Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 154.23K people in North Carolina with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.49% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cornelius town had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (4.10%), followed by Waynesville town (4.07%), and Carrboro town (3.97%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Cornelius town

Waynesville town

Carrboro town

Asheville city

Apex town

Lake Norman of Iredell CDP

Myrtle Grove CDP

Boone town

Fuquay-Varina town

Indian Trail town

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Cornelius town	4.10
2	Waynesville town	4.07
3	Carrboro town	3.97
4	Asheville city	3.67
5	Apex town	2.97
6	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	2.96
7	Myrtle Grove CDP	2.77
8	Boone town	2.75
9	Fuquay-Varina town	2.73
9	Indian Trail town	2.73
10	Mooresville town	2.68
11	Huntersville town	2.56
12	Archdale city	2.53
13	Havelock city	2.46
14	Southern Pines town	2.45
15	Davidson town	2.42
16	Mint Hill town	2.34
17	Leland town	2.33
18	Matthews town	2.32
19	Jacksonville city	2.25
20	Murraysville CDP	2.24
21	Holly Springs town	2.21
22	Hendersonville city	2.16
23	Mount Holly city	2.12
24	Elon town	2.05
25	New Bern city	2.03
26	Cary town	2.02
27	Summerfield town	1.99
28	Lewisville town	1.96
29	Reidsville city	1.92
30	Wake Forest town	1.91
31	Clayton town	1.89
31	Pinehurst village	1.89
32	Graham city	1.81
33	Wilmington city	1.77
34	Lenoir city	1.75
35	Clemmons village	1.74
35	Raleigh city	1.74
36	Belmont city	1.72
37	Hickory city	1.71
38	Concord city	1.69
39	Weddington town	1.68
40	Asheboro city	1.65
41	Durham city	1.64
42	Garner town	1.62
43	Chapel Hill town	1.55
44	Harrisburg town	1.54
45	Hope Mills town	1.52
45	Sanford city	1.52
45	Waxhaw town	1.52
46	Anderson Creek CDP	1.45
47	Newton city	1.38
48	High Point city	1.37
49	Charlotte city	1.33
50	Stallings town	1.31
51	Kernersville town	1.28
52	Greenville city	1.27
53	Morganton city	1.24
54	Fayetteville city	1.22
55	Statesville city	1.21
56	Greensboro city	1.19
57	Winston-Salem city	1.18
58	Gastonia city	1.13
59	Goldsboro city	1.10
59	Tarboro town	1.10
60	Mount Airy city	1.07
61	Eden city	1.05
62	Shelby city	0.98
63	Kinston city	0.97
64	Piney Green CDP	0.93
65	Morrisville town	0.92
66	Kannapolis city	0.91
66	Salisbury city	0.91
67	Winterville town	0.84
68	Burlington city	0.82
69	Elizabeth City city	0.81
69	Mebane city	0.81
70	Albemarle city	0.80
71	Pineville town	0.79
72	Thomasville city	0.73
73	Spout Springs CDP	0.68
74	Kings Mountain city	0.67
74	Spring Lake town	0.67
75	Monroe city	0.64
76	Lincolnton city	0.59
77	Smithfield town	0.56
78	Wilson city	0.53
79	Knightdale town	0.52
80	Rocky Mount city	0.47
81	Henderson city	0.44
82	Lumberton city	0.38
83	Roanoke Rapids city	0.37
84	Lexington city	0.36
85	Laurinburg city	0.34