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Cities in North Carolina ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 551 cities in North Carolina based on their Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in North Carolina

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  • 1
    Charlotte
    Black population in Charlotte is 325,964
    33.59% of Charlotte population is Black
  • 2
    Raleigh
    Black population in Raleigh is 141,578
    27.67% of Raleigh population is Black
  • 3
    Greensboro
    Black population in Greensboro is 136,027
    42.13% of Greensboro population is Black
  • 4
    Durham
    Black population in Durham is 107,523
    34.06% of Durham population is Black
  • 5
    Fayetteville
    Black population in Fayetteville is 99,581
    42.24% of Fayetteville population is Black

List of 551 cities in North Carolina by Black Population

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Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total North Carolina Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Charlotte 325,964 33.59% 18.31%
2 Raleigh 141,578 27.67% 7.95%
3 Greensboro 136,027 42.13% 7.64%
4 Durham 107,523 34.06% 6.04%
5 Fayetteville 99,581 42.24% 5.59%
6 Winston-Salem 88,698 32.24% 4.98%
7 High Point 41,031 32.76% 2.30%
8 38,229 40.93% 2.15%
9 35,218 62.07% 1.98%
10 27,980 31.71% 1.57%
11 26,628 23.01% 1.50%
12 24,027 48.06% 1.35%
13 20,516 16.27% 1.15%
14 19,607 31.37% 1.10%
15 19,156 52.91% 1.08%
16 16,400 8.53% 0.92%
17 16,040 18.74% 0.90%
18 15,723 25.44% 0.88%
19 13,750 66.10% 0.77%
20 13,698 35.89% 0.77%
21 11,402 20.50% 0.64%
22 10,362 50.56% 0.58%
23 10,090 10.01% 0.57%
24 10,044 14.96% 0.56%
25 9,935 29.50% 0.56%
26 9,748 45.92% 0.55%
27 9,543 60.74% 0.54%
28 9,392 26.49% 0.53%
29 8,797 27.78% 0.49%
30 8,716 22.05% 0.49%
31 8,382 23.99% 0.47%
32 8,187 33.96% 0.46%
33 8,064 26.85% 0.45%
34 7,756 48.32% 0.44%
35 7,679 12.03% 0.43%
36 7,673 38.41% 0.43%
37 7,299 15.33% 0.41%
38 6,985 16.62% 0.39%
39 6,800 12.31% 0.38%
40 6,793 33.86% 0.38%
41 6,531 8.92% 0.37%
42 6,084 37.82% 0.34%
43 5,758 25.40% 0.32%
44 5,629 27.22% 0.32%
45 5,627 51.76% 0.32%
46 5,468 17.60% 0.31%
47 5,289 54.54% 0.30%
48 5,283 11.74% 0.30%
49 5,250 18.17% 0.29%
50 5,127 37.41% 0.29%
51 4,995 31.40% 0.28%
52 4,979 15.28% 0.28%
53 4,734 28.98% 0.27%
54 4,678 16.04% 0.26%
55 4,672 14.57% 0.26%
56 4,603 44.48% 0.26%
57 4,463 23.16% 0.25%
58 4,310 14.76% 0.24%
59 4,246 9.16% 0.24%
60 4,006 23.37% 0.23%
61 3,884 35.04% 0.22%
62 3,608 38.77% 0.20%
63 3,607 19.17% 0.20%
64 3,542 60.46% 0.20%
65 3,404 37.60% 0.19%
66 3,393 66.22% 0.19%
67 3,382 15.65% 0.19%
68 3,354 35.98% 0.19%
69 3,297 35.84% 0.19%
70 3,256 36.36% 0.18%
71 3,230 16.76% 0.18%
72 3,218 28.77% 0.18%
73 3,161 63.67% 0.18%
74 3,154 25.67% 0.18%
75 3,083 43.18% 0.17%
76 3,077 24.57% 0.17%
77 3,051 13.36% 0.17%
78 2,977 24.98% 0.17%
79 2,929 10.54% 0.16%
80 2,840 15.29% 0.16%
81 2,773 21.32% 0.16%
82 2,663 20.68% 0.15%
83 2,657 13.73% 0.15%
84 2,616 51.10% 0.15%
85 2,610 45.94% 0.15%
86 2,597 57.76% 0.15%
87 2,553 41.95% 0.14%
88 2,450 28.00% 0.14%
89 2,418 44.81% 0.14%
90 2,404 10.09% 0.14%
91 2,393 13.49% 0.13%
92 2,346 51.74% 0.13%
93 2,331 49.36% 0.13%
94 2,316 64.46% 0.13%
95 2,278 69.71% 0.13%
96 2,266 28.38% 0.13%
97 2,137 22.64% 0.12%
98 2,033 40.48% 0.11%
99 2,004 21.29% 0.11%
100 1,977 31.19% 0.11%
101 1,952 39.39% 0.11%
102 1,903 5.56% 0.11%
103 1,771 59.47% 0.10%
104 1,763 63.28% 0.10%
105 1,761 33.11% 0.10%
106 1,754 87.83% 0.10%
107 1,683 11.57% 0.09%
108 1,681 48.63% 0.09%
109 1,663 11.55% 0.09%
110 1,650 10.10% 0.09%
111 1,626 9.37% 0.09%
112 1,593 6.91% 0.09%
113 1,588 10.07% 0.09%
114 1,585 39.08% 0.09%
115 1,575 18.02% 0.09%
116 1,534 29.42% 0.09%
117 1,516 61.33% 0.09%
118 1,511 52.36% 0.08%
119 1,496 47.28% 0.08%
120 1,495 71.33% 0.08%
121 1,493 30.87% 0.08%
122 1,474 97.29% 0.08%
123 1,473 59.93% 0.08%
124 1,450 45.14% 0.08%
125 1,356 8.46% 0.08%
126 1,343 12.26% 0.08%
127 1,329 41.01% 0.07%
128 1,299 44.17% 0.07%
129 1,293 12.20% 0.07%
130 1,279 52.72% 0.07%
131 1,260 6.08% 0.07%
132 1,213 79.33% 0.07%
133 1,203 45.19% 0.07%
134 1,162 35.02% 0.07%
135 1,151 29.83% 0.06%
136 1,150 9.71% 0.06%
137 1,147 20.66% 0.06%
138 1,128 40.94% 0.06%
139 1,118 45.71% 0.06%
140 1,111 8.95% 0.06%
141 1,107 31.93% 0.06%
142 1,090 39.91% 0.06%
143 1,085 30.89% 0.06%
144 1,066 17.66% 0.06%
145 1,061 23.79% 0.06%
146 1,060 77.77% 0.06%
147 1,042 63.65% 0.06%
148 1,040 20.88% 0.06%
149 1,025 32.71% 0.06%
150 1,000 11.82% 0.06%
151 977 20.37% 0.05%
152 975 8.88% 0.05%
153 948 19.96% 0.05%
154 940 6.61% 0.05%
155 939 11.06% 0.05%
156 914 15.12% 0.05%
157 903 7.59% 0.05%
158 888 27.92% 0.05%
159 873 8.94% 0.05%
160 870 53.41% 0.05%
161 867 38.09% 0.05%
162 839 61.83% 0.05%
163 833 12.28% 0.05%
164 825 26.46% 0.05%
165 810 30.02% 0.05%
166 796 57.76% 0.04%
167 778 44.97% 0.04%
168 772 64.66% 0.04%
169 764 15.95% 0.04%
170 754 14.22% 0.04%
171 749 54.87% 0.04%
172 727 14.61% 0.04%
173 716 51.18% 0.04%
174 700 28.39% 0.04%
175 695 14.20% 0.04%
176 694 45.21% 0.04%
177 690 9.74% 0.04%
177 690 13.61% 0.04%
178 687 64.75% 0.04%
179 682 16.49% 0.04%
180 679 29.96% 0.04%
181 676 29.46% 0.04%
182 671 68.96% 0.04%
183 668 18.87% 0.04%
184 661 55.69% 0.04%
185 647 20.81% 0.04%
185 647 14.72% 0.04%
186 645 58.42% 0.04%
187 644 46.10% 0.04%
188 642 22.77% 0.04%
189 639 13.02% 0.04%
190 629 97.22% 0.04%
191 615 10.67% 0.03%
192 614 14.38% 0.03%
193 602 54.09% 0.03%
194 600 10.87% 0.03%
195 587 79.11% 0.03%
195 587 71.59% 0.03%
196 581 73.92% 0.03%
197 579 8.42% 0.03%
198 574 16.63% 0.03%
199 561 12.27% 0.03%
200 557 20.14% 0.03%
201 555 69.64% 0.03%
202 551 85.29% 0.03%
203 548 18.06% 0.03%
204 546 2.82% 0.03%
204 546 13.42% 0.03%
205 540 10.47% 0.03%
206 539 58.78% 0.03%
207 533 60.91% 0.03%
208 528 58.21% 0.03%
209 526 33.00% 0.03%
210 525 76.42% 0.03%
210 525 18.95% 0.03%
211 521 19.30% 0.03%
211 521 18.99% 0.03%
212 510 35.17% 0.03%
213 508 23.01% 0.03%
214 505 32.66% 0.03%
215 503 45.60% 0.03%
216 501 12.47% 0.03%
217 498 19.30% 0.03%
218 493 85.29% 0.03%
219 483 60.45% 0.03%
219 483 16.49% 0.03%
220 480 66.12% 0.03%
221 479 82.87% 0.03%
221 479 43.51% 0.03%
222 478 42.60% 0.03%
222 478 62.08% 0.03%
223 469 65.05% 0.03%
224 454 60.05% 0.03%
225 444 46.20% 0.02%
226 441 85.63% 0.02%
227 437 42.89% 0.02%
227 437 14.63% 0.02%
228 430 6.76% 0.02%
229 419 4.80% 0.02%
229 419 14.26% 0.02%
230 418 18.97% 0.02%
231 416 8.98% 0.02%
232 415 51.11% 0.02%
233 413 55.07% 0.02%
234 411 10.24% 0.02%
235 410 38.57% 0.02%
236 407 15.64% 0.02%
237 406 32.90% 0.02%
238 403 4.63% 0.02%
239 399 10.53% 0.02%
240 394 38.48% 0.02%
241 393 14.97% 0.02%
241 393 41.24% 0.02%
242 387 25.89% 0.02%
242 387 61.82% 0.02%
243 384 4.78% 0.02%
244 381 4.01% 0.02%
245 379 21.03% 0.02%
246 377 10.63% 0.02%
247 373 4.39% 0.02%
247 373 4.94% 0.02%
248 363 51.86% 0.02%
248 363 59.51% 0.02%
249 357 74.69% 0.02%
250 352 26.23% 0.02%
251 351 21.72% 0.02%
252 350 12.57% 0.02%
253 349 6.43% 0.02%
254 346 31.71% 0.02%
255 343 6.60% 0.02%
256 342 49.85% 0.02%
257 340 6.85% 0.02%
258 337 3.02% 0.02%
259 336 60.76% 0.02%
259 336 71.19% 0.02%
260 333 18.55% 0.02%
261 332 13.48% 0.02%
262 330 29.02% 0.02%
262 330 8.78% 0.02%
263 326 4.15% 0.02%
264 325 76.65% 0.02%
265 323 68.00% 0.02%
266 321 11.67% 0.02%
266 321 7.37% 0.02%
267 313 97.51% 0.02%
267 313 4.25% 0.02%
268 308 53.10% 0.02%
269 306 37.82% 0.02%
270 302 32.06% 0.02%
271 284 23.81% 0.02%
272 283 8.12% 0.02%
273 275 5.29% 0.02%
274 273 47.15% 0.02%
275 272 6.01% 0.02%
276 261 7.95% 0.01%
277 258 4.04% 0.01%
278 254 88.81% 0.01%
279 252 24.11% 0.01%
280 250 15.27% 0.01%
281 243 43.55% 0.01%
282 242 6.33% 0.01%
283 240 3.37% 0.01%
284 239 58.15% 0.01%
285 238 13.01% 0.01%
286 233 2.79% 0.01%
287 229 4.79% 0.01%
287 229 4.74% 0.01%
288 228 31.36% 0.01%
288 228 12.82% 0.01%
289 225 11.95% 0.01%
289 225 10.29% 0.01%
289 225 5.15% 0.01%
290 224 49.23% 0.01%
291 215 6.41% 0.01%
292 214 17.70% 0.01%
293 209 80.08% 0.01%
294 208 31.28% 0.01%
295 204 4.67% 0.01%
296 201 63.41% 0.01%
297 188 3.59% 0.01%
298 187 9.95% 0.01%
298 187 7.56% 0.01%
299 184 6.49% 0.01%
300 182 3.96% 0.01%
300 182 62.76% 0.01%
301 181 31.98% 0.01%
302 175 9.14% 0.01%
303 174 41.83% 0.01%
304 173 19.64% 0.01%
305 172 46.99% 0.01%
306 169 84.92% 0.01%
307 167 5.23% 0.01%
308 166 51.55% 0.01%
309 165 6.94% 0.01%
309 165 10.03% 0.01%
310 160 33.06% 0.01%
311 159 42.86% 0.01%
312 158 20.49% 0.01%
313 156 37.59% 0.01%
314 153 14.74% 0.01%
315 152 74.15% 0.01%
315 152 10.16% 0.01%
316 151 19.64% 0.01%
317 149 18.15% 0.01%
318 148 27.66% 0.01%
318 148 9.81% 0.01%
319 146 8.85% 0.01%
320 145 5.52% 0.01%
321 143 6.76% 0.01%
322 140 21.15% 0.01%
323 135 5.92% 0.01%
324 134 16.36% 0.01%
325 133 27.03% 0.01%
326 132 9.17% 0.01%
326 132 10.09% 0.01%
327 130 1.41% 0.01%
328 129 56.58% 0.01%
328 129 70.49% 0.01%
328 129 4.45% 0.01%
329 128 11.16% 0.01%
329 128 17.85% 0.01%
330 127 19.33% 0.01%
331 126 5.55% 0.01%
331 126 57.01% 0.01%
332 119 3.34% 0.01%
333 117 1.57% 0.01%
334 115 18.14% 0.01%
335 113 24.15% 0.01%
336 110 8.62% 0.01%
337 107 31.10% 0.01%
338 106 27.32% 0.01%
339 105 47.09% 0.01%
340 104 3.21% 0.01%
340 104 22.51% 0.01%
340 104 50.49% 0.01%
341 103 35.27% 0.01%
342 102 4.08% 0.01%
343 101 23.71% 0.01%
344 100 10.18% 0.01%
345 99 5.42% 0.01%
345 99 58.24% 0.01%
346 94 1.83% 0.01%
347 93 44.93% 0.01%
348 90 1.87% 0.01%
349 89 42.18% -
349 89 30.27% -
350 88 5.38% -
351 86 13.92% -
352 85 21.25% -
352 85 14.99% -
353 84 37.17% -
354 83 17.04% -
355 82 41.21% -
355 82 2.93% -
356 81 17.02% -
357 79 20.63% -
358 75 3.18% -
359 74 10.50% -
360 72 3.69% -
360 72 24.83% -
361 70 11.76% -
362 68 16.71% -
363 65 13.13% -
364 64 4.60% -
364 64 1.45% -
364 64 11.21% -
365 62 43.97% -
366 61 10.87% -
366 61 1.51% -
367 58 1.38% -
368 57 11.13% -
368 57 1.00% -
369 55 2.77% -
369 55 5.55% -
370 54 8.75% -
371 53 4.56% -
372 52 32.70% -
373 50 2.61% -
374 49 35.51% -
375 48 59.26% -
375 48 1.73% -
376 45 8.26% -
376 45 5.12% -
376 45 1.81% -
377 43 7.39% -
378 42 79.25% -
378 42 15.22% -
379 41 20.20% -
379 41 15.24% -
379 41 7.84% -
380 40 23.67% -
380 40 4.56% -
380 40 3.11% -
381 39 78.00% -
382 38 2.14% -
382 38 11.88% -
382 38 5.56% -
382 38 2.34% -
382 38 8.52% -
383 37 2.43% -
383 37 6.01% -
384 36 8.45% -
384 36 8.65% -
384 36 3.08% -
385 35 0.90% -
385 35 1.07% -
386 34 26.15% -
386 34 15.45% -
387 32 18.60% -
387 32 4.81% -
388 30 12.82% -
389 28 4.61% -
390 27 1.24% -
390 27 0.50% -
391 26 3.32% -
391 26 2.36% -
392 25 14.45% -
393 24 13.95% -
393 24 3.37% -
394 23 3.13% -
395 22 5.90% -
395 22 1.05% -
396 21 8.64% -
397 20 1.12% -
397 20 3.21% -
397 20 0.84% -
398 19 0.77% -
398 19 3.29% -
399 18 5.31% -
399 18 2.10% -
399 18 1.03% -
399 18 9.57% -
400 17 0.72% -
400 17 12.32% -
400 17 7.83% -
401 16 3.87% -
401 16 2.63% -
401 16 2.18% -
401 16 2.00% -
402 14 1.66% -
402 14 12.73% -
402 14 10.94% -
403 13 10.66% -
404 12 1.62% -
404 12 1.66% -
405 11 1.16% -
405 11 1.12% -
405 11 1.44% -
405 11 1.29% -
405 11 2.28% -
406 9 14.06% -
406 9 1.78% -
407 8 0.20% -
407 8 11.27% -
407 8 14.29% -
407 8 0.93% -
408 7 0.45% -
408 7 0.46% -
408 7 0.26% -
408 7 12.50% -
408 7 20.00% -
409 6 0.82% -
409 6 0.64% -
409 6 0.44% -
410 5 1.96% -
411 4 4.08% -
411 4 0.14% -
411 4 3.36% -
411 4 0.50% -
412 3 0.80% -
412 3 1.27% -
412 3 0.07% -
412 3 1.15% -
413 2 0.48% -
413 2 0.24% -
414 1 0.07% -
414 1 0.28% -
414 1 0.16% -
414 1 0.09% -

List of cities with no Black Population in North Carolina

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in North Carolina have no recorded Black population*:
  • Askewville
  • Bald Head Island
  • Bath
  • Carolina Beach
  • Casar
  • Caswell Beach
  • Cedar Rock
  • Centerville
  • Chimney Rock Village
  • Dellview
  • Denton
  • Duck
  • Fairview
  • Flat Rock
  • Holden Beach
  • Lake Lure
  • Lake Santeetlah
  • Lansing
  • Lasker
  • Lattimore
  • Love Valley
  • Mcfarlan
  • Macon
  • Polkville
  • Ronda
  • Sandy Creek
  • Seven Springs
  • Southern Shores
  • Sugar Mountain
  • Tar Heel
  • Topsail Beach
  • Seven Devils
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in North Carolina by their Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Black .
  2. % of Total North Carolina Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.