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Highest American population share, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is 6.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: New Bern, NC, up 124 places to #39.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Lumberton, NCNC18,95532.9%+28.0 pts

02▼1Cullowhee, NCNC7,97325.2%−7.5 pts

03▲4Sawmills, NCNC5,10525.1%+4.2 pts

04▲2Goldsboro, NCNC35,01221.8%+14.8 pts

05▲6Shelby, NCNC23,30920.2%+7.2 pts

06▲2Cherryville, NCNC6,52319.7%+5.9 pts

07▼2Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11718.4%+2.7 pts

08▲18Cramerton, NCNC5,71317.2%+6.7 pts

09▲103Creedmoor, NCNC5,04615.5%+6.0 pts

10▲59Havelock, NCNC17,43014.9%+9.7 pts

11▼1Lenoir, NCNC18,37214.5%+2.1 pts

12▲79Shallotte, NCNC5,33514.1%+5.2 pts

13▲25Mills River, NCNC7,50413.8%+4.0 pts

14Morganton, NCNC17,84913.0%−4.4 pts

15▲44Mount Holly, NCNC19,03312.9%+3.9 pts

16▲7Gastonia, NCNC87,06712.8%+4.9 pts

17▲10Belmont, NCNC16,41512.5%+7.1 pts

18▲64Dunn, NCNC8,81412.4%+3.8 pts

19▼15Bessemer City, NCNC5,83412.4%−0.3 pts

20▲77Archdale, NCNC12,25412.2%−2.3 pts

21▲15Smithfield, NCNC13,11411.9%−3.0 pts

22▼6Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73111.8%+1.6 pts

23▲72Half Moon, NCNC7,37811.7%+5.6 pts

24▼11Boone, NCNC19,92911.7%+7.6 pts

25▲101Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64911.2%−5.2 pts

26▲15Kannapolis, NCNC61,70811.2%+1.3 pts

27▲60Hendersonville, NCNC15,86711.0%+1.4 pts

28▲2Etowah, NCNC7,96810.8%+7.3 pts

29▼8Midland, NCNC5,15110.7%−3.5 pts

30▼18Conover, NCNC8,93810.6%−2.5 pts

31▲3Summerfield, NCNC11,32710.2%−0.5 pts

32▼12St. Stephens, NCNC9,45710.1%−6.8 pts

33▲14Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16510.1%−0.2 pts

34▼6Tarboro, NCNC10,97910.0%−5.4 pts

35▲15Forest City, NCNC7,4109.8%−2.4 pts

36▼14Hickory, NCNC45,9759.7%+0.4 pts

37▲57Stokesdale, NCNC6,1339.6%−6.4 pts

38▼14Unionville, NCNC7,3229.4%−17.9 pts

39▲124New Bern, NCNC34,7249.4%+3.6 pts

40▲5Locust, NCNC6,1209.4%−4.6 pts

41▲70Holly Ridge, NCNC5,9089.3%−3.9 pts

42Barbecue, NCNC5,9109.3%–

43▼12Reidsville, NCNC14,6929.3%−0.4 pts

44▲74Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,4949.0%+2.7 pts

45▲4Eden, NCNC15,5009.0%−5.3 pts

46▲39East Flat Rock, NCNC6,3239.0%−5.1 pts

47▲87Mooresville, NCNC55,8429.0%−0.6 pts

48▼19Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,9068.9%–

49▲56Pittsboro, NCNC5,0548.8%+3.7 pts

50▲2Mocksville, NCNC6,2828.8%−3.1 pts

51▼42Mount Airy, NCNC10,6828.8%−8.1 pts

52▼9Marion, NCNC7,4408.7%−10.2 pts

53▲79Hope Mills, NCNC18,3248.6%−0.4 pts

54▲1Midway, NCNC5,1048.6%−1.9 pts

55▼36Newton, NCNC13,8228.5%−4.0 pts

56▼5Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,5368.5%−1.9 pts

57▼25Waynesville, NCNC11,0068.4%−17.8 pts

58▼55Brevard, NCNC8,0988.3%−3.4 pts

59▲50Elizabeth City, NCNC19,6228.3%−1.4 pts

60▲81Ayden, NCNC5,2638.3%−0.7 pts

61▼7Harrisburg, NCNC20,7428.2%−2.5 pts

62▲36Swannanoa, NCNC6,9018.2%−20.7 pts

63▼46Long View, NCNC5,3878.1%−2.2 pts

64▼25Clayton, NCNC32,6338.1%−2.5 pts

65▲24Statesville, NCNC32,1817.9%−0.7 pts

66▲10Woodfin, NCNC8,2297.9%−7.3 pts

67▼34Westport, NCNC5,9157.9%−0.4 pts

68▼8Oak Island, NCNC9,3377.9%−8.3 pts

69▲12Pineville, NCNC11,8517.7%−2.0 pts

70▲103Rolesville, NCNC12,8397.7%+0.3 pts

71▲35Monroe, NCNC42,6447.7%−2.9 pts

72▼32Aberdeen, NCNC10,0667.6%−4.1 pts

73▼55King, NCNC7,9777.6%−8.7 pts

74▲43Carolina Beach, NCNC6,8707.5%−1.3 pts

75▲53Henderson, NCNC15,0137.5%−5.3 pts

76▼34Moyock, NCNC5,6847.4%−8.6 pts

77▼52Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,3867.2%−5.4 pts

78▼16Dallas, NCNC6,3927.2%−6.7 pts

79▼16Concord, NCNC114,5987.2%−1.7 pts

80▼19Kernersville, NCNC29,1287.2%−2.1 pts

81▼10Rockingham, NCNC8,8157.1%−6.1 pts

82▲6Graham, NCNC20,1317.1%−0.7 pts

83▲46High Point, NCNC120,5717.0%+1.5 pts

84▼40Oak Ridge, NCNC7,8967.0%−5.0 pts

85▲39Wadesboro, NCNC5,0357.0%−0.4 pts

86▲60Roxboro, NCNC8,3807.0%−3.2 pts

87▼22Clinton, NCNC8,4666.9%−1.5 pts

88▲2Fletcher, NCNC8,3736.8%−5.4 pts

89▲12Indian Trail, NCNC44,3036.8%−6.2 pts

90▲62Waxhaw, NCNC23,1406.7%−0.8 pts

91▼24Pinehurst, NCNC18,6706.6%−1.3 pts

92▲73Oxford, NCNC8,9856.5%−3.9 pts

93▲15Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,6376.4%−8.7 pts

94▲20Matthews, NCNC32,7696.3%−5.7 pts

95▲73Ogden, NCNC8,2496.1%−12.7 pts

96▲57Selma, NCNC7,4066.1%−1.5 pts

97▲65Black Mountain, NCNC8,4916.0%−4.1 pts

98▲62Spout Springs, NCNC11,2426.0%–

99▲62Knightdale, NCNC23,1446.0%+1.6 pts

100▼43Weddington, NCNC14,5175.9%−2.7 pts

101▼29Clemmons, NCNC22,8085.9%−5.2 pts

102▲56St. James, NCNC7,3185.9%+1.4 pts

103▼4Mint Hill, NCNC29,4765.9%−4.5 pts

104▲35Siler City, NCNC8,1555.9%+0.2 pts

105▼90Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,8755.8%−11.6 pts

106▲31Porters Neck, NCNC7,6545.7%−9.3 pts

107▼4Butner, NCNC8,1125.7%−7.2 pts

108▼60Raleigh, NCNC506,3065.7%−4.1 pts

109▲6Burlington, NCNC61,4965.6%−2.4 pts

110▼37Wilson, NCNC49,5725.6%−6.0 pts

111▼53Huntersville, NCNC68,5355.6%+0.3 pts

112▼5Wendell, NCNC19,6875.6%−7.1 pts

113▼60Trinity, NCNC7,2745.5%−14.1 pts

114▼31Kings Grant, NCNC9,0035.5%−13.9 pts

115▼47Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1205.4%−0.7 pts

116▼42Winterville, NCNC10,9735.3%−6.2 pts

117▼61Lincolnton, NCNC12,4655.3%−5.8 pts

118▲26Angier, NCNC9,4105.1%−7.3 pts

119▼53Walkertown, NCNC6,1205.1%−7.9 pts

120▼1Winston-Salem, NCNC257,2715.1%−0.1 pts

121▼25Stallings, NCNC17,7605.1%−8.1 pts

122▲8Mebane, NCNC21,9524.9%−4.2 pts

123▲25Cary, NCNC183,5824.9%−2.5 pts

124▲26Greensboro, NCNC308,6674.9%0.0 pts

125▲26Anderson Creek, NCNC13,9274.9%–

126▲31Washington, NCNC9,9104.8%+0.5 pts

127▼49Morehead City, NCNC10,4344.8%−10.0 pts

128▼24Asheboro, NCNC27,9904.8%−4.3 pts

129▲7Holly Springs, NCNC50,2884.8%−2.2 pts

130▼28Wrightsboro, NCNC6,2874.8%−14.0 pts

131▼31Garner, NCNC41,5624.8%−4.0 pts

132▲17Fayetteville, NCNC209,1204.8%+0.4 pts

133▲5Wilmington, NCNC126,8094.7%−9.9 pts

134▼1Asheville, NCNC93,5234.7%−7.2 pts

135▼98Lewisville, NCNC14,4214.7%−7.7 pts

136▲28Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5054.6%+0.2 pts

137▼21Apex, NCNC80,4194.6%−3.5 pts

138▼45Davidson, NCNC16,6624.6%+1.6 pts

139▼4Charlotte, NCNC964,7844.5%+0.2 pts

140▼48Cornelius, NCNC35,0944.5%−2.1 pts

141▼14Leland, NCNC35,7314.5%−7.3 pts

142▲29Hampstead, NCNC9,2924.5%−12.5 pts

143▲2Marvin, NCNC7,0404.5%−2.7 pts

144▼98Albemarle, NCNC17,7694.4%−4.1 pts

145▲24Morrisville, NCNC32,4664.4%+0.5 pts

146▼69Salisbury, NCNC36,8794.4%−4.5 pts

147▼77Surf City, NCNC5,1424.3%−3.6 pts

148▼113Williamston, NCNC5,0864.3%−3.0 pts

149▼26Wake Forest, NCNC58,1474.3%−2.5 pts

150▼25Kinston, NCNC19,7054.1%−1.8 pts

151▼87Thomasville, NCNC27,7334.1%−6.3 pts

152▼73Nashville, NCNC5,9113.9%−5.4 pts

153▼73Lexington, NCNC20,2383.9%−3.8 pts

154▼68Carolina Shores, NCNC5,5403.8%−3.7 pts

155▲17Elon, NCNC11,3663.8%−0.8 pts

156▲3Durham, NCNC305,5613.6%−0.4 pts

157▼14Jacksonville, NCNC72,7323.6%−0.4 pts

158▲12Carrboro, NCNC20,9623.6%+0.5 pts

159▼84Northchase, NCNC5,8963.5%−8.7 pts

160▼4Chapel Hill, NCNC63,5653.4%+0.5 pts

161▲5Spring Lake, NCNC11,2523.4%−1.0 pts

162▼40Hillsborough, NCNC9,7783.3%−1.3 pts

163▼32Gibsonville, NCNC9,8763.2%−2.2 pts

164▲3Southern Pines, NCNC17,3573.2%−3.7 pts

165▼52Laurinburg, NCNC14,5823.1%−0.8 pts

166▼46Hamlet, NCNC5,8703.1%−9.9 pts

167▼20Greenville, NCNC96,4433.1%−1.8 pts

168▼84Silver Lake, NCNC6,5632.9%−7.5 pts

169▼29Murraysville, NCNC16,3392.9%−13.5 pts

170▼60Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5662.8%−10.1 pts

171▼50Briar Chapel, NCNC6,0492.6%–

172▲2Zebulon, NCNC11,9332.4%−8.1 pts

173▼31Piney Green, NCNC14,0782.3%−3.5 pts

174▼19Lillington, NCNC5,0402.2%−7.2 pts

175▼21Sanford, NCNC34,1382.1%−5.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES