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 (2023 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 2000

01Graham County, NCNC8,19036.2%–

02Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332.8%–

03Ashe County, NCNC27,51431.3%–

04Alexander County, NCNC36,95825.1%–

05Swain County, NCNC14,02424.1%–

06Alleghany County, NCNC11,47922.0%–

07Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.6%–

08Cleveland County, NCNC103,32520.9%–

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020.4%–

10Caldwell County, NCNC81,10519.3%–

11Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%–

12Perquimans County, NCNC13,49017.8%–

13Robeson County, NCNC119,94117.2%–

14Wayne County, NCNC122,27816.2%–

15Columbus County, NCNC50,48715.7%–

16Macon County, NCNC39,23215.4%–

17Currituck County, NCNC33,15815.0%–

18Burke County, NCNC88,65514.8%–

19Gaston County, NCNC246,55814.5%–

20Dare County, NCNC38,24514.2%–

21Camden County, NCNC11,31513.9%–

22Yancey County, NCNC19,08413.8%–

23Northampton County, NCNC16,49113.8%–

24Rockingham County, NCNC94,19513.5%–

25Martin County, NCNC21,60112.8%–

26Craven County, NCNC105,02512.7%–

27Madison County, NCNC22,55312.6%–

28Gates County, NCNC10,23412.4%–

29Hyde County, NCNC4,55412.3%–

30Surry County, NCNC72,28712.3%–

31Washington County, NCNC10,63812.2%–

32Person County, NCNC40,63612.1%–

33McDowell County, NCNC45,19811.7%–

34Jones County, NCNC9,57511.6%–

35Chowan County, NCNC14,08211.5%–

36Caswell County, NCNC22,56311.3%–

37Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.0%–

38Catawba County, NCNC170,17211.0%–

39Polk County, NCNC20,53310.9%–

40Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410.9%–

41Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510.8%–

42Rowan County, NCNC155,09610.6%–

43Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.4%–

44Halifax County, NCNC46,53410.1%–

45Watauga County, NCNC54,78610.1%–

46Avery County, NCNC18,11010.1%–

47Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510.0%–

48Clay County, NCNC12,23910.0%–

49Montgomery County, NCNC26,4039.8%–

50Granville County, NCNC61,4219.7%–

51Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2019.5%–

52Pamlico County, NCNC12,7589.4%–

53Johnston County, NCNC256,4489.2%–

54Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.2%–

55Davie County, NCNC45,8559.2%–

56Bertie County, NCNC17,0869.1%–

57Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5379.0%–

58Greene County, NCNC20,7009.0%–

59Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258.9%–

60Vance County, NCNC42,6388.7%–

61Richmond County, NCNC42,0418.5%–

62Lenoir County, NCNC55,8378.4%–

63Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1218.4%–

64Haywood County, NCNC63,3698.4%–

65Wilson County, NCNC81,1508.3%–

66Davidson County, NCNC180,1828.1%–

67Mitchell County, NCNC15,0627.8%–

68Randolph County, NCNC149,5167.8%–

69Carteret County, NCNC70,4697.5%–

70Stanly County, NCNC68,8307.5%–

71Duplin County, NCNC51,5717.5%–

72Harnett County, NCNC150,1377.4%–

73Transylvania County, NCNC34,2117.1%–

74Nash County, NCNC99,3657.1%–

75Anson County, NCNC21,7587.1%–

76Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.8%–

77Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%–

78Union County, NCNC267,6746.7%–

79Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.7%–

80Moore County, NCNC110,6196.6%–

81Sampson County, NCNC61,5046.5%–

82Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.4%–

83Franklin County, NCNC82,0376.3%–

84Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.1%–

85Forsyth County, NCNC401,7186.1%–

86Brunswick County, NCNC174,7026.1%–

87Alamance County, NCNC186,1776.0%–

88Wake County, NCNC1,257,2355.9%–

89Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.8%–

90Chatham County, NCNC85,1115.6%–

91Pender County, NCNC72,1115.5%–

92New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.0%–

93Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.7%–

94Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.7%–

95Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.6%–

96Lee County, NCNC70,2584.5%–

97Warren County, NCNC18,8984.5%–

98Orange County, NCNC152,4984.0%–

99Durham County, NCNC347,2404.0%–

100Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES