Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12.7 | 41,234,642 | N/A |
| North Carolina | 21.4 | 2,200,761 | 9 of 52 |
| Graham County | 0.2 | 17 | 2,876 |
| Mitchell County | 0.4 | 57 | 2,723 |
| Swain County | 0.5 | 67 | 2,624 |
| Yancey County | 0.7 | 119 | 2,396 |
| Ashe County | 0.7 | 197 | 2,328 |
| Haywood County | 0.9 | 572 | 2,134 |
| Cherokee County | 1.2 | 348 | 1,953 |
| Madison County | 1.6 | 349 | 1,782 |
| Macon County | 1.7 | 580 | 1,772 |
| Watauga County | 1.8 | 967 | 1,735 |
| Clay County | 2.1 | 228 | 1,638 |
| Jackson County | 2.2 | 956 | 1,598 |
| Alleghany County | 2.4 | 267 | 1,548 |
| Dare County | 3.0 | 1,086 | 1,422 |
| Henderson County | 3.5 | 4,002 | 1,350 |
| Yadkin County | 3.5 | 1,320 | 1,345 |
| McDowell County | 3.6 | 1,628 | 1,323 |
| Surry County | 3.7 | 2,683 | 1,311 |
| Avery County | 4.0 | 693 | 1,277 |
| Wilkes County | 4.0 | 2,712 | 1,276 |
| Stokes County | 4.2 | 1,909 | 1,250 |
| Caldwell County | 4.6 | 3,779 | 1,189 |
| Transylvania County | 4.8 | 1,612 | 1,171 |
| Polk County | 4.9 | 1,005 | 1,164 |
| Davie County | 5.0 | 2,094 | 1,159 |
| Lincoln County | 5.0 | 4,125 | 1,157 |
| Carteret County | 5.3 | 3,685 | 1,124 |
| Currituck County | 5.5 | 1,461 | 1,101 |
| Alexander County | 5.8 | 2,173 | 1,058 |
| Randolph County | 6.0 | 8,619 | 1,038 |
| Burke County | 6.1 | 5,477 | 1,032 |
| Buncombe County | 6.3 | 16,101 | 1,021 |
| Catawba County | 8.2 | 12,896 | 889 |
| Davidson County | 9.2 | 15,232 | 834 |
| Rutherford County | 9.5 | 6,355 | 821 |
| Brunswick County | 9.8 | 12,864 | 810 |
| Chatham County | 11.3 | 8,041 | 742 |
| Stanly County | 11.4 | 7,000 | 738 |
| Orange County | 11.4 | 16,562 | 733 |
| Union County | 11.4 | 26,454 | 732 |
| Iredell County | 12.2 | 21,339 | 700 |
| Moore County | 12.4 | 12,052 | 696 |
| New Hanover County | 13.7 | 31,337 | 652 |
| Camden County | 13.8 | 1,460 | 648 |
| Onslow County | 14.0 | 27,291 | 643 |
| Pender County | 14.3 | 8,612 | 636 |
| Johnston County | 16.0 | 31,423 | 592 |
| Rowan County | 16.2 | 22,677 | 584 |
| Gaston County | 16.3 | 35,824 | 580 |
| Montgomery County | 17.6 | 4,794 | 550 |
| Cabarrus County | 18.0 | 37,166 | 541 |
| Rockingham County | 18.4 | 16,739 | 537 |
| Pamlico County | 18.4 | 2,341 | 535 |
| Alamance County | 19.5 | 31,926 | 509 |
| Lee County | 20.3 | 12,273 | 495 |
| Wake County | 20.4 | 218,151 | 489 |
| Harnett County | 20.8 | 27,536 | 478 |
| Cleveland County | 21.0 | 20,386 | 474 |
| Craven County | 21.6 | 22,169 | 463 |
| Duplin County | 23.8 | 14,006 | 426 |
| Robeson County | 23.8 | 31,585 | 425 |
| Perquimans County | 24.0 | 3,217 | 424 |
| Beaufort County | 25.0 | 11,782 | 404 |
| Franklin County | 25.0 | 16,594 | 403 |
| Sampson County | 25.4 | 16,080 | 399 |
| Forsyth County | 26.2 | 98,362 | 385 |
| Person County | 26.3 | 10,329 | 382 |
| Hyde County | 29.7 | 1,550 | 322 |
| Granville County | 30.1 | 17,842 | 315 |
| Jones County | 30.5 | 2,923 | 308 |
| Wayne County | 30.5 | 37,666 | 306 |
| Columbus County | 30.5 | 17,089 | 305 |
| Mecklenburg County | 31.6 | 339,021 | 289 |
| Richmond County | 31.9 | 14,344 | 283 |
| Caswell County | 32.7 | 7,425 | 270 |
| Gates County | 33.4 | 3,859 | 266 |
| Hoke County | 33.8 | 18,259 | 260 |
| Guilford County | 33.9 | 178,875 | 259 |
| Pitt County | 34.7 | 61,924 | 248 |
| Bladen County | 34.7 | 11,594 | 247 |
| Greene County | 34.9 | 7,334 | 245 |
| Chowan County | 35.2 | 4,967 | 241 |
| Durham County | 36.5 | 113,682 | 225 |
| Pasquotank County | 36.6 | 14,449 | 223 |
| Cumberland County | 37.0 | 123,259 | 216 |
| Tyrrell County | 37.1 | 1,521 | 214 |
| Scotland County | 38.9 | 13,660 | 201 |
| Lenoir County | 39.1 | 22,205 | 198 |
| Nash County | 39.3 | 36,961 | 196 |
| Wilson County | 39.6 | 32,275 | 194 |
| Martin County | 42.1 | 9,625 | 164 |
| Washington County | 47.5 | 5,658 | 115 |
| Anson County | 48.6 | 12,094 | 107 |
| Vance County | 49.8 | 22,166 | 98 |
| Warren County | 50.3 | 10,004 | 96 |
| Halifax County | 52.8 | 27,013 | 87 |
| Northampton County | 56.4 | 11,246 | 65 |
| Edgecombe County | 57.6 | 30,332 | 59 |
| Hertford County | 59.4 | 14,263 | 53 |
| Bertie County | 61.6 | 11,933 | 43 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/18/2022 9:46 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/18/2022 9:46 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.