Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 22.54K people in North Carolina with Scandinavian ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest population with Scandinavian ancestry (2.63K), followed by Wake County (2.62K), and Mecklenburg County (1.90K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onslow County | 2626 |
| 2 | Wake County | 2616 |
| 3 | Mecklenburg County | 1900 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 1097 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 795 |
| 6 | Johnston County | 705 |
| 7 | Cumberland County | 700 |
| 8 | Gaston County | 618 |
| 9 | Guilford County | 571 |
| 10 | Union County | 537 |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 511 |
| 12 | Durham County | 441 |
| 13 | Alamance County | 440 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 380 |
| 15 | Pitt County | 374 |
| 16 | Haywood County | 345 |
| 17 | Alexander County | 287 |
| 18 | Rowan County | 279 |
| 19 | Catawba County | 265 |
| 20 | Moore County | 262 |
| 20 | Orange County | 262 |
| 21 | Brunswick County | 261 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 261 |
| 22 | Watauga County | 241 |
| 23 | Cabarrus County | 234 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 231 |
| 25 | Cleveland County | 224 |
| 26 | Davidson County | 222 |
| 27 | Chatham County | 215 |
| 28 | Harnett County | 200 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 191 |
| 30 | Pender County | 180 |
| 31 | Stanly County | 178 |
| 32 | Carteret County | 176 |
| 33 | Wayne County | 170 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 169 |
| 35 | McDowell County | 164 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 163 |
| 37 | Cherokee County | 156 |
| 38 | Franklin County | 147 |
| 38 | Granville County | 147 |
| 39 | Madison County | 146 |
| 40 | Craven County | 135 |
| 41 | Avery County | 134 |
| 42 | Hoke County | 130 |
| 43 | Rockingham County | 124 |
| 44 | Halifax County | 105 |
| 45 | Rutherford County | 103 |
| 46 | Person County | 97 |
| 47 | Duplin County | 96 |
| 48 | Lee County | 91 |
| 49 | Yadkin County | 90 |
| 50 | Davie County | 89 |
| 50 | Pasquotank County | 89 |
| 51 | Macon County | 84 |
| 52 | Burke County | 70 |
| 53 | Yancey County | 66 |
| 54 | Nash County | 65 |
| 54 | Swain County | 65 |
| 55 | Currituck County | 63 |
| 56 | Bladen County | 61 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 58 |
| 58 | Wilson County | 55 |
| 59 | Hertford County | 54 |
| 60 | Dare County | 52 |
| 61 | Greene County | 44 |
| 62 | Transylvania County | 43 |
| 63 | Surry County | 37 |
| 64 | Columbus County | 35 |
| 65 | Wilkes County | 34 |
| 66 | Lenoir County | 28 |
| 67 | Northampton County | 27 |
| 67 | Robeson County | 27 |
| 68 | Pamlico County | 26 |
| 69 | Caswell County | 23 |
| 70 | Richmond County | 21 |
| 71 | Alleghany County | 19 |
| 72 | Jones County | 17 |
| 73 | Sampson County | 15 |
| 73 | Stokes County | 15 |
| 74 | Chowan County | 11 |
| 75 | Anson County | 10 |
| 75 | Warren County | 10 |
| 76 | Perquimans County | 8 |
| 77 | Tyrrell County | 7 |
| 78 | Camden County | 5 |
| 79 | Polk County | 4 |
| 79 | Vance County | 4 |
| 80 | Martin County | 3 |