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Most racially diverse, North Carolina counties · 2000

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

01Durham County, NCNC347,24074+0%

02Duplin County, NCNC51,57173+0%

03Hoke County, NCNC56,93972+0%

04Robeson County, NCNC119,94171+0%

05Greene County, NCNC20,70071+0%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,47370+0%

07Sampson County, NCNC61,50469+0%

08Wilson County, NCNC81,15069+0%

09Vance County, NCNC42,63868+0%

10Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38366+0%

11Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53766+0%

12Washington County, NCNC10,63866+0%

13Lenoir County, NCNC55,83765+0%

14Martin County, NCNC21,60165+0%

15Bladen County, NCNC30,00765+0%

16Wayne County, NCNC122,27865+0%

17Anson County, NCNC21,75864+0%

18Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12164+0%

19Granville County, NCNC61,42164+0%

20Halifax County, NCNC46,53464+0%

21Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20163+0%

22Scotland County, NCNC33,32263+0%

23Montgomery County, NCNC26,40363+0%

24Warren County, NCNC18,89863+0%

25Pitt County, NCNC182,93663+0%

26Guilford County, NCNC562,23462+0%

27Nash County, NCNC99,36562+0%

28Jones County, NCNC9,57562+0%

29Lee County, NCNC70,25862+0%

30Hertford County, NCNC19,01562+0%

31Chowan County, NCNC14,08262+0%

32Gates County, NCNC10,23461+0%

33Caswell County, NCNC22,56361+0%

34Hyde County, NCNC4,55461+0%

35Northampton County, NCNC16,49161+0%

36Franklin County, NCNC82,03761+0%

37Forsyth County, NCNC401,71860+0%

38Richmond County, NCNC42,04160+0%

39Bertie County, NCNC17,08660+0%

40Columbus County, NCNC50,48759+0%

41Beaufort County, NCNC44,67058+0%

42Craven County, NCNC105,02556+0%

43Wake County, NCNC1,257,23556+0%

44Harnett County, NCNC150,13756+0%

45Person County, NCNC40,63655+0%

46Onslow County, NCNC217,17555+0%

47Chatham County, NCNC85,11154+0%

48Alamance County, NCNC186,17753+0%

49Pender County, NCNC72,11152+0%

50Perquimans County, NCNC13,49052+0%

51Pamlico County, NCNC12,75850+0%

52Johnston County, NCNC256,44849+0%

53Orange County, NCNC152,49847+0%

54Rockingham County, NCNC94,19546+0%

55Cleveland County, NCNC103,32546+0%

56Rowan County, NCNC155,09643+0%

57Moore County, NCNC110,61942+0%

58New Hanover County, NCNC245,95941+0%

59Union County, NCNC267,67441+0%

60Iredell County, NCNC211,79839+0%

61Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72539+0%

62Camden County, NCNC11,31539+0%

63Gaston County, NCNC246,55838+0%

64Catawba County, NCNC170,17237+0%

65Brunswick County, NCNC174,70237+0%

66Stanly County, NCNC68,83034+0%

67Burke County, NCNC88,65531+0%

68Davidson County, NCNC180,18230+0%

69Rutherford County, NCNC65,74530+0%

70Randolph County, NCNC149,51629+0%

71Lincoln County, NCNC98,65428+0%

72Surry County, NCNC72,28726+0%

73Buncombe County, NCNC277,41725+0%

74Davie County, NCNC45,85524+0%

75Yadkin County, NCNC38,32523+0%

76Carteret County, NCNC70,46922+0%

77Henderson County, NCNC122,37521+0%

78Currituck County, NCNC33,15821+0%

79Polk County, NCNC20,53321+0%

80Caldwell County, NCNC81,10520+0%

81Alexander County, NCNC36,95819+0%

82McDowell County, NCNC45,19819+0%

83Wilkes County, NCNC66,23319+0%

84Stokes County, NCNC46,12616+0%

85Alleghany County, NCNC11,47915+0%

86Avery County, NCNC18,11015+0%

87Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114+0%

88Dare County, NCNC38,24513+0%

89Swain County, NCNC14,02411+0%

90Jackson County, NCNC45,03911+0%

91Watauga County, NCNC54,7869+0%

92Yancey County, NCNC19,0848+0%

93Ashe County, NCNC27,5148+0%

94Cherokee County, NCNC30,8308+0%

95Macon County, NCNC39,2328+0%

96Haywood County, NCNC63,3697+0%

97Madison County, NCNC22,5536+0%

98Mitchell County, NCNC15,0626+0%

99Clay County, NCNC12,2394+0%

100Graham County, NCNC8,1903+0%

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