RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Graham County, NCNC8,19036.2%+28.9 pts

02Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332.8%−4.7 pts

03Ashe County, NCNC27,51431.3%−6.1 pts

04Alexander County, NCNC36,95825.1%+9.8 pts

05Swain County, NCNC14,02424.1%+16.4 pts

06Alleghany County, NCNC11,47922.0%−14.1 pts

07Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.6%+9.1 pts

08Cleveland County, NCNC103,32520.9%+1.6 pts

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020.4%+8.2 pts

10Caldwell County, NCNC81,10519.3%+0.8 pts

11Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%−5.1 pts

12Perquimans County, NCNC13,49017.8%−5.1 pts

13Robeson County, NCNC119,94117.2%+12.7 pts

14Wayne County, NCNC122,27816.2%+3.3 pts

15Columbus County, NCNC50,48715.7%−5.1 pts

16Macon County, NCNC39,23215.4%−6.4 pts

17Currituck County, NCNC33,15815.0%+0.4 pts

18Burke County, NCNC88,65514.8%−6.9 pts

19Gaston County, NCNC246,55814.5%+2.5 pts

20Dare County, NCNC38,24514.2%+5.5 pts

21Camden County, NCNC11,31513.9%−9.3 pts

22Yancey County, NCNC19,08413.8%+2.5 pts

23Northampton County, NCNC16,49113.8%+5.7 pts

24Rockingham County, NCNC94,19513.5%−0.8 pts

25Martin County, NCNC21,60112.8%+0.4 pts

26Craven County, NCNC105,02512.7%+4.0 pts

27Madison County, NCNC22,55312.6%+1.0 pts

28Gates County, NCNC10,23412.4%−12.7 pts

29Hyde County, NCNC4,55412.3%+6.2 pts

30Surry County, NCNC72,28712.3%−13.1 pts

31Washington County, NCNC10,63812.2%+1.6 pts

32Person County, NCNC40,63612.1%−3.3 pts

33McDowell County, NCNC45,19811.7%−13.5 pts

34Jones County, NCNC9,57511.6%+0.3 pts

35Chowan County, NCNC14,08211.5%−4.4 pts

36Caswell County, NCNC22,56311.3%+1.5 pts

37Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.0%−10.0 pts

38Catawba County, NCNC170,17211.0%−2.4 pts

39Polk County, NCNC20,53310.9%−6.9 pts

40Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410.9%−3.9 pts

41Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510.8%−9.0 pts

42Rowan County, NCNC155,09610.6%−7.2 pts

43Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.4%−0.8 pts

44Halifax County, NCNC46,53410.1%+1.6 pts

45Watauga County, NCNC54,78610.1%+1.1 pts

46Avery County, NCNC18,11010.1%−0.0 pts

47Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510.0%−18.7 pts

48Clay County, NCNC12,23910.0%−4.6 pts

49Montgomery County, NCNC26,4039.8%−4.7 pts

50Granville County, NCNC61,4219.7%−6.1 pts

51Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2019.5%−4.0 pts

52Pamlico County, NCNC12,7589.4%−4.3 pts

53Johnston County, NCNC256,4489.2%−6.1 pts

54Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.2%−2.5 pts

55Davie County, NCNC45,8559.2%−10.1 pts

56Bertie County, NCNC17,0869.1%+1.9 pts

57Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5379.0%+2.5 pts

58Greene County, NCNC20,7009.0%−4.3 pts

59Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258.9%−2.0 pts

60Vance County, NCNC42,6388.7%−10.4 pts

61Richmond County, NCNC42,0418.5%−9.1 pts

62Lenoir County, NCNC55,8378.4%−6.0 pts

63Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1218.4%−1.2 pts

64Haywood County, NCNC63,3698.4%−15.4 pts

65Wilson County, NCNC81,1508.3%−7.4 pts

66Davidson County, NCNC180,1828.1%−4.9 pts

67Mitchell County, NCNC15,0627.8%−17.1 pts

68Randolph County, NCNC149,5167.8%−6.4 pts

69Carteret County, NCNC70,4697.5%−5.8 pts

70Stanly County, NCNC68,8307.5%−6.7 pts

71Duplin County, NCNC51,5717.5%−4.3 pts

72Harnett County, NCNC150,1377.4%−4.3 pts

73Transylvania County, NCNC34,2117.1%−9.3 pts

74Nash County, NCNC99,3657.1%−4.5 pts

75Anson County, NCNC21,7587.1%−8.3 pts

76Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.8%+0.1 pts

77Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%+1.0 pts

78Union County, NCNC267,6746.7%−8.3 pts

79Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.7%−5.2 pts

80Moore County, NCNC110,6196.6%−5.6 pts

81Sampson County, NCNC61,5046.5%−3.9 pts

82Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.4%−0.4 pts

83Franklin County, NCNC82,0376.3%−10.0 pts

84Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.1%−7.5 pts

85Forsyth County, NCNC401,7186.1%−1.6 pts

86Brunswick County, NCNC174,7026.1%−5.6 pts

87Alamance County, NCNC186,1776.0%−4.5 pts

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

89Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.8%−2.0 pts

90Chatham County, NCNC85,1115.6%−3.3 pts

91Pender County, NCNC72,1115.5%−8.8 pts

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

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

94Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.7%−1.6 pts

95Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.6%−1.5 pts

96Lee County, NCNC70,2584.5%−6.0 pts

97Warren County, NCNC18,8984.5%−13.7 pts

98Orange County, NCNC152,4984.0%−0.9 pts

99Durham County, NCNC347,2404.0%−1.1 pts

100Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.1%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES