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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.28K people in North Carolina with Jamaican ancestry (0.21% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Vance County had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (1.20%), followed by Cumberland County (0.86%), and Tyrrell County (0.82%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Vance County
Cumberland County
Tyrrell County
Cabarrus County
Camden County
Hertford County
Harnett County
Mecklenburg County
Durham County
Onslow County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Vance County 1.20
2 Cumberland County 0.86
3 Tyrrell County 0.82
4 Cabarrus County 0.59
5 Camden County 0.55
6 Hertford County 0.54
7 Harnett County 0.48
8 Mecklenburg County 0.41
9 Durham County 0.39
10 Onslow County 0.35
11 Pitt County 0.32
12 Warren County 0.27
13 Forsyth County 0.26
13 Guilford County 0.26
13 Lenoir County 0.26
14 Hoke County 0.25
15 Duplin County 0.23
16 Orange County 0.20
17 Edgecombe County 0.18
18 Union County 0.17
18 Wayne County 0.17
19 Halifax County 0.15
19 Iredell County 0.15
19 Polk County 0.15
19 Wake County 0.15
20 Watauga County 0.14
21 Anson County 0.13
21 Buncombe County 0.13
21 Macon County 0.13
21 Perquimans County 0.13
22 Craven County 0.12
22 Gaston County 0.12
22 Gates County 0.12
23 Alexander County 0.11
23 McDowell County 0.11
23 Nash County 0.11
24 Johnston County 0.10
25 Alamance County 0.09
25 Lee County 0.09
25 Robeson County 0.09
25 Wilson County 0.09
26 Ashe County 0.08
26 Columbus County 0.08
26 Henderson County 0.08
26 Stokes County 0.08
27 Beaufort County 0.07
27 Brunswick County 0.07
27 Caldwell County 0.07
27 Catawba County 0.07
27 Chatham County 0.07
27 Davidson County 0.07
27 New Hanover County 0.07
27 Northampton County 0.07
27 Pasquotank County 0.07
27 Rockingham County 0.07
28 Madison County 0.06
28 Moore County 0.06
29 Greene County 0.05
29 Lincoln County 0.05
29 Richmond County 0.05
30 Rowan County 0.03
31 Franklin County 0.02
31 Sampson County 0.02
31 Scotland County 0.02
32 Bertie County 0.01
32 Bladen County 0.01
32 Burke County 0.01
32 Cleveland County 0.01
32 Granville County 0.01
32 Jones County 0.01
32 Montgomery County 0.01
32 Person County 0.01
32 Randolph County 0.01
32 Stanly County 0.01
32 Wilkes County 0.01