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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.01K people in North Carolina with South African ancestry (0.03% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Orange County had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.20%), followed by Franklin County (0.12%), and Jackson County (0.11%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Orange County
Franklin County
Jackson County
Transylvania County
Union County
Macon County
Johnston County
Cabarrus County
Catawba County
Davie County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Orange County 0.20
2 Franklin County 0.12
3 Jackson County 0.11
4 Transylvania County 0.10
4 Union County 0.10
5 Macon County 0.08
6 Johnston County 0.07
7 Cabarrus County 0.06
7 Catawba County 0.06
7 Davie County 0.06
7 Durham County 0.06
7 Mecklenburg County 0.06
8 Hoke County 0.05
8 Moore County 0.05
8 Pender County 0.05
9 Buncombe County 0.04
9 Scotland County 0.04
10 Gaston County 0.03
10 Iredell County 0.03
10 New Hanover County 0.03
10 Wake County 0.03
10 Wayne County 0.03
10 Yancey County 0.03
11 Brunswick County 0.02
11 Craven County 0.02
11 Greene County 0.02
11 Guilford County 0.02
11 Nash County 0.02
11 Onslow County 0.02
12 Alamance County 0.01
12 Cumberland County 0.01
12 Forsyth County 0.01
12 Henderson County 0.01
12 Pitt County 0.01
12 Swain County 0.01