Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Australian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.98K people in North Carolina with Australian ancestry (0.02% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Rutherford County had the highest percentage of its population with Australian ancestry (0.16%), followed by McDowell County (0.13%), and Beaufort County (0.12%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Australian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Australian Ancestry in 2021
Rutherford County
McDowell County
Beaufort County
Macon County
Randolph County
Madison County
Granville County
Carteret County
Chatham County
Mitchell County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Australian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Rutherford County 0.16
2 McDowell County 0.13
3 Beaufort County 0.12
4 Macon County 0.11
4 Randolph County 0.11
5 Madison County 0.10
6 Granville County 0.09
7 Carteret County 0.07
7 Chatham County 0.07
7 Mitchell County 0.07
7 Scotland County 0.07
8 Haywood County 0.06
8 Northampton County 0.06
8 Watauga County 0.06
9 Avery County 0.05
10 Cleveland County 0.04
10 Graham County 0.04
11 Alexander County 0.03
11 Buncombe County 0.03
11 Greene County 0.03
11 Iredell County 0.03
11 New Hanover County 0.03
11 Richmond County 0.03
11 Union County 0.03
11 Wilson County 0.03
12 Cumberland County 0.02
12 Durham County 0.02
12 Forsyth County 0.02
12 Guilford County 0.02
12 Henderson County 0.02
12 Mecklenburg County 0.02
12 Nash County 0.02
12 Orange County 0.02
12 Wake County 0.02
13 Brunswick County 0.01
13 Cabarrus County 0.01
13 Caldwell County 0.01
13 Columbus County 0.01
13 Craven County 0.01
13 Johnston County 0.01
13 Lee County 0.01
13 Moore County 0.01
13 Onslow County 0.01
13 Surry County 0.01
13 Wayne County 0.01
14 Gaston County 0.004
15 Dare County 0.003
16 Harnett County 0.002