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Counties in North Carolina by black or African American population share

Bertie County had the highest black or African American population share of 100 counties in 2021, at 60.7%. Graham County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 20.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest60.7Bertie County
Lowest0.2Graham County
Median17.8100 counties
North Carolina20.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Bertie CountyBertie County: 60.7 %60.7Hertford CountyHertford County: 58.6 %58.6Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 56.6 %56.6Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 54.9 %54.9Halifax CountyHalifax County: 51.5 %51.5Warren CountyWarren County: 49.4 %49.4Washington CountyWashington County: 48.4 %48.4Anson CountyAnson County: 48 %48Vance CountyVance County: 47.8 %47.8Martin CountyMartin County: 42.2 %42.2Nash CountyNash County: 40.7 %40.7Wilson CountyWilson County: 39.5 %39.5Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 39.3 %39.3Scotland CountyScotland County: 38.5 %38.5Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 36.5 %36.5Tyrrell CountyTyrrell County: 36.4 %36.4Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 35.9 %35.9Pitt CountyPitt County: 35.1 %35.1Durham CountyDurham County: 34.8 %34.8Chowan CountyChowan County: 34.7 %34.7Greene CountyGreene County: 34.2 %34.2Guilford CountyGuilford County: 34 %34Bladen CountyBladen County: 33.9 %33.9Caswell CountyCaswell County: 32.3 %32.3Hoke CountyHoke County: 32.2 %32.2Richmond CountyRichmond County: 31.8 %31.8Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 31 %31Wayne CountyWayne County: 30.4 %30.4Gates CountyGates County: 29.9 %29.9Granville CountyGranville County: 29.2 %29.2Columbus CountyColumbus County: 29.1 %29.1Hyde CountyHyde County: 28 %28Jones CountyJones County: 27.8 %27.8Person CountyPerson County: 25.9 %25.9Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 25.2 %25.2Sampson CountySampson County: 25.1 %25.1Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 24.2 %24.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23.3 %23.3Robeson CountyRobeson County: 23 %23Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 22.5 %22.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bertie County60.7
2Hertford County58.6
3Edgecombe County56.6
4Northampton County54.9
5Halifax County51.5
6Warren County49.4
7Washington County48.4
8Anson County48
9Vance County47.8
10Martin County42.2
11Nash County40.7
12Wilson County39.5
13Lenoir County39.3
14Scotland County38.5
15Cumberland County36.5
16Tyrrell County36.4
17Pasquotank County35.9
18Pitt County35.1
19Durham County34.8
20Chowan County34.7
21Greene County34.2
22Guilford County34
23Bladen County33.9
24Caswell County32.3
25Hoke County32.2
26Richmond County31.8
27Mecklenburg County31
28Wayne County30.4
29Gates County29.9
30Granville County29.2
31Columbus County29.1
32Hyde County28
33Jones County27.8
34Person County25.9
35Forsyth County25.2
36Sampson County25.1
37Beaufort County24.2
38Franklin County23.3
39Robeson County23
40Perquimans County22.5
41Duplin County21.8
42Craven County21.3
43Harnett County20.6
44Cleveland County20.2
45Alamance County19.6
46Wake County19.4
47Pamlico County18.9
48Cabarrus County18.6
49Lee County18.6
50Rockingham County18.1
51Montgomery County17.4
52Gaston County16.9
53Johnston County16
54Rowan County15.8
55Onslow County13.7
56Pender County13.5
57New Hanover County12.3
58Iredell County11.6
59Stanly County11.4
60Union County11.1
61Chatham County11
62Orange County10.7
63Moore County10.6
64Camden County10.6
65Davidson County9.5
66Rutherford County9.1
67Brunswick County9
68Catawba County8
69Burke County6.2
70Currituck County5.8
71Buncombe County5.8
72Randolph County5.6
73Alexander County5.1
74Lincoln County5
75Polk County4.8
76Davie County4.6
77Carteret County4.4
78Transylvania County4.2
79Caldwell County4.1
80Avery County4.1
81Stokes County3.9
81Wilkes County3.9
83Surry County3.7
84Henderson County3.3
85McDowell County3.2
86Dare County3.2
87Yadkin County3.1
88Clay County2.4
89Jackson County2
90Watauga County1.8
91Alleghany County1.7
92Cherokee County1.4
92Madison County1.4
94Macon County1.3
95Ashe County1
96Swain County0.8
97Haywood County0.7
98Yancey County0.6
99Mitchell County0.3
100Graham County0.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Bertie County, with 60.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Graham County, with 0.2% in 2021.

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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