Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 55.80K people in North Carolina with Swedish ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Swedish ancestry (8.93K), followed by Mecklenburg County (6.62K), and Durham County (2.66K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 8931 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 6624 |
| 3 | Durham County | 2658 |
| 4 | Guilford County | 2252 |
| 5 | New Hanover County | 2074 |
| 6 | Onslow County | 1944 |
| 7 | Forsyth County | 1934 |
| 8 | Buncombe County | 1843 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 1653 |
| 10 | Union County | 1597 |
| 11 | Orange County | 1329 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 1169 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 973 |
| 14 | Brunswick County | 971 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 932 |
| 16 | Henderson County | 892 |
| 17 | Rowan County | 887 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 741 |
| 19 | Watauga County | 703 |
| 20 | Gaston County | 702 |
| 21 | Alamance County | 682 |
| 22 | Harnett County | 670 |
| 23 | Craven County | 663 |
| 24 | Moore County | 654 |
| 25 | Chatham County | 639 |
| 26 | Pitt County | 574 |
| 27 | Catawba County | 532 |
| 28 | Randolph County | 501 |
| 29 | Davidson County | 492 |
| 30 | Carteret County | 417 |
| 31 | Davie County | 414 |
| 32 | Nash County | 404 |
| 33 | Dare County | 366 |
| 34 | Wayne County | 365 |
| 35 | Rockingham County | 337 |
| 36 | Wilkes County | 311 |
| 37 | Haywood County | 303 |
| 38 | Burke County | 302 |
| 39 | Transylvania County | 298 |
| 40 | Cleveland County | 285 |
| 41 | Pender County | 278 |
| 42 | Lee County | 259 |
| 43 | Pasquotank County | 256 |
| 44 | Macon County | 248 |
| 45 | Caldwell County | 236 |
| 46 | Hoke County | 233 |
| 47 | Currituck County | 229 |
| 48 | Granville County | 201 |
| 49 | Wilson County | 177 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 168 |
| 51 | Surry County | 165 |
| 52 | Rutherford County | 164 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 159 |
| 54 | Lenoir County | 154 |
| 55 | Cherokee County | 148 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 145 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 143 |
| 57 | Polk County | 143 |
| 58 | Yancey County | 132 |
| 59 | Franklin County | 131 |
| 60 | Swain County | 126 |
| 61 | Clay County | 112 |
| 62 | Ashe County | 110 |
| 63 | Chowan County | 105 |
| 64 | Person County | 98 |
| 64 | Warren County | 98 |
| 65 | Greene County | 93 |
| 66 | Vance County | 89 |
| 67 | Jones County | 85 |
| 68 | Madison County | 84 |
| 69 | Alexander County | 72 |
| 70 | Mitchell County | 62 |
| 71 | Alleghany County | 60 |
| 71 | Duplin County | 60 |
| 71 | Stokes County | 60 |
| 72 | Avery County | 58 |
| 73 | Bladen County | 57 |
| 74 | Sampson County | 52 |
| 75 | Camden County | 51 |
| 76 | Northampton County | 50 |
| 77 | Robeson County | 47 |
| 78 | Yadkin County | 45 |
| 79 | Scotland County | 39 |
| 80 | Pamlico County | 35 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 34 |
| 82 | Columbus County | 32 |
| 83 | Edgecombe County | 31 |
| 83 | Halifax County | 31 |
| 84 | Richmond County | 28 |
| 85 | Anson County | 27 |
| 86 | Gates County | 25 |
| 86 | Graham County | 25 |
| 87 | Washington County | 20 |
| 88 | Caswell County | 6 |
| 89 | Perquimans County | 4 |
| 90 | Bertie County | 3 |
| 91 | Hertford County | 1 |