African Americans in North Carolina
African-American North Carolinians or Black North Carolinians are residents of the state of North Carolina who are of African ancestry. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, African Americans were 22% of the state's population. African enslaved people were brought to North Carolina during the slave trade.
| Total population | |
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| 2,415,824 (2017) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Raleigh | |
| Languages | |
| Southern American English, African-American Vernacular English, Gullah, African languages | |
| Religion | |
| Black Protestant | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| African Americans, White Americans in North Carolina, Barbadian Americans, West Indian Americans, Barbadians |
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