Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 996.05K people in North Carolina with German ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with German ancestry (117.48K), followed by Mecklenburg County (99.99K), and Guilford County (43.32K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 117479 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 99988 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 43322 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 38516 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 33679 |
| 6 | Onslow County | 27717 |
| 7 | Cumberland County | 27010 |
| 8 | Iredell County | 26635 |
| 9 | Durham County | 26039 |
| 10 | Union County | 25559 |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 24964 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 24324 |
| 13 | Catawba County | 24258 |
| 14 | Gaston County | 22700 |
| 15 | Davidson County | 22473 |
| 16 | Rowan County | 20979 |
| 17 | Brunswick County | 19145 |
| 18 | Orange County | 17902 |
| 19 | Randolph County | 16798 |
| 20 | Alamance County | 16319 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | 16047 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 14851 |
| 23 | Johnston County | 14605 |
| 24 | Moore County | 13122 |
| 25 | Harnett County | 11514 |
| 26 | Pitt County | 10774 |
| 27 | Burke County | 10649 |
| 28 | Craven County | 9803 |
| 29 | Chatham County | 9570 |
| 30 | Caldwell County | 9517 |
| 31 | Carteret County | 8779 |
| 32 | Watauga County | 8082 |
| 33 | Cleveland County | 7856 |
| 34 | Pender County | 7387 |
| 35 | Haywood County | 7363 |
| 36 | Wayne County | 7018 |
| 37 | Stanly County | 6526 |
| 38 | Rutherford County | 6279 |
| 39 | Davie County | 5892 |
| 40 | Rockingham County | 5788 |
| 41 | Dare County | 5438 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 5409 |
| 43 | Alexander County | 5325 |
| 44 | Franklin County | 5283 |
| 45 | Surry County | 5271 |
| 46 | Lee County | 5052 |
| 47 | Stokes County | 4977 |
| 48 | Nash County | 4612 |
| 49 | McDowell County | 4222 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 4191 |
| 51 | Yadkin County | 4127 |
| 52 | Transylvania County | 3981 |
| 53 | Granville County | 3882 |
| 54 | Macon County | 3568 |
| 55 | Currituck County | 3468 |
| 56 | Hoke County | 3326 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 3074 |
| 58 | Wilson County | 3024 |
| 59 | Polk County | 2890 |
| 60 | Beaufort County | 2735 |
| 61 | Pasquotank County | 2514 |
| 62 | Lenoir County | 2509 |
| 63 | Ashe County | 2374 |
| 64 | Person County | 2285 |
| 65 | Avery County | 2031 |
| 66 | Madison County | 1935 |
| 67 | Mitchell County | 1873 |
| 68 | Duplin County | 1785 |
| 69 | Robeson County | 1559 |
| 70 | Columbus County | 1458 |
| 71 | Halifax County | 1450 |
| 72 | Yancey County | 1431 |
| 73 | Sampson County | 1348 |
| 74 | Camden County | 1319 |
| 75 | Caswell County | 1258 |
| 76 | Richmond County | 1204 |
| 77 | Vance County | 1193 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 1143 |
| 79 | Clay County | 1142 |
| 80 | Pamlico County | 1037 |
| 81 | Warren County | 1036 |
| 82 | Perquimans County | 986 |
| 83 | Alleghany County | 958 |
| 84 | Edgecombe County | 884 |
| 85 | Hertford County | 760 |
| 86 | Scotland County | 740 |
| 87 | Anson County | 720 |
| 88 | Swain County | 644 |
| 89 | Bertie County | 556 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 556 |
| 90 | Bladen County | 538 |
| 90 | Martin County | 538 |
| 91 | Greene County | 529 |
| 92 | Gates County | 516 |
| 93 | Jones County | 510 |
| 94 | Northampton County | 490 |
| 95 | Graham County | 462 |
| 96 | Hyde County | 373 |
| 97 | Washington County | 237 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 83 |
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