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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 2022, at 90.6%. Kinston, NC had the lowest, at 22.3%. The median was 58.7% and the figure for North Carolina was 61.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest90.6Waynesville, NC
Lowest22.3Kinston, NC
Median58.793 cities
North Carolina61.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Waynesville, NC: 90.6 %Waynesville, NC90.6Pinehurst, NC: 88.6 %Pinehurst, NC88.6Boone, NC: 87.9 %Boone, NC87.9Belmont, NC: 85.3 %Belmont, NC85.3Elon, NC: 82.7 %Elon, NC82.7Cornelius, NC: 82.6 %Cornelius, NC82.6Leland, NC: 82.4 %Leland, NC82.4Summerfield, NC: 82.2 %Summerfield, NC82.2Mount Airy, NC: 81.9 %Mount Airy, NC81.9Hendersonville, NC: 81.2 %Hendersonville, NC81.2Davidson, NC: 80.9 %Davidson, NC80.9Morehead City, NC: 80.6 %Morehead City, NC80.6Lewisville, NC: 79.8 %Lewisville, NC79.8Archdale, NC: 79 %Archdale, NC79Weddington, NC: 78.6 %Weddington, NC78.6Asheville, NC: 78.4 %Asheville, NC78.4Clemmons, NC: 78 %Clemmons, NC78Stallings, NC: 74.5 %Stallings, NC74.5Mooresville, NC: 74.4 %Mooresville, NC74.4Holly Springs, NC: 73.3 %Holly Springs, NC73.3Southern Pines, NC: 73.2 %Southern Pines, NC73.2Mount Holly, NC: 72.6 %Mount Holly, NC72.6Aberdeen, NC: 72.5 %Aberdeen, NC72.5Matthews, NC: 72 %Matthews, NC72Mint Hill, NC: 72 %Mint Hill, NC72Indian Trail, NC: 71.8 %Indian Trail, NC71.8Wilmington, NC: 71.5 %Wilmington, NC71.5Huntersville, NC: 71.3 %Huntersville, NC71.3Waxhaw, NC: 70.8 %Waxhaw, NC70.8Lenoir, NC: 70.6 %Lenoir, NC70.6Fuquay-Varina, NC: 68.1 %Fuquay-Varina, NC68.1Kernersville, NC: 68 %Kernersville, NC68Wake Forest, NC: 67.4 %Wake Forest, NC67.4Kings Mountain, NC: 67.2 %Kings Mountain, NC67.2Apex, NC: 66.3 %Apex, NC66.3Hickory, NC: 65.5 %Hickory, NC65.5Carrboro, NC: 65.1 %Carrboro, NC65.1Chapel Hill, NC: 64.7 %Chapel Hill, NC64.7Newton, NC: 64.4 %Newton, NC64.4Albemarle, NC: 63.3 %Albemarle, NC63.3Waynesville, NC: 90.6 %Waynesville, NC90.6Pinehurst, NC: 88.6 %Pinehurst, NC88.6Boone, NC: 87.9 %Boone, NC87.9Belmont, NC: 85.3 %Belmont, NC85.3Elon, NC: 82.7 %Elon, NC82.7Cornelius, NC: 82.6 %Cornelius, NC82.6Leland, NC: 82.4 %Leland, NC82.4Summerfield, NC: 82.2 %Summerfield, NC82.2Mount Airy, NC: 81.9 %Mount Airy, NC81.9Hendersonville, NC: 81.2 %Hendersonville, NC81.2Davidson, NC: 80.9 %Davidson, NC80.9Morehead City, NC: 80.6 %Morehead City, NC80.6Lewisville, NC: 79.8 %Lewisville, NC79.8Archdale, NC: 79 %Archdale, NC79Weddington, NC: 78.6 %Weddington, NC78.6Asheville, NC: 78.4 %Asheville, NC78.4Clemmons, NC: 78 %Clemmons, NC78Stallings, NC: 74.5 %Stallings, NC74.5Mooresville, NC: 74.4 %Mooresville, NC74.4Holly Springs, NC: 73.3 %Holly Springs, NC73.3Southern Pines, NC: 73.2 %Southern Pines, NC73.2Mount Holly, NC: 72.6 %Mount Holly, NC72.6Aberdeen, NC: 72.5 %Aberdeen, NC72.5Matthews, NC: 72 %Matthews, NC72Mint Hill, NC: 72 %Mint Hill, NC72Indian Trail, NC: 71.8 %Indian Trail, NC71.8Wilmington, NC: 71.5 %Wilmington, NC71.5Huntersville, NC: 71.3 %Huntersville, NC71.3Waxhaw, NC: 70.8 %Waxhaw, NC70.8Lenoir, NC: 70.6 %Lenoir, NC70.6Fuquay-Varina, NC: 68.1 %Fuquay-Varina, NC68.1Kernersville, NC: 68 %Kernersville, NC68Wake Forest, NC: 67.4 %Wake Forest, NC67.4Kings Mountain, NC: 67.2 %Kings Mountain, NC67.2Apex, NC: 66.3 %Apex, NC66.3Hickory, NC: 65.5 %Hickory, NC65.5Carrboro, NC: 65.1 %Carrboro, NC65.1Chapel Hill, NC: 64.7 %Chapel Hill, NC64.7Newton, NC: 64.4 %Newton, NC64.4Albemarle, NC: 63.3 %Albemarle, NC63.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Waynesville, NC90.6-2.7 pts
2Pinehurst, NC88.6-0.8 pts
3Boone, NC87.9+0.5 pts
4Belmont, NC85.3+7.1 pts
5Elon, NC82.7+1 pts
6Cornelius, NC82.6+2.5 pts
7Leland, NC82.4+1.6 pts
8Summerfield, NC82.2-3.8 pts
9Mount Airy, NC81.9+4.5 pts
10Hendersonville, NC81.20 pts
11Davidson, NC80.9-2.8 pts
12Morehead City, NC80.6+0.1 pts
13Lewisville, NC79.8-0.1 pts
14Archdale, NC79-2.6 pts
15Weddington, NC78.6-2 pts
16Asheville, NC78.4+0.9 pts
17Clemmons, NC78-1.8 pts
18Stallings, NC74.5+0.4 pts
19Mooresville, NC74.4-0.5 pts
20Holly Springs, NC73.3-2.2 pts
21Southern Pines, NC73.2+4.8 pts
22Mount Holly, NC72.6-0 pts
23Aberdeen, NC72.5-0.6 pts
24Matthews, NC72-0.9 pts
25Mint Hill, NC72+0.4 pts
26Indian Trail, NC71.8-1.1 pts
27Wilmington, NC71.5+0.6 pts
28Huntersville, NC71.3-1.1 pts
29Waxhaw, NC70.8-0.5 pts
30Lenoir, NC70.6-0.8 pts
31Fuquay-Varina, NC68.1+0.3 pts
32Kernersville, NC68-0.7 pts
33Wake Forest, NC67.4-0.9 pts
34Kings Mountain, NC67.2+2 pts
35Apex, NC66.3-5.8 pts
36Hickory, NC65.5+0.8 pts
37Carrboro, NC65.1+1.2 pts
38Chapel Hill, NC64.7-0.8 pts
39Newton, NC64.4-5.9 pts
40Albemarle, NC63.3+0.6 pts
41Rolesville, NC62.1-2.7 pts
42Thomasville, NC60.2-1 pts
43Morganton, NC60-2.4 pts
44Eden, NC59.5-1.9 pts
45Cary, NC59.2-0.4 pts
46Lincolnton, NC58.9-4.2 pts
47Kannapolis, NC58.7-0.4 pts
48Garner, NC58.4+1.2 pts
49Clayton, NC58-1.3 pts
50Havelock, NC57.4+0.6 pts
51Mebane, NC57.1-0.7 pts
52Harrisburg, NC55.9-3.1 pts
53Winterville, NC55.5-1.9 pts
54Shelby, NC55-2.8 pts
55Concord, NC54-2.2 pts
55New Bern, NC54+2.2 pts
57Gastonia, NC53.8-1.9 pts
58Graham, NC53.5+1.8 pts
59Asheboro, NC53.2-1.9 pts
60Jacksonville, NC53.2-0.9 pts
61Raleigh, NC52.50 pts
62Roanoke Rapids, NC51.8+0.2 pts
63Smithfield, NC50.9-4.9 pts
64Statesville, NC50.5+0.9 pts
65Reidsville, NC50.1-1.9 pts
66Greenville, NC49.1-1.7 pts
67Salisbury, NC48.6-0.4 pts
68Burlington, NC48-0.9 pts
69Wendell, NC47.4+0.2 pts
70High Point, NC45.6+0.4 pts
71Winston-Salem, NC44.9-0 pts
72Pineville, NC44.7-0.1 pts
73Lexington, NC44.6-5 pts
74Monroe, NC44.1-0.4 pts
75Hope Mills, NC41.7-0.4 pts
76Tarboro, NC41.6+1.7 pts
77Zebulon, NC41.6-6.4 pts
78Durham, NC40.7+0.1 pts
79Sanford, NC40.4-1.8 pts
80Charlotte, NC39.7-0.5 pts
81Greensboro, NC38.6-0.9 pts
82Lumberton, NC37-0.2 pts
83Elizabeth City, NC36.9+0.9 pts
84Morrisville, NC35.9-1.4 pts
85Knightdale, NC35.9+2.3 pts
86Spring Lake, NC35.6+1 pts
87Fayetteville, NC35-0.3 pts
88Wilson, NC34.7-2.2 pts
89Laurinburg, NC34.4+0.6 pts
90Goldsboro, NC34.1+0.6 pts
91Rocky Mount, NC28.8-0.1 pts
92Henderson, NC24.70 pts
93Kinston, NC22.3-2.9 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/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: 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, 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: 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, 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/white-non-hispanic-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: 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, 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/white-non-hispanic-population-share/north-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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, 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/white-non-hispanic-population-share/north-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Waynesville, NC, with 90.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kinston, NC, with 22.3% in 2022.

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