Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 66.11K people in North Carolina with British ancestry (0.64% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Davidson town had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (2.57%), followed by Carrboro town (1.67%), and Clemmons village (1.66%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Davidson town

Carrboro town

Clemmons village

Wake Forest town

Chapel Hill town

Morrisville town

Archdale city

Winterville town

Tarboro town

Asheville city

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Davidson town	2.57
2	Carrboro town	1.67
3	Clemmons village	1.66
4	Wake Forest town	1.48
5	Chapel Hill town	1.40
6	Morrisville town	1.39
7	Archdale city	1.36
7	Winterville town	1.36
8	Tarboro town	1.31
9	Asheville city	1.28
10	Kings Mountain city	1.24
10	Reidsville city	1.24
11	Garner town	1.18
12	Lewisville town	1.09
13	Leland town	1.08
14	Hickory city	1.07
14	Pinehurst village	1.07
14	Weddington town	1.07
15	Boone town	1.06
15	Spout Springs CDP	1.06
15	Wilmington city	1.06
16	Cary town	1.03
16	Southern Pines town	1.03
17	Apex town	0.99
18	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	0.98
18	Stallings town	0.98
19	Belmont city	0.92
20	Hendersonville city	0.91
21	Durham city	0.89
22	Lincolnton city	0.87
22	Raleigh city	0.87
23	Summerfield town	0.84
24	Huntersville town	0.83
25	Cornelius town	0.78
26	Asheboro city	0.73
26	Clayton town	0.73
26	Harrisburg town	0.73
26	Waxhaw town	0.73
27	Burlington city	0.72
28	Fuquay-Varina town	0.70
29	Jacksonville city	0.69
30	Charlotte city	0.67
31	Matthews town	0.65
32	Concord city	0.63
32	Mount Airy city	0.63
32	Waynesville town	0.63
33	Gastonia city	0.61
33	Smithfield town	0.61
34	Goldsboro city	0.59
34	Spring Lake town	0.59
35	Greensboro city	0.58
36	Havelock city	0.57
36	Holly Springs town	0.57
37	Kernersville town	0.54
37	Mint Hill town	0.54
38	Statesville city	0.51
39	Salisbury city	0.50
39	Winston-Salem city	0.50
40	Murraysville CDP	0.49
41	Myrtle Grove CDP	0.48
42	Greenville city	0.45
43	Albemarle city	0.44
44	Eden city	0.42
44	Indian Trail town	0.42
45	Hope Mills town	0.41
46	Fayetteville city	0.39
46	Mooresville town	0.39
46	Pineville town	0.39
47	Elizabeth City city	0.38
48	Anderson Creek CDP	0.37
49	Kannapolis city	0.36
50	Kinston city	0.34
51	Roanoke Rapids city	0.33
51	Rocky Mount city	0.33
52	Graham city	0.31
53	Mount Holly city	0.29
53	Sanford city	0.29
54	Newton city	0.27
55	Knightdale town	0.25
55	New Bern city	0.25
56	High Point city	0.24
56	Morganton city	0.24
57	Lenoir city	0.21
57	Lumberton city	0.21
58	Mebane city	0.15
58	Wilson city	0.15
59	Monroe city	0.14
60	Elon town	0.10
61	Laurinburg city	0.09
61	Thomasville city	0.09
62	Lexington city	0.07
62	Shelby city	0.07
63	Henderson city	0.03