RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most racially diverse, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Robeson County, NCNC119,94183+16%

02Hoke County, NCNC56,93978+7%

03Scotland County, NCNC33,32269+9%

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,47369−2%

05Halifax County, NCNC46,53467+5%

06Warren County, NCNC18,89866+5%

07Vance County, NCNC42,63864−7%

08Greene County, NCNC20,70064−10%

09Durham County, NCNC347,24064−14%

10Anson County, NCNC21,75863−1%

11Washington County, NCNC10,63863−4%

12Hertford County, NCNC19,01563+2%

13Martin County, NCNC21,60163−4%

14Bladen County, NCNC30,00763−4%

15Caswell County, NCNC22,56362+2%

16Granville County, NCNC61,42162−3%

17Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12162−3%

18Gates County, NCNC10,23462+1%

19Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53762−6%

20Sampson County, NCNC61,50462−11%

21Lenoir County, NCNC55,83762−6%

22Northampton County, NCNC16,49161+0%

23Wilson County, NCNC81,15061−12%

24Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20161−4%

25Duplin County, NCNC51,57161−17%

26Jones County, NCNC9,57560−4%

27Chowan County, NCNC14,08260−3%

28Bertie County, NCNC17,08660+0%

29Columbus County, NCNC50,48759+1%

30Wayne County, NCNC122,27859−9%

31Franklin County, NCNC82,03758−3%

32Pitt County, NCNC182,93658−8%

33Onslow County, NCNC217,17557+4%

34Perquimans County, NCNC13,49057+9%

35Hyde County, NCNC4,55456−8%

36Nash County, NCNC99,36556−11%

37Pender County, NCNC72,11156+7%

38Richmond County, NCNC42,04156−7%

39Montgomery County, NCNC26,40355−12%

40Craven County, NCNC105,02555−2%

41Beaufort County, NCNC44,67055−4%

42Person County, NCNC40,63655−0%

43Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38354−18%

44Swain County, NCNC14,02454+370%

45Guilford County, NCNC562,23453−16%

46Harnett County, NCNC150,13750−11%

47Forsyth County, NCNC401,71850−18%

48Pamlico County, NCNC12,75849−1%

49Lee County, NCNC70,25849−20%

50Chatham County, NCNC85,11149−11%

51Camden County, NCNC11,31548+24%

52Wake County, NCNC1,257,23548−15%

53Cleveland County, NCNC103,32544−4%

54Rockingham County, NCNC94,19543−6%

55New Hanover County, NCNC245,95943+4%

56Orange County, NCNC152,49842−10%

57Alamance County, NCNC186,17741−21%

58Johnston County, NCNC256,44841−15%

59Moore County, NCNC110,61941−3%

60Brunswick County, NCNC174,70240+7%

61Iredell County, NCNC211,79837−6%

62Rowan County, NCNC155,09636−16%

63Union County, NCNC267,67436−12%

64Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72531−20%

65Gaston County, NCNC246,55831−18%

66Stanly County, NCNC68,83029−15%

67Jackson County, NCNC45,03929+170%

68Currituck County, NCNC33,15828+33%

69Rutherford County, NCNC65,74527−8%

70Davidson County, NCNC180,18224−18%

71Catawba County, NCNC170,17224−35%

72Lincoln County, NCNC98,65423−18%

73Carteret County, NCNC70,46923+6%

74Davie County, NCNC45,85523−7%

75Buncombe County, NCNC277,41722−12%

76Polk County, NCNC20,53320−7%

77Burke County, NCNC88,65519−39%

78Randolph County, NCNC149,51617−41%

79Stokes County, NCNC46,12616−2%

80Alexander County, NCNC36,95816−19%

81Surry County, NCNC72,28715−40%

82Caldwell County, NCNC81,10515−23%

83Graham County, NCNC8,19015+408%

84Yadkin County, NCNC38,32515−37%

85Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114+5%

86Wilkes County, NCNC66,23314−26%

87Dare County, NCNC38,24513+2%

88Henderson County, NCNC122,37512−42%

89McDowell County, NCNC45,19812−36%

90Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011+47%

91Alleghany County, NCNC11,4799−43%

92Watauga County, NCNC54,7869−4%

93Macon County, NCNC39,2327−8%

94Clay County, NCNC12,2396+34%

95Haywood County, NCNC63,3696−22%

96Yancey County, NCNC19,0845−43%

97Avery County, NCNC18,1105−68%

98Ashe County, NCNC27,5144−46%

99Madison County, NCNC22,5534−29%

100Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622−71%

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