Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 148.99K people in North Carolina with Polish ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Polish ancestry (24.37K), followed by Mecklenburg County (20.48K), and Guilford County (6.34K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 24374 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 20483 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 6338 |
| 4 | Durham County | 5588 |
| 5 | Union County | 5532 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | 5227 |
| 7 | Forsyth County | 4410 |
| 8 | Buncombe County | 4128 |
| 9 | Onslow County | 3968 |
| 10 | Cumberland County | 3695 |
| 11 | Johnston County | 3496 |
| 12 | Iredell County | 3402 |
| 12 | Orange County | 3402 |
| 13 | Brunswick County | 3245 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 3233 |
| 15 | Gaston County | 2690 |
| 16 | Harnett County | 2182 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 2155 |
| 18 | Catawba County | 2039 |
| 19 | Moore County | 2031 |
| 20 | Pitt County | 2028 |
| 21 | Chatham County | 1996 |
| 22 | Craven County | 1924 |
| 23 | Carteret County | 1814 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 1745 |
| 25 | Alamance County | 1697 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 1545 |
| 27 | Pender County | 1393 |
| 28 | Davidson County | 1333 |
| 29 | Rowan County | 1267 |
| 30 | Burke County | 1115 |
| 31 | Watauga County | 987 |
| 32 | Dare County | 957 |
| 33 | Haywood County | 793 |
| 34 | Granville County | 750 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 737 |
| 36 | Cleveland County | 735 |
| 37 | Davie County | 702 |
| 38 | Hoke County | 663 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 567 |
| 40 | Rockingham County | 557 |
| 41 | Lee County | 531 |
| 42 | Rutherford County | 524 |
| 43 | Macon County | 486 |
| 44 | Nash County | 428 |
| 45 | Pasquotank County | 420 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 418 |
| 47 | Wilson County | 399 |
| 48 | Surry County | 376 |
| 49 | Stanly County | 357 |
| 50 | Caldwell County | 352 |
| 51 | Alexander County | 349 |
| 52 | Mitchell County | 337 |
| 53 | Yadkin County | 336 |
| 54 | Beaufort County | 329 |
| 55 | Ashe County | 328 |
| 56 | Stokes County | 305 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 304 |
| 58 | Wilkes County | 300 |
| 59 | McDowell County | 290 |
| 60 | Duplin County | 277 |
| 61 | Madison County | 274 |
| 62 | Sampson County | 258 |
| 63 | Currituck County | 256 |
| 64 | Scotland County | 254 |
| 65 | Transylvania County | 246 |
| 66 | Chowan County | 217 |
| 67 | Columbus County | 209 |
| 68 | Richmond County | 192 |
| 69 | Camden County | 191 |
| 70 | Lenoir County | 162 |
| 71 | Avery County | 156 |
| 72 | Halifax County | 152 |
| 73 | Swain County | 148 |
| 74 | Robeson County | 147 |
| 75 | Yancey County | 139 |
| 76 | Warren County | 137 |
| 77 | Pamlico County | 136 |
| 78 | Person County | 133 |
| 79 | Edgecombe County | 113 |
| 80 | Vance County | 109 |
| 81 | Greene County | 101 |
| 82 | Caswell County | 99 |
| 83 | Clay County | 90 |
| 84 | Perquimans County | 83 |
| 85 | Montgomery County | 78 |
| 86 | Martin County | 68 |
| 87 | Polk County | 67 |
| 88 | Bladen County | 59 |
| 89 | Hyde County | 47 |
| 89 | Northampton County | 47 |
| 90 | Alleghany County | 42 |
| 91 | Graham County | 41 |
| 92 | Jones County | 37 |
| 93 | Hertford County | 32 |
| 94 | Anson County | 30 |
| 95 | Washington County | 29 |
| 96 | Gates County | 25 |
| 97 | Bertie County | 10 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 4 |