Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.41K people in North Carolina with Finnish ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Finnish ancestry (1.27K), followed by Mecklenburg County (1.00K), and Forsyth County (619).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Finnish 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 Finnish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 1268 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1000 |
| 3 | Forsyth County | 619 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 366 |
| 5 | Durham County | 256 |
| 6 | Union County | 251 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 235 |
| 8 | Chatham County | 233 |
| 9 | Iredell County | 231 |
| 10 | Onslow County | 202 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 201 |
| 12 | Davidson County | 196 |
| 13 | Cabarrus County | 194 |
| 13 | Henderson County | 194 |
| 14 | Guilford County | 192 |
| 15 | Buncombe County | 172 |
| 16 | Lee County | 152 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 141 |
| 18 | Moore County | 139 |
| 19 | Lincoln County | 129 |
| 20 | Rowan County | 127 |
| 21 | Orange County | 122 |
| 22 | Macon County | 107 |
| 23 | Brunswick County | 106 |
| 24 | Pender County | 102 |
| 25 | Pasquotank County | 92 |
| 25 | Watauga County | 92 |
| 26 | Johnston County | 88 |
| 27 | Carteret County | 80 |
| 28 | Alamance County | 71 |
| 28 | Gaston County | 71 |
| 29 | Person County | 69 |
| 30 | Transylvania County | 66 |
| 31 | Columbus County | 58 |
| 32 | Pitt County | 56 |
| 33 | Harnett County | 51 |
| 34 | Avery County | 48 |
| 35 | Craven County | 45 |
| 35 | Rockingham County | 45 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 42 |
| 37 | Haywood County | 37 |
| 38 | Currituck County | 36 |
| 39 | Stanly County | 35 |
| 40 | Chowan County | 34 |
| 41 | Dare County | 30 |
| 41 | Rutherford County | 30 |
| 42 | Jones County | 29 |
| 43 | McDowell County | 26 |
| 44 | Perquimans County | 22 |
| 45 | Cleveland County | 21 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 19 |
| 46 | Richmond County | 19 |
| 47 | Swain County | 15 |
| 48 | Ashe County | 14 |
| 48 | Cherokee County | 14 |
| 49 | Madison County | 13 |
| 49 | Wilson County | 13 |
| 50 | Burke County | 12 |
| 51 | Caldwell County | 10 |
| 51 | Sampson County | 10 |
| 51 | Vance County | 10 |
| 52 | Granville County | 9 |
| 53 | Duplin County | 8 |
| 53 | Wilkes County | 8 |
| 54 | Pamlico County | 7 |
| 54 | Polk County | 7 |
| 55 | Surry County | 6 |
| 56 | Robeson County | 3 |
| 57 | Clay County | 2 |