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Cities in North Carolina by black or African American population share

Kinston, NC had the highest black or African American population share of 93 cities in 2022, at 68.8%. Pinehurst, NC had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for North Carolina was 20.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.8Kinston, NC
Lowest1.5Pinehurst, NC
Median20.693 cities
North Carolina20.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Kinston, NC: 68.8 %Kinston, NC68.8Henderson, NC: 63.1 %Henderson, NC63.1Rocky Mount, NC: 62 %Rocky Mount, NC62Goldsboro, NC: 54.4 %Goldsboro, NC54.4Tarboro, NC: 49.7 %Tarboro, NC49.7Wilson, NC: 49.1 %Wilson, NC49.1Laurinburg, NC: 48.9 %Laurinburg, NC48.9Elizabeth City, NC: 48.6 %Elizabeth City, NC48.6Knightdale, NC: 47.1 %Knightdale, NC47.1Greensboro, NC: 42.6 %Greensboro, NC42.6Fayetteville, NC: 41.4 %Fayetteville, NC41.4Greenville, NC: 40 %Greenville, NC40Reidsville, NC: 37 %Reidsville, NC37Lumberton, NC: 36.6 %Lumberton, NC36.6Salisbury, NC: 36.5 %Salisbury, NC36.5Winterville, NC: 36.4 %Winterville, NC36.4Durham, NC: 35.8 %Durham, NC35.8Zebulon, NC: 35 %Zebulon, NC35Charlotte, NC: 34.7 %Charlotte, NC34.7Roanoke Rapids, NC: 34 %Roanoke Rapids, NC34Shelby, NC: 33.5 %Shelby, NC33.5Hope Mills, NC: 33.3 %Hope Mills, NC33.3Winston-Salem, NC: 32.4 %Winston-Salem, NC32.4High Point, NC: 31.8 %High Point, NC31.8Spring Lake, NC: 31.4 %Spring Lake, NC31.4Lexington, NC: 30.8 %Lexington, NC30.8New Bern, NC: 30.6 %New Bern, NC30.6Gastonia, NC: 29.7 %Gastonia, NC29.7Smithfield, NC: 28.9 %Smithfield, NC28.9Wendell, NC: 28.8 %Wendell, NC28.8Eden, NC: 28.5 %Eden, NC28.5Statesville, NC: 28.5 %Statesville, NC28.5Burlington, NC: 28.4 %Burlington, NC28.4Raleigh, NC: 27.5 %Raleigh, NC27.5Kings Mountain, NC: 25.9 %Kings Mountain, NC25.9Sanford, NC: 25.3 %Sanford, NC25.3Rolesville, NC: 25.3 %Rolesville, NC25.3Pineville, NC: 24.5 %Pineville, NC24.5Albemarle, NC: 24.4 %Albemarle, NC24.4Mebane, NC: 24.4 %Mebane, NC24.4Kinston, NC: 68.8 %Kinston, NC68.8Henderson, NC: 63.1 %Henderson, NC63.1Rocky Mount, NC: 62 %Rocky Mount, NC62Goldsboro, NC: 54.4 %Goldsboro, NC54.4Tarboro, NC: 49.7 %Tarboro, NC49.7Wilson, NC: 49.1 %Wilson, NC49.1Laurinburg, NC: 48.9 %Laurinburg, NC48.9Elizabeth City, NC: 48.6 %Elizabeth City, NC48.6Knightdale, NC: 47.1 %Knightdale, NC47.1Greensboro, NC: 42.6 %Greensboro, NC42.6Fayetteville, NC: 41.4 %Fayetteville, NC41.4Greenville, NC: 40 %Greenville, NC40Reidsville, NC: 37 %Reidsville, NC37Lumberton, NC: 36.6 %Lumberton, NC36.6Salisbury, NC: 36.5 %Salisbury, NC36.5Winterville, NC: 36.4 %Winterville, NC36.4Durham, NC: 35.8 %Durham, NC35.8Zebulon, NC: 35 %Zebulon, NC35Charlotte, NC: 34.7 %Charlotte, NC34.7Roanoke Rapids, NC: 34 %Roanoke Rapids, NC34Shelby, NC: 33.5 %Shelby, NC33.5Hope Mills, NC: 33.3 %Hope Mills, NC33.3Winston-Salem, NC: 32.4 %Winston-Salem, NC32.4High Point, NC: 31.8 %High Point, NC31.8Spring Lake, NC: 31.4 %Spring Lake, NC31.4Lexington, NC: 30.8 %Lexington, NC30.8New Bern, NC: 30.6 %New Bern, NC30.6Gastonia, NC: 29.7 %Gastonia, NC29.7Smithfield, NC: 28.9 %Smithfield, NC28.9Wendell, NC: 28.8 %Wendell, NC28.8Eden, NC: 28.5 %Eden, NC28.5Statesville, NC: 28.5 %Statesville, NC28.5Burlington, NC: 28.4 %Burlington, NC28.4Raleigh, NC: 27.5 %Raleigh, NC27.5Kings Mountain, NC: 25.9 %Kings Mountain, NC25.9Sanford, NC: 25.3 %Sanford, NC25.3Rolesville, NC: 25.3 %Rolesville, NC25.3Pineville, NC: 24.5 %Pineville, NC24.5Albemarle, NC: 24.4 %Albemarle, NC24.4Mebane, NC: 24.4 %Mebane, NC24.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Kinston, NC68.8+2 pts
2Henderson, NC63.1+0.9 pts
3Rocky Mount, NC62-1.3 pts
4Goldsboro, NC54.4+0.3 pts
5Tarboro, NC49.7-1.6 pts
6Wilson, NC49.1+1.1 pts
7Laurinburg, NC48.9+1.5 pts
8Elizabeth City, NC48.6-2.3 pts
9Knightdale, NC47.1-2.3 pts
10Greensboro, NC42.6-0.1 pts
11Fayetteville, NC41.4-0.2 pts
12Greenville, NC40+0.9 pts
13Reidsville, NC37-1.5 pts
14Lumberton, NC36.6+1.3 pts
15Salisbury, NC36.5+0.1 pts
16Winterville, NC36.4+2.3 pts
17Durham, NC35.8-0.9 pts
18Zebulon, NC35-0.9 pts
19Charlotte, NC34.70 pts
20Roanoke Rapids, NC34-0.1 pts
21Shelby, NC33.5+1.8 pts
22Hope Mills, NC33.3-0.6 pts
23Winston-Salem, NC32.4-0.3 pts
24High Point, NC31.8-2.2 pts
25Spring Lake, NC31.4-2.7 pts
26Lexington, NC30.8+2.4 pts
27New Bern, NC30.6-2.5 pts
28Gastonia, NC29.7+0.3 pts
29Smithfield, NC28.9+2.9 pts
30Wendell, NC28.8+1.1 pts
31Eden, NC28.5+1.7 pts
32Statesville, NC28.5-4.1 pts
33Burlington, NC28.4+0.4 pts
34Raleigh, NC27.5-0.5 pts
35Kings Mountain, NC25.9-1.5 pts
36Sanford, NC25.3+0.6 pts
37Rolesville, NC25.3+3.2 pts
38Pineville, NC24.5-1 pts
39Albemarle, NC24.4+0.1 pts
39Mebane, NC24.4+2.1 pts
41Garner, NC24.1-3.1 pts
42Graham, NC23.7+0.5 pts
43Clayton, NC23.5+1.2 pts
44Monroe, NC23+0.9 pts
45Kannapolis, NC21.9-0.1 pts
46Concord, NC21.7+1.1 pts
47Lincolnton, NC20.6+3.4 pts
48Wake Forest, NC17.9+0.4 pts
49Thomasville, NC17.8+2.1 pts
50Jacksonville, NC17.7+0.1 pts
51Harrisburg, NC17.6+0.8 pts
52Kernersville, NC16.7+0.3 pts
53Wilmington, NC16.1-0.9 pts
54Havelock, NC15.8-1.3 pts
55Fuquay-Varina, NC15.7-2.1 pts
56Aberdeen, NC15.7-2.3 pts
57Mint Hill, NC15.2-1.4 pts
58Mount Holly, NC14.3-1.4 pts
59Lenoir, NC13.7+1.3 pts
60Asheboro, NC13.4+0.8 pts
61Southern Pines, NC13.3-4 pts
62Morganton, NC13.3+1.4 pts
63Hickory, NC13.2-0.5 pts
64Lewisville, NC13.1-1.7 pts
65Huntersville, NC13+0.7 pts
66Carrboro, NC12.9-2.2 pts
67Matthews, NC12+0.6 pts
68Morrisville, NC11.5-0.6 pts
69Newton, NC11.2+1.1 pts
70Asheville, NC10.4-0.5 pts
71Mooresville, NC10.4+0.4 pts
72Chapel Hill, NC10.3-0.1 pts
73Stallings, NC9.8-0.4 pts
74Mount Airy, NC9.6-1.5 pts
75Holly Springs, NC9.5-0.2 pts
76Indian Trail, NC8.9-0.3 pts
77Leland, NC8.7-1.3 pts
78Davidson, NC8.2+0.6 pts
79Waxhaw, NC8-1.1 pts
80Cary, NC8+0.3 pts
81Apex, NC7.7+0.3 pts
82Elon, NC6.9-0 pts
83Archdale, NC6.7+1 pts
84Hendersonville, NC6.5-0.8 pts
85Morehead City, NC6.5+0.6 pts
86Weddington, NC6.2+0.6 pts
87Clemmons, NC6.2+0.7 pts
88Belmont, NC5.8-4.3 pts
89Summerfield, NC5.1+0.8 pts
90Cornelius, NC4.7-1.6 pts
91Boone, NC2.6-0.6 pts
92Waynesville, NC1.7+0.2 pts
93Pinehurst, NC1.5-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in North Carolina by black or African American population share, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by black or African American population share, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/north-carolina-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in North Carolina by black or African American population share, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/north-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by black or African American population share, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/north-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in North Carolina by black or African American population share, 2022}},
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Kinston, NC, with 68.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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