNC65,74539+32%

28Buncombe County, NCNC277,41740+57%

29Brunswick County, NCNC174,70240+8%

30Camden County, NCNC11,31541+6%

31Henderson County, NCNC122,37542+94%

32Burke County, NCNC88,65544+40%

33Stanly County, NCNC68,83044+29%

34Jackson County, NCNC45,03946+334%

35Davidson County, NCNC180,18247+56%

36Pamlico County, NCNC12,75849−1%

37Moore County, NCNC110,61949+17%

38Randolph County, NCNC149,51650+69%

39Perquimans County, NCNC13,49050−4%

40Pender County, NCNC72,11151−2%

41New Hanover County, NCNC245,95951+24%

42Iredell County, NCNC211,79852+34%

43Catawba County, NCNC170,17254+45%

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32554+19%

45Rockingham County, NCNC94,19557+23%

46Chatham County, NCNC85,11159+8%

47Rowan County, NCNC155,09660+37%

48Gaston County, NCNC246,55861+61%

49Union County, NCNC267,67461+49%

50Beaufort County, NCNC44,67062+7%

51Gates County, NCNC10,23462+1%

52Caswell County, NCNC22,56363+3%

53Jones County, NCNC9,57563+2%

54Swain County, NCNC14,02463+454%

55Bertie County, NCNC17,08664+7%

56Person County, NCNC40,63664+16%

57Hyde County, NCNC4,55464+5%

58Craven County, NCNC105,02564+15%

59Chowan County, NCNC14,08265+6%

60Orange County, NCNC152,49866+40%

61Johnston County, NCNC256,44867+37%

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,40367+6%

63Northampton County, NCNC16,49167+11%

64Onslow County, NCNC217,17568+23%

65Franklin County, NCNC82,03769+13%

66Washington County, NCNC10,63869+4%

67Martin County, NCNC21,60169+6%

68Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12169+7%

69Columbus County, NCNC50,48769+17%

70Anson County, NCNC21,75869+8%

71Hertford County, NCNC19,01570+13%

72Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53771+7%

73Alamance County, NCNC186,17771+35%

74Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20171+12%

75Richmond County, NCNC42,04172+21%

76Harnett County, NCNC150,13772+29%

77Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72573+85%

78Bladen County, NCNC30,00773+12%

79Halifax County, NCNC46,53473+14%

80Lee County, NCNC70,25873+18%

81Nash County, NCNC99,36574+19%

82Granville County, NCNC61,42174+17%

83Pitt County, NCNC182,93675+19%

84Warren County, NCNC18,89875+19%

85Vance County, NCNC42,63875+10%

86Lenoir County, NCNC55,83776+17%

87Wake County, NCNC1,257,23576+36%

88Forsyth County, NCNC401,71877+27%

89Wayne County, NCNC122,27878+20%

90Wilson County, NCNC81,15078+14%

91Duplin County, NCNC51,57179+9%

92Sampson County, NCNC61,50480+15%

93Greene County, NCNC20,70080+13%

94Guilford County, NCNC562,23480+29%

95Scotland County, NCNC33,32281+28%

96Cumberland County, NCNC338,47384+19%

97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38385+28%

98Durham County, NCNC347,24085+15%

99Robeson County, NCNC119,94188+23%

100Hoke County, NCNC56,93989+23%

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