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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 40.87K people in North Carolina with Russian ancestry (0.39% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Camden County had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (1.91%), followed by Orange County (1.12%), and Buncombe County (0.90%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Camden County
Orange County
Buncombe County
Watauga County
Chatham County
Wake County
Union County
Mecklenburg County
Catawba County
Currituck County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Camden County 1.91
2 Orange County 1.12
3 Buncombe County 0.90
4 Watauga County 0.87
5 Chatham County 0.85
6 Wake County 0.74
7 Union County 0.73
8 Mecklenburg County 0.64
9 Catawba County 0.63
10 Currituck County 0.59
11 Madison County 0.55
12 Pamlico County 0.53
13 New Hanover County 0.50
14 Carteret County 0.48
14 Haywood County 0.48
15 Brunswick County 0.47
16 Durham County 0.46
17 Pender County 0.45
17 Yancey County 0.45
18 Swain County 0.42
19 Craven County 0.41
20 Lincoln County 0.39
21 Iredell County 0.38
22 Henderson County 0.34
22 Johnston County 0.34
22 Randolph County 0.34
23 Cherokee County 0.31
23 Macon County 0.31
24 Franklin County 0.30
25 Cabarrus County 0.29
25 Guilford County 0.29
25 Moore County 0.29
26 Chowan County 0.28
26 Cumberland County 0.28
27 Forsyth County 0.27
27 Polk County 0.27
27 Rutherford County 0.27
28 Lee County 0.26
29 Caswell County 0.25
29 Lenoir County 0.25
29 Perquimans County 0.25
30 Dare County 0.24
30 Pitt County 0.24
31 Stokes County 0.23
32 Hoke County 0.22
32 Onslow County 0.22
32 Scotland County 0.22
33 Ashe County 0.21
33 Harnett County 0.21
34 Granville County 0.20
34 McDowell County 0.20
35 Avery County 0.19
36 Duplin County 0.18
36 Halifax County 0.18
36 Rowan County 0.18
37 Alamance County 0.17
37 Davie County 0.17
37 Gaston County 0.17
37 Transylvania County 0.17
38 Rockingham County 0.16
39 Bertie County 0.15
40 Burke County 0.14
41 Pasquotank County 0.13
41 Stanly County 0.13
42 Surry County 0.12
43 Alexander County 0.10
43 Richmond County 0.10
43 Sampson County 0.10
44 Davidson County 0.09
44 Jones County 0.09
45 Anson County 0.08
45 Cleveland County 0.08
45 Greene County 0.08
45 Northampton County 0.08
46 Gates County 0.07
46 Wayne County 0.07
47 Beaufort County 0.06
47 Vance County 0.06
47 Wilson County 0.06
48 Caldwell County 0.05
48 Columbus County 0.05
48 Yadkin County 0.05
49 Nash County 0.04
49 Wilkes County 0.04
50 Bladen County 0.03
50 Edgecombe County 0.03
51 Jackson County 0.02
51 Robeson County 0.02
52 Alleghany County 0.01
52 Graham County 0.01