Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Australian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.98K people in North Carolina with Australian ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Australian ancestry (259), followed by Mecklenburg County (206), and Randolph County (151).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Australian 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 Counties By Population with Australian Ancestry in 2021
Wake County
Mecklenburg County
Randolph County
Rutherford County
Guilford County
Forsyth County
Buncombe County
Durham County
New Hanover County
Union County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Australian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wake County 259
2 Mecklenburg County 206
3 Randolph County 151
4 Rutherford County 105
5 Guilford County 91
6 Forsyth County 73
7 Buncombe County 68
8 Durham County 65
9 New Hanover County 62
10 Union County 59
11 McDowell County 58
12 Granville County 53
13 Beaufort County 52
14 Cumberland County 51
14 Iredell County 51
15 Carteret County 49
15 Chatham County 49
16 Cleveland County 44
17 Macon County 41
18 Haywood County 36
19 Watauga County 30
20 Orange County 27
21 Scotland County 25
22 Henderson County 22
23 Cabarrus County 21
23 Madison County 21
24 Wilson County 20
25 Nash County 19
26 Wayne County 15
27 Brunswick County 14
27 Richmond County 14
28 Craven County 13
29 Alexander County 12
29 Onslow County 12
30 Caldwell County 11
30 Johnston County 11
30 Northampton County 11
31 Gaston County 10
31 Mitchell County 10
32 Avery County 8
33 Lee County 7
33 Surry County 7
34 Greene County 6
35 Moore County 5
36 Columbus County 3
36 Graham County 3
37 Harnett County 2
38 Dare County 1