2025

Cities in North Carolina ranked by White Population

This list ranks the 551 cities in North Carolina based on their White 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 White population in North Carolina

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  • 1
    Charlotte
    White population in Charlotte is 437,095
    45.04% of Charlotte population is White
  • 2
    Raleigh
    White population in Raleigh is 286,483
    56.00% of Raleigh population is White
  • 3
    Durham
    White population in Durham is 148,154
    46.93% of Durham population is White
  • 4
    Winston-Salem
    White population in Winston-Salem is 141,798
    51.54% of Winston-Salem population is White
  • 5
    Greensboro
    White population in Greensboro is 139,295
    43.14% of Greensboro population is White

List of 551 cities in North Carolina by White Population

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Rank by White Population
City
White Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total North Carolina White Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Charlotte 437,095 45.04% 11.40%
2 Raleigh 286,483 56.00% 7.47%
3 Durham 148,154 46.93% 3.87%
4 Winston-Salem 141,798 51.54% 3.70%
5 Greensboro 139,295 43.14% 3.63%
6 Cary 119,482 62.18% 3.12%
7 Fayetteville 99,619 42.25% 2.60%
8 92,650 73.49% 2.42%
9 81,466 80.81% 2.13%
10 66,319 57.31% 1.73%
11 61,111 48.79% 1.59%
12 55,356 64.67% 1.44%
13 50,690 57.44% 1.32%
14 49,409 67.51% 1.29%
15 48,352 72.02% 1.26%
16 47,551 50.91% 1.24%
17 43,399 68.01% 1.13%
18 41,682 75.46% 1.09%
19 38,247 68.77% 1.00%
20 38,175 61.76% 1.00%
21 35,663 76.91% 0.93%
22 33,129 69.59% 0.86%
23 32,368 71.93% 0.84%
24 31,725 50.76% 0.83%
25 29,401 69.96% 0.77%
26 29,154 85.15% 0.76%
27 23,139 72.17% 0.60%
28 22,655 81.55% 0.59%
29 21,790 61.46% 0.57%
30 21,174 68.14% 0.55%
31 20,437 69.99% 0.53%
32 20,369 53.36% 0.53%
33 20,275 70.15% 0.53%
34 20,208 51.12% 0.53%
35 19,626 56.18% 0.51%
36 19,286 57.26% 0.50%
37 19,128 38.26% 0.50%
38 18,731 64.22% 0.49%
39 18,645 62.08% 0.49%
40 18,608 80.74% 0.49%
41 17,797 85.85% 0.46%
42 17,420 55.02% 0.45%
43 17,283 72.57% 0.45%
44 17,100 30.14% 0.45%
45 16,962 87.58% 0.44%
46 15,705 68.75% 0.41%
47 14,308 39.52% 0.37%
48 14,065 72.69% 0.37%
49 14,049 58.27% 0.37%
50 13,961 72.45% 0.36%
51 13,587 78.31% 0.35%
52 13,408 83.68% 0.35%
53 13,356 75.30% 0.35%
54 13,269 81.21% 0.35%
55 13,265 61.40% 0.35%
56 13,036 40.01% 0.34%
57 12,873 81.60% 0.34%
58 12,233 65.02% 0.32%
59 12,143 53.57% 0.32%
60 12,079 58.41% 0.32%
61 11,743 81.54% 0.31%
62 11,543 81.17% 0.30%
63 11,189 60.22% 0.29%
64 11,178 58.02% 0.29%
65 11,131 64.93% 0.29%
66 10,136 62.04% 0.26%
67 10,071 90.13% 0.26%
68 10,017 49.93% 0.26%
69 9,976 80.35% 0.26%
70 9,891 67.98% 0.26%
71 9,864 83.27% 0.26%
72 9,410 85.72% 0.25%
73 9,399 78.98% 0.25%
74 9,385 59.00% 0.24%
75 8,687 67.47% 0.23%
76 8,676 94.23% 0.23%
77 8,574 40.39% 0.22%
78 8,379 76.49% 0.22%
79 8,372 70.25% 0.22%
80 8,368 52.01% 0.22%
81 8,068 76.13% 0.21%
82 8,031 91.97% 0.21%
83 7,924 38.67% 0.21%
84 7,477 60.84% 0.20%
85 7,473 76.55% 0.19%
86 7,318 36.64% 0.19%
87 7,261 76.49% 0.19%
88 7,173 57.27% 0.19%
89 7,098 83.56% 0.19%
90 7,097 84.89% 0.19%
91 7,057 54.26% 0.18%
92 7,051 74.68% 0.18%
93 7,020 80.73% 0.18%
94 6,947 62.10% 0.18%
95 6,896 81.49% 0.18%
96 6,611 88.58% 0.17%
97 6,583 81.97% 0.17%
98 6,510 86.24% 0.17%
99 6,479 68.82% 0.17%
100 6,441 92.33% 0.17%
101 6,397 89.82% 0.17%
102 6,347 57.26% 0.17%
103 6,142 83.49% 0.16%
104 6,134 44.75% 0.16%
105 6,120 77.91% 0.16%
106 5,957 93.33% 0.16%
107 5,887 69.36% 0.15%
108 5,803 36.15% 0.15%
109 5,682 89.38% 0.15%
110 5,675 27.28% 0.15%
111 5,529 96.71% 0.14%
112 5,287 74.60% 0.14%
113 5,273 50.95% 0.14%
114 5,220 76.96% 0.14%
115 5,097 54.67% 0.13%
116 4,925 45.30% 0.13%
117 4,875 90.77% 0.13%
118 4,843 92.56% 0.13%
119 4,804 69.86% 0.13%
120 4,803 83.33% 0.13%
121 4,802 60.15% 0.13%
122 4,659 90.94% 0.12%
123 4,658 50.64% 0.12%
124 4,552 82.49% 0.12%
125 4,549 50.79% 0.12%
126 4,532 75.10% 0.12%
127 4,338 27.61% 0.11%
127 4,338 90.34% 0.11%
128 4,326 89.57% 0.11%
129 4,231 77.99% 0.11%
130 4,227 91.97% 0.11%
131 4,219 79.57% 0.11%
132 4,202 95.26% 0.11%
133 4,161 87.03% 0.11%
134 4,119 83.92% 0.11%
135 4,087 78.64% 0.11%
136 4,078 99.00% 0.11%
137 4,063 81.82% 0.11%
138 3,962 45.27% 0.10%
139 3,915 79.98% 0.10%
140 3,910 77.12% 0.10%
141 3,908 89.45% 0.10%
142 3,875 92.39% 0.10%
143 3,829 87.88% 0.10%
144 3,780 73.30% 0.10%
145 3,777 75.89% 0.10%
146 3,767 72.40% 0.10%
147 3,758 78.47% 0.10%
147 3,758 96.88% 0.10%
148 3,757 81.14% 0.10%
149 3,752 85.82% 0.10%
150 3,727 81.50% 0.10%
151 3,613 38.83% 0.09%
152 3,593 79.37% 0.09%
153 3,588 56.60% 0.09%
154 3,567 39.41% 0.09%
155 3,536 70.98% 0.09%
156 3,528 80.25% 0.09%
157 3,522 93.75% 0.09%
158 3,508 36.17% 0.09%
159 3,482 86.81% 0.09%
160 3,471 57.43% 0.09%
161 3,461 95.90% 0.09%
162 3,411 39.02% 0.09%
163 3,396 71.51% 0.09%
164 3,344 82.57% 0.09%
165 3,327 54.67% 0.09%
166 3,299 59.41% 0.09%
167 3,259 86.03% 0.09%
168 3,257 85.15% 0.08%
169 3,245 86.30% 0.08%
170 3,229 79.34% 0.08%
171 3,169 78.95% 0.08%
172 3,166 74.16% 0.08%
173 3,129 75.67% 0.08%
174 3,116 64.96% 0.08%
175 3,108 95.40% 0.08%
176 3,073 94.09% 0.08%
177 3,054 86.15% 0.08%
178 3,047 75.85% 0.08%
179 3,018 84.68% 0.08%
180 2,997 89.41% 0.08%
181 2,967 55.78% 0.08%
182 2,948 92.33% 0.08%
183 2,816 54.00% 0.07%
184 2,736 78.46% 0.07%
185 2,724 61.09% 0.07%
186 2,704 37.87% 0.07%
187 2,703 83.35% 0.07%
188 2,650 76.79% 0.07%
189 2,642 54.63% 0.07%
190 2,599 92.79% 0.07%
191 2,590 94.98% 0.07%
192 2,556 88.26% 0.07%
193 2,544 91.58% 0.07%
194 2,472 87.26% 0.06%
195 2,457 43.25% 0.06%
196 2,446 81.89% 0.06%
197 2,444 69.04% 0.06%
198 2,371 47.85% 0.06%
199 2,346 77.32% 0.06%
200 2,324 94.51% 0.06%
201 2,319 97.03% 0.06%
202 2,292 87.21% 0.06%
203 2,231 67.91% 0.06%
204 2,195 43.71% 0.06%
205 2,188 56.70% 0.06%
206 2,185 63.02% 0.06%
207 2,181 74.23% 0.06%
208 2,180 68.53% 0.06%
209 2,175 87.99% 0.06%
210 2,162 42.23% 0.06%
211 2,155 78.36% 0.06%
212 2,134 76.65% 0.06%
213 2,128 45.07% 0.06%
214 2,120 85.04% 0.06%
215 2,113 36.07% 0.06%
216 2,099 75.72% 0.05%
217 2,078 87.57% 0.05%
218 2,054 74.12% 0.05%
219 2,040 86.44% 0.05%
219 2,040 85.82% 0.05%
220 2,026 37.55% 0.05%
221 2,024 49.90% 0.05%
222 2,008 57.16% 0.05%
223 1,993 72.66% 0.05%
224 1,978 63.62% 0.05%
225 1,973 75.83% 0.05%
226 1,934 91.88% 0.05%
227 1,927 84.52% 0.05%
228 1,925 73.31% 0.05%
229 1,923 76.83% 0.05%
230 1,919 74.38% 0.05%
231 1,909 90.30% 0.05%
232 1,883 41.88% 0.05%
233 1,877 85.94% 0.05%
234 1,855 55.91% 0.05%
235 1,820 91.69% 0.05%
236 1,815 40.03% 0.05%
237 1,814 82.98% 0.05%
238 1,797 57.34% 0.05%
239 1,771 71.93% 0.05%
240 1,716 88.00% 0.04%
241 1,686 74.27% 0.04%
242 1,683 92.07% 0.04%
243 1,670 61.90% 0.04%
244 1,665 88.56% 0.04%
245 1,659 53.21% 0.04%
246 1,647 93.95% 0.04%
247 1,586 64.31% 0.04%
248 1,585 58.73% 0.04%
249 1,533 66.80% 0.04%
250 1,530 97.70% 0.04%
251 1,508 84.81% 0.04%
252 1,504 79.87% 0.04%
253 1,497 54.82% 0.04%
254 1,495 91.44% 0.04%
255 1,483 83.41% 0.04%
256 1,481 77.38% 0.04%
257 1,475 85.71% 0.04%
258 1,473 65.00% 0.04%
259 1,446 29.12% 0.04%
260 1,428 86.55% 0.04%
261 1,419 51.32% 0.04%
261 1,419 93.66% 0.04%
262 1,415 73.89% 0.04%
263 1,386 98.23% 0.04%
264 1,381 46.96% 0.04%
265 1,361 43.02% 0.04%
266 1,360 61.59% 0.04%
267 1,348 73.66% 0.04%
268 1,347 83.10% 0.04%
269 1,339 75.44% 0.03%
270 1,307 86.67% 0.03%
271 1,302 72.53% 0.03%
272 1,285 56.46% 0.03%
272 1,285 48.27% 0.03%
273 1,279 24.96% 0.03%
274 1,271 95.49% 0.03%
275 1,247 81.93% 0.03%
276 1,246 56.56% 0.03%
277 1,240 82.89% 0.03%
278 1,235 42.79% 0.03%
279 1,205 66.87% 0.03%
280 1,201 87.60% 0.03%
281 1,195 83.04% 0.03%
282 1,172 41.56% 0.03%
283 1,158 70.74% 0.03%
284 1,141 41.42% 0.03%
285 1,122 87.11% 0.03%
286 1,082 92.56% 0.03%
287 1,068 91.91% 0.03%
288 1,042 69.70% 0.03%
289 1,039 32.06% 0.03%
290 1,032 97.36% 0.03%
291 1,019 73.26% 0.03%
292 1,016 77.68% 0.03%
293 984 89.45% 0.03%
294 972 29.74% 0.03%
294 972 32.64% 0.03%
295 968 26.94% 0.03%
296 958 89.12% 0.02%
297 957 39.13% 0.02%
298 955 29.73% 0.02%
299 943 33.85% 0.02%
300 916 55.68% 0.02%
301 909 92.57% 0.02%
302 895 36.41% 0.02%
303 844 69.81% 0.02%
304 840 88.79% 0.02%
305 838 65.67% 0.02%
305 838 54.20% 0.02%
306 831 88.50% 0.02%
306 831 51.42% 0.02%
307 826 72.01% 0.02%
308 821 51.51% 0.02%
308 821 82.85% 0.02%
309 819 83.40% 0.02%
309 819 78.90% 0.02%
310 817 93.16% 0.02%
311 813 95.65% 0.02%
312 809 60.28% 0.02%
312 809 93.96% 0.02%
313 805 67.48% 0.02%
314 789 92.61% 0.02%
315 784 93.22% 0.02%
316 782 98.24% 0.02%
317 767 22.19% 0.02%
317 767 44.34% 0.02%
318 764 89.15% 0.02%
319 721 46.97% 0.02%
320 718 94.10% 0.02%
320 718 96.90% 0.02%
321 699 95.23% 0.02%
322 698 87.14% 0.02%
323 691 94.14% 0.02%
324 687 60.42% 0.02%
325 683 62.60% 0.02%
325 683 48.89% 0.02%
326 681 41.80% 0.02%
327 676 92.10% 0.02%
328 675 27.82% 0.02%
329 674 82.30% 0.02%
330 672 85.93% 0.02%
331 658 91.14% 0.02%
332 651 74.06% 0.02%
333 650 96.15% 0.02%
334 640 44.14% 0.02%
335 605 90.98% 0.02%
336 599 77.89% 0.02%
337 582 41.60% 0.02%
337 582 75.49% 0.02%
338 579 55.41% 0.02%
339 576 35.19% 0.02%
340 574 42.05% 0.01%
341 570 27.19% 0.01%
342 565 90.54% 0.01%
343 555 90.10% 0.01%
344 545 97.32% 0.01%
344 545 49.41% 0.01%
345 544 77.16% 0.01%
346 542 100.00% 0.01%
347 536 92.73% 0.01%
348 535 56.79% 0.01%
349 529 51.66% 0.01%
350 528 42.79% 0.01%
350 528 86.70% 0.01%
351 523 84.76% 0.01%
352 519 89.18% 0.01%
353 513 84.38% 0.01%
354 510 50.05% 0.01%
355 504 76.71% 0.01%
356 498 69.46% 0.01%
356 498 72.91% 0.01%
357 494 86.51% 0.01%
358 493 51.30% 0.01%
359 492 79.61% 0.01%
360 488 73.72% 0.01%
361 485 95.66% 0.01%
361 485 43.23% 0.01%
362 484 78.44% 0.01%
363 483 81.18% 0.01%
364 481 98.36% 0.01%
365 476 35.08% 0.01%
366 468 92.31% 0.01%
367 466 57.60% 0.01%
368 464 96.27% 0.01%
369 460 97.66% 0.01%
370 454 47.64% 0.01%
371 451 40.85% 0.01%
372 450 80.21% 0.01%
373 444 99.33% 0.01%
374 437 41.11% 0.01%
375 432 82.60% 0.01%
376 421 59.05% 0.01%
377 413 46.88% 0.01%
378 412 72.66% 0.01%
379 408 29.61% 0.01%
379 408 37.06% 0.01%
380 402 60.45% 0.01%
381 397 48.36% 0.01%
382 391 15.82% 0.01%
383 389 13.28% 0.01%
384 384 96.97% 0.01%
385 381 60.09% 0.01%
386 378 95.94% 0.01%
387 365 85.68% 0.01%
388 364 88.14% 0.01%
389 362 96.02% 0.01%
390 354 29.65% 0.01%
391 353 83.85% 0.01%
392 352 73.95% 0.01%
393 350 29.49% 0.01%
394 349 38.06% 0.01%
395 346 96.11% 0.01%
396 344 63.12% 0.01%
397 340 41.87% 0.01%
398 339 49.42% 0.01%
399 335 89.81% 0.01%
400 333 91.74% 0.01%
401 332 29.83% 0.01%
402 327 46.71% 0.01%
403 324 66.94% 0.01%
403 324 77.88% 0.01%
404 323 44.43% 0.01%
405 317 68.61% 0.01%
405 317 64.04% 0.01%
406 316 74.18% 0.01%
407 313 34.51% 0.01%
408 311 41.47% 0.01%
409 306 57.20% 0.01%
410 299 73.46% 0.01%
411 296 33.83% 0.01%
412 295 27.80% 0.01%
413 293 60.16% 0.01%
414 290 51.24% 0.01%
415 287 58.33% 0.01%
416 281 37.17% 0.01%
417 280 86.96% 0.01%
418 277 18.12% 0.01%
419 274 70.62% 0.01%
420 265 34.42% 0.01%
421 263 82.19% 0.01%
422 258 67.36% 0.01%
422 258 64.50% 0.01%
423 253 74.63% 0.01%
424 250 43.18% 0.01%
425 239 91.22% 0.01%
426 238 57.35% 0.01%
427 236 32.73% 0.01%
428 234 50.00% 0.01%
428 234 52.47% 0.01%
429 229 100.00% 0.01%
430 228 84.76% 0.01%
430 228 54.81% 0.01%
431 226 40.50% 0.01%
432 223 43.55% 0.01%
432 223 94.09% 0.01%
433 220 86.27% 0.01%
434 218 10.92% 0.01%
435 217 97.75% 0.01%
436 216 27.03% 0.01%
437 208 45.71% 0.01%
438 207 25.24% 0.01%
439 205 70.69% 0.01%
440 199 31.79% 0.01%
440 199 91.71% 0.01%
441 197 53.10% 0.01%
442 196 83.76% 0.01%
442 196 14.38% 0.01%
443 190 19.53% -
444 186 63.70% -
445 183 75.31% -
445 183 62.24% -
446 181 49.45% -
447 178 51.74% -
447 178 29.18% -
448 175 22.26% -
449 169 100.00% -
449 169 89.89% -
450 161 73.18% -
451 156 48.45% -
452 155 19.45% -
452 155 95.68% -
453 153 37.23% -
454 152 98.70% -
455 146 97.99% -
455 146 20.11% -
456 143 82.66% -
457 142 69.95% -
458 141 25.50% -
459 136 66.67% -
459 136 79.07% -
460 134 59.29% -
461 133 77.33% -
462 131 100.00% -
463 129 27.33% -
464 123 17.90% -
464 123 72.78% -
465 118 15.90% -
466 116 24.27% -
467 115 96.64% -
468 114 72.15% -
469 112 23.58% -
470 111 53.62% -
471 108 37.24% -
472 105 86.07% -
472 105 33.12% -
473 103 80.47% -
474 102 17.59% -
474 102 49.51% -
474 102 45.74% -
475 101 73.19% -
476 99 17.13% -
476 99 43.42% -
476 99 62.26% -
476 99 23.35% -
477 98 49.25% -
478 95 14.71% -
479 94 95.92% -
480 93 44.08% -
481 88 67.69% -
482 86 38.91% -
483 79 100.00% -
483 79 56.03% -
484 74 12.80% -
484 74 14.37% -
485 72 98.63% -
486 71 41.76% -
487 54 39.13% -
488 53 82.81% -
488 53 25.85% -
488 53 74.65% -
489 52 38.24% -
490 50 27.32% -
491 46 82.14% -
492 34 30.91% -
493 31 2.05% -
494 30 53.57% -
495 28 34.57% -
496 26 9.96% -
497 25 100.00% -
498 20 57.14% -
498 20 7.25% -
499 19 9.55% -
500 17 5.94% -
501 11 22.00% -
502 9 100.00% -
503 7 13.21% -
504 2 0.31% -

List of cities with no White Population in North Carolina

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in North Carolina have no recorded White population*:
  • East Arcadia
* 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 White population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines White 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 White, 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 White alone, while others identify as White along with another race (such as White and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and White .
  • We’ve used the “White alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the White population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as White 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 White .
  2. % of Total North Carolina White Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. White 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 White 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 White 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 White 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.