Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 996.05K people in North Carolina with German ancestry (9.61% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Lincoln County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (18.73%), followed by Catawba County (15.18%), and Watauga County (14.95%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | 18.73 |
| 2 | Catawba County | 15.18 |
| 3 | Watauga County | 14.95 |
| 4 | Polk County | 14.89 |
| 5 | Dare County | 14.81 |
| 6 | Alexander County | 14.59 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 14.48 |
| 8 | Rowan County | 14.39 |
| 9 | Brunswick County | 14.31 |
| 10 | Davie County | 13.85 |
| 11 | Onslow County | 13.75 |
| 12 | Davidson County | 13.38 |
| 13 | Moore County | 13.31 |
| 14 | Carteret County | 12.92 |
| 15 | Henderson County | 12.85 |
| 16 | Chatham County | 12.75 |
| 17 | Camden County | 12.74 |
| 18 | Buncombe County | 12.62 |
| 19 | Currituck County | 12.58 |
| 20 | Mitchell County | 12.53 |
| 21 | Pender County | 12.32 |
| 22 | Orange County | 12.15 |
| 23 | Burke County | 12.13 |
| 24 | Transylvania County | 12.07 |
| 25 | Haywood County | 11.94 |
| 26 | Caldwell County | 11.79 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 11.69 |
| 28 | Avery County | 11.44 |
| 29 | Stokes County | 11.16 |
| 30 | Yadkin County | 11.10 |
| 31 | New Hanover County | 11.09 |
| 32 | Cabarrus County | 11.00 |
| 33 | Union County | 10.84 |
| 34 | Cherokee County | 10.78 |
| 35 | Wake County | 10.56 |
| 36 | Stanly County | 10.50 |
| 37 | Clay County | 10.39 |
| 38 | Forsyth County | 10.12 |
| 39 | Gaston County | 10.04 |
| 40 | Macon County | 9.77 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 9.75 |
| 42 | Rutherford County | 9.72 |
| 43 | Craven County | 9.67 |
| 44 | Alamance County | 9.65 |
| 45 | McDowell County | 9.48 |
| 46 | Madison County | 9.10 |
| 47 | Mecklenburg County | 9.08 |
| 48 | Ashe County | 8.93 |
| 49 | Alleghany County | 8.78 |
| 50 | Harnett County | 8.65 |
| 51 | Pamlico County | 8.44 |
| 52 | Wilkes County | 8.15 |
| 53 | Durham County | 8.13 |
| 54 | Cumberland County | 8.10 |
| 55 | Guilford County | 8.07 |
| 56 | Lee County | 8.06 |
| 57 | Cleveland County | 7.94 |
| 57 | Hyde County | 7.94 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 7.82 |
| 59 | Yancey County | 7.80 |
| 60 | Perquimans County | 7.58 |
| 61 | Surry County | 7.38 |
| 62 | Johnston County | 6.91 |
| 63 | Granville County | 6.38 |
| 63 | Hoke County | 6.38 |
| 64 | Rockingham County | 6.37 |
| 65 | Pitt County | 6.32 |
| 66 | Pasquotank County | 6.25 |
| 67 | Beaufort County | 6.09 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 5.96 |
| 69 | Person County | 5.86 |
| 70 | Graham County | 5.71 |
| 71 | Caswell County | 5.52 |
| 72 | Warren County | 5.49 |
| 73 | Jones County | 5.47 |
| 74 | Gates County | 4.88 |
| 75 | Nash County | 4.87 |
| 76 | Swain County | 4.55 |
| 77 | Lenoir County | 4.53 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 4.42 |
| 79 | Chowan County | 4.03 |
| 80 | Wilson County | 3.84 |
| 81 | Duplin County | 3.58 |
| 82 | Hertford County | 3.45 |
| 83 | Anson County | 3.22 |
| 84 | Bertie County | 3.07 |
| 85 | Halifax County | 2.94 |
| 86 | Columbus County | 2.83 |
| 87 | Vance County | 2.80 |
| 88 | Richmond County | 2.78 |
| 89 | Northampton County | 2.74 |
| 90 | Greene County | 2.58 |
| 91 | Martin County | 2.42 |
| 91 | Tyrrell County | 2.42 |
| 92 | Sampson County | 2.27 |
| 93 | Scotland County | 2.15 |
| 94 | Washington County | 2.12 |
| 95 | Bladen County | 1.79 |
| 96 | Edgecombe County | 1.78 |
| 97 | Robeson County | 1.31 |
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