Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.2 | 40,919,547 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 20.3 | 2,176,727 | 9 of 52 |
| Graham County | Rural | 0.4 | 30 | 2,572 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 0.8 | 157 | 2,184 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 0.9 | 567 | 2,118 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 0.9 | 139 | 2,118 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 1.0 | 272 | 2,041 |
| Madison County | Urban | 1.1 | 239 | 1,980 |
| Macon County | Rural | 1.4 | 523 | 1,835 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 1.7 | 193 | 1,711 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 1.7 | 647 | 1,711 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 1.8 | 527 | 1,675 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 2.0 | 1,112 | 1,613 |
| Clay County | Rural | 2.2 | 256 | 1,555 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 2.2 | 982 | 1,555 |
| Dare County | Rural | 2.5 | 964 | 1,484 |
| Swain County | Rural | 2.6 | 363 | 1,459 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 2.9 | 3,434 | 1,417 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 3.6 | 1,207 | 1,289 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 3.6 | 2,403 | 1,289 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 3.7 | 1,650 | 1,273 |
| Avery County | Rural | 3.8 | 676 | 1,260 |
| Surry County | Rural | 3.8 | 2,692 | 1,260 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 3.9 | 1,730 | 1,243 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 4.1 | 3,274 | 1,218 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 4.2 | 2,913 | 1,209 |
| Davie County | Urban | 4.4 | 1,959 | 1,187 |
| Polk County | Rural | 4.4 | 876 | 1,187 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 4.8 | 13,276 | 1,143 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 5.0 | 1,828 | 1,108 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 5.0 | 1,541 | 1,108 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 5.9 | 5,472 | 1,026 |
| Burke County | Urban | 6.2 | 5,405 | 998 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 6.2 | 9,125 | 998 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 7.7 | 4,984 | 886 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 7.9 | 12,945 | 864 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 8.4 | 12,809 | 837 |
| Moore County | Urban | 9.0 | 9,406 | 816 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 9.3 | 16,096 | 801 |
| Camden County | Urban | 9.4 | 1,031 | 795 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 10.2 | 8,152 | 756 |
| Orange County | Urban | 10.5 | 15,708 | 743 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 10.9 | 25,672 | 725 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 11.2 | 22,101 | 709 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 11.2 | 7,259 | 709 |
| Union County | Urban | 11.2 | 28,009 | 709 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 12.0 | 25,041 | 680 |
| Pender County | Urban | 12.1 | 7,951 | 675 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 15.8 | 23,658 | 562 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 16.2 | 4,222 | 552 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 16.2 | 2,007 | 552 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 16.9 | 39,604 | 541 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 17.3 | 15,915 | 528 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 17.5 | 41,145 | 527 |
| Lee County | Rural | 17.8 | 11,685 | 524 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 17.9 | 18,099 | 521 |
| Wake County | Urban | 18.8 | 221,415 | 500 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 19.3 | 45,644 | 484 |
| Craven County | Rural | 19.7 | 20,249 | 479 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 19.8 | 34,953 | 477 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 20.2 | 28,104 | 469 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 21.3 | 2,820 | 448 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 22.2 | 10,934 | 433 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 22.8 | 10,166 | 425 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 23.4 | 17,406 | 408 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 23.4 | 27,308 | 408 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 24.1 | 14,323 | 386 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 24.6 | 1,128 | 378 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 25.2 | 98,404 | 369 |
| Person County | Urban | 25.8 | 10,220 | 355 |
| Jones County | Rural | 26.7 | 2,480 | 346 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 28.1 | 14,082 | 318 |
| Granville County | Rural | 29.1 | 17,711 | 304 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 29.8 | 35,324 | 290 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 30.1 | 346,988 | 285 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 30.7 | 6,874 | 278 |
| Gates County | Urban | 31.0 | 3,220 | 273 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 31.4 | 13,279 | 267 |
| Greene County | Rural | 31.8 | 6,514 | 262 |
| Durham County | Urban | 32.1 | 106,591 | 260 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 32.4 | 9,569 | 255 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 32.7 | 4,522 | 250 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 32.8 | 17,664 | 248 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 32.8 | 1,123 | 248 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 33.8 | 185,470 | 237 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 34.7 | 14,163 | 227 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 35.0 | 61,982 | 224 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 37.0 | 12,435 | 202 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 37.7 | 127,504 | 192 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 38.8 | 30,773 | 185 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 39.3 | 21,560 | 177 |
| Nash County | Urban | 40.2 | 38,655 | 165 |
| Martin County | Rural | 40.3 | 8,723 | 162 |
| Anson County | Urban | 45.0 | 10,031 | 126 |
| Vance County | Rural | 47.3 | 20,032 | 112 |
| Warren County | Rural | 47.3 | 8,882 | 112 |
| Washington County | Rural | 47.9 | 5,182 | 107 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 51.7 | 24,627 | 87 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 54.9 | 9,293 | 65 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 55.6 | 27,114 | 63 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 55.8 | 11,117 | 61 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 59.6 | 10,238 | 43 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 8:36 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.