Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.02M people in North Carolina with American ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with American ancestry (81.63K), followed by Mecklenburg County (56.52K), and Gaston County (41.09K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.
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Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 81627 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 56517 |
| 3 | Gaston County | 41086 |
| 4 | Cleveland County | 29858 |
| 5 | Guilford County | 29856 |
| 6 | Robeson County | 28944 |
| 7 | Johnston County | 26912 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 25730 |
| 9 | Forsyth County | 24697 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 24254 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 24105 |
| 12 | Caldwell County | 23879 |
| 13 | Wilkes County | 22760 |
| 14 | Burke County | 21631 |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 20170 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 17324 |
| 17 | Davidson County | 16988 |
| 18 | Union County | 16832 |
| 19 | Surry County | 16748 |
| 20 | Rowan County | 15831 |
| 21 | Iredell County | 15359 |
| 22 | Durham County | 13348 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 13313 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 13151 |
| 25 | New Hanover County | 12601 |
| 26 | Columbus County | 12411 |
| 27 | Nash County | 12030 |
| 28 | Alamance County | 11780 |
| 29 | Alexander County | 11672 |
| 30 | Craven County | 11571 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 11338 |
| 32 | Henderson County | 11328 |
| 33 | Brunswick County | 10944 |
| 34 | Transylvania County | 10205 |
| 35 | Rutherford County | 10115 |
| 36 | Onslow County | 10004 |
| 37 | Ashe County | 9726 |
| 38 | Pitt County | 9505 |
| 39 | Jackson County | 8440 |
| 40 | Harnett County | 8377 |
| 41 | Halifax County | 8289 |
| 42 | Wilson County | 8232 |
| 43 | Watauga County | 8084 |
| 44 | Bladen County | 7834 |
| 45 | Moore County | 7777 |
| 46 | McDowell County | 7432 |
| 47 | Edgecombe County | 7269 |
| 48 | Carteret County | 6833 |
| 49 | Stanly County | 6767 |
| 50 | Haywood County | 6447 |
| 51 | Orange County | 6394 |
| 52 | Dare County | 5803 |
| 53 | Stokes County | 5789 |
| 54 | Yadkin County | 5633 |
| 55 | Granville County | 5174 |
| 56 | Franklin County | 5097 |
| 57 | Duplin County | 5087 |
| 58 | Chatham County | 5001 |
| 59 | Pasquotank County | 4918 |
| 60 | Lenoir County | 4612 |
| 61 | Macon County | 4557 |
| 62 | Sampson County | 4525 |
| 63 | Person County | 4472 |
| 64 | Northampton County | 4268 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 4235 |
| 66 | Currituck County | 4180 |
| 67 | Davie County | 3990 |
| 68 | Pender County | 3979 |
| 69 | Alleghany County | 3873 |
| 70 | Vance County | 3779 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 3617 |
| 72 | Lee County | 3463 |
| 73 | Hoke County | 3393 |
| 74 | Graham County | 3212 |
| 75 | Martin County | 3003 |
| 76 | Yancey County | 2987 |
| 77 | Richmond County | 2985 |
| 78 | Caswell County | 2953 |
| 79 | Beaufort County | 2794 |
| 80 | Swain County | 2784 |
| 81 | Madison County | 2626 |
| 82 | Avery County | 2152 |
| 83 | Polk County | 2132 |
| 84 | Greene County | 2119 |
| 85 | Bertie County | 1981 |
| 86 | Perquimans County | 1837 |
| 87 | Hertford County | 1785 |
| 88 | Scotland County | 1680 |
| 89 | Washington County | 1664 |
| 90 | Chowan County | 1577 |
| 91 | Camden County | 1534 |
| 92 | Gates County | 1459 |
| 93 | Mitchell County | 1334 |
| 94 | Anson County | 1330 |
| 95 | Warren County | 1031 |
| 96 | Jones County | 958 |
| 97 | Pamlico County | 856 |
| 98 | Clay County | 658 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 522 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 273 |
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