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Highest American population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 9.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hyde County, NC, up 51 places to #29.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Graham County, NCNC8,19036.2%+28.9 pts

02▲3Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332.8%−4.7 pts

03▲1Ashe County, NCNC27,51431.3%−6.1 pts

04▲2Alexander County, NCNC36,95825.1%+9.8 pts

05▲13Swain County, NCNC14,02424.1%+16.4 pts

06▼4Alleghany County, NCNC11,47922.0%−14.1 pts

07▲3Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.6%+9.1 pts

08▼1Cleveland County, NCNC103,32520.9%+1.6 pts

09▲32Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020.4%+8.2 pts

10▼2Caldwell County, NCNC81,10519.3%+0.8 pts

11▲2Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%−5.1 pts

12▲30Perquimans County, NCNC13,49017.8%−5.1 pts

13▼2Robeson County, NCNC119,94117.2%+12.7 pts

14▲2Wayne County, NCNC122,27816.2%+3.3 pts

15▼1Columbus County, NCNC50,48715.7%−5.1 pts

16▲17Macon County, NCNC39,23215.4%−6.4 pts

17▲14Currituck County, NCNC33,15815.0%+0.4 pts

18▼6Burke County, NCNC88,65514.8%−6.9 pts

19▲1Gaston County, NCNC246,55814.5%+2.5 pts

20▲10Dare County, NCNC38,24514.2%+5.5 pts

21▲14Camden County, NCNC11,31513.9%−9.3 pts

22▲3Yancey County, NCNC19,08413.8%+2.5 pts

23▼8Northampton County, NCNC16,49113.8%+5.7 pts

24▲12Rockingham County, NCNC94,19513.5%−0.8 pts

25▲9Martin County, NCNC21,60112.8%+0.4 pts

26▲37Craven County, NCNC105,02512.7%+4.0 pts

27▲31Madison County, NCNC22,55312.6%+1.0 pts

28▲4Gates County, NCNC10,23412.4%−12.7 pts

29▲51Hyde County, NCNC4,55412.3%+6.2 pts

30▼21Surry County, NCNC72,28712.3%−13.1 pts

31▼7Washington County, NCNC10,63812.2%+1.6 pts

32▲21Person County, NCNC40,63612.1%−3.3 pts

33▼12McDowell County, NCNC45,19811.7%−13.5 pts

34▲31Jones County, NCNC9,57511.6%+0.3 pts

35▲13Chowan County, NCNC14,08211.5%−4.4 pts

36▲4Caswell County, NCNC22,56311.3%+1.5 pts

37▲1Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.0%−10.0 pts

38▼16Catawba County, NCNC170,17211.0%−2.4 pts

39▲11Polk County, NCNC20,53310.9%−6.9 pts

40▼12Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410.9%−3.9 pts

41▼12Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510.8%−9.0 pts

42▲2Rowan County, NCNC155,09610.6%−7.2 pts

43▲8Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.4%−0.8 pts

44▼27Halifax County, NCNC46,53410.1%+1.6 pts

45▼22Watauga County, NCNC54,78610.1%+1.1 pts

46▲9Avery County, NCNC18,11010.1%0.0 pts

47▼20Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510.0%−18.7 pts

48▲41Clay County, NCNC12,23910.0%−4.6 pts

49▼30Montgomery County, NCNC26,4039.8%−4.7 pts

50▲16Granville County, NCNC61,4219.7%−6.1 pts

51▼6Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2019.5%−4.0 pts

52▲21Pamlico County, NCNC12,7589.4%−4.3 pts

53▼14Johnston County, NCNC256,4489.2%−6.1 pts

54▲18Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.2%−2.5 pts

55▲1Davie County, NCNC45,8559.2%−10.1 pts

56▼9Bertie County, NCNC17,0869.1%+1.9 pts

57▲4Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5379.0%+2.5 pts

58▲1Greene County, NCNC20,7009.0%−4.3 pts

59▼2Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258.9%−2.0 pts

60▲18Vance County, NCNC42,6388.7%−10.4 pts

61▲23Richmond County, NCNC42,0418.5%−9.1 pts

62▲7Lenoir County, NCNC55,8378.4%−6.0 pts

63▼37Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1218.4%−1.2 pts

64▼18Haywood County, NCNC63,3698.4%−15.4 pts

65▼22Wilson County, NCNC81,1508.3%−7.4 pts

66▼12Davidson County, NCNC180,1828.1%−4.9 pts

67▼5Mitchell County, NCNC15,0627.8%−17.1 pts

68▼8Randolph County, NCNC149,5167.8%−6.4 pts

69▼17Carteret County, NCNC70,4697.5%−5.8 pts

70▼21Stanly County, NCNC68,8307.5%−6.7 pts

71▼7Duplin County, NCNC51,5717.5%−4.3 pts

72▲18Harnett County, NCNC150,1377.4%−4.3 pts

73▼70Transylvania County, NCNC34,2117.1%−9.3 pts

74▼37Nash County, NCNC99,3657.1%−4.5 pts

75▲17Anson County, NCNC21,7587.1%−8.3 pts

76▼9Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.8%+0.1 pts

77▲18Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%+1.0 pts

78▲4Union County, NCNC267,6746.7%−8.3 pts

79Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.7%−5.2 pts

80▼6Moore County, NCNC110,6196.6%−5.6 pts

81▼4Sampson County, NCNC61,5046.5%−3.9 pts

82▲11Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.4%−0.4 pts

83▼8Franklin County, NCNC82,0376.3%−10.0 pts

84▲1Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.1%−7.5 pts

85▼2Forsyth County, NCNC401,7186.1%−1.6 pts

86▼16Brunswick County, NCNC174,7026.1%−5.6 pts

87▼6Alamance County, NCNC186,1776.0%−4.5 pts

88▼17Wake County, NCNC1,257,2355.9%−3.8 pts

89▼1Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.8%−2.0 pts

90▼14Chatham County, NCNC85,1115.6%−3.3 pts

91Pender County, NCNC72,1115.5%−8.8 pts

92▲5New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.0%−10.1 pts

93▲5Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.7%−0.3 pts

94▼8Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.7%−1.6 pts

95▼1Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.6%−1.5 pts

96▼9Lee County, NCNC70,2584.5%−6.0 pts

97▼29Warren County, NCNC18,8984.5%−13.7 pts

98▲2Orange County, NCNC152,4984.0%−0.9 pts

99Durham County, NCNC347,2404.0%−1.1 pts

100▼4Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.1%−1.5 pts

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