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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 57.16K people in North Carolina with Welsh ancestry (0.55% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Newton city had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (1.76%), followed by Clayton town (1.69%), and Murraysville CDP (1.58%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021

Newton city

Clayton town

Murraysville CDP

Waynesville town

Myrtle Grove CDP

Lewisville town

Garner town

Belmont city

Boone town

Eden city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Newton city	1.76
2	Clayton town	1.69
3	Murraysville CDP	1.58
4	Waynesville town	1.40
5	Myrtle Grove CDP	1.23
6	Lewisville town	1.21
7	Garner town	1.15
8	Belmont city	1.06
8	Boone town	1.06
8	Eden city	1.06
8	Hendersonville city	1.06
9	Holly Springs town	0.98
10	Cary town	0.96
11	Stallings town	0.89
12	Matthews town	0.88
13	Asheville city	0.87
13	Leland town	0.87
14	Morrisville town	0.86
15	Salisbury city	0.85
16	Pinehurst village	0.84
17	Huntersville town	0.81
18	Clemmons village	0.79
18	Pineville town	0.79
19	Wake Forest town	0.76
20	Fuquay-Varina town	0.75
21	Cornelius town	0.71
22	Carrboro town	0.69
22	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	0.69
23	Mebane city	0.68
24	Winston-Salem city	0.67
25	Apex town	0.66
25	Mint Hill town	0.66
26	Wilmington city	0.63
27	Archdale city	0.62
28	Elon town	0.61
28	Monroe city	0.61
28	Southern Pines town	0.61
29	Kings Mountain city	0.59
30	Durham city	0.57
31	Kernersville town	0.55
32	Concord city	0.54
33	Elizabeth City city	0.53
34	Harrisburg town	0.52
34	Mooresville town	0.52
34	Thomasville city	0.52
35	Burlington city	0.51
36	Chapel Hill town	0.49
36	Greensboro city	0.49
36	Raleigh city	0.49
37	Charlotte city	0.47
38	Hickory city	0.46
38	Piney Green CDP	0.46
39	Waxhaw town	0.45
40	Knightdale town	0.41
41	Davidson town	0.40
42	Greenville city	0.38
43	Hope Mills town	0.37
44	Indian Trail town	0.36
44	Morganton city	0.36
45	Asheboro city	0.35
46	Graham city	0.32
47	Lenoir city	0.31
48	Fayetteville city	0.30
49	New Bern city	0.29
50	High Point city	0.28
50	Mount Airy city	0.28
50	Winterville town	0.28
51	Roanoke Rapids city	0.26
51	Statesville city	0.26
52	Jacksonville city	0.25
53	Anderson Creek CDP	0.24
53	Havelock city	0.24
54	Kannapolis city	0.23
54	Weddington town	0.23
55	Goldsboro city	0.21
56	Gastonia city	0.20
57	Albemarle city	0.19
57	Shelby city	0.19
57	Wilson city	0.19
58	Lexington city	0.18
59	Spout Springs CDP	0.17
60	Lumberton city	0.16
61	Sanford city	0.13
62	Henderson city	0.10
63	Smithfield town	0.09
64	Laurinburg city	0.08
64	Mount Holly city	0.08
65	Rocky Mount city	0.04
66	Kinston city	0.03