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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.32K people in North Carolina with Guyanese ancestry (0.02% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Franklin County had the highest percentage of its population with Guyanese ancestry (0.15%), followed by Vance County (0.10%), and Edgecombe County (0.08%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Guyanese 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 Guyanese Ancestry in 2021
Franklin County
Vance County
Edgecombe County
Mecklenburg County
Brunswick County
Warren County
Forsyth County
Gaston County
Guilford County
Harnett County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Guyanese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Franklin County 0.15
2 Vance County 0.10
3 Edgecombe County 0.08
3 Mecklenburg County 0.08
4 Brunswick County 0.07
4 Warren County 0.07
5 Forsyth County 0.04
5 Gaston County 0.04
5 Guilford County 0.04
5 Harnett County 0.04
5 Onslow County 0.04
6 Union County 0.03
7 Carteret County 0.02
7 Cumberland County 0.02
7 Davidson County 0.02
7 Lee County 0.02
7 Pitt County 0.02
7 Wake County 0.02
7 Wayne County 0.02
8 Alamance County 0.01
8 Burke County 0.01
8 Durham County 0.01
8 Halifax County 0.01
8 Nash County 0.01
9 Orange County 0.003