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Most racially diverse, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 65.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01Hoke County, NCNC56,93990+16%

02Robeson County, NCNC119,94188+7%

03Durham County, NCNC347,24087+37%

04Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38387+60%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,47385+28%

06Scotland County, NCNC33,32284+21%

07Greene County, NCNC20,70083+32%

08Guilford County, NCNC562,23483+57%

09Sampson County, NCNC61,50481+33%

10Duplin County, NCNC51,57180+37%

11Wayne County, NCNC122,27880+37%

12Wilson County, NCNC81,15080+33%

13Forsyth County, NCNC401,71878+59%

14Wake County, NCNC1,257,23578+65%

15Vance County, NCNC42,63878+24%

16Warren County, NCNC18,89878+18%

17Nash County, NCNC99,36577+38%

18Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72577+147%

19Lenoir County, NCNC55,83777+25%

20Lee County, NCNC70,25876+58%

21Anson County, NCNC21,75876+19%

22Pitt County, NCNC182,93675+31%

23Bladen County, NCNC30,00775+20%

24Alamance County, NCNC186,17775+81%

25Granville County, NCNC61,42174+21%

26Harnett County, NCNC150,13774+52%

27Richmond County, NCNC42,04174+35%

28Halifax County, NCNC46,53474+11%

29Hyde County, NCNC4,55474+31%

30Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20173+21%

31Hertford County, NCNC19,01573+16%

32Martin County, NCNC21,60172+15%

33Washington County, NCNC10,63871+14%

34Columbus County, NCNC50,48771+21%

35Franklin County, NCNC82,03771+21%

36Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12171+14%

37Johnston County, NCNC256,44871+76%

38Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53770+15%

39Montgomery County, NCNC26,40369+28%

40Onslow County, NCNC217,17569+27%

41Northampton County, NCNC16,49169+13%

42Caswell County, NCNC22,56368+10%

43Swain County, NCNC14,02468+27%

44Craven County, NCNC105,02567+23%

45Orange County, NCNC152,49866+59%

46Chowan County, NCNC14,08266+11%

47Jones County, NCNC9,57566+10%

48Bertie County, NCNC17,08666+10%

49Union County, NCNC267,67465+81%

50Gaston County, NCNC246,55865+111%

51Person County, NCNC40,63664+18%

52Gates County, NCNC10,23463+1%

53Beaufort County, NCNC44,67063+14%

54Rowan County, NCNC155,09662+73%

55Chatham County, NCNC85,11161+28%

56Rockingham County, NCNC94,19559+38%

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,32558+34%

58Catawba County, NCNC170,17258+141%

59Perquimans County, NCNC13,49057+1%

60Iredell County, NCNC211,79856+55%

61Pamlico County, NCNC12,75854+9%

62Pender County, NCNC72,11153−3%

63New Hanover County, NCNC245,95953+23%

64Randolph County, NCNC149,51652+205%

65Moore County, NCNC110,61951+27%

66Davidson County, NCNC180,18251+108%

67Stanly County, NCNC68,83047+65%

68Camden County, NCNC11,31547−2%

69Jackson County, NCNC45,03946+63%

70Burke County, NCNC88,65545+139%

71Henderson County, NCNC122,37544+277%

72Buncombe County, NCNC277,41742+92%

73Rutherford County, NCNC65,74542+55%

74Brunswick County, NCNC174,70242+6%

75Surry County, NCNC72,28741+186%

76Lincoln County, NCNC98,65440+74%

77Davie County, NCNC45,85540+75%

78Yadkin County, NCNC38,32540+202%

79Currituck County, NCNC33,15836+29%

80Alleghany County, NCNC11,47935+394%

81Carteret County, NCNC70,46933+49%

82Graham County, NCNC8,19033+124%

83Caldwell County, NCNC81,10533+126%

84Dare County, NCNC38,24533+165%

85Alexander County, NCNC36,95833+109%

86Macon County, NCNC39,23233+408%

87McDowell County, NCNC45,19833+176%

88Avery County, NCNC18,11032+760%

89Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332+135%

90Polk County, NCNC20,53330+56%

91Transylvania County, NCNC34,21128+102%

92Watauga County, NCNC54,78627+216%

93Stokes County, NCNC46,12626+67%

94Cherokee County, NCNC30,83025+122%

95Clay County, NCNC12,23923+417%

96Haywood County, NCNC63,36922+314%

97Yancey County, NCNC19,08421+369%

98Ashe County, NCNC27,51421+480%

99Mitchell County, NCNC15,06221+1108%

100Madison County, NCNC22,55321+415%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES