Counties in North Carolina by black or African American population share, 2024

Bertie County had the highest black or African American population share of 100 counties in 2024, at 59.6%. Graham County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 16.9% and the figure for North Carolina was 20%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.6Bertie County
Lowest0.4Graham County
Median16.9100 counties
North Carolina20History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Bertie CountyBertie County: 59.6 %59.6Hertford CountyHertford County: 55.6 %55.6Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 55.5 %55.5Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 54.4 %54.4Halifax CountyHalifax County: 51.5 %51.5Washington CountyWashington County: 47.7 %47.7Vance CountyVance County: 47.3 %47.3Warren CountyWarren County: 47.3 %47.3Anson CountyAnson County: 44.6 %44.6Martin CountyMartin County: 40.1 %40.1Nash CountyNash County: 40.1 %40.1Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 39.2 %39.2Wilson CountyWilson County: 38.6 %38.6Scotland CountyScotland County: 37 %37Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 36.7 %36.7Pitt CountyPitt County: 34.7 %34.7Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 34.2 %34.2Guilford CountyGuilford County: 33.5 %33.5Tyrrell CountyTyrrell County: 32.6 %32.6Chowan CountyChowan County: 32.4 %32.4Bladen CountyBladen County: 32.1 %32.1Hoke CountyHoke County: 32.1 %32.1Durham CountyDurham County: 31.8 %31.8Greene CountyGreene County: 31.5 %31.5Richmond CountyRichmond County: 31.2 %31.2Gates CountyGates County: 31 %31Caswell CountyCaswell County: 30.5 %30.5Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 29.7 %29.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 29.6 %29.6Granville CountyGranville County: 28.8 %28.8Columbus CountyColumbus County: 28 %28Jones CountyJones County: 26.6 %26.6Person CountyPerson County: 25.8 %25.8Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 24.6 %24.6Hyde CountyHyde County: 24.2 %24.2Sampson CountySampson County: 24 %24Robeson CountyRobeson County: 23.2 %23.2Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 22.8 %22.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.5 %22.5Duplin CountyDuplin County: 22.1 %22.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bertie County59.6-0.4 pts
2Hertford County55.6-0.9 pts
3Edgecombe County55.5-0.3 pts
4Northampton County54.4+0.3 pts
5Halifax County51.5-0.2 pts
6Washington County47.7-1.2 pts
7Vance County47.3-1.6 pts
8Warren County47.3+0.2 pts
9Anson County44.6-2.1 pts
10Martin County40.1-0.9 pts
11Nash County40.1-0.5 pts
12Lenoir County39.2-0.1 pts
13Wilson County38.6-0.5 pts
14Scotland County37-0.8 pts
15Cumberland County36.7+0.3 pts
16Pitt County34.7-0.2 pts
17Pasquotank County34.2-0.4 pts
18Guilford County33.5-0.1 pts
19Tyrrell County32.6+0.1 pts
20Chowan County32.4-0.5 pts
21Bladen County32.1-0.9 pts
22Hoke County32.1-0.4 pts
23Durham County31.8-1 pts
24Greene County31.5-0.3 pts
25Richmond County31.2-0.4 pts
26Gates County31-0.1 pts
27Caswell County30.5-1 pts
28Mecklenburg County29.7-0.4 pts
29Wayne County29.6-0.7 pts
30Granville County28.8-0.3 pts
31Columbus County28-0.6 pts
32Jones County26.6-0.7 pts
33Person County25.8+0.4 pts
34Forsyth County24.6-0.4 pts
35Hyde County24.2-0.6 pts
36Sampson County24-0.8 pts
37Robeson County23.2-0 pts
38Beaufort County22.80 pts
39Franklin County22.5-0.3 pts
40Duplin County22.1-0.6 pts
41Perquimans County21.3-0.5 pts
42Harnett County19.8-0.5 pts
43Alamance County19.6-0.1 pts
44Craven County19.5-0.6 pts
45Cabarrus County18.7+0.2 pts
46Wake County18.5-0.5 pts
47Cleveland County17.9-0.5 pts
48Rockingham County17.3-0.2 pts
49Lee County17.2-0.3 pts
50Gaston County17.1-0.3 pts
51Johnston County16.7+0.2 pts
52Pamlico County16.1-2.4 pts
53Montgomery County16-0.3 pts
54Rowan County15.5+0.1 pts
55Pender County12.1-0.2 pts
56Onslow County11.5-0.4 pts
57Stanly County11.2+0.3 pts
58Iredell County11.1-0.2 pts
59Union County10.9-0.1 pts
60New Hanover County10.8-0.4 pts
61Orange County10.1-0.1 pts
62Chatham County10-0.3 pts
63Camden County9.4+1.2 pts
64Davidson County9.1-0 pts
65Moore County8.9-0.7 pts
66Brunswick County8.3+0.3 pts
67Rutherford County7.7-0.4 pts
68Catawba County7.7-0.3 pts
69Burke County6.1+0.1 pts
70Randolph County6+0.1 pts
71Lincoln County5.9+0.1 pts
72Currituck County5-0.1 pts
73Alexander County5+1 pts
74Buncombe County4.8-0.6 pts
75Davie County4.4+0.5 pts
76Polk County4.4-0.7 pts
77Carteret County4.1-0.1 pts
78Caldwell County4.1-0 pts
79McDowell County3.9-0 pts
80Avery County3.8-0.4 pts
81Stokes County3.7+0.2 pts
82Wilkes County3.6-0.1 pts
83Transylvania County3.6-0.2 pts
84Surry County3.6+0.1 pts
85Henderson County2.6-0.3 pts
86Swain County2.6+1.1 pts
87Dare County2.6-0.3 pts
88Clay County2.2+0.4 pts
89Jackson County2.1-0.1 pts
90Cherokee County1.8+0.2 pts
91Yadkin County1.6-1.2 pts
92Alleghany County1.6+0.2 pts
93Watauga County1.6-0 pts
94Macon County1.4+0.2 pts
95Madison County1.1+0.1 pts
96Mitchell County0.9+0.1 pts
97Ashe County0.9-0.1 pts
98Haywood County0.9-0.1 pts
99Yancey County0.8+0.3 pts
100Graham County0.4-0.3 pts

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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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Bertie County, with 59.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Graham County, with 0.4% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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