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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 78.40K people in North Carolina with Dutch ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Dutch ancestry (9.72K), followed by Mecklenburg County (6.81K), and Guilford County (3.87K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Dutch 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 Dutch Ancestry in 2021
Wake County
Mecklenburg County
Guilford County
Forsyth County
Iredell County
Buncombe County
Catawba County
Gaston County
New Hanover County
Durham County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Dutch Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wake County 9722
2 Mecklenburg County 6809
3 Guilford County 3874
4 Forsyth County 2975
5 Iredell County 2875
6 Buncombe County 2706
7 Catawba County 2336
8 Gaston County 2012
9 New Hanover County 1824
10 Durham County 1814
11 Union County 1699
12 Cumberland County 1571
13 Davidson County 1528
14 Randolph County 1496
15 Moore County 1489
16 Cabarrus County 1445
17 Onslow County 1426
18 Johnston County 1395
19 Alamance County 1392
20 Orange County 1371
21 Brunswick County 1350
22 Henderson County 1340
23 Caldwell County 1185
24 Carteret County 1032
25 Lincoln County 890
26 Rowan County 851
27 Burke County 803
28 Lee County 746
29 Nash County 742
30 Haywood County 715
31 Harnett County 709
32 Rockingham County 684
33 Chatham County 622
34 McDowell County 599
35 Craven County 572
36 Wayne County 542
37 Pitt County 528
38 Alexander County 522
39 Macon County 454
40 Person County 450
40 Wilkes County 450
41 Pender County 447
42 Granville County 435
43 Watauga County 410
44 Surry County 408
45 Stokes County 398
46 Stanly County 395
47 Davie County 392
48 Franklin County 389
48 Madison County 389
49 Cherokee County 385
50 Cleveland County 377
51 Rutherford County 355
52 Beaufort County 345
53 Yancey County 334
54 Polk County 310
55 Yadkin County 303
56 Transylvania County 301
57 Jackson County 297
58 Wilson County 292
59 Dare County 272
60 Hoke County 214
61 Pasquotank County 212
62 Montgomery County 205
63 Lenoir County 188
64 Mitchell County 182
65 Avery County 181
66 Vance County 177
67 Currituck County 165
68 Clay County 160
69 Halifax County 157
70 Ashe County 136
71 Caswell County 130
72 Perquimans County 120
73 Richmond County 99
74 Martin County 91
75 Sampson County 89
76 Alleghany County 88
77 Duplin County 85
78 Chowan County 83
79 Camden County 73
80 Edgecombe County 72
81 Swain County 69
82 Bladen County 68
83 Warren County 63
84 Scotland County 59
85 Pamlico County 58
86 Jones County 53
87 Hertford County 49
88 Bertie County 48
89 Columbus County 41
90 Robeson County 37
91 Graham County 36
92 Greene County 28
93 Hyde County 25
94 Washington County 22
95 Gates County 21
96 Tyrrell County 17
97 Northampton County 10
98 Anson County 8