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Cities in North Carolina by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2024

Waynesville, NC had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 93 cities in 2024, at 87.7%. Henderson, NC had the lowest, at 21.1%. The median was 56.1% and the figure for North Carolina was 60%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest87.7Waynesville, NC
Lowest21.1Henderson, NC
Median56.193 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2024

Waynesville, NC: 87.7 %Waynesville, NC87.7Pinehurst, NC: 85.6 %Pinehurst, NC85.6Boone, NC: 83.7 %Boone, NC83.7Leland, NC: 83.1 %Leland, NC83.1Cornelius, NC: 82 %Cornelius, NC82Belmont, NC: 80.5 %Belmont, NC80.5Davidson, NC: 80.2 %Davidson, NC80.2Asheville, NC: 79.8 %Asheville, NC79.8Elon, NC: 79 %Elon, NC79Lewisville, NC: 78.1 %Lewisville, NC78.1Hendersonville, NC: 77.7 %Hendersonville, NC77.7Morehead City, NC: 77.4 %Morehead City, NC77.4Archdale, NC: 76.9 %Archdale, NC76.9Mount Airy, NC: 76.8 %Mount Airy, NC76.8Weddington, NC: 75.5 %Weddington, NC75.5Stallings, NC: 75.4 %Stallings, NC75.4Summerfield, NC: 74.6 %Summerfield, NC74.6Southern Pines, NC: 73.4 %Southern Pines, NC73.4Lenoir, NC: 73.2 %Lenoir, NC73.2Clemmons, NC: 70.8 %Clemmons, NC70.8Holly Springs, NC: 70.5 %Holly Springs, NC70.5Matthews, NC: 70 %Matthews, NC70Wilmington, NC: 69.9 %Wilmington, NC69.9Mooresville, NC: 69.3 %Mooresville, NC69.3Waxhaw, NC: 67.5 %Waxhaw, NC67.5Huntersville, NC: 67.3 %Huntersville, NC67.3Fuquay-Varina, NC: 65.5 %Fuquay-Varina, NC65.5Kings Mountain, NC: 65.5 %Kings Mountain, NC65.5Mount Holly, NC: 65.4 %Mount Holly, NC65.4Indian Trail, NC: 64.7 %Indian Trail, NC64.7Wake Forest, NC: 64.6 %Wake Forest, NC64.6Aberdeen, NC: 64.2 %Aberdeen, NC64.2Mint Hill, NC: 64.2 %Mint Hill, NC64.2Newton, NC: 64.1 %Newton, NC64.1Kernersville, NC: 64.1 %Kernersville, NC64.1Chapel Hill, NC: 62.8 %Chapel Hill, NC62.8Hickory, NC: 62.6 %Hickory, NC62.6Albemarle, NC: 62.1 %Albemarle, NC62.1Apex, NC: 61.7 %Apex, NC61.7Carrboro, NC: 61.2 %Carrboro, NC61.2Waynesville, NC: 87.7 %Waynesville, NC87.7Pinehurst, NC: 85.6 %Pinehurst, NC85.6Boone, NC: 83.7 %Boone, NC83.7Leland, NC: 83.1 %Leland, NC83.1Cornelius, NC: 82 %Cornelius, NC82Belmont, NC: 80.5 %Belmont, NC80.5Davidson, NC: 80.2 %Davidson, NC80.2Asheville, NC: 79.8 %Asheville, NC79.8Elon, NC: 79 %Elon, NC79Lewisville, NC: 78.1 %Lewisville, NC78.1Hendersonville, NC: 77.7 %Hendersonville, NC77.7Morehead City, NC: 77.4 %Morehead City, NC77.4Archdale, NC: 76.9 %Archdale, NC76.9Mount Airy, NC: 76.8 %Mount Airy, NC76.8Weddington, NC: 75.5 %Weddington, NC75.5Stallings, NC: 75.4 %Stallings, NC75.4Summerfield, NC: 74.6 %Summerfield, NC74.6Southern Pines, NC: 73.4 %Southern Pines, NC73.4Lenoir, NC: 73.2 %Lenoir, NC73.2Clemmons, NC: 70.8 %Clemmons, NC70.8Holly Springs, NC: 70.5 %Holly Springs, NC70.5Matthews, NC: 70 %Matthews, NC70Wilmington, NC: 69.9 %Wilmington, NC69.9Mooresville, NC: 69.3 %Mooresville, NC69.3Waxhaw, NC: 67.5 %Waxhaw, NC67.5Huntersville, NC: 67.3 %Huntersville, NC67.3Fuquay-Varina, NC: 65.5 %Fuquay-Varina, NC65.5Kings Mountain, NC: 65.5 %Kings Mountain, NC65.5Mount Holly, NC: 65.4 %Mount Holly, NC65.4Indian Trail, NC: 64.7 %Indian Trail, NC64.7Wake Forest, NC: 64.6 %Wake Forest, NC64.6Aberdeen, NC: 64.2 %Aberdeen, NC64.2Mint Hill, NC: 64.2 %Mint Hill, NC64.2Newton, NC: 64.1 %Newton, NC64.1Kernersville, NC: 64.1 %Kernersville, NC64.1Chapel Hill, NC: 62.8 %Chapel Hill, NC62.8Hickory, NC: 62.6 %Hickory, NC62.6Albemarle, NC: 62.1 %Albemarle, NC62.1Apex, NC: 61.7 %Apex, NC61.7Carrboro, NC: 61.2 %Carrboro, NC61.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Waynesville, NC87.7-1 pts
2Pinehurst, NC85.6-1.3 pts
3Boone, NC83.7+0.1 pts
4Leland, NC83.1+2.2 pts
5Cornelius, NC82-0.2 pts
6Belmont, NC80.5-2.5 pts
7Davidson, NC80.2+2.3 pts
8Asheville, NC79.8+1.5 pts
9Elon, NC79-3.9 pts
10Lewisville, NC78.1-0.9 pts
11Hendersonville, NC77.7-0.6 pts
12Morehead City, NC77.4-0.3 pts
13Archdale, NC76.9-1.3 pts
14Mount Airy, NC76.8-6.6 pts
15Weddington, NC75.5-4 pts
16Stallings, NC75.4+2 pts
17Summerfield, NC74.6-3.9 pts
18Southern Pines, NC73.4-0.5 pts
19Lenoir, NC73.2+3 pts
20Clemmons, NC70.8-7.8 pts
21Holly Springs, NC70.5-3.7 pts
22Matthews, NC70-0.3 pts
23Wilmington, NC69.90 pts
24Mooresville, NC69.3-3.2 pts
25Waxhaw, NC67.5-0.8 pts
26Huntersville, NC67.3-1.5 pts
27Fuquay-Varina, NC65.5-1.7 pts
28Kings Mountain, NC65.5-3.5 pts
29Mount Holly, NC65.4-3.9 pts
30Indian Trail, NC64.7-2.5 pts
31Wake Forest, NC64.6-1 pts
32Aberdeen, NC64.2-1.3 pts
33Mint Hill, NC64.2-2.1 pts
34Newton, NC64.1+2 pts
35Kernersville, NC64.1-2.9 pts
36Chapel Hill, NC62.8-1 pts
37Hickory, NC62.6-1.7 pts
38Albemarle, NC62.1-0.9 pts
39Apex, NC61.7-1.6 pts
40Carrboro, NC61.2-2.8 pts
41Lincolnton, NC60.2+2.1 pts
42Eden, NC60+0.6 pts
43Smithfield, NC59.5+6.6 pts
44Morganton, NC58.4+0.7 pts
45Rolesville, NC57.7-0.5 pts
46Cary, NC56.7-1.3 pts
47Havelock, NC56.1+0.5 pts
48Thomasville, NC56-4 pts
49Winterville, NC55.8+0.4 pts
50Kannapolis, NC55.5-0.7 pts
51Mebane, NC55.1+0.5 pts
52Jacksonville, NC54.9-0.6 pts
53Clayton, NC54.2-0 pts
54Graham, NC53.9+2.4 pts
55Shelby, NC53.7+1 pts
56Asheboro, NC52.5-0.2 pts
57Reidsville, NC52.1-0.9 pts
58Garner, NC52-3.2 pts
59Statesville, NC51.9+2 pts
60Raleigh, NC51.2-0.3 pts
61Gastonia, NC51-0.7 pts
62Harrisburg, NC50.8-3.1 pts
63New Bern, NC50.7-2.9 pts
64Roanoke Rapids, NC50.1+0.3 pts
65Concord, NC49.4-1.8 pts
66Salisbury, NC49.1+1.6 pts
67Greenville, NC48.5-0.2 pts
68Wendell, NC47.6-0 pts
69Burlington, NC44.3-0.4 pts
70Monroe, NC43.7+1.2 pts
71Winston-Salem, NC43.6-0.4 pts
72Lexington, NC42.8-0.4 pts
73Pineville, NC42.2-2.7 pts
74Elizabeth City, NC42.1+5.4 pts
75Tarboro, NC41.9+2.8 pts
76Sanford, NC41.8+0.6 pts
77High Point, NC41.5-1.8 pts
78Hope Mills, NC40.9-0.7 pts
79Durham, NC40.3-0.2 pts
80Greensboro, NC38.1+0.2 pts
81Charlotte, NC38.1-0.6 pts
82Morrisville, NC35.1-0 pts
83Wilson, NC34.9-0.3 pts
84Goldsboro, NC34.3-0.1 pts
85Fayetteville, NC34.2-0.6 pts
86Laurinburg, NC34.2+1 pts
87Spring Lake, NC34-0.5 pts
88Knightdale, NC33.8-1.6 pts
89Lumberton, NC30.2-3.8 pts
90Zebulon, NC29-3.9 pts
91Rocky Mount, NC26-1.8 pts
92Kinston, NC22.7-1.3 pts
93Henderson, NC21.1-4.2 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White 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: White 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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 white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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 white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/north-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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 white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/north-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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 white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/north-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Waynesville, NC, with 87.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Henderson, NC, with 21.1% in 2024.

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