Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 154.23K people in North Carolina with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.49% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Camden County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (3.37%), followed by Macon County (2.83%), and Buncombe County (2.55%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camden County | 3.37 |
| 2 | Macon County | 2.83 |
| 3 | Buncombe County | 2.55 |
| 4 | Brunswick County | 2.49 |
| 5 | Watauga County | 2.45 |
| 6 | Madison County | 2.44 |
| 6 | Perquimans County | 2.44 |
| 7 | Craven County | 2.42 |
| 8 | Currituck County | 2.38 |
| 9 | Carteret County | 2.36 |
| 10 | Dare County | 2.33 |
| 10 | Mitchell County | 2.33 |
| 11 | Henderson County | 2.27 |
| 12 | Haywood County | 2.23 |
| 12 | Iredell County | 2.23 |
| 13 | Cherokee County | 2.22 |
| 14 | Chatham County | 2.19 |
| 15 | Orange County | 2.11 |
| 16 | Transylvania County | 2.05 |
| 17 | Johnston County | 1.92 |
| 18 | Moore County | 1.89 |
| 19 | Alleghany County | 1.88 |
| 19 | New Hanover County | 1.88 |
| 20 | Onslow County | 1.87 |
| 21 | Wake County | 1.85 |
| 22 | Jackson County | 1.80 |
| 23 | Pamlico County | 1.78 |
| 24 | Lee County | 1.70 |
| 24 | Wilkes County | 1.70 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 1.65 |
| 26 | Union County | 1.63 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 1.61 |
| 28 | Durham County | 1.58 |
| 29 | Mecklenburg County | 1.53 |
| 29 | Person County | 1.53 |
| 30 | Catawba County | 1.50 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 1.47 |
| 32 | Pender County | 1.39 |
| 32 | Polk County | 1.39 |
| 33 | Harnett County | 1.34 |
| 34 | Cabarrus County | 1.30 |
| 34 | Forsyth County | 1.30 |
| 35 | Wayne County | 1.29 |
| 36 | Beaufort County | 1.26 |
| 37 | Ashe County | 1.25 |
| 37 | Avery County | 1.25 |
| 37 | Cumberland County | 1.25 |
| 38 | Guilford County | 1.24 |
| 39 | Gaston County | 1.23 |
| 40 | Alexander County | 1.21 |
| 40 | Rutherford County | 1.21 |
| 40 | Warren County | 1.21 |
| 41 | Pasquotank County | 1.20 |
| 42 | Clay County | 1.18 |
| 43 | Rockingham County | 1.15 |
| 44 | Granville County | 1.14 |
| 44 | Stokes County | 1.14 |
| 45 | Burke County | 1.13 |
| 46 | Alamance County | 1.11 |
| 47 | McDowell County | 1.09 |
| 48 | Davie County | 1.08 |
| 49 | Pitt County | 1.06 |
| 50 | Jones County | 1.05 |
| 50 | Surry County | 1.05 |
| 51 | Chowan County | 1.02 |
| 52 | Stanly County | 1.01 |
| 53 | Hoke County | 0.99 |
| 54 | Rowan County | 0.94 |
| 55 | Davidson County | 0.92 |
| 56 | Yancey County | 0.90 |
| 57 | Lenoir County | 0.89 |
| 58 | Washington County | 0.86 |
| 59 | Cleveland County | 0.85 |
| 59 | Columbus County | 0.85 |
| 60 | Caldwell County | 0.81 |
| 61 | Duplin County | 0.79 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 0.77 |
| 63 | Bladen County | 0.75 |
| 64 | Nash County | 0.73 |
| 65 | Hyde County | 0.72 |
| 66 | Wilson County | 0.64 |
| 67 | Caswell County | 0.62 |
| 68 | Gates County | 0.61 |
| 68 | Graham County | 0.61 |
| 69 | Vance County | 0.60 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 0.58 |
| 71 | Martin County | 0.55 |
| 72 | Greene County | 0.53 |
| 73 | Halifax County | 0.49 |
| 73 | Northampton County | 0.49 |
| 74 | Edgecombe County | 0.40 |
| 74 | Scotland County | 0.40 |
| 75 | Richmond County | 0.37 |
| 76 | Sampson County | 0.36 |
| 77 | Swain County | 0.34 |
| 78 | Hertford County | 0.33 |
| 79 | Tyrrell County | 0.29 |
| 80 | Bertie County | 0.24 |
| 80 | Robeson County | 0.24 |
| 81 | Anson County | 0.22 |