RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most segregated, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2020 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 99 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 29.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS –

01Swain County, NCNC14,02458–

02Clay County, NCNC12,23950–

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38350–

04Montgomery County, NCNC26,40349–

05Guilford County, NCNC562,23446–

06Davidson County, NCNC180,18245–

07Graham County, NCNC8,19044–

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,71844–

09Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12143–

10Lee County, NCNC70,25842–

11Wilson County, NCNC81,15041–

12Pender County, NCNC72,11140–

13Rowan County, NCNC155,09639–

14Lenoir County, NCNC55,83739–

15Durham County, NCNC347,24039–

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,70239–

17Jackson County, NCNC45,03939–

18Randolph County, NCNC149,51639–

19Alamance County, NCNC186,17738–

20Gaston County, NCNC246,55838–

21New Hanover County, NCNC245,95938–

22Robeson County, NCNC119,94138–

23Wake County, NCNC1,257,23538–

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27837–

25McDowell County, NCNC45,19837–

26Northampton County, NCNC16,49136–

27Lincoln County, NCNC98,65435–

28Haywood County, NCNC63,36935–

29Warren County, NCNC18,89835–

30Chatham County, NCNC85,11134–

31Caldwell County, NCNC81,10534–

32Dare County, NCNC38,24534–

33Halifax County, NCNC46,53434–

34Iredell County, NCNC211,79832–

35Burke County, NCNC88,65532–

36Pitt County, NCNC182,93632–

37Chowan County, NCNC14,08231–

38Transylvania County, NCNC34,21131–

39Bertie County, NCNC17,08631–

40Pamlico County, NCNC12,75831–

41Craven County, NCNC105,02531–

42Rutherford County, NCNC65,74531–

43Vance County, NCNC42,63830–

44Avery County, NCNC18,11030–

45Union County, NCNC267,67430–

46Anson County, NCNC21,75830–

47Duplin County, NCNC51,57130–

48Bladen County, NCNC30,00730–

49Cumberland County, NCNC338,47329–

50Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72529–

51Stanly County, NCNC68,83029–

52Buncombe County, NCNC277,41728–

53Catawba County, NCNC170,17228–

54Granville County, NCNC61,42128–

55Cherokee County, NCNC30,83028–

56Caswell County, NCNC22,56328–

57Carteret County, NCNC70,46928–

58Johnston County, NCNC256,44828–

59Nash County, NCNC99,36527–

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,67027–

61Stokes County, NCNC46,12627–

62Wilkes County, NCNC66,23327–

63Person County, NCNC40,63627–

64Henderson County, NCNC122,37526–

65Franklin County, NCNC82,03726–

66Cleveland County, NCNC103,32526–

67Davie County, NCNC45,85526–

68Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20126–

69Rockingham County, NCNC94,19526–

70Alexander County, NCNC36,95825–

71Onslow County, NCNC217,17524–

72Columbus County, NCNC50,48724–

73Mitchell County, NCNC15,06224–

74Moore County, NCNC110,61924–

75Surry County, NCNC72,28723–

76Sampson County, NCNC61,50423–

77Orange County, NCNC152,49822–

78Hoke County, NCNC56,93922–

79Martin County, NCNC21,60122–

80Polk County, NCNC20,53322–

81Macon County, NCNC39,23221–

82Scotland County, NCNC33,32221–

83Madison County, NCNC22,55321–

84Watauga County, NCNC54,78621–

85Richmond County, NCNC42,04120–

86Currituck County, NCNC33,15819–

87Ashe County, NCNC27,51419–

88Perquimans County, NCNC13,49017–

89Harnett County, NCNC150,13717–

90Yancey County, NCNC19,08417–

91Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916–

92Camden County, NCNC11,31516–

93Washington County, NCNC10,63816–

94Hertford County, NCNC19,01515–

95Jones County, NCNC9,57514–

96Yadkin County, NCNC38,32513–

97Gates County, NCNC10,2348–

98Greene County, NCNC20,7006–

99Hyde County, NCNC4,5541–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS