Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: White
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 (White)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 61.0 | 204,142,876 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 61.8 | 6,630,087 | 33 of 52 |
| Wake County | Urban | 57.9 | 682,049 | 2,616 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 44.9 | 518,746 | 2,882 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 47.6 | 260,614 | 2,844 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 82.0 | 224,885 | 1,588 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 55.8 | 217,688 | 2,681 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 76.6 | 180,170 | 1,895 |
| Union County | Urban | 69.2 | 173,717 | 2,190 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 68.4 | 160,677 | 2,226 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 64.2 | 150,425 | 2,381 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 74.1 | 145,582 | 2,007 |
| Durham County | Urban | 43.4 | 144,356 | 2,905 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 42.4 | 143,594 | 2,921 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 67.2 | 139,725 | 2,278 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 59.1 | 139,597 | 2,584 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 77.5 | 133,972 | 1,852 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 81.7 | 124,657 | 1,609 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 74.6 | 122,021 | 1,984 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 78.0 | 114,219 | 1,825 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 60.2 | 106,569 | 2,549 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 70.0 | 104,854 | 2,153 |
| Orange County | Urban | 68.5 | 102,595 | 2,222 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 81.5 | 96,573 | 1,624 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 52.7 | 93,301 | 2,761 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 62.0 | 86,245 | 2,488 |
| Moore County | Urban | 77.3 | 81,108 | 1,858 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 83.1 | 77,009 | 1,533 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 71.6 | 72,350 | 2,093 |
| Burke County | Urban | 80.7 | 70,844 | 1,671 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 86.1 | 69,339 | 1,305 |
| Craven County | Rural | 66.3 | 68,018 | 2,315 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 72.6 | 66,859 | 2,057 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 51.4 | 60,942 | 2,781 |
| Surry County | Rural | 83.9 | 59,905 | 1,471 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 86.0 | 59,438 | 1,313 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 87.0 | 57,339 | 1,213 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 91.2 | 57,171 | 752 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 71.1 | 56,974 | 2,108 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 81.9 | 53,155 | 1,596 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 79.1 | 51,164 | 1,768 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 89.8 | 49,473 | 939 |
| Pender County | Urban | 75.1 | 49,242 | 1,958 |
| Nash County | Urban | 47.8 | 46,014 | 2,842 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 61.6 | 45,832 | 2,505 |
| Lee County | Rural | 63.6 | 41,846 | 2,412 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 90.1 | 40,678 | 894 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 87.6 | 39,241 | 1,163 |
| Davie County | Urban | 82.6 | 36,441 | 1,564 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 45.6 | 36,124 | 2,872 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 79.4 | 34,741 | 1,749 |
| Granville County | Rural | 56.7 | 34,534 | 2,658 |
| Macon County | Rural | 86.5 | 32,821 | 1,268 |
| Dare County | Rural | 86.3 | 32,699 | 1,294 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 87.3 | 31,805 | 1,186 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 83.1 | 31,232 | 1,533 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 51.1 | 30,375 | 2,786 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 68.2 | 30,368 | 2,239 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 59.5 | 29,839 | 2,565 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 88.4 | 29,769 | 1,092 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 24.2 | 28,260 | 3,096 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 49.5 | 27,167 | 2,814 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 90.5 | 26,739 | 839 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 53.6 | 26,427 | 2,749 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 84.7 | 25,917 | 1,412 |
| Person County | Urban | 65.0 | 25,705 | 2,356 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 92.8 | 25,019 | 487 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 56.0 | 23,733 | 2,676 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 55.0 | 22,478 | 2,714 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 38.6 | 20,773 | 2,977 |
| Madison County | Urban | 91.6 | 20,036 | 709 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 37.3 | 18,160 | 2,999 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 37.1 | 17,676 | 3,001 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 92.1 | 17,315 | 616 |
| Polk County | Rural | 87.0 | 17,300 | 1,213 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 64.5 | 16,765 | 2,369 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 54.5 | 16,119 | 2,731 |
| Vance County | Rural | 38.0 | 16,070 | 2,988 |
| Avery County | Rural | 86.8 | 15,338 | 1,237 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 91.2 | 13,678 | 752 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 40.6 | 13,623 | 2,952 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 60.3 | 13,503 | 2,546 |
| Martin County | Rural | 51.5 | 11,137 | 2,780 |
| Clay County | Rural | 92.7 | 10,768 | 502 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 88.9 | 9,932 | 1,027 |
| Anson County | Urban | 44.5 | 9,911 | 2,891 |
| Greene County | Rural | 47.9 | 9,811 | 2,841 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 70.5 | 9,332 | 2,130 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 73.6 | 9,116 | 2,027 |
| Camden County | Urban | 78.1 | 8,536 | 1,816 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 60.4 | 8,353 | 2,542 |
| Swain County | Rural | 59.5 | 8,333 | 2,565 |
| Warren County | Rural | 38.4 | 7,220 | 2,979 |
| Graham County | Rural | 84.9 | 6,853 | 1,402 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 34.0 | 6,773 | 3,025 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 40.0 | 6,771 | 2,961 |
| Gates County | Urban | 63.3 | 6,569 | 2,425 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 34.6 | 5,934 | 3,021 |
| Jones County | Rural | 63.5 | 5,905 | 2,413 |
| Washington County | Rural | 45.3 | 4,901 | 2,876 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 57.7 | 2,649 | 2,622 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 57.3 | 1,962 | 2,637 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:47 am.
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: White, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.