Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 40.87K people in North Carolina with Russian ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Russian ancestry (8.18K), followed by Mecklenburg County (7.09K), and Buncombe County (2.41K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 8179 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 7090 |
| 3 | Buncombe County | 2409 |
| 4 | Union County | 1720 |
| 5 | Orange County | 1643 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 1535 |
| 7 | Durham County | 1464 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 1129 |
| 9 | Forsyth County | 1024 |
| 10 | Catawba County | 1002 |
| 11 | Cumberland County | 945 |
| 12 | Johnston County | 707 |
| 13 | Iredell County | 699 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 646 |
| 15 | Chatham County | 634 |
| 16 | Brunswick County | 631 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 481 |
| 18 | Watauga County | 469 |
| 19 | Onslow County | 440 |
| 20 | Craven County | 419 |
| 21 | Pitt County | 412 |
| 22 | Gaston County | 394 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 392 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 337 |
| 25 | Carteret County | 324 |
| 26 | Haywood County | 297 |
| 27 | Moore County | 289 |
| 28 | Harnett County | 284 |
| 29 | Alamance County | 282 |
| 30 | Pender County | 270 |
| 31 | Rowan County | 261 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 201 |
| 33 | Camden County | 198 |
| 34 | Rutherford County | 175 |
| 35 | Currituck County | 162 |
| 35 | Lee County | 162 |
| 36 | Davidson County | 153 |
| 37 | Rockingham County | 149 |
| 38 | Lenoir County | 139 |
| 39 | Burke County | 127 |
| 40 | Granville County | 123 |
| 41 | Madison County | 117 |
| 42 | Hoke County | 116 |
| 43 | Macon County | 114 |
| 44 | Stokes County | 101 |
| 45 | McDowell County | 91 |
| 46 | Halifax County | 90 |
| 47 | Cherokee County | 89 |
| 48 | Dare County | 88 |
| 49 | Duplin County | 87 |
| 50 | Surry County | 85 |
| 51 | Cleveland County | 82 |
| 51 | Yancey County | 82 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 80 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 78 |
| 54 | Scotland County | 74 |
| 55 | Davie County | 72 |
| 56 | Pamlico County | 65 |
| 57 | Swain County | 60 |
| 58 | Ashe County | 57 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 57 |
| 58 | Sampson County | 57 |
| 59 | Transylvania County | 56 |
| 60 | Pasquotank County | 53 |
| 61 | Polk County | 52 |
| 62 | Wilson County | 46 |
| 63 | Richmond County | 41 |
| 64 | Caldwell County | 38 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 38 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 35 |
| 65 | Nash County | 35 |
| 66 | Avery County | 33 |
| 66 | Perquimans County | 33 |
| 67 | Beaufort County | 27 |
| 67 | Bertie County | 27 |
| 67 | Robeson County | 27 |
| 67 | Vance County | 27 |
| 68 | Columbus County | 26 |
| 69 | Wilkes County | 25 |
| 70 | Anson County | 18 |
| 70 | Yadkin County | 18 |
| 71 | Greene County | 16 |
| 72 | Edgecombe County | 14 |
| 72 | Northampton County | 14 |
| 73 | Bladen County | 8 |
| 73 | Jones County | 8 |
| 74 | Gates County | 7 |
| 74 | Jackson County | 7 |
| 75 | Alleghany County | 1 |
| 75 | Graham County | 1 |