Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 22.54K people in North Carolina with Scandinavian ancestry (0.22% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (1.30%), followed by Alexander County (0.79%), and Avery County (0.76%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onslow County | 1.30 |
| 2 | Alexander County | 0.79 |
| 3 | Avery County | 0.76 |
| 4 | Madison County | 0.69 |
| 5 | Haywood County | 0.56 |
| 6 | Cherokee County | 0.55 |
| 7 | Swain County | 0.46 |
| 8 | Watauga County | 0.45 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 0.39 |
| 10 | McDowell County | 0.37 |
| 11 | Yancey County | 0.36 |
| 12 | Johnston County | 0.33 |
| 13 | Buncombe County | 0.30 |
| 13 | Pender County | 0.30 |
| 14 | Chatham County | 0.29 |
| 14 | Forsyth County | 0.29 |
| 14 | Stanly County | 0.29 |
| 15 | Gaston County | 0.27 |
| 15 | Moore County | 0.27 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 0.26 |
| 16 | Carteret County | 0.26 |
| 17 | Hertford County | 0.25 |
| 17 | Hoke County | 0.25 |
| 17 | Person County | 0.25 |
| 18 | Granville County | 0.24 |
| 18 | Wake County | 0.24 |
| 18 | Yadkin County | 0.24 |
| 19 | Cleveland County | 0.23 |
| 19 | Currituck County | 0.23 |
| 19 | Macon County | 0.23 |
| 19 | New Hanover County | 0.23 |
| 19 | Union County | 0.23 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 0.22 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 0.22 |
| 20 | Pasquotank County | 0.22 |
| 20 | Pitt County | 0.22 |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 0.21 |
| 21 | Davie County | 0.21 |
| 21 | Greene County | 0.21 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 0.21 |
| 21 | Iredell County | 0.21 |
| 21 | Pamlico County | 0.21 |
| 22 | Bladen County | 0.20 |
| 22 | Brunswick County | 0.20 |
| 22 | Caldwell County | 0.20 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 0.20 |
| 22 | Tyrrell County | 0.20 |
| 23 | Duplin County | 0.19 |
| 23 | Rowan County | 0.19 |
| 24 | Jones County | 0.18 |
| 24 | Orange County | 0.18 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 0.18 |
| 25 | Alleghany County | 0.17 |
| 25 | Catawba County | 0.17 |
| 25 | Mecklenburg County | 0.17 |
| 26 | Rutherford County | 0.16 |
| 27 | Harnett County | 0.15 |
| 27 | Northampton County | 0.15 |
| 28 | Dare County | 0.14 |
| 28 | Durham County | 0.14 |
| 28 | Lee County | 0.14 |
| 28 | Rockingham County | 0.14 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 0.14 |
| 29 | Beaufort County | 0.13 |
| 29 | Craven County | 0.13 |
| 29 | Davidson County | 0.13 |
| 29 | Transylvania County | 0.13 |
| 30 | Cabarrus County | 0.11 |
| 30 | Guilford County | 0.11 |
| 31 | Caswell County | 0.10 |
| 32 | Burke County | 0.08 |
| 32 | Chowan County | 0.08 |
| 33 | Columbus County | 0.07 |
| 33 | Nash County | 0.07 |
| 33 | Wilson County | 0.07 |
| 34 | Perquimans County | 0.06 |
| 35 | Anson County | 0.05 |
| 35 | Camden County | 0.05 |
| 35 | Lenoir County | 0.05 |
| 35 | Richmond County | 0.05 |
| 35 | Surry County | 0.05 |
| 35 | Warren County | 0.05 |
| 35 | Wilkes County | 0.05 |
| 36 | Sampson County | 0.03 |
| 36 | Stokes County | 0.03 |
| 37 | Polk County | 0.02 |
| 37 | Robeson County | 0.02 |
| 38 | Martin County | 0.01 |
| 38 | Vance County | 0.01 |