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Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 41,234,642.
• Rank within US : N/A

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,200,761.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52

Mecklenburg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 339,021.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 289 of 3146

Wake County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 218,151.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 489 of 3146

Guilford County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 178,875.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 259 of 3146

Cumberland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 123,259.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 216 of 3146

Durham County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 113,682.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 225 of 3146

Forsyth County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 98,362.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 385 of 3146

Pitt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 61,924.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 248 of 3146

Wayne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 37,666.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 306 of 3146

Cabarrus County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 37,166.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 541 of 3146

Nash County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 36,961.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 196 of 3146

Gaston County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 35,824.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 580 of 3146

Wilson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 32,275.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 194 of 3146

Alamance County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 31,926.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 509 of 3146

Robeson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 31,585.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 425 of 3146

Johnston County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 31,423.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 592 of 3146

New Hanover County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 31,337.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 652 of 3146

Edgecombe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 30,332.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 59 of 3146

Harnett County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 27,536.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 478 of 3146

Onslow County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 27,291.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 643 of 3146

Halifax County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 27,013.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 87 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 26,454.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 732 of 3146

Rowan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 22,677.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 584 of 3146

Lenoir County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 22,205.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 198 of 3146

Craven County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 22,169.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 463 of 3146

Vance County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 22,166.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 98 of 3146

Iredell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 21,339.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 700 of 3146

Cleveland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 20,386.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 474 of 3146

Hoke County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 18,259.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 260 of 3146

Granville County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 17,842.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 315 of 3146

Columbus County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 17,089.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 305 of 3146

Rockingham County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,739.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 537 of 3146

Franklin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,594.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 403 of 3146

Orange County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,562.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 733 of 3146

Buncombe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,101.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1021 of 3146

Sampson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,080.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 399 of 3146

Davidson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 15,232.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 834 of 3146

Pasquotank County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,449.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 223 of 3146

Richmond County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,344.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 283 of 3146

Hertford County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 59.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,263.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 53 of 3146

Duplin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,006.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 426 of 3146

Scotland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 13,660.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 201 of 3146

Catawba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,896.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 889 of 3146

Brunswick County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,864.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 810 of 3146

Lee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,273.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 495 of 3146

Anson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,094.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 107 of 3146

Moore County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,052.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 696 of 3146

Bertie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,933.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 43 of 3146

Beaufort County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,782.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 404 of 3146

Bladen County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,594.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 247 of 3146

Northampton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,246.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 65 of 3146

Person County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 10,329.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 382 of 3146

Warren County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 10,004.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 96 of 3146

Martin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 42.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9,625.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 164 of 3146

Randolph County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,619.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1038 of 3146

Pender County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,612.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 636 of 3146

Chatham County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,041.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 742 of 3146

Caswell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,425.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 270 of 3146

Greene County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,334.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 245 of 3146

Stanly County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,000.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 738 of 3146

Rutherford County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,355.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 821 of 3146

Washington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,658.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 115 of 3146

Burke County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,477.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1032 of 3146

Chowan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,967.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 241 of 3146

Montgomery County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,794.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 550 of 3146

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,125.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1157 of 3146

Henderson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,002.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1350 of 3146

Gates County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,859.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 266 of 3146

Caldwell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,779.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1189 of 3146

Carteret County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,685.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1124 of 3146

Perquimans County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,217.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 424 of 3146

Jones County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,923.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 308 of 3146

Wilkes County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,712.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1276 of 3146

Surry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,683.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1311 of 3146

Pamlico County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,341.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 535 of 3146

Alexander County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,173.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1058 of 3146

Davie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,094.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1159 of 3146

Stokes County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,909.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1250 of 3146

McDowell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,628.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1323 of 3146

Transylvania County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,612.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1171 of 3146

Hyde County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,550.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 322 of 3146

Tyrrell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,521.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 214 of 3146

Currituck County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,461.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1101 of 3146

Camden County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,460.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 648 of 3146

Yadkin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,320.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1345 of 3146

Dare County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,086.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1422 of 3146

Polk County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,005.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1164 of 3146

Watauga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 967.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1735 of 3146

Jackson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 956.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1598 of 3146

Avery County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 693.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1277 of 3146

Macon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 580.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1772 of 3146

Haywood County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 572.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2134 of 3146

Madison County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 349.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1782 of 3146

Cherokee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 348.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1953 of 3146

Alleghany County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 267.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1548 of 3146

Clay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 228.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1638 of 3146

Ashe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 197.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2328 of 3146

Yancey County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 119.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2396 of 3146

Swain County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 67.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2624 of 3146

Mitchell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 57.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2723 of 3146

Graham County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 17.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2876 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/09/2022 6:56 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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