The 10 North Carolina Cities With The Largest Native American Population For 2025


The most Native American places in North Carolina are Lumberton and Laurinburg for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Chris Kolmar | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: October 1, 2025

Most Native American places in North Carolina research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the North Carolina cities with the highest percentage of Native American residents for 2025. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2019-2023 vintage, which breaks down race by origin.

  • The city with the highest percentage of Native Americans is Lumberton. 13.19% of people in Lumberton are Native Americans.

  • The city with the lowest percentage of Native Americans is Belmont. 0.00% of people in Belmont are Native American.

  • The city with the most Native Americans is Lumberton. 2,535 people in Lumberton are Native American.

  • The city with the fewest Native Americans is Belmont. 0 people in Belmont are Native American.

  • The United States has 1,751,338 Native Americans and is 0.53% Native American.

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Cities In North Carolina With The Largest Native American Population For 2025

  1. Lumberton
  2. Laurinburg
  3. Hope Mills
  4. Clinton
  5. Marion
  6. Rockingham
  7. Pinehurst
  8. Hamlet
  9. Fayetteville
  10. Roanoke Rapids

Which city in North Carolina had the largest Native American population? The place with the largest Native American population in North Carolina for 2025 is Lumberton. 13.19 of Lumberton identify as Native American.

To see where North Carolina ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Native American, check out the best places to live in North Carolina or the most diverse places in North Carolina.

Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

Cities In North Carolina With The Largest Native American Population For 2025

1. Lumberton

Lumberton Location In North Carolina

Lumberton, NC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

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Population: 19,220
# Of Native American Residents: 2,535
% Native American: 13.19%
More on Lumberton: Data

2. Laurinburg

Laurinburg Location In North Carolina

Laurinburg, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC | CC BY-SA 2.0
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Population: 15,079
# Of Native American Residents: 1,116
% Native American: 7.4%
More on Laurinburg: Data

3. Hope Mills

Hope Mills Location In North Carolina

Hope Mills, NC

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Population: 17,823
# Of Native American Residents: 272
% Native American: 1.53%
More on Hope Mills: Data

4. Clinton

Clinton Location In North Carolina

Clinton, NC

Source: Flickr User Gerry Dincher | CC BY-SA 2.0
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Population: 8,336
# Of Native American Residents: 108
% Native American: 1.3%
More on Clinton: Data

5. Marion

Marion Location In North Carolina

Marion, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Upstateherd | CC BY-SA 3.0
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Population: 7,594
# Of Native American Residents: 97
% Native American: 1.28%
More on Marion: Data

6. Rockingham

Rockingham Location In North Carolina

Rockingham, NC

Source: Flickr User MikeKalasnik | CC BY-SA 2.0
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Population: 9,094
# Of Native American Residents: 115
% Native American: 1.26%
More on Rockingham: Data

7. Pinehurst

Pinehurst Location In North Carolina

Pinehurst, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Leonard J. DeFrancisci | CC BY-SA 3.0
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9
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Population: 17,992
# Of Native American Residents: 179
% Native American: 0.99%
More on Pinehurst: Data

8. Hamlet

Hamlet Location In North Carolina

Hamlet, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Indy beetle | CC BY-SA 4.0
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Population: 6,000
# Of Native American Residents: 58
% Native American: 0.97%
More on Hamlet: Data

9. Fayetteville

Fayetteville Location In North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC

Source: Wikipedia User Hegemanc | CC BY-SA 3.0
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Population: 209,692
# Of Native American Residents: 1,561
% Native American: 0.74%
More on Fayetteville: Data

10. Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids Location In North Carolina

Roanoke Rapids, NC

Source: Wikipedia User JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. | CC BY-SA 4.0
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Population: 15,024
# Of Native American Residents: 97
% Native American: 0.65%
More on Roanoke Rapids: Data

Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In North Carolina With The Largest Native American Population For 2025

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across North Carolina.

We used Saturday Night Science to analyze the Census’s most recently available data, the 2019-2023 American Community Survey data.

Specifically, 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 identifying as American Indian and Alaska Native alone.

We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 124 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are American Indian and Alaska Native. The percentages ranked from 13.19 to 0.00.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the American Indian and Alaska Native population, with a higher score being more American Indian and Alaska Native than a lower score. Lumberton took the distinction of being the most American Indian and Alaska Native, while Belmont was the least Native American city.

We updated this article for 2025. This article is our tenth time ranking the cities in North Carolina with the largest Native American population.

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Summary: Native American Populations Across North Carolina

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Native American populations across North Carolina according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

The most Native American cities in North Carolina are Lumberton, Laurinburg, Hope Mills, Clinton, Marion, Rockingham, Pinehurst, Hamlet, Fayetteville, and Roanoke Rapids.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least Native American places in North Carolina:

  1. Belmont
  2. Selma
  3. Archdale

For more North Carolina reading, check out:

Most Native American Places In North Carolina

Rank City Population Native American Population % Native American
1 Lumberton 19,220 2,535 13.19%
2 Laurinburg 15,079 1,116 7.4%
3 Hope Mills 17,823 272 1.53%
4 Clinton 8,336 108 1.3%
5 Marion 7,594 97 1.28%
6 Rockingham 9,094 115 1.26%
7 Pinehurst 17,992 179 0.99%
8 Hamlet 6,000 58 0.97%
9 Fayetteville 209,692 1,561 0.74%
10 Roanoke Rapids 15,024 97 0.65%
11 Jacksonville 73,507 460 0.63%
12 Butner 7,996 50 0.63%
13 Aberdeen 8,969 56 0.62%
14 Chapel Hill 59,889 315 0.53%
15 Spring Lake 11,613 61 0.53%
16 Rocky Mount 54,175 280 0.52%
17 Mills River 7,214 36 0.5%
18 Garner 32,543 162 0.5%
19 Dunn 8,512 42 0.49%
20 Shelby 21,868 91 0.42%
21 Oak Island 8,888 33 0.37%
22 Woodfin 7,957 29 0.36%
23 Elon 11,325 41 0.36%
24 Statesville 29,161 92 0.32%
25 Thomasville 27,261 82 0.3%
26 Brevard 7,795 23 0.3%
27 Hendersonville 15,253 45 0.3%
28 Kernersville 27,439 77 0.28%
29 Smithfield 11,798 33 0.28%
30 Lewisville 13,655 38 0.28%
31 Mount Airy 10,631 29 0.27%
32 New Bern 31,563 86 0.27%
33 Monroe 35,596 96 0.27%
34 Greensboro 298,564 697 0.23%
35 Burlington 58,599 135 0.23%
36 Elizabeth City 18,740 41 0.22%
37 High Point 115,263 251 0.22%
38 Raleigh 470,763 1,017 0.22%
39 Carolina Beach 6,665 14 0.21%
40 Boone 19,534 41 0.21%
41 Durham 288,465 593 0.21%
42 Wilson 47,740 97 0.2%
43 Apex 67,765 135 0.2%
44 Fuquay-Varina 37,749 73 0.19%
45 Waynesville 10,408 20 0.19%
46 Asheville 94,369 181 0.19%
47 Southern Pines 16,052 30 0.19%
48 Wilmington 118,578 220 0.19%
49 Havelock 16,471 29 0.18%
50 Eden 15,353 27 0.18%
51 Salisbury 35,730 61 0.17%
52 Winston-Salem 250,887 424 0.17%
53 Hillsborough 9,656 16 0.17%
54 Kinston 19,576 32 0.16%
55 Gastonia 81,632 129 0.16%
56 Oxford 8,897 14 0.16%
57 Charlotte 886,283 1,352 0.15%
58 Stallings 16,495 25 0.15%
59 Indian Trail 41,146 62 0.15%
60 Goldsboro 33,448 50 0.15%
61 Sanford 30,833 46 0.15%
62 Bessemer City 5,508 8 0.15%
63 Washington 9,754 14 0.14%
64 Cary 176,686 239 0.14%
65 Lenoir 18,282 23 0.13%
66 Asheboro 27,353 33 0.12%
67 Waxhaw 21,565 25 0.12%
68 Pineville 10,780 12 0.11%
69 Matthews 29,959 33 0.11%
70 Holly Springs 43,429 46 0.11%
71 Morrisville 30,471 30 0.1%
72 Black Mountain 8,462 8 0.09%
73 Morganton 17,541 16 0.09%
74 Wesley Chapel 8,923 8 0.09%
75 Greenville 88,540 75 0.08%
76 Clemmons 21,574 17 0.08%
77 Newton 13,223 9 0.07%
78 Clayton 28,043 19 0.07%
79 Wake Forest 51,199 34 0.07%
80 Kings Mountain 11,472 7 0.06%
81 Henderson 14,922 8 0.05%
82 Mint Hill 26,954 14 0.05%
83 Fletcher 8,022 4 0.05%
84 Winterville 10,624 5 0.05%
85 Tarboro 10,705 5 0.05%
86 Mooresville 51,447 22 0.04%
87 Forest City 7,368 3 0.04%
88 Sawmills 5,027 2 0.04%
89 Roxboro 8,144 3 0.04%
90 Huntersville 62,458 23 0.04%
91 Lexington 19,691 7 0.04%
92 Gibsonville 9,289 3 0.03%
93 Concord 106,518 34 0.03%
94 Morehead City 9,696 2 0.02%
95 Mount Holly 17,928 3 0.02%
96 Hickory 43,747 7 0.02%
97 Kannapolis 56,470 5 0.01%
98 Trinity 7,066 0 0.0%
99 Unionville 6,826 0 0.0%
100 Weddington 13,468 0 0.0%
About Chris Kolmar

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