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Most racially diverse, North Carolina cities · 2000

North Carolina cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 161 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Siler City, NCNC8,15580+0%

02Selma, NCNC7,40680+0%

03Monroe, NCNC42,64478+0%

04Sanford, NCNC34,13878+0%

05Spring Lake, NCNC11,25276+0%

06Durham, NCNC305,56176+0%

07Lexington, NCNC20,23873+0%

08Zebulon, NCNC11,93372+0%

09Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27172+0%

10Fayetteville, NCNC209,12072+0%

11Charlotte, NCNC964,78471+0%

12Wilson, NCNC49,57271+0%

13Smithfield, NCNC13,11469+0%

14Statesville, NCNC32,18169+0%

15Greensboro, NCNC308,66769+0%

16Butner, NCNC8,11269+0%

17Tarboro, NCNC10,97968+0%

18Clinton, NCNC8,46668+0%

19Oxford, NCNC8,98568+0%

20High Point, NCNC120,57167+0%

21Raleigh, NCNC506,30667+0%

22Roxboro, NCNC8,38067+0%

23Salisbury, NCNC36,87967+0%

24Lumberton, NCNC18,95567+0%

25Goldsboro, NCNC35,01267+0%

26Lillington, NCNC5,04067+0%

27Burlington, NCNC61,49666+0%

28Jacksonville, NCNC72,73266+0%

29Washington, NCNC9,91066+0%

30Angier, NCNC9,41066+0%

31Pittsboro, NCNC5,05466+0%

32New Bern, NCNC34,72465+0%

33Henderson, NCNC15,01365+0%

34Ayden, NCNC5,26365+0%

35Dunn, NCNC8,81465+0%

36Reidsville, NCNC14,69265+0%

37Laurinburg, NCNC14,58264+0%

38Piney Green, NCNC14,07864+0%

39Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12064+0%

40Nashville, NCNC5,91164+0%

41Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62264+0%

42Shelby, NCNC23,30964+0%

43Half Moon, NCNC7,37863+0%

44Wadesboro, NCNC5,03563+0%

45Williamston, NCNC5,08663+0%

46Asheboro, NCNC27,99063+0%

47Hillsborough, NCNC9,77863+0%

48Greenville, NCNC96,44363+0%

49Winterville, NCNC10,97362+0%

50Carrboro, NCNC20,96262+0%

51Graham, NCNC20,13161+0%

52Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53660+0%

53Hamlet, NCNC5,87060+0%

54Garner, NCNC41,56260+0%

55Kinston, NCNC19,70560+0%

56Thomasville, NCNC27,73359+0%

57Clayton, NCNC32,63359+0%

58Havelock, NCNC17,43059+0%

59Forest City, NCNC7,41059+0%

60Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28759+0%

61Rockingham, NCNC8,81559+0%

62Gastonia, NCNC87,06759+0%

63Knightdale, NCNC23,14458+0%

64Wendell, NCNC19,68757+0%

65Lincolnton, NCNC12,46557+0%

66Wilmington, NCNC126,80954+0%

67Creedmoor, NCNC5,04654+0%

68Southern Pines, NCNC17,35754+0%

69Morganton, NCNC17,84953+0%

70Mocksville, NCNC6,28253+0%

71Hickory, NCNC45,97553+0%

72Aberdeen, NCNC10,06653+0%

73Newton, NCNC13,82252+0%

74Albemarle, NCNC17,76952+0%

75Hope Mills, NCNC18,32452+0%

76Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38652+0%

77Pineville, NCNC11,85151+0%

78Morrisville, NCNC32,46650+0%

79Concord, NCNC114,59849+0%

80Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11749+0%

81Dallas, NCNC6,39249+0%

82Kannapolis, NCNC61,70849+0%

83Eden, NCNC15,50048+0%

84Mebane, NCNC21,95248+0%

85Hendersonville, NCNC15,86747+0%

86Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56547+0%

87Holly Springs, NCNC50,28847+0%

88Asheville, NCNC93,52346+0%

89Leland, NCNC35,73144+0%

90Long View, NCNC5,38743+0%

91Conover, NCNC8,93842+0%

92Wake Forest, NCNC58,14742+0%

93Lenoir, NCNC18,37242+0%

94Murraysville, NCNC16,33941+0%

95Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90841+0%

96Cary, NCNC183,58241+0%

97Marion, NCNC7,44040+0%

98Gibsonville, NCNC9,87640+0%

99Waxhaw, NCNC23,14040+0%

100Mooresville, NCNC55,84239+0%

101East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32339+0%

102Kernersville, NCNC29,12838+0%

103Bessemer City, NCNC5,83437+0%

104Morehead City, NCNC10,43437+0%

105Mount Airy, NCNC10,68236+0%

106Rolesville, NCNC12,83935+0%

107Belmont, NCNC16,41534+0%

108St. Stephens, NCNC9,45734+0%

109Apex, NCNC80,41934+0%

110Kings Grant, NCNC9,00333+0%

111Mount Holly, NCNC19,03331+0%

112Brevard, NCNC8,09830+0%

113Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16529+0%

114Huntersville, NCNC68,53529+0%

115Cherryville, NCNC6,52328+0%

116Stallings, NCNC17,76027+0%

117Davidson, NCNC16,66227+0%

118Walkertown, NCNC6,12026+0%

119Silver Lake, NCNC6,56326+0%

120Clemmons, NCNC22,80825+0%

121Matthews, NCNC32,76924+0%

122Mint Hill, NCNC29,47624+0%

123Cullowhee, NCNC7,97323+0%

124Shallotte, NCNC5,33523+0%

125Stokesdale, NCNC6,13322+0%

126Cornelius, NCNC35,09422+0%

127Woodfin, NCNC8,22921+0%

128Indian Trail, NCNC44,30321+0%

129Swannanoa, NCNC6,90120+0%

130Black Mountain, NCNC8,49119+0%

131Lewisville, NCNC14,42116+0%

132Archdale, NCNC12,25416+0%

133Trinity, NCNC7,27416+0%

134Boone, NCNC19,92915+0%

135Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89615+0%

136Fletcher, NCNC8,37315+0%

137Summerfield, NCNC11,32715+0%

138Waynesville, NCNC11,00613+0%

139Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63713+0%

140Locust, NCNC6,12012+0%

141Harrisburg, NCNC20,74212+0%

142Pinehurst, NCNC18,67012+0%

143Cramerton, NCNC5,71311+0%

144King, NCNC7,97710+0%

145Unionville, NCNC7,32210+0%

146Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87510+0%

147Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73110+0%

148Weddington, NCNC14,51710+0%

149Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5669+0%

150Marvin, NCNC7,0408+0%

151Ogden, NCNC8,2498+0%

152Etowah, NCNC7,9688+0%

153Sawmills, NCNC5,1058+0%

154Westport, NCNC5,9156+0%

155Carolina Beach, NCNC6,8706+0%

156Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5056+0%

157Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,4945+0%

158Surf City, NCNC5,1425+0%

159St. James, NCNC7,3184+0%

160Oak Island, NCNC9,3373+0%

161Carolina Shores, NCNC5,5402+0%

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