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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.77K people in North Carolina with Ghanaian ancestry (0.04% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest percentage of its population with Ghanaian ancestry (0.26%), followed by Edgecombe County (0.15%), and Cumberland County (0.12%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Ghanaian 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 Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
Durham County
Edgecombe County
Cumberland County
Pasquotank County
Gaston County
Guilford County
Iredell County
Mecklenburg County
Orange County
Cabarrus County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Durham County 0.26
2 Edgecombe County 0.15
3 Cumberland County 0.12
4 Pasquotank County 0.08
5 Gaston County 0.07
5 Guilford County 0.07
5 Iredell County 0.07
5 Mecklenburg County 0.07
6 Orange County 0.06
7 Cabarrus County 0.04
7 Henderson County 0.04
7 Polk County 0.04
8 Granville County 0.03
8 Harnett County 0.03
8 New Hanover County 0.03
8 Pitt County 0.03
8 Union County 0.03
8 Wake County 0.03
8 Wayne County 0.03
9 Forsyth County 0.02
10 Buncombe County 0.01
10 Johnston County 0.01
10 Onslow County 0.01
10 Robeson County 0.01
11 Wilson County 0.001