Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.47K people in North Carolina with Danish ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Danish ancestry (2.64K), followed by Mecklenburg County (1.52K), and New Hanover County (918).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 2636 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1521 |
| 3 | New Hanover County | 918 |
| 4 | Durham County | 813 |
| 5 | Guilford County | 786 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 640 |
| 7 | Buncombe County | 632 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 590 |
| 9 | Chatham County | 431 |
| 10 | Orange County | 430 |
| 11 | Harnett County | 396 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 338 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 320 |
| 14 | Brunswick County | 315 |
| 15 | Onslow County | 289 |
| 16 | Moore County | 275 |
| 17 | Iredell County | 259 |
| 18 | Union County | 255 |
| 19 | Catawba County | 229 |
| 20 | Henderson County | 226 |
| 21 | Craven County | 222 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 217 |
| 23 | Richmond County | 199 |
| 24 | Camden County | 169 |
| 25 | Rowan County | 159 |
| 26 | Carteret County | 157 |
| 27 | Burke County | 139 |
| 28 | Randolph County | 134 |
| 29 | Lee County | 129 |
| 30 | Nash County | 121 |
| 31 | Pitt County | 120 |
| 32 | Gaston County | 109 |
| 33 | Davie County | 106 |
| 34 | Watauga County | 103 |
| 35 | Cleveland County | 102 |
| 36 | Wilson County | 99 |
| 37 | Hoke County | 94 |
| 38 | Dare County | 92 |
| 38 | Davidson County | 92 |
| 38 | Lincoln County | 92 |
| 38 | Pender County | 92 |
| 39 | Rockingham County | 90 |
| 40 | Caldwell County | 84 |
| 41 | Rutherford County | 76 |
| 42 | Polk County | 73 |
| 43 | Transylvania County | 71 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 70 |
| 45 | Macon County | 66 |
| 46 | Wilkes County | 60 |
| 47 | Haywood County | 48 |
| 48 | Granville County | 47 |
| 48 | Pasquotank County | 47 |
| 49 | Sampson County | 46 |
| 50 | Franklin County | 45 |
| 50 | McDowell County | 45 |
| 51 | Graham County | 44 |
| 52 | Scotland County | 32 |
| 53 | Perquimans County | 31 |
| 54 | Beaufort County | 30 |
| 55 | Currituck County | 28 |
| 56 | Bladen County | 26 |
| 56 | Chowan County | 26 |
| 56 | Mitchell County | 26 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 25 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 24 |
| 59 | Stokes County | 23 |
| 60 | Surry County | 21 |
| 61 | Duplin County | 20 |
| 62 | Ashe County | 19 |
| 62 | Martin County | 19 |
| 62 | Stanly County | 19 |
| 63 | Lenoir County | 17 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 15 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 14 |
| 65 | Robeson County | 14 |
| 66 | Person County | 12 |
| 67 | Anson County | 11 |
| 68 | Avery County | 10 |
| 68 | Warren County | 10 |
| 69 | Pamlico County | 8 |
| 69 | Swain County | 8 |
| 70 | Columbus County | 7 |
| 71 | Madison County | 6 |
| 72 | Yancey County | 4 |
| 73 | Hertford County | 2 |