Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (White)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 63.3 | 6,695,587 | 33 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 63.4 | 210,875,446 | N/A |
| Robeson County | Rural | 24.8 | 29,029 | 3,101 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 34.7 | 6,063 | 3,051 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 35.2 | 7,206 | 3,048 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 37.2 | 17,937 | 3,023 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 37.8 | 18,459 | 3,017 |
| Vance County | Rural | 38.5 | 16,307 | 3,008 |
| Warren County | Rural | 38.5 | 7,215 | 3,008 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 39.7 | 6,827 | 2,992 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 40.8 | 21,680 | 2,977 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 41.0 | 14,094 | 2,975 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 43.9 | 147,878 | 2,940 |
| Anson County | Urban | 45.3 | 9,924 | 2,920 |
| Durham County | Urban | 45.5 | 149,981 | 2,918 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 46.1 | 36,231 | 2,914 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 46.5 | 526,435 | 2,908 |
| Washington County | Rural | 46.6 | 5,082 | 2,902 |
| Nash County | Urban | 48.2 | 46,001 | 2,880 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 49.1 | 266,751 | 2,874 |
| Greene County | Rural | 49.3 | 10,071 | 2,870 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 50.6 | 27,779 | 2,847 |
| Martin County | Rural | 51.6 | 11,239 | 2,833 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 53.0 | 91,243 | 2,807 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 53.2 | 31,539 | 2,805 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 54.9 | 16,248 | 2,773 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 55.0 | 64,683 | 2,770 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 55.6 | 22,691 | 2,756 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 56.4 | 1,903 | 2,736 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 56.9 | 24,360 | 2,723 |
| Granville County | Rural | 57.1 | 35,065 | 2,717 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 57.5 | 28,190 | 2,699 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 58.2 | 225,043 | 2,683 |
| Wake County | Urban | 59.4 | 683,568 | 2,654 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 60.2 | 8,319 | 2,631 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 60.2 | 30,351 | 2,631 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 60.3 | 13,671 | 2,627 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 60.7 | 2,808 | 2,612 |
| Swain County | Rural | 61.2 | 8,601 | 2,594 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 61.9 | 143,046 | 2,565 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 62.8 | 109,467 | 2,532 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 63.0 | 45,327 | 2,522 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 63.0 | 85,935 | 2,522 |
| Jones County | Rural | 63.4 | 5,857 | 2,505 |
| Gates County | Urban | 63.5 | 6,624 | 2,496 |
| Lee County | Rural | 65.7 | 42,408 | 2,414 |
| Person County | Urban | 65.7 | 25,796 | 2,414 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 66.6 | 151,028 | 2,380 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 66.8 | 17,289 | 2,373 |
| Craven County | Rural | 67.4 | 68,095 | 2,350 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 68.8 | 30,698 | 2,304 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 69.2 | 144,394 | 2,281 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 70.3 | 9,243 | 2,236 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 70.4 | 163,004 | 2,226 |
| Orange County | Urban | 70.5 | 103,797 | 2,223 |
| Union County | Urban | 71.1 | 174,145 | 2,197 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 71.3 | 105,910 | 2,186 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 72.5 | 56,808 | 2,140 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 72.5 | 72,654 | 2,140 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 72.6 | 66,525 | 2,131 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 74.6 | 9,184 | 2,060 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 75.5 | 144,865 | 2,025 |
| Pender County | Urban | 75.7 | 48,080 | 2,015 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 75.8 | 122,846 | 2,013 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 77.4 | 178,985 | 1,941 |
| Moore County | Urban | 78.0 | 80,209 | 1,909 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 79.1 | 135,280 | 1,859 |
| Camden County | Urban | 79.5 | 8,536 | 1,837 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 79.5 | 34,250 | 1,837 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 80.2 | 116,545 | 1,801 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 80.4 | 51,072 | 1,788 |
| Burke County | Urban | 81.1 | 71,266 | 1,744 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 82.3 | 120,123 | 1,666 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 83.0 | 53,801 | 1,624 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 83.1 | 225,935 | 1,621 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 84.1 | 98,766 | 1,560 |
| Davie County | Urban | 84.2 | 36,669 | 1,557 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 84.7 | 76,579 | 1,519 |
| Graham County | Rural | 85.2 | 6,854 | 1,468 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 85.6 | 25,360 | 1,441 |
| Surry County | Rural | 86.2 | 61,533 | 1,397 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 86.2 | 32,254 | 1,397 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 86.6 | 69,846 | 1,377 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 86.7 | 59,550 | 1,363 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 87.2 | 57,561 | 1,311 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 87.3 | 31,804 | 1,300 |
| Dare County | Rural | 87.3 | 32,757 | 1,300 |
| Polk County | Rural | 87.7 | 17,269 | 1,260 |
| Avery County | Rural | 88.4 | 15,592 | 1,196 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 88.5 | 39,523 | 1,184 |
| Macon County | Rural | 88.6 | 33,271 | 1,172 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 89.3 | 29,675 | 1,104 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 90.3 | 49,334 | 989 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 91.2 | 26,633 | 858 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 91.3 | 10,115 | 842 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 91.3 | 40,992 | 842 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 91.9 | 57,353 | 782 |
| Madison County | Urban | 92.0 | 19,915 | 767 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 92.1 | 13,794 | 749 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 92.5 | 17,268 | 684 |
| Clay County | Rural | 93.1 | 10,606 | 581 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 94.0 | 25,215 | 405 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 5:39 am.
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: White, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 5:39 am.
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: White, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.