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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.24K people in North Carolina with Cajun ancestry (0.01% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Polk County had the highest percentage of its population with Cajun ancestry (0.28%), followed by Macon County (0.15%), and Haywood County (0.13%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Cajun 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 Cajun Ancestry in 2021
Polk County
Macon County
Haywood County
Orange County
Bertie County
Henderson County
Nash County
Cherokee County
Moore County
Carteret County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Cajun Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Polk County 0.28
2 Macon County 0.15
3 Haywood County 0.13
3 Orange County 0.13
4 Bertie County 0.06
5 Henderson County 0.04
5 Nash County 0.04
6 Cherokee County 0.03
6 Moore County 0.03
7 Carteret County 0.02
7 Cleveland County 0.02
7 Durham County 0.02
7 Onslow County 0.02
7 Wake County 0.02
8 Alamance County 0.01
8 Buncombe County 0.01
8 Catawba County 0.01
8 Craven County 0.01
8 Cumberland County 0.01
8 Guilford County 0.01
8 Harnett County 0.01
8 Iredell County 0.01
8 Lincoln County 0.01
8 New Hanover County 0.01
8 Pender County 0.01
8 Randolph County 0.01
8 Robeson County 0.01
8 Watauga County 0.01
9 Mecklenburg County 0.003
9 Wayne County 0.003
10 Forsyth County 0.002