Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 148.99K people in North Carolina with Polish ancestry (1.44% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Carteret County had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (2.67%), followed by Chatham County (2.66%), and Dare County (2.61%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carteret County | 2.67 |
| 2 | Chatham County | 2.66 |
| 3 | Dare County | 2.61 |
| 4 | Brunswick County | 2.42 |
| 5 | Union County | 2.35 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | 2.32 |
| 6 | Pender County | 2.32 |
| 7 | Orange County | 2.31 |
| 8 | Mitchell County | 2.25 |
| 9 | Wake County | 2.19 |
| 10 | Moore County | 2.06 |
| 11 | Onslow County | 1.97 |
| 12 | Craven County | 1.90 |
| 13 | Henderson County | 1.86 |
| 13 | Mecklenburg County | 1.86 |
| 14 | Camden County | 1.85 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 1.85 |
| 15 | Watauga County | 1.83 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 1.80 |
| 17 | Durham County | 1.75 |
| 18 | Davie County | 1.65 |
| 18 | Johnston County | 1.65 |
| 19 | Harnett County | 1.64 |
| 20 | Chowan County | 1.57 |
| 21 | Buncombe County | 1.55 |
| 22 | Cabarrus County | 1.46 |
| 23 | Macon County | 1.33 |
| 24 | Haywood County | 1.29 |
| 24 | Madison County | 1.29 |
| 25 | Catawba County | 1.28 |
| 26 | Burke County | 1.27 |
| 26 | Hoke County | 1.27 |
| 27 | Ashe County | 1.23 |
| 27 | Granville County | 1.23 |
| 28 | Randolph County | 1.21 |
| 29 | Gaston County | 1.19 |
| 29 | Pitt County | 1.19 |
| 30 | Guilford County | 1.18 |
| 31 | Forsyth County | 1.16 |
| 32 | Cumberland County | 1.11 |
| 32 | Pamlico County | 1.11 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 1.09 |
| 34 | Cherokee County | 1.07 |
| 35 | Swain County | 1.05 |
| 36 | Pasquotank County | 1.04 |
| 37 | Alamance County | 1.00 |
| 37 | Hyde County | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jackson County | 0.97 |
| 39 | Alexander County | 0.96 |
| 40 | Currituck County | 0.93 |
| 41 | Yadkin County | 0.90 |
| 42 | Avery County | 0.88 |
| 43 | Rowan County | 0.87 |
| 44 | Lee County | 0.85 |
| 45 | Clay County | 0.82 |
| 46 | Rutherford County | 0.81 |
| 47 | Davidson County | 0.79 |
| 48 | Yancey County | 0.76 |
| 49 | Transylvania County | 0.75 |
| 50 | Cleveland County | 0.74 |
| 50 | Scotland County | 0.74 |
| 51 | Beaufort County | 0.73 |
| 51 | Warren County | 0.73 |
| 52 | Stokes County | 0.68 |
| 53 | McDowell County | 0.65 |
| 54 | Perquimans County | 0.64 |
| 55 | Rockingham County | 0.61 |
| 56 | Stanly County | 0.57 |
| 57 | Duplin County | 0.56 |
| 58 | Surry County | 0.53 |
| 59 | Graham County | 0.51 |
| 59 | Wilson County | 0.51 |
| 60 | Greene County | 0.49 |
| 61 | Wayne County | 0.48 |
| 62 | Nash County | 0.45 |
| 62 | Wilkes County | 0.45 |
| 63 | Caldwell County | 0.44 |
| 63 | Richmond County | 0.44 |
| 64 | Caswell County | 0.43 |
| 64 | Sampson County | 0.43 |
| 65 | Columbus County | 0.41 |
| 66 | Jones County | 0.40 |
| 67 | Alleghany County | 0.39 |
| 68 | Polk County | 0.35 |
| 69 | Person County | 0.34 |
| 70 | Halifax County | 0.31 |
| 70 | Martin County | 0.31 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 0.30 |
| 72 | Lenoir County | 0.29 |
| 73 | Northampton County | 0.26 |
| 73 | Vance County | 0.26 |
| 73 | Washington County | 0.26 |
| 74 | Gates County | 0.24 |
| 75 | Edgecombe County | 0.23 |
| 76 | Bladen County | 0.20 |
| 77 | Hertford County | 0.14 |
| 78 | Anson County | 0.13 |
| 79 | Robeson County | 0.12 |
| 79 | Tyrrell County | 0.12 |
| 80 | Bertie County | 0.06 |