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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: White
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 63.4 210,875,446 N/A
North Carolina N/A 63.3 6,695,587 33 of 52
Wake County Urban 59.4 683,568 2,654
Mecklenburg County Urban 46.5 526,435 2,908
Guilford County Urban 49.1 266,751 2,874
Buncombe County Urban 83.1 225,935 1,621
Forsyth County Urban 58.2 225,043 2,683
New Hanover County Urban 77.4 178,985 1,941
Union County Urban 71.1 174,145 2,197
Gaston County Urban 70.4 163,004 2,226
Johnston County Urban 66.6 151,028 2,380
Durham County Urban 45.5 149,981 2,918
Cumberland County Urban 43.9 147,878 2,940
Iredell County Urban 75.5 144,865 2,025
Onslow County Urban 69.2 144,394 2,281
Cabarrus County Urban 61.9 143,046 2,565
Davidson County Urban 79.1 135,280 1,859
Catawba County Urban 75.8 122,846 2,013
Brunswick County Urban 82.3 120,123 1,666
Randolph County Urban 80.2 116,545 1,801
Alamance County Urban 62.8 109,467 2,532
Rowan County Urban 71.3 105,910 2,186
Orange County Urban 70.5 103,797 2,223
Henderson County Urban 84.1 98,766 1,560
Pitt County Urban 53.0 91,243 2,807
Harnett County Rural 63.0 85,935 2,522
Moore County Urban 78.0 80,209 1,909
Lincoln County Urban 84.7 76,579 1,519
Cleveland County Rural 72.5 72,654 2,140
Burke County Urban 81.1 71,266 1,744
Caldwell County Urban 86.6 69,846 1,377
Craven County Rural 67.4 68,095 2,350
Rockingham County Urban 72.6 66,525 2,131
Wayne County Urban 55.0 64,683 2,770
Surry County Rural 86.2 61,533 1,397
Carteret County Rural 86.7 59,550 1,363
Wilkes County Rural 87.2 57,561 1,311
Haywood County Rural 91.9 57,353 782
Chatham County Urban 72.5 56,808 2,140
Rutherford County Rural 83.0 53,801 1,624
Stanly County Rural 80.4 51,072 1,788
Watauga County Rural 90.3 49,334 989
Pender County Urban 75.7 48,080 2,015
Nash County Urban 48.2 46,001 2,880
Franklin County Urban 63.0 45,327 2,522
Lee County Rural 65.7 42,408 2,414
Stokes County Urban 91.3 40,992 842
McDowell County Rural 88.5 39,523 1,184
Davie County Urban 84.2 36,669 1,557
Wilson County Rural 46.1 36,231 2,914
Granville County Rural 57.1 35,065 2,717
Jackson County Rural 79.5 34,250 1,837
Macon County Rural 88.6 33,271 1,172
Dare County Rural 87.3 32,757 1,300
Yadkin County Urban 86.2 32,254 1,397
Alexander County Urban 87.3 31,804 1,300
Sampson County Rural 53.2 31,539 2,805
Beaufort County Rural 68.8 30,698 2,304
Columbus County Rural 60.2 30,351 2,631
Transylvania County Rural 89.3 29,675 1,104
Robeson County Rural 24.8 29,029 3,101
Duplin County Rural 57.5 28,190 2,699
Lenoir County Rural 50.6 27,779 2,847
Cherokee County Rural 91.2 26,633 858
Person County Urban 65.7 25,796 2,414
Currituck County Urban 85.6 25,360 1,441
Ashe County Rural 94.0 25,215 405
Richmond County Rural 56.9 24,360 2,723
Pasquotank County Rural 55.6 22,691 2,756
Hoke County Urban 40.8 21,680 2,977
Madison County Urban 92.0 19,915 767
Edgecombe County Urban 37.8 18,459 3,017
Halifax County Rural 37.2 17,937 3,023
Montgomery County Rural 66.8 17,289 2,373
Polk County Rural 87.7 17,269 1,260
Yancey County Rural 92.5 17,268 684
Vance County Rural 38.5 16,307 3,008
Bladen County Rural 54.9 16,248 2,773
Avery County Rural 88.4 15,592 1,196
Scotland County Rural 41.0 14,094 2,975
Mitchell County Rural 92.1 13,794 749
Caswell County Rural 60.3 13,671 2,627
Martin County Rural 51.6 11,239 2,833
Clay County Rural 93.1 10,606 581
Alleghany County Rural 91.3 10,115 842
Greene County Rural 49.3 10,071 2,870
Anson County Urban 45.3 9,924 2,920
Perquimans County Rural 70.3 9,243 2,236
Pamlico County Rural 74.6 9,184 2,060
Swain County Rural 61.2 8,601 2,594
Camden County Urban 79.5 8,536 1,837
Chowan County Rural 60.2 8,319 2,631
Warren County Rural 38.5 7,215 3,008
Hertford County Rural 35.2 7,206 3,048
Graham County Rural 85.2 6,854 1,468
Northampton County Rural 39.7 6,827 2,992
Gates County Urban 63.5 6,624 2,496
Bertie County Rural 34.7 6,063 3,051
Jones County Rural 63.4 5,857 2,505
Washington County Rural 46.6 5,082 2,902
Hyde County Rural 60.7 2,808 2,612
Tyrrell County Rural 56.4 1,903 2,736
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/16/2025 7:23 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: White, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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