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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.41K people in North Carolina with Finnish ancestry (0.08% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Chatham County had the highest percentage of its population with Finnish ancestry (0.31%), followed by Jones County (0.31%), and Macon County (0.29%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Finnish 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 Finnish Ancestry in 2021
Chatham County
Jones County
Macon County
Avery County
Chowan County
Lee County
Pasquotank County
Transylvania County
Person County
Henderson County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Chatham County 0.31
1 Jones County 0.31
2 Macon County 0.29
3 Avery County 0.27
4 Chowan County 0.25
5 Lee County 0.24
6 Pasquotank County 0.23
7 Transylvania County 0.20
8 Person County 0.18
9 Henderson County 0.17
9 Pender County 0.17
9 Perquimans County 0.17
9 Watauga County 0.17
10 Forsyth County 0.16
11 Lincoln County 0.15
12 Moore County 0.14
13 Catawba County 0.13
13 Currituck County 0.13
13 Iredell County 0.13
14 Carteret County 0.12
14 Davidson County 0.12
15 Columbus County 0.11
15 Cumberland County 0.11
15 Swain County 0.11
15 Union County 0.11
15 Wake County 0.11
16 New Hanover County 0.10
16 Onslow County 0.10
16 Randolph County 0.10
17 Cabarrus County 0.09
17 Mecklenburg County 0.09
17 Rowan County 0.09
18 Brunswick County 0.08
18 Dare County 0.08
18 Durham County 0.08
18 Orange County 0.08
19 Buncombe County 0.06
19 Franklin County 0.06
19 Haywood County 0.06
19 McDowell County 0.06
19 Madison County 0.06
19 Pamlico County 0.06
19 Stanly County 0.06
20 Ashe County 0.05
20 Cherokee County 0.05
20 Rockingham County 0.05
20 Rutherford County 0.05
21 Alamance County 0.04
21 Craven County 0.04
21 Guilford County 0.04
21 Harnett County 0.04
21 Jackson County 0.04
21 Johnston County 0.04
21 Polk County 0.04
21 Richmond County 0.04
22 Gaston County 0.03
22 Pitt County 0.03
23 Clay County 0.02
23 Cleveland County 0.02
23 Duplin County 0.02
23 Granville County 0.02
23 Sampson County 0.02
23 Vance County 0.02
23 Wilson County 0.02
24 Burke County 0.01
24 Caldwell County 0.01
24 Surry County 0.01
24 Wilkes County 0.01
25 Robeson County 0.003