Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.58K people in North Carolina with French Canadian ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with French Canadian ancestry (4.72K), followed by Mecklenburg County (3.73K), and Onslow County (1.74K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 4724 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 3732 |
| 3 | Onslow County | 1737 |
| 4 | Guilford County | 1514 |
| 5 | Durham County | 1244 |
| 6 | Union County | 1167 |
| 7 | Brunswick County | 1079 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 1053 |
| 9 | Iredell County | 966 |
| 10 | Cumberland County | 890 |
| 11 | Johnston County | 861 |
| 12 | New Hanover County | 856 |
| 13 | Buncombe County | 841 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 794 |
| 15 | Henderson County | 779 |
| 16 | Orange County | 743 |
| 17 | Gaston County | 624 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 605 |
| 19 | Randolph County | 598 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 551 |
| 21 | Craven County | 482 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 454 |
| 23 | Pender County | 453 |
| 24 | Davidson County | 446 |
| 25 | Moore County | 419 |
| 26 | Catawba County | 409 |
| 27 | Davie County | 371 |
| 28 | Chatham County | 368 |
| 29 | Haywood County | 354 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 353 |
| 31 | Carteret County | 306 |
| 32 | Hoke County | 256 |
| 33 | Dare County | 244 |
| 34 | Macon County | 238 |
| 35 | Burke County | 237 |
| 36 | Currituck County | 230 |
| 37 | Rockingham County | 227 |
| 38 | Watauga County | 225 |
| 39 | Cherokee County | 222 |
| 40 | Pitt County | 220 |
| 41 | Transylvania County | 212 |
| 42 | Franklin County | 206 |
| 43 | Rutherford County | 197 |
| 44 | Rowan County | 192 |
| 45 | Stanly County | 187 |
| 46 | Granville County | 180 |
| 47 | Lee County | 171 |
| 48 | Cleveland County | 169 |
| 49 | Wilson County | 156 |
| 50 | Surry County | 144 |
| 51 | Lenoir County | 143 |
| 52 | Person County | 124 |
| 53 | Caldwell County | 108 |
| 54 | Yancey County | 97 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 80 |
| 56 | Halifax County | 78 |
| 57 | Pasquotank County | 75 |
| 58 | Nash County | 74 |
| 59 | McDowell County | 72 |
| 60 | Ashe County | 68 |
| 61 | Wilkes County | 66 |
| 62 | Polk County | 64 |
| 63 | Richmond County | 60 |
| 64 | Robeson County | 59 |
| 65 | Gates County | 55 |
| 66 | Pamlico County | 48 |
| 66 | Warren County | 48 |
| 67 | Edgecombe County | 43 |
| 68 | Camden County | 38 |
| 69 | Stokes County | 35 |
| 70 | Clay County | 33 |
| 70 | Hertford County | 33 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 32 |
| 72 | Alexander County | 31 |
| 72 | Columbus County | 31 |
| 72 | Yadkin County | 31 |
| 73 | Greene County | 26 |
| 74 | Duplin County | 23 |
| 74 | Martin County | 23 |
| 74 | Sampson County | 23 |
| 75 | Vance County | 21 |
| 76 | Madison County | 18 |
| 77 | Caswell County | 17 |
| 78 | Northampton County | 16 |
| 78 | Scotland County | 16 |
| 79 | Jones County | 13 |
| 79 | Mitchell County | 13 |
| 80 | Beaufort County | 11 |
| 80 | Perquimans County | 11 |
| 81 | Bertie County | 10 |
| 81 | Washington County | 10 |
| 82 | Anson County | 7 |
| 82 | Swain County | 7 |
| 83 | Bladen County | 3 |
| 84 | Avery County | 2 |