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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 78.40K people in North Carolina with Dutch ancestry (0.76% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its population with Dutch ancestry (1.83%), followed by Yancey County (1.82%), and Polk County (1.60%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Dutch 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 Dutch Ancestry in 2021
Madison County
Yancey County
Polk County
Iredell County
Carteret County
Moore County
Caldwell County
Catawba County
Clay County
Alexander County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Dutch Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Madison County 1.83
2 Yancey County 1.82
3 Polk County 1.60
4 Iredell County 1.56
5 Carteret County 1.52
6 Moore County 1.51
7 Caldwell County 1.47
8 Catawba County 1.46
8 Clay County 1.46
9 Alexander County 1.43
10 Cherokee County 1.35
10 McDowell County 1.35
11 Macon County 1.24
12 Mitchell County 1.22
13 Lee County 1.19
14 Haywood County 1.16
14 Henderson County 1.16
15 Person County 1.15
16 Lincoln County 1.04
16 Randolph County 1.04
17 Avery County 1.02
18 Brunswick County 1.01
18 Buncombe County 1.01
19 Orange County 0.93
20 Davie County 0.92
20 Perquimans County 0.92
21 Burke County 0.91
21 Davidson County 0.91
21 Transylvania County 0.91
22 Gaston County 0.89
22 Stokes County 0.89
23 Wake County 0.87
24 Chatham County 0.83
25 Alamance County 0.82
25 Yadkin County 0.82
26 Alleghany County 0.81
26 New Hanover County 0.81
27 Montgomery County 0.79
28 Forsyth County 0.78
28 Nash County 0.78
29 Beaufort County 0.77
30 Watauga County 0.76
31 Pender County 0.75
31 Rockingham County 0.75
32 Dare County 0.74
33 Granville County 0.72
33 Guilford County 0.72
33 Union County 0.72
34 Camden County 0.71
34 Onslow County 0.71
35 Jackson County 0.69
36 Wilkes County 0.68
37 Johnston County 0.66
38 Cabarrus County 0.65
39 Stanly County 0.64
40 Mecklenburg County 0.62
41 Chowan County 0.60
41 Currituck County 0.60
42 Rowan County 0.58
43 Caswell County 0.57
43 Durham County 0.57
43 Franklin County 0.57
43 Jones County 0.57
43 Surry County 0.57
44 Craven County 0.56
45 Rutherford County 0.55
46 Harnett County 0.53
46 Hyde County 0.53
46 Pasquotank County 0.53
47 Ashe County 0.51
48 Tyrrell County 0.50
49 Swain County 0.49
50 Cumberland County 0.47
50 Pamlico County 0.47
51 Wayne County 0.46
52 Graham County 0.45
53 Vance County 0.42
54 Hoke County 0.41
54 Martin County 0.41
55 Cleveland County 0.38
56 Wilson County 0.37
57 Lenoir County 0.34
58 Warren County 0.33
59 Halifax County 0.32
60 Pitt County 0.31
61 Bertie County 0.27
62 Bladen County 0.23
62 Richmond County 0.23
63 Hertford County 0.22
64 Gates County 0.20
64 Washington County 0.20
65 Duplin County 0.17
65 Scotland County 0.17
66 Sampson County 0.15
67 Edgecombe County 0.14
67 Greene County 0.14
68 Columbus County 0.08
69 Northampton County 0.06
70 Anson County 0.04
71 Robeson County 0.03