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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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United States N/A 12.4 41,070,890 N/A
North Carolina N/A 20.6 2,178,329 9 of 52
Mecklenburg County Urban 30.5 344,569 291
Wake County Urban 19.3 221,985 495
Guilford County Urban 34.0 184,691 241
Cumberland County Urban 37.3 125,737 202
Durham County Urban 33.1 108,885 253
Forsyth County Urban 25.5 98,592 369
Pitt County Urban 35.1 60,469 226
Cabarrus County Urban 18.9 43,654 503
Gaston County Urban 17.6 40,681 534
Nash County Urban 40.6 38,787 166
Johnston County Urban 16.6 37,620 555
Wayne County Urban 30.6 35,979 288
Alamance County Urban 19.9 34,710 483
Wilson County Rural 39.3 30,889 184
Harnett County Rural 20.8 28,377 461
Union County Urban 11.2 27,397 717
Edgecombe County Urban 55.9 27,272 59
Robeson County Rural 23.3 27,233 417
Onslow County Urban 12.5 26,157 671
New Hanover County Urban 11.3 26,060 714
Halifax County Rural 51.9 25,038 81
Rowan County Urban 15.7 23,278 572
Iredell County Urban 11.6 22,203 701
Lenoir County Rural 39.7 21,799 180
Vance County Rural 49.0 20,746 101
Craven County Rural 20.3 20,493 473
Cleveland County Rural 18.4 18,406 520
Granville County Rural 29.5 18,098 307
Hoke County Urban 33.5 17,797 244
Franklin County Urban 23.7 17,074 408
Rockingham County Urban 17.6 16,112 534
Davidson County Urban 9.3 15,898 804
Orange County Urban 10.6 15,595 745
Sampson County Rural 24.9 14,768 386
Buncombe County Urban 5.4 14,702 1,070
Columbus County Rural 28.7 14,472 322
Pasquotank County Rural 35.2 14,361 225
Richmond County Rural 31.8 13,599 269
Catawba County Urban 8.0 12,975 868
Scotland County Rural 37.8 12,973 195
Lee County Rural 18.6 11,995 510
Brunswick County Urban 8.1 11,808 858
Hertford County Rural 56.8 11,636 55
Duplin County Rural 22.8 11,184 427
Bertie County Rural 60.1 10,498 42
Anson County Urban 47.2 10,346 113
Beaufort County Rural 22.8 10,181 427
Person County Urban 25.5 10,004 369
Bladen County Rural 33.6 9,928 243
Moore County Urban 9.6 9,898 790
Northampton County Rural 54.9 9,451 69
Martin County Rural 41.0 8,934 158
Randolph County Urban 6.1 8,907 1,011
Warren County Rural 47.1 8,826 115
Chatham County Urban 10.5 8,238 756
Pender County Urban 12.4 7,847 674
Caswell County Rural 31.5 7,138 274
Stanly County Rural 11.0 6,998 723
Greene County Rural 32.2 6,570 262
Washington County Rural 49.6 5,411 96
Burke County Urban 6.1 5,320 1,011
Lincoln County Urban 5.8 5,271 1,041
Rutherford County Rural 8.1 5,240 858
Chowan County Rural 33.2 4,593 251
Montgomery County Rural 16.7 4,318 553
Henderson County Urban 3.3 3,842 1,354
Caldwell County Urban 4.1 3,319 1,220
Gates County Urban 31.2 3,254 279
Carteret County Rural 4.4 2,998 1,180
Perquimans County Rural 21.8 2,861 448
Surry County Rural 3.8 2,680 1,262
Jones County Rural 27.3 2,523 342
Wilkes County Rural 3.7 2,461 1,285
Pamlico County Rural 18.6 2,286 510
Davie County Urban 4.0 1,734 1,235
McDowell County Rural 3.9 1,730 1,253
Stokes County Urban 3.4 1,543 1,333
Currituck County Urban 5.1 1,509 1,106
Alexander County Urban 4.0 1,468 1,235
Transylvania County Rural 3.9 1,302 1,253
Watauga County Rural 2.2 1,194 1,558
Hyde County Rural 25.0 1,154 384
Tyrrell County Rural 32.7 1,103 256
Yadkin County Urban 2.9 1,095 1,407
Dare County Rural 2.8 1,052 1,424
Jackson County Rural 2.4 1,021 1,507
Polk County Rural 5.1 1,002 1,106
Camden County Urban 8.3 891 847
Avery County Rural 4.2 742 1,202
Haywood County Rural 1.0 624 2,055
Cherokee County Rural 1.5 449 1,804
Macon County Rural 1.2 446 1,924
Ashe County Rural 1.1 289 1,990
Madison County Urban 1.0 223 2,055
Swain County Rural 1.5 212 1,804
Clay County Rural 1.8 204 1,676
Alleghany County Rural 1.5 164 1,804
Mitchell County Rural 0.8 118 2,214
Yancey County Rural 0.6 109 2,415
Graham County Rural 0.7 56 2,317
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:24 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

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.

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