Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 55.80K people in North Carolina with Swedish ancestry (0.54% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Watauga County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (1.30%), followed by Clay County (1.02%), and Dare County (1.00%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watauga County | 1.30 |
| 2 | Clay County | 1.02 |
| 3 | Dare County | 1.00 |
| 4 | Davie County | 0.97 |
| 5 | Onslow County | 0.96 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | 0.92 |
| 7 | Jones County | 0.91 |
| 8 | Orange County | 0.90 |
| 8 | Transylvania County | 0.90 |
| 9 | Swain County | 0.89 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 0.87 |
| 11 | Chatham County | 0.85 |
| 12 | Currituck County | 0.83 |
| 12 | Durham County | 0.83 |
| 13 | Wake County | 0.80 |
| 14 | Henderson County | 0.77 |
| 15 | Chowan County | 0.76 |
| 16 | Polk County | 0.74 |
| 17 | Brunswick County | 0.73 |
| 18 | Yancey County | 0.72 |
| 19 | Buncombe County | 0.69 |
| 20 | Macon County | 0.68 |
| 20 | Union County | 0.68 |
| 21 | Moore County | 0.66 |
| 22 | Craven County | 0.65 |
| 23 | Pasquotank County | 0.64 |
| 24 | Carteret County | 0.61 |
| 24 | Rowan County | 0.61 |
| 25 | Mecklenburg County | 0.60 |
| 26 | Alleghany County | 0.55 |
| 27 | Cabarrus County | 0.53 |
| 28 | Cherokee County | 0.52 |
| 28 | Warren County | 0.52 |
| 29 | Forsyth County | 0.51 |
| 29 | Iredell County | 0.51 |
| 30 | Cumberland County | 0.50 |
| 30 | Harnett County | 0.50 |
| 31 | Camden County | 0.49 |
| 31 | Haywood County | 0.49 |
| 32 | Wilkes County | 0.47 |
| 33 | Johnston County | 0.46 |
| 33 | Pender County | 0.46 |
| 34 | Greene County | 0.45 |
| 34 | Hoke County | 0.45 |
| 35 | Nash County | 0.43 |
| 36 | Guilford County | 0.42 |
| 36 | Mitchell County | 0.42 |
| 37 | Ashe County | 0.41 |
| 37 | Lee County | 0.41 |
| 38 | Alamance County | 0.40 |
| 38 | Madison County | 0.40 |
| 39 | Jackson County | 0.39 |
| 40 | Rockingham County | 0.37 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 0.35 |
| 42 | Burke County | 0.34 |
| 42 | Pitt County | 0.34 |
| 43 | Avery County | 0.33 |
| 43 | Catawba County | 0.33 |
| 43 | Granville County | 0.33 |
| 43 | McDowell County | 0.33 |
| 44 | Beaufort County | 0.32 |
| 45 | Gaston County | 0.31 |
| 45 | Graham County | 0.31 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 0.31 |
| 46 | Caldwell County | 0.29 |
| 46 | Cleveland County | 0.29 |
| 46 | Davidson County | 0.29 |
| 47 | Lenoir County | 0.28 |
| 47 | Northampton County | 0.28 |
| 47 | Pamlico County | 0.28 |
| 48 | Stanly County | 0.26 |
| 49 | Person County | 0.25 |
| 49 | Rutherford County | 0.25 |
| 50 | Gates County | 0.24 |
| 51 | Surry County | 0.23 |
| 52 | Wilson County | 0.22 |
| 53 | Vance County | 0.21 |
| 54 | Alexander County | 0.20 |
| 55 | Bladen County | 0.19 |
| 55 | Franklin County | 0.19 |
| 56 | Washington County | 0.18 |
| 57 | Stokes County | 0.14 |
| 58 | Montgomery County | 0.13 |
| 59 | Anson County | 0.12 |
| 59 | Duplin County | 0.12 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 0.12 |
| 60 | Scotland County | 0.11 |
| 61 | Sampson County | 0.09 |
| 62 | Richmond County | 0.07 |
| 63 | Columbus County | 0.06 |
| 63 | Edgecombe County | 0.06 |
| 63 | Halifax County | 0.06 |
| 64 | Robeson County | 0.04 |
| 65 | Caswell County | 0.03 |
| 65 | Perquimans County | 0.03 |
| 66 | Bertie County | 0.02 |
| 67 | Hertford County | 0.01 |