The 10 Whitest Cities In North Carolina For 2023


The whitest cities in North Carolina are Unionville and Carolina Beach for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

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:

  • The whitest city in North Carolina is Unionville based on the most recent Census data.

  • Unionville is 97.0% White.

  • The least White city in North Carolina is Siler City.

  • Siler City is 22.42% White.

  • North Carolina is 62.1% White.

  • 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:

  1. Unionville
  2. Carolina Beach
  3. Oak Island
  4. Waynesville
  5. Black Mountain
  6. Sawmills
  7. King
  8. Trinity
  9. Cherryville
  10. Pinehurst

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.

For more North Carolina reading, check out:

The 10 Whitest Cities In North Carolina For 2023

1. Unionville

Unionville, NC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,634
% White: 97.0%
More on Unionville: Data | Real Estate

2. Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Annebethmi | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,456
% White: 96.47%
More on Carolina Beach: Data | Real Estate

3. Oak Island

Oak Island, NC

Source: Wikipedia User User:Dincher | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 8,252
% White: 94.79%
More on Oak Island: Data | Real Estate

4. Waynesville

Waynesville, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Daniel Hass | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 10,087
% White: 93.26%
More on Waynesville: Data | Real Estate

5. Black Mountain

Black Mountain, NC

Source: Wikipedia User benuski from Richmond, VA, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 8,386
% White: 92.99%
More on Black Mountain: Data | Real Estate

6. Sawmills

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,053
% White: 92.02%
More on Sawmills: Data | Real Estate

7. King

King, NC

Source: Flickr User jjandames | CC BY-ND 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 7,258
% White: 91.17%
More on King: Data | Real Estate

8. Trinity

Trinity, NC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,981
% White: 90.14%
More on Trinity: Data | Real Estate

9. Cherryville

Cherryville, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Washuotaku | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,044
% White: 89.94%
More on Cherryville: Data | Real Estate

10. Pinehurst

Pinehurst, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Leonard J. DeFrancisci | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

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:

  1. Siler City
  2. Henderson
  3. Selma

For more North Carolina reading, check out:

White Population By City In North Carolina

Rank City % White Population
1 Unionville 97.0% 6,634
2 Carolina Beach 96.47% 6,456
3 Oak Island 94.79% 8,252
4 Waynesville 93.26% 10,087
5 Black Mountain 92.99% 8,386
6 Sawmills 92.02% 5,053
7 King 91.17% 7,258
8 Trinity 90.14% 6,981
9 Cherryville 89.94% 6,044
10 Pinehurst 89.41% 17,250
11 Boone 87.38% 18,055
12 Fletcher 87.36% 7,935
13 Mills River 87.32% 7,082
14 Summerfield 85.95% 11,026
15 Davidson 83.71% 14,644
16 Kill Devil Hills 83.04% 7,541
17 Elon 81.73% 11,059
18 Archdale 81.63% 12,117
19 Brevard 81.22% 7,712
20 Hendersonville 81.15% 14,878
21 Leland 80.83% 22,794
22 Weddington 80.56% 12,851
23 Morehead City 80.43% 9,535
24 Woodfin 80.36% 7,771
25 Cornelius 80.05% 30,925
26 Lewisville 79.96% 13,413
27 Clemmons 79.86% 21,032
28 Oak Ridge 78.6% 7,461
29 Wesley Chapel 78.46% 8,661
30 Belmont 78.17% 14,442
31 Asheville 77.5% 93,272
32 Mount Airy 77.45% 10,547
33 Hillsborough 75.9% 9,342
34 Bessemer City 75.9% 5,452
35 Holly Springs 75.44% 40,198
36 Mooresville 74.82% 48,431
37 Stallings 74.08% 15,932
38 Aberdeen 73.05% 8,333
39 Indian Trail 72.93% 39,603
40 Matthews 72.85% 29,417
41 Mount Holly 72.65% 17,315
42 Huntersville 72.39% 60,166
43 Apex 72.14% 58,066
44 Mint Hill 71.6% 26,236
45 Conover 71.45% 8,393
46 Lenoir 71.33% 18,205
47 Waxhaw 71.29% 19,645
48 Wilmington 70.9% 115,976
49 Newton 70.35% 13,081
50 Kernersville 68.77% 26,376
51 Southern Pines 68.45% 15,156
52 Wake Forest 68.29% 46,387
53 Fuquay-Varina 67.78% 33,135
54 Gibsonville 67.04% 8,684
55 Chapel Hill 65.47% 60,920
56 Kings Mountain 65.22% 10,775
57 Hickory 64.69% 42,831
58 Carrboro 63.88% 21,237
59 Marion 63.33% 7,703
60 Lincolnton 63.08% 10,926
61 Albemarle 62.76% 16,318
62 Morganton 62.37% 17,389
63 Eden 61.41% 15,317
64 Thomasville 61.17% 26,941
65 Rockingham 60.23% 9,200
66 Forest City 60.07% 7,330
67 Cary 59.6% 171,603
68 Clayton 59.31% 25,486
69 Kannapolis 59.07% 52,173
70 Harrisburg 58.96% 18,415
71 Mebane 57.78% 17,192
72 Shelby 57.78% 21,564
73 Winterville 57.43% 10,336
74 Garner 57.24% 30,859
75 Havelock 56.79% 17,570
76 Concord 56.18% 102,566
77 Smithfield 55.78% 11,168
78 Gastonia 55.63% 79,483
79 Asheboro 55.1% 26,729
80 Jacksonville 54.16% 73,224
81 Raleigh 52.44% 462,219
82 Reidsville 51.99% 14,463
83 New Bern 51.81% 31,058
84 Graham 51.69% 16,793
85 Roanoke Rapids 51.62% 15,294
86 Greenville 50.83% 87,815
87 Dunn 49.63% 8,616
88 Statesville 49.61% 27,777
89 Lexington 49.57% 19,347
90 Washington 49.24% 9,754
91 Hamlet 49.1% 6,098
92 Salisbury 48.94% 35,258
93 Burlington 48.88% 56,563
94 Wendell 47.22% 9,847
95 Butner 46.87% 8,295
96 High Point 45.25% 113,148
97 Winston-Salem 44.98% 247,917
98 Pineville 44.8% 10,317
99 Monroe 44.44% 34,464
100 Sanford 42.23% 30,024
About Chris Kolmar

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