Whitest cities in North Carolina research summary. We analyzed North Carolina’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in North Carolina based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:
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The whitest city in North Carolina is Unionville based on the most recent Census data.
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Unionville is 97.0% White.
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The least White city in North Carolina is Siler City.
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Siler City is 22.42% White.
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North Carolina is 62.1% White.
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North Carolina is the 33rd Whitest state in the United States.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Today, we are looking at the whitest places in North Carolina. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in North Carolina. In particular, we ranked each place in North Carolina by the percentage of white people.
So where are the whitest cities you can live in North Carolina?
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in North Carolina for 2023.
Here are the 10 whites places in North Carolina for 2023:
What is the whitest city in North Carolina for 2023? According to the most recent census data Unionville ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Siler City is the least white city of all those we measured.
Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.
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The 10 Whitest Cities In North Carolina For 2023
1. Unionville
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Population: 6,634
% White: 97.0%
More on Unionville: Data | Real Estate
2. Carolina Beach
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Population: 6,456
% White: 96.47%
More on Carolina Beach: Data | Real Estate
3. Oak Island
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Population: 8,252
% White: 94.79%
More on Oak Island: Data | Real Estate
4. Waynesville
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Population: 10,087
% White: 93.26%
More on Waynesville: Data | Real Estate
5. Black Mountain
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Population: 8,386
% White: 92.99%
More on Black Mountain: Data | Real Estate
6. Sawmills
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Population: 5,053
% White: 92.02%
More on Sawmills: Data | Real Estate
7. King
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Population: 7,258
% White: 91.17%
More on King: Data | Real Estate
8. Trinity
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Population: 6,981
% White: 90.14%
More on Trinity: Data | Real Estate
9. Cherryville
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Population: 6,044
% White: 89.94%
More on Cherryville: Data | Real Estate
10. Pinehurst
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Population: 17,250
% White: 89.41%
More on Pinehurst: Data | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in North Carolina for 2023
To rank the whitest places in North Carolina, we had to determine what measurable criteria define whiteness.
We had to count how many white people living there per capita. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in North Carolina.
We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 125 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 97.0% to 22.4%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Unionville took the distinction of being the most White, while Siler City was the least White city.
We updated this article for 2023. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in North Carolina.
Read on for more information on how the cities in North Carolina ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
Summary: White Populations Across North Carolina
We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in North Carolina. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in North Carolina.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in North Carolina:
- Siler City
- Henderson
- Selma
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White Population By City In North Carolina
| Rank | City | % White |
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| 1 | Unionville | 97.0% |
| 2 | Carolina Beach | 96.47% |
| 3 | Oak Island | 94.79% |
| 4 | Waynesville | 93.26% |
| 5 | Black Mountain | 92.99% |
| 6 | Sawmills | 92.02% |
| 7 | King | 91.17% |
| 8 | Trinity | 90.14% |
| 9 | Cherryville | 89.94% |
| 10 | Pinehurst | 89.41% |
| 11 | Boone | 87.38% |
| 12 | Fletcher | 87.36% |
| 13 | Mills River | 87.32% |
| 14 | Summerfield | 85.95% |
| 15 | Davidson | 83.71% |
| 16 | Kill Devil Hills | 83.04% |
| 17 | Elon | 81.73% |
| 18 | Archdale | 81.63% |
| 19 | Brevard | 81.22% |
| 20 | Hendersonville | 81.15% |
| 21 | Leland | 80.83% |
| 22 | Weddington | 80.56% |
| 23 | Morehead City | 80.43% |
| 24 | Woodfin | 80.36% |
| 25 | Cornelius | 80.05% |
| 26 | Lewisville | 79.96% |
| 27 | Clemmons | 79.86% |
| 28 | Oak Ridge | 78.6% |
| 29 | Wesley Chapel | 78.46% |
| 30 | Belmont | 78.17% |
| 31 | Asheville | 77.5% |
| 32 | Mount Airy | 77.45% |
| 33 | Hillsborough | 75.9% |
| 34 | Bessemer City | 75.9% |
| 35 | Holly Springs | 75.44% |
| 36 | Mooresville | 74.82% |
| 37 | Stallings | 74.08% |
| 38 | Aberdeen | 73.05% |
| 39 | Indian Trail | 72.93% |
| 40 | Matthews | 72.85% |
| 41 | Mount Holly | 72.65% |
| 42 | Huntersville | 72.39% |
| 43 | Apex | 72.14% |
| 44 | Mint Hill | 71.6% |
| 45 | Conover | 71.45% |
| 46 | Lenoir | 71.33% |
| 47 | Waxhaw | 71.29% |
| 48 | Wilmington | 70.9% |
| 49 | Newton | 70.35% |
| 50 | Kernersville | 68.77% |
| 51 | Southern Pines | 68.45% |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 68.29% |
| 53 | Fuquay-Varina | 67.78% |
| 54 | Gibsonville | 67.04% |
| 55 | Chapel Hill | 65.47% |
| 56 | Kings Mountain | 65.22% |
| 57 | Hickory | 64.69% |
| 58 | Carrboro | 63.88% |
| 59 | Marion | 63.33% |
| 60 | Lincolnton | 63.08% |
| 61 | Albemarle | 62.76% |
| 62 | Morganton | 62.37% |
| 63 | Eden | 61.41% |
| 64 | Thomasville | 61.17% |
| 65 | Rockingham | 60.23% |
| 66 | Forest City | 60.07% |
| 67 | Cary | 59.6% |
| 68 | Clayton | 59.31% |
| 69 | Kannapolis | 59.07% |
| 70 | Harrisburg | 58.96% |
| 71 | Mebane | 57.78% |
| 72 | Shelby | 57.78% |
| 73 | Winterville | 57.43% |
| 74 | Garner | 57.24% |
| 75 | Havelock | 56.79% |
| 76 | Concord | 56.18% |
| 77 | Smithfield | 55.78% |
| 78 | Gastonia | 55.63% |
| 79 | Asheboro | 55.1% |
| 80 | Jacksonville | 54.16% |
| 81 | Raleigh | 52.44% |
| 82 | Reidsville | 51.99% |
| 83 | New Bern | 51.81% |
| 84 | Graham | 51.69% |
| 85 | Roanoke Rapids | 51.62% |
| 86 | Greenville | 50.83% |
| 87 | Dunn | 49.63% |
| 88 | Statesville | 49.61% |
| 89 | Lexington | 49.57% |
| 90 | Washington | 49.24% |
| 91 | Hamlet | 49.1% |
| 92 | Salisbury | 48.94% |
| 93 | Burlington | 48.88% |
| 94 | Wendell | 47.22% |
| 95 | Butner | 46.87% |
| 96 | High Point | 45.25% |
| 97 | Winston-Salem | 44.98% |
| 98 | Pineville | 44.8% |
| 99 | Monroe | 44.44% |
| 100 | Sanford | 42.23% |
