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

Waynesville, NC had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 93 cities in 2021, at 93.3%. Henderson, NC had the lowest, at 24.7%. The median was 59.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 62.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.3Waynesville, NC
Lowest24.7Henderson, NC
Median59.393 cities
North Carolina62.1History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Waynesville, NC: 93.3 %Waynesville, NC93.3Pinehurst, NC: 89.4 %Pinehurst, NC89.4Boone, NC: 87.4 %Boone, NC87.4Summerfield, NC: 86 %Summerfield, NC86Davidson, NC: 83.7 %Davidson, NC83.7Elon, NC: 81.7 %Elon, NC81.7Archdale, NC: 81.6 %Archdale, NC81.6Hendersonville, NC: 81.2 %Hendersonville, NC81.2Leland, NC: 80.8 %Leland, NC80.8Weddington, NC: 80.6 %Weddington, NC80.6Morehead City, NC: 80.4 %Morehead City, NC80.4Cornelius, NC: 80.1 %Cornelius, NC80.1Lewisville, NC: 80 %Lewisville, NC80Clemmons, NC: 79.9 %Clemmons, NC79.9Belmont, NC: 78.2 %Belmont, NC78.2Asheville, NC: 77.5 %Asheville, NC77.5Mount Airy, NC: 77.5 %Mount Airy, NC77.5Holly Springs, NC: 75.4 %Holly Springs, NC75.4Mooresville, NC: 74.8 %Mooresville, NC74.8Stallings, NC: 74.1 %Stallings, NC74.1Aberdeen, NC: 73.1 %Aberdeen, NC73.1Indian Trail, NC: 72.9 %Indian Trail, NC72.9Matthews, NC: 72.9 %Matthews, NC72.9Mount Holly, NC: 72.7 %Mount Holly, NC72.7Huntersville, NC: 72.4 %Huntersville, NC72.4Apex, NC: 72.1 %Apex, NC72.1Mint Hill, NC: 71.6 %Mint Hill, NC71.6Lenoir, NC: 71.3 %Lenoir, NC71.3Waxhaw, NC: 71.3 %Waxhaw, NC71.3Wilmington, NC: 70.9 %Wilmington, NC70.9Newton, NC: 70.4 %Newton, NC70.4Kernersville, NC: 68.8 %Kernersville, NC68.8Southern Pines, NC: 68.5 %Southern Pines, NC68.5Wake Forest, NC: 68.3 %Wake Forest, NC68.3Fuquay-Varina, NC: 67.8 %Fuquay-Varina, NC67.8Chapel Hill, NC: 65.5 %Chapel Hill, NC65.5Kings Mountain, NC: 65.2 %Kings Mountain, NC65.2Rolesville, NC: 64.8 %Rolesville, NC64.8Hickory, NC: 64.7 %Hickory, NC64.7Carrboro, NC: 63.9 %Carrboro, NC63.9Waynesville, NC: 93.3 %Waynesville, NC93.3Pinehurst, NC: 89.4 %Pinehurst, NC89.4Boone, NC: 87.4 %Boone, NC87.4Summerfield, NC: 86 %Summerfield, NC86Davidson, NC: 83.7 %Davidson, NC83.7Elon, NC: 81.7 %Elon, NC81.7Archdale, NC: 81.6 %Archdale, NC81.6Hendersonville, NC: 81.2 %Hendersonville, NC81.2Leland, NC: 80.8 %Leland, NC80.8Weddington, NC: 80.6 %Weddington, NC80.6Morehead City, NC: 80.4 %Morehead City, NC80.4Cornelius, NC: 80.1 %Cornelius, NC80.1Lewisville, NC: 80 %Lewisville, NC80Clemmons, NC: 79.9 %Clemmons, NC79.9Belmont, NC: 78.2 %Belmont, NC78.2Asheville, NC: 77.5 %Asheville, NC77.5Mount Airy, NC: 77.5 %Mount Airy, NC77.5Holly Springs, NC: 75.4 %Holly Springs, NC75.4Mooresville, NC: 74.8 %Mooresville, NC74.8Stallings, NC: 74.1 %Stallings, NC74.1Aberdeen, NC: 73.1 %Aberdeen, NC73.1Indian Trail, NC: 72.9 %Indian Trail, NC72.9Matthews, NC: 72.9 %Matthews, NC72.9Mount Holly, NC: 72.7 %Mount Holly, NC72.7Huntersville, NC: 72.4 %Huntersville, NC72.4Apex, NC: 72.1 %Apex, NC72.1Mint Hill, NC: 71.6 %Mint Hill, NC71.6Lenoir, NC: 71.3 %Lenoir, NC71.3Waxhaw, NC: 71.3 %Waxhaw, NC71.3Wilmington, NC: 70.9 %Wilmington, NC70.9Newton, NC: 70.4 %Newton, NC70.4Kernersville, NC: 68.8 %Kernersville, NC68.8Southern Pines, NC: 68.5 %Southern Pines, NC68.5Wake Forest, NC: 68.3 %Wake Forest, NC68.3Fuquay-Varina, NC: 67.8 %Fuquay-Varina, NC67.8Chapel Hill, NC: 65.5 %Chapel Hill, NC65.5Kings Mountain, NC: 65.2 %Kings Mountain, NC65.2Rolesville, NC: 64.8 %Rolesville, NC64.8Hickory, NC: 64.7 %Hickory, NC64.7Carrboro, NC: 63.9 %Carrboro, NC63.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Waynesville, NC93.3
2Pinehurst, NC89.4
3Boone, NC87.4
4Summerfield, NC86
5Davidson, NC83.7
6Elon, NC81.7
7Archdale, NC81.6
8Hendersonville, NC81.2
9Leland, NC80.8
10Weddington, NC80.6
11Morehead City, NC80.4
12Cornelius, NC80.1
13Lewisville, NC80
14Clemmons, NC79.9
15Belmont, NC78.2
16Asheville, NC77.5
17Mount Airy, NC77.5
18Holly Springs, NC75.4
19Mooresville, NC74.8
20Stallings, NC74.1
21Aberdeen, NC73.1
22Indian Trail, NC72.9
23Matthews, NC72.9
24Mount Holly, NC72.7
25Huntersville, NC72.4
26Apex, NC72.1
27Mint Hill, NC71.6
28Lenoir, NC71.3
29Waxhaw, NC71.3
30Wilmington, NC70.9
31Newton, NC70.4
32Kernersville, NC68.8
33Southern Pines, NC68.5
34Wake Forest, NC68.3
35Fuquay-Varina, NC67.8
36Chapel Hill, NC65.5
37Kings Mountain, NC65.2
38Rolesville, NC64.8
39Hickory, NC64.7
40Carrboro, NC63.9
41Lincolnton, NC63.1
42Albemarle, NC62.8
43Morganton, NC62.4
44Eden, NC61.4
45Thomasville, NC61.2
46Cary, NC59.6
47Clayton, NC59.3
48Kannapolis, NC59.1
49Harrisburg, NC59
50Mebane, NC57.8
50Shelby, NC57.8
52Winterville, NC57.4
53Garner, NC57.2
54Havelock, NC56.8
55Concord, NC56.2
56Smithfield, NC55.8
57Gastonia, NC55.6
58Asheboro, NC55.1
59Jacksonville, NC54.2
60Raleigh, NC52.4
61Reidsville, NC52
62New Bern, NC51.8
63Graham, NC51.7
64Roanoke Rapids, NC51.6
65Greenville, NC50.8
66Statesville, NC49.6
67Lexington, NC49.6
68Salisbury, NC48.9
69Burlington, NC48.9
70Zebulon, NC48
71Wendell, NC47.2
72High Point, NC45.3
73Winston-Salem, NC45
74Pineville, NC44.8
75Monroe, NC44.4
76Sanford, NC42.2
77Hope Mills, NC42.1
78Durham, NC40.6
79Charlotte, NC40.2
80Tarboro, NC39.9
81Greensboro, NC39.5
82Morrisville, NC37.4
83Lumberton, NC37.2
84Wilson, NC36.9
85Elizabeth City, NC36
86Fayetteville, NC35.3
87Spring Lake, NC34.6
88Laurinburg, NC33.7
89Knightdale, NC33.6
90Goldsboro, NC33.5
91Rocky Mount, NC29
92Kinston, NC25.2
93Henderson, NC24.7

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/north-carolina-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/north-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/north-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2021}},
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