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Most racially diverse, North Carolina counties · 2010

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, NCNC119,94188+23%

02Hoke County, NCNC56,93987+20%

03Durham County, NCNC347,24083+12%

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,47380+13%

05Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38379+20%

06Greene County, NCNC20,70078+10%

07Scotland County, NCNC33,32277+22%

08Sampson County, NCNC61,50477+11%

09Duplin County, NCNC51,57177+5%

10Wilson County, NCNC81,15075+9%

11Guilford County, NCNC562,23474+18%

12Wayne County, NCNC122,27873+12%

13Bladen County, NCNC30,00772+11%

14Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53772+9%

15Warren County, NCNC18,89872+14%

16Halifax County, NCNC46,53472+12%

17Vance County, NCNC42,63872+5%

18Lee County, NCNC70,25872+16%

19Forsyth County, NCNC401,71871+19%

20Lenoir County, NCNC55,83771+9%

21Nash County, NCNC99,36570+13%

22Richmond County, NCNC42,04170+17%

23Wake County, NCNC1,257,23570+24%

24Anson County, NCNC21,75870+8%

25Granville County, NCNC61,42169+9%

26Pitt County, NCNC182,93669+10%

27Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20169+8%

28Washington County, NCNC10,63868+4%

29Martin County, NCNC21,60168+5%

30Columbus County, NCNC50,48767+14%

31Hyde County, NCNC4,55466+8%

32Harnett County, NCNC150,13766+18%

33Montgomery County, NCNC26,40366+5%

34Hertford County, NCNC19,01566+7%

35Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12166+3%

36Jones County, NCNC9,57565+5%

37Franklin County, NCNC82,03765+8%

38Northampton County, NCNC16,49164+5%

39Chowan County, NCNC14,08264+4%

40Caswell County, NCNC22,56364+4%

41Alamance County, NCNC186,17763+19%

42Craven County, NCNC105,02562+11%

43Bertie County, NCNC17,08661+3%

44Beaufort County, NCNC44,67061+6%

45Onslow County, NCNC217,17560+10%

46Gates County, NCNC10,23460−1%

47Person County, NCNC40,63660+8%

48Swain County, NCNC14,02459+418%

49Johnston County, NCNC256,44859+21%

50Orange County, NCNC152,49859+24%

51Chatham County, NCNC85,11157+5%

52Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72557+45%

53Rowan County, NCNC155,09654+24%

54Rockingham County, NCNC94,19553+14%

55Union County, NCNC267,67452+26%

56Perquimans County, NCNC13,49051−1%

57Pender County, NCNC72,11151−1%

58Pamlico County, NCNC12,75851+2%

59Cleveland County, NCNC103,32550+10%

60Gaston County, NCNC246,55849+30%

61New Hanover County, NCNC245,95948+16%

62Catawba County, NCNC170,17247+26%

63Iredell County, NCNC211,79847+19%

64Moore County, NCNC110,61946+9%

65Brunswick County, NCNC174,70242+12%

66Randolph County, NCNC149,51640+38%

67Camden County, NCNC11,31540+4%

68Jackson County, NCNC45,03940+276%

69Davidson County, NCNC180,18239+31%

70Stanly County, NCNC68,83039+14%

71Burke County, NCNC88,65538+20%

72Rutherford County, NCNC65,74536+21%

73Buncombe County, NCNC277,41734+36%

74Avery County, NCNC18,11034+134%

75Henderson County, NCNC122,37534+58%

76Surry County, NCNC72,28734+30%

77Davie County, NCNC45,85532+32%

78Lincoln County, NCNC98,65432+12%

79Yadkin County, NCNC38,32531+33%

80Carteret County, NCNC70,46929+34%

81Alexander County, NCNC36,95829+49%

82Caldwell County, NCNC81,10527+36%

83McDowell County, NCNC45,19826+38%

84Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926+72%

85Polk County, NCNC20,53325+20%

86Currituck County, NCNC33,15825+20%

87Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325+32%

88Dare County, NCNC38,24525+92%

89Macon County, NCNC39,23222+192%

90Graham County, NCNC8,19022+648%

91Transylvania County, NCNC34,21121+57%

92Watauga County, NCNC54,78619+109%

93Cherokee County, NCNC30,83019+139%

94Stokes County, NCNC46,12619+16%

95Yancey County, NCNC19,08416+88%

96Haywood County, NCNC63,36915+110%

97Ashe County, NCNC27,51415+80%

98Mitchell County, NCNC15,06214+136%

99Madison County, NCNC22,55311+86%

100Clay County, NCNC12,23910+137%

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