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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.58K people in North Carolina with French Canadian ancestry (0.34% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Davie County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (0.87%), followed by Onslow County (0.86%), and Currituck County (0.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Davie County
Onslow County
Currituck County
Brunswick County
Cherokee County
Pender County
Lincoln County
Dare County
Henderson County
Macon County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Davie County 0.87
2 Onslow County 0.86
3 Currituck County 0.83
4 Brunswick County 0.81
5 Cherokee County 0.78
6 Pender County 0.76
7 Lincoln County 0.71
8 Dare County 0.67
8 Henderson County 0.67
9 Macon County 0.65
10 Transylvania County 0.64
11 Haywood County 0.57
12 Iredell County 0.53
12 Yancey County 0.53
13 Gates County 0.52
14 Orange County 0.50
14 Union County 0.50
15 Chatham County 0.49
15 Hoke County 0.49
16 Craven County 0.48
17 Carteret County 0.45
18 Moore County 0.43
19 Randolph County 0.42
19 Wake County 0.42
19 Watauga County 0.42
20 Harnett County 0.41
20 Johnston County 0.41
21 Durham County 0.39
21 Pamlico County 0.39
22 New Hanover County 0.38
23 Camden County 0.37
24 Cabarrus County 0.36
25 Mecklenburg County 0.34
26 Polk County 0.33
27 Buncombe County 0.32
27 Person County 0.32
28 Franklin County 0.31
28 Rutherford County 0.31
29 Clay County 0.30
29 Granville County 0.30
29 Stanly County 0.30
29 Wayne County 0.30
30 Forsyth County 0.28
30 Gaston County 0.28
30 Guilford County 0.28
31 Alamance County 0.27
31 Burke County 0.27
31 Cumberland County 0.27
31 Davidson County 0.27
31 Lee County 0.27
32 Ashe County 0.26
32 Catawba County 0.26
32 Lenoir County 0.26
33 Rockingham County 0.25
33 Warren County 0.25
34 Surry County 0.20
34 Wilson County 0.20
35 Jackson County 0.19
35 Pasquotank County 0.19
36 Cleveland County 0.17
37 Halifax County 0.16
37 McDowell County 0.16
38 Hertford County 0.15
39 Jones County 0.14
39 Richmond County 0.14
40 Caldwell County 0.13
40 Greene County 0.13
40 Pitt County 0.13
40 Rowan County 0.13
41 Montgomery County 0.12
42 Martin County 0.10
42 Wilkes County 0.10
43 Alexander County 0.09
43 Edgecombe County 0.09
43 Madison County 0.09
43 Mitchell County 0.09
43 Northampton County 0.09
43 Perquimans County 0.09
43 Washington County 0.09
44 Caswell County 0.08
44 Nash County 0.08
44 Stokes County 0.08
44 Yadkin County 0.08
45 Bertie County 0.06
45 Columbus County 0.06
46 Duplin County 0.05
46 Robeson County 0.05
46 Scotland County 0.05
46 Swain County 0.05
46 Vance County 0.05
47 Sampson County 0.04
48 Anson County 0.03
49 Beaufort County 0.02
50 Avery County 0.01
50 Bladen County 0.01