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.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
25
0 of 0
| 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 |