Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.09M people in North Carolina with English ancestry (10.47% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Buncombe County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (22.78%), followed by Carteret County (22.00%), and Dare County (20.62%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buncombe County | 22.78 |
| 2 | Carteret County | 22.00 |
| 3 | Dare County | 20.62 |
| 4 | Stokes County | 17.63 |
| 5 | Gates County | 17.33 |
| 6 | Haywood County | 17.30 |
| 7 | Madison County | 17.08 |
| 8 | Watauga County | 16.80 |
| 9 | Mitchell County | 16.68 |
| 10 | Henderson County | 15.49 |
| 11 | Polk County | 15.17 |
| 12 | Chatham County | 14.68 |
| 13 | Clay County | 14.64 |
| 14 | Macon County | 14.42 |
| 15 | Currituck County | 14.41 |
| 16 | Chowan County | 14.37 |
| 17 | Perquimans County | 14.27 |
| 18 | Moore County | 14.14 |
| 19 | Pamlico County | 14.12 |
| 20 | Brunswick County | 13.97 |
| 21 | Alleghany County | 13.92 |
| 21 | Yadkin County | 13.92 |
| 22 | Orange County | 13.45 |
| 23 | Cherokee County | 13.41 |
| 24 | Transylvania County | 13.38 |
| 25 | Yancey County | 13.36 |
| 26 | Craven County | 13.29 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 13.29 |
| 27 | Davie County | 13.07 |
| 28 | Beaufort County | 12.52 |
| 29 | Jones County | 12.49 |
| 30 | McDowell County | 12.46 |
| 31 | Pender County | 12.24 |
| 32 | Rutherford County | 12.20 |
| 33 | New Hanover County | 12.04 |
| 34 | Wake County | 11.81 |
| 35 | Granville County | 11.36 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 11.28 |
| 37 | Surry County | 11.04 |
| 38 | Alamance County | 11.00 |
| 39 | Johnston County | 10.89 |
| 40 | Greene County | 10.86 |
| 41 | Forsyth County | 10.82 |
| 42 | Onslow County | 10.79 |
| 43 | Avery County | 10.72 |
| 44 | Iredell County | 10.70 |
| 45 | Union County | 10.59 |
| 46 | Randolph County | 10.57 |
| 47 | Swain County | 10.49 |
| 48 | Catawba County | 10.03 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 9.70 |
| 50 | Caldwell County | 9.69 |
| 51 | Rockingham County | 9.65 |
| 52 | Pasquotank County | 9.60 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 9.60 |
| 53 | Pitt County | 9.59 |
| 54 | Wilkes County | 9.46 |
| 55 | Durham County | 9.42 |
| 56 | Stanly County | 9.13 |
| 57 | Guilford County | 9.09 |
| 58 | Person County | 9.05 |
| 59 | Lee County | 9.04 |
| 60 | Camden County | 9.02 |
| 61 | Tyrrell County | 8.96 |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 8.75 |
| 63 | Lenoir County | 8.68 |
| 64 | Davidson County | 8.65 |
| 65 | Harnett County | 8.51 |
| 66 | Ashe County | 8.49 |
| 67 | Nash County | 8.45 |
| 68 | Rowan County | 8.33 |
| 69 | Alexander County | 8.32 |
| 69 | Burke County | 8.32 |
| 70 | Gaston County | 8.22 |
| 71 | Mecklenburg County | 8.16 |
| 72 | Cleveland County | 7.98 |
| 73 | Martin County | 7.91 |
| 74 | Caswell County | 7.74 |
| 75 | Cabarrus County | 7.57 |
| 76 | Vance County | 7.49 |
| 77 | Hyde County | 7.43 |
| 78 | Richmond County | 7.26 |
| 79 | Cumberland County | 7.23 |
| 80 | Wilson County | 7.16 |
| 81 | Warren County | 7.01 |
| 82 | Sampson County | 6.88 |
| 83 | Duplin County | 6.73 |
| 84 | Columbus County | 6.57 |
| 85 | Halifax County | 6.35 |
| 86 | Washington County | 6.21 |
| 87 | Bertie County | 6.04 |
| 88 | Edgecombe County | 5.77 |
| 89 | Northampton County | 5.66 |
| 90 | Hertford County | 5.63 |
| 91 | Scotland County | 5.46 |
| 92 | Graham County | 5.38 |
| 93 | Bladen County | 5.35 |
| 94 | Anson County | 4.45 |
| 95 | Hoke County | 4.34 |
| 96 | Robeson County | 2.68 |
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