Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 154.23K people in North Carolina with French (except Basque) ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with French (except Basque) ancestry (20.60K), followed by Mecklenburg County (16.83K), and Buncombe County (6.80K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Wake County
Mecklenburg County
Buncombe County
Guilford County
Durham County
Forsyth County
New Hanover County
Cumberland County
Iredell County
Johnston County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wake County 20599
2 Mecklenburg County 16830
3 Buncombe County 6797
4 Guilford County 6655
5 Durham County 5050
6 Forsyth County 4959
7 New Hanover County 4226
8 Cumberland County 4154
9 Iredell County 4100
10 Johnston County 4063
11 Union County 3829
12 Onslow County 3759
13 Brunswick County 3332
14 Orange County 3108
15 Cabarrus County 2874
16 Gaston County 2775
17 Henderson County 2620
18 Craven County 2458
19 Catawba County 2403
20 Randolph County 2310
21 Alamance County 1880
22 Moore County 1859
23 Pitt County 1814
24 Harnett County 1777
25 Chatham County 1644
26 Carteret County 1601
27 Davidson County 1541
28 Wayne County 1515
29 Lincoln County 1415
30 Haywood County 1374
31 Rowan County 1367
32 Watauga County 1323
33 Wilkes County 1130
34 Lee County 1067
35 Rockingham County 1042
36 Macon County 1034
37 Burke County 993
37 Franklin County 993
38 Dare County 855
39 Cleveland County 837
40 Pender County 836
41 Rutherford County 779
42 Jackson County 774
43 Surry County 751
44 Granville County 695
45 Nash County 689
46 Transylvania County 675
47 Currituck County 656
48 Caldwell County 650
49 Cherokee County 632
50 Stanly County 626
51 Person County 596
52 Beaufort County 565
53 Madison County 518
54 Hoke County 514
55 Stokes County 506
56 Wilson County 503
57 Lenoir County 493
58 McDowell County 484
58 Pasquotank County 484
59 Davie County 459
60 Alexander County 440
61 Columbus County 439
62 Duplin County 392
63 Camden County 349
63 Mitchell County 349
64 Ashe County 332
65 Perquimans County 317
66 Robeson County 287
67 Yadkin County 286
68 Polk County 270
69 Vance County 257
70 Halifax County 239
71 Warren County 229
72 Bladen County 226
73 Avery County 222
74 Pamlico County 219
75 Sampson County 213
76 Alleghany County 205
77 Edgecombe County 200
78 Yancey County 166
79 Richmond County 158
80 Montgomery County 150
81 Caswell County 141
81 Chowan County 141
82 Scotland County 136
83 Clay County 130
84 Martin County 123
85 Greene County 109
86 Jones County 98
87 Washington County 96
88 Northampton County 88
89 Hertford County 72
90 Gates County 65
91 Anson County 50
92 Graham County 49
93 Swain County 48
94 Bertie County 44
95 Hyde County 34
96 Tyrrell County 10