Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 47.68K people in North Carolina with Norwegian ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Norwegian ancestry (7.80K), followed by Mecklenburg County (5.36K), and Guilford County (2.33K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Norwegian 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 Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 7797 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 5359 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 2330 |
| 4 | New Hanover County | 1950 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 1884 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 1870 |
| 7 | Durham County | 1571 |
| 8 | Cumberland County | 1462 |
| 9 | Orange County | 1257 |
| 10 | Onslow County | 1133 |
| 11 | Brunswick County | 1037 |
| 12 | Union County | 936 |
| 13 | Henderson County | 929 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 874 |
| 15 | Johnston County | 860 |
| 16 | Harnett County | 693 |
| 17 | Gaston County | 672 |
| 18 | Cabarrus County | 637 |
| 19 | Caldwell County | 604 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 584 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 565 |
| 22 | Burke County | 562 |
| 23 | Craven County | 556 |
| 24 | Moore County | 548 |
| 25 | Pitt County | 497 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 483 |
| 27 | Watauga County | 479 |
| 28 | Alamance County | 432 |
| 29 | Carteret County | 429 |
| 30 | Randolph County | 426 |
| 31 | Transylvania County | 335 |
| 32 | Chatham County | 326 |
| 32 | Davie County | 326 |
| 33 | Granville County | 321 |
| 34 | Rowan County | 318 |
| 35 | Nash County | 301 |
| 36 | Davidson County | 299 |
| 37 | Jackson County | 288 |
| 37 | Lee County | 288 |
| 38 | Haywood County | 280 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 239 |
| 40 | Beaufort County | 238 |
| 41 | Rockingham County | 232 |
| 42 | Surry County | 227 |
| 43 | Dare County | 218 |
| 44 | Pender County | 204 |
| 45 | Robeson County | 203 |
| 46 | Lenoir County | 195 |
| 47 | Macon County | 194 |
| 48 | Columbus County | 192 |
| 49 | Cherokee County | 165 |
| 50 | Rutherford County | 164 |
| 51 | Stanly County | 149 |
| 52 | Wilson County | 146 |
| 53 | Currituck County | 122 |
| 54 | Person County | 118 |
| 55 | Alexander County | 114 |
| 56 | Polk County | 113 |
| 57 | Wilkes County | 105 |
| 58 | Gates County | 102 |
| 58 | Madison County | 102 |
| 59 | Sampson County | 101 |
| 60 | Stokes County | 99 |
| 61 | McDowell County | 98 |
| 62 | Jones County | 95 |
| 63 | Ashe County | 94 |
| 64 | Hoke County | 86 |
| 65 | Pasquotank County | 73 |
| 66 | Avery County | 72 |
| 67 | Hertford County | 71 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 66 |
| 69 | Scotland County | 57 |
| 70 | Yadkin County | 53 |
| 71 | Mitchell County | 51 |
| 72 | Duplin County | 49 |
| 73 | Yancey County | 47 |
| 74 | Caswell County | 46 |
| 75 | Cleveland County | 45 |
| 75 | Graham County | 45 |
| 76 | Richmond County | 43 |
| 77 | Vance County | 35 |
| 78 | Halifax County | 34 |
| 79 | Camden County | 32 |
| 80 | Edgecombe County | 29 |
| 81 | Chowan County | 26 |
| 81 | Greene County | 26 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | 25 |
| 83 | Perquimans County | 24 |
| 84 | Warren County | 18 |
| 85 | Bladen County | 16 |
| 86 | Washington County | 15 |
| 87 | Martin County | 14 |
| 87 | Pamlico County | 14 |
| 88 | Northampton County | 12 |
| 89 | Clay County | 11 |
| 90 | Bertie County | 8 |
| 91 | Swain County | 7 |
| 92 | Anson County | 1 |