Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.47K people in North Carolina with Danish ancestry (0.16% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Camden County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (1.63%), followed by Chatham County (0.57%), and Graham County (0.54%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camden County | 1.63 |
| 2 | Chatham County | 0.57 |
| 3 | Graham County | 0.54 |
| 4 | Richmond County | 0.46 |
| 5 | New Hanover County | 0.41 |
| 6 | Polk County | 0.38 |
| 7 | Harnett County | 0.30 |
| 8 | Orange County | 0.29 |
| 9 | Moore County | 0.28 |
| 10 | Dare County | 0.25 |
| 10 | Davie County | 0.25 |
| 10 | Durham County | 0.25 |
| 11 | Brunswick County | 0.24 |
| 11 | Buncombe County | 0.24 |
| 11 | Perquimans County | 0.24 |
| 11 | Wake County | 0.24 |
| 12 | Carteret County | 0.23 |
| 13 | Craven County | 0.22 |
| 13 | Transylvania County | 0.22 |
| 14 | Lee County | 0.21 |
| 15 | Henderson County | 0.20 |
| 16 | Chowan County | 0.19 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 0.19 |
| 16 | Watauga County | 0.19 |
| 17 | Hoke County | 0.18 |
| 17 | Macon County | 0.18 |
| 18 | Mitchell County | 0.17 |
| 19 | Burke County | 0.16 |
| 19 | Forsyth County | 0.16 |
| 20 | Cabarrus County | 0.15 |
| 20 | Guilford County | 0.15 |
| 20 | Johnston County | 0.15 |
| 20 | Pender County | 0.15 |
| 21 | Catawba County | 0.14 |
| 21 | Iredell County | 0.14 |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | 0.14 |
| 21 | Onslow County | 0.14 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 0.13 |
| 22 | Nash County | 0.13 |
| 22 | Wilson County | 0.13 |
| 23 | Pasquotank County | 0.12 |
| 23 | Rutherford County | 0.12 |
| 24 | Caswell County | 0.11 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 0.11 |
| 24 | Rowan County | 0.11 |
| 24 | Union County | 0.11 |
| 25 | Caldwell County | 0.10 |
| 25 | Cleveland County | 0.10 |
| 25 | Currituck County | 0.10 |
| 25 | McDowell County | 0.10 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 0.10 |
| 26 | Bladen County | 0.09 |
| 26 | Cherokee County | 0.09 |
| 26 | Martin County | 0.09 |
| 26 | Randolph County | 0.09 |
| 26 | Scotland County | 0.09 |
| 26 | Wilkes County | 0.09 |
| 27 | Granville County | 0.08 |
| 27 | Haywood County | 0.08 |
| 27 | Sampson County | 0.08 |
| 28 | Ashe County | 0.07 |
| 28 | Beaufort County | 0.07 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 0.07 |
| 28 | Pamlico County | 0.07 |
| 28 | Pitt County | 0.07 |
| 29 | Avery County | 0.06 |
| 29 | Davidson County | 0.06 |
| 29 | Swain County | 0.06 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 0.06 |
| 30 | Anson County | 0.05 |
| 30 | Gaston County | 0.05 |
| 30 | Montgomery County | 0.05 |
| 30 | Stokes County | 0.05 |
| 30 | Warren County | 0.05 |
| 31 | Duplin County | 0.04 |
| 31 | Jackson County | 0.04 |
| 32 | Lenoir County | 0.03 |
| 32 | Madison County | 0.03 |
| 32 | Person County | 0.03 |
| 32 | Stanly County | 0.03 |
| 32 | Surry County | 0.03 |
| 33 | Yancey County | 0.02 |
| 34 | Columbus County | 0.01 |
| 34 | Hertford County | 0.01 |
| 34 | Robeson County | 0.01 |