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Most racially diverse, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Hoke County, NCNC56,93989+23%

02Robeson County, NCNC119,94188+23%

03Durham County, NCNC347,24085+15%

04Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38385+28%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,47384+19%

06Scotland County, NCNC33,32281+28%

07Guilford County, NCNC562,23480+29%

08Greene County, NCNC20,70080+13%

09Sampson County, NCNC61,50480+15%

10Duplin County, NCNC51,57179+9%

11Wilson County, NCNC81,15078+14%

12Wayne County, NCNC122,27878+20%

13Forsyth County, NCNC401,71877+27%

14Wake County, NCNC1,257,23576+36%

15Lenoir County, NCNC55,83776+17%

16Vance County, NCNC42,63875+10%

17Warren County, NCNC18,89875+19%

18Pitt County, NCNC182,93675+19%

19Granville County, NCNC61,42174+17%

20Nash County, NCNC99,36574+19%

21Lee County, NCNC70,25873+18%

22Halifax County, NCNC46,53473+14%

23Bladen County, NCNC30,00773+12%

24Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72573+85%

25Harnett County, NCNC150,13772+29%

26Richmond County, NCNC42,04172+21%

27Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20171+12%

28Alamance County, NCNC186,17771+35%

29Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53771+7%

30Hertford County, NCNC19,01570+13%

31Anson County, NCNC21,75869+8%

32Columbus County, NCNC50,48769+17%

33Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12169+7%

34Martin County, NCNC21,60169+6%

35Washington County, NCNC10,63869+4%

36Franklin County, NCNC82,03769+13%

37Onslow County, NCNC217,17568+23%

38Northampton County, NCNC16,49167+11%

39Montgomery County, NCNC26,40367+6%

40Johnston County, NCNC256,44867+37%

41Orange County, NCNC152,49866+40%

42Chowan County, NCNC14,08265+6%

43Craven County, NCNC105,02564+15%

44Hyde County, NCNC4,55464+5%

45Person County, NCNC40,63664+16%

46Bertie County, NCNC17,08664+7%

47Swain County, NCNC14,02463+454%

48Jones County, NCNC9,57563+2%

49Caswell County, NCNC22,56363+3%

50Gates County, NCNC10,23462+1%

51Beaufort County, NCNC44,67062+7%

52Union County, NCNC267,67461+49%

53Gaston County, NCNC246,55861+61%

54Rowan County, NCNC155,09660+37%

55Chatham County, NCNC85,11159+8%

56Rockingham County, NCNC94,19557+23%

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,32554+19%

58Catawba County, NCNC170,17254+45%

59Iredell County, NCNC211,79852+34%

60New Hanover County, NCNC245,95951+24%

61Pender County, NCNC72,11151−2%

62Perquimans County, NCNC13,49050−4%

63Randolph County, NCNC149,51650+69%

64Moore County, NCNC110,61949+17%

65Pamlico County, NCNC12,75849−1%

66Davidson County, NCNC180,18247+56%

67Jackson County, NCNC45,03946+334%

68Stanly County, NCNC68,83044+29%

69Burke County, NCNC88,65544+40%

70Henderson County, NCNC122,37542+94%

71Camden County, NCNC11,31541+6%

72Brunswick County, NCNC174,70240+8%

73Buncombe County, NCNC277,41740+57%

74Rutherford County, NCNC65,74539+32%

75Davie County, NCNC45,85539+61%

76Surry County, NCNC72,28738+49%

77Yadkin County, NCNC38,32537+59%

78Lincoln County, NCNC98,65436+27%

79Caldwell County, NCNC81,10532+66%

80Watauga County, NCNC54,78632+264%

81Alleghany County, NCNC11,47932+114%

82Alexander County, NCNC36,95832+64%

83Carteret County, NCNC70,46931+46%

84Currituck County, NCNC33,15831+46%

85Wilkes County, NCNC66,23331+64%

86McDowell County, NCNC45,19830+61%

87Graham County, NCNC8,19030+919%

88Macon County, NCNC39,23229+273%

89Dare County, NCNC38,24527+113%

90Avery County, NCNC18,11026+79%

91Polk County, NCNC20,53326+23%

92Transylvania County, NCNC34,21126+91%

93Cherokee County, NCNC30,83021+174%

94Stokes County, NCNC46,12621+34%

95Haywood County, NCNC63,36920+178%

96Ashe County, NCNC27,51419+133%

97Yancey County, NCNC19,08419+124%

98Mitchell County, NCNC15,06218+205%

99Madison County, NCNC22,55316+176%

100Clay County, NCNC12,23915+256%

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