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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 996.05K people in North Carolina with German ancestry (9.61% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Clemmons village had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (19.77%), followed by Lake Norman of Iredell CDP (19.47%), and Pinehurst village (18.08%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Clemmons village
Lake Norman of Iredell CDP
Pinehurst village
Holly Springs town
Southern Pines town
Carrboro town
Leland town
Elon town
Pineville town
Cornelius town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clemmons village 19.77
2 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 19.47
3 Pinehurst village 18.08
4 Holly Springs town 17.76
5 Southern Pines town 17.16
6 Carrboro town 17.14
7 Leland town 16.91
8 Elon town 16.85
9 Pineville town 16.73
10 Cornelius town 16.41
11 Mooresville town 16.15
12 Newton city 16.08
13 Davidson town 15.69
14 Fuquay-Varina town 15.41
15 Waxhaw town 15.33
16 Wake Forest town 15.30
17 Lewisville town 14.86
18 Waynesville town 14.45
19 Huntersville town 14.44
20 Matthews town 14.41
21 Hendersonville city 14.26
22 Lincolnton city 14.01
23 Jacksonville city 13.93
24 Belmont city 13.73
25 Weddington town 13.66
26 Myrtle Grove CDP 13.63
27 Boone town 13.25
28 Spout Springs CDP 13.17
29 Salisbury city 13.13
30 Asheville city 13.11
31 Mint Hill town 12.93
32 Mebane city 12.90
33 Apex town 12.85
34 Indian Trail town 12.82
35 Spring Lake town 12.73
36 Havelock city 12.54
37 Stallings town 12.13
38 Hickory city 11.72
39 Piney Green CDP 11.69
40 Murraysville CDP 11.59
41 Kernersville town 11.55
42 Cary town 11.21
43 Harrisburg town 11.03
44 Winterville town 10.97
45 Concord city 10.92
46 Summerfield town 10.58
47 Garner town 10.40
48 Statesville city 10.36
49 Chapel Hill town 10.26
50 Mount Holly city 10.23
51 Wilmington city 10.22
52 Kannapolis city 9.82
53 Lenoir city 9.63
54 Anderson Creek CDP 9.37
55 Shelby city 9.31
56 Morganton city 9.25
57 Asheboro city 9.01
58 Raleigh city 9.00
59 New Bern city 8.85
60 Gastonia city 8.81
61 Kings Mountain city 8.79
62 Winston-Salem city 8.66
63 Archdale city 8.47
64 Lexington city 8.33
65 Albemarle city 8.20
66 High Point city 8.12
67 Durham city 8.11
68 Charlotte city 7.96
69 Hope Mills town 7.90
70 Fayetteville city 7.87
71 Knightdale town 7.82
72 Burlington city 7.77
73 Graham city 7.75
74 Mount Airy city 7.72
75 Reidsville city 7.34
76 Smithfield town 7.06
77 Morrisville town 6.99
78 Sanford city 6.74
79 Greensboro city 6.55
80 Goldsboro city 6.02
81 Greenville city 5.91
82 Thomasville city 5.89
83 Clayton town 5.76
84 Monroe city 5.73
85 Elizabeth City city 5.31
86 Roanoke Rapids city 4.49
87 Wilson city 3.88
88 Eden city 3.78
89 Kinston city 3.72
90 Rocky Mount city 2.97
91 Tarboro town 2.88
92 Laurinburg city 2.63
93 Henderson city 1.58
94 Lumberton city 1.25