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Highest American population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2010 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 13.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS –

01Wilkes County, NCNC66,23337.5%–

02Ashe County, NCNC27,51437.3%–

03Alleghany County, NCNC11,47936.1%–

04Yadkin County, NCNC38,32528.7%–

05Surry County, NCNC72,28725.4%–

06McDowell County, NCNC45,19825.2%–

07Gates County, NCNC10,23425.1%–

08Mitchell County, NCNC15,06224.9%–

09Haywood County, NCNC63,36923.8%–

10Camden County, NCNC11,31523.2%–

11Jackson County, NCNC45,03923.1%–

12Perquimans County, NCNC13,49022.9%–

13Macon County, NCNC39,23221.8%–

14Burke County, NCNC88,65521.7%–

15Stokes County, NCNC46,12621.0%–

16Columbus County, NCNC50,48720.8%–

17Rutherford County, NCNC65,74519.8%–

18Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519.3%–

19Davie County, NCNC45,85519.3%–

20Vance County, NCNC42,63819.2%–

21Caldwell County, NCNC81,10518.5%–

22Warren County, NCNC18,89818.2%–

23Rowan County, NCNC155,09617.8%–

24Polk County, NCNC20,53317.8%–

25Richmond County, NCNC42,04117.6%–

26Transylvania County, NCNC34,21116.4%–

27Franklin County, NCNC82,03716.3%–

28Chowan County, NCNC14,08215.8%–

29Granville County, NCNC61,42115.7%–

30Wilson County, NCNC81,15015.7%–

31Person County, NCNC40,63615.4%–

32Johnston County, NCNC256,44815.4%–

33Anson County, NCNC21,75815.4%–

34Alexander County, NCNC36,95815.3%–

35New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915.1%–

36Union County, NCNC267,67415.0%–

37Lincoln County, NCNC98,65414.8%–

38Clay County, NCNC12,23914.7%–

39Currituck County, NCNC33,15814.5%–

40Lenoir County, NCNC55,83714.5%–

41Montgomery County, NCNC26,40314.4%–

42Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514.4%–

43Pender County, NCNC72,11114.3%–

44Stanly County, NCNC68,83014.2%–

45Randolph County, NCNC149,51614.2%–

46Pamlico County, NCNC12,75813.7%–

47Buncombe County, NCNC277,41713.6%–

48Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20113.4%–

49Catawba County, NCNC170,17213.4%–

50Carteret County, NCNC70,46913.3%–

51Greene County, NCNC20,70013.2%–

52Davidson County, NCNC180,18213.0%–

53Wayne County, NCNC122,27812.9%–

54Bladen County, NCNC30,00712.5%–

55Martin County, NCNC21,60112.3%–

56Moore County, NCNC110,61912.2%–

57Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012.2%–

58Gaston County, NCNC246,55812.0%–

59Beaufort County, NCNC44,67011.9%–

60Duplin County, NCNC51,57111.8%–

61Harnett County, NCNC150,13711.7%–

62Brunswick County, NCNC174,70211.7%–

63Iredell County, NCNC211,79811.7%–

64Madison County, NCNC22,55311.6%–

65Nash County, NCNC99,36511.6%–

66Jones County, NCNC9,57511.3%–

67Yancey County, NCNC19,08411.3%–

68Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.2%–

69Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.9%–

70Washington County, NCNC10,63810.6%–

71Lee County, NCNC70,25810.5%–

72Alamance County, NCNC186,17710.5%–

73Sampson County, NCNC61,50410.4%–

74Avery County, NCNC18,11010.1%–

75Caswell County, NCNC22,5639.8%–

76Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359.7%–

77Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1219.6%–

78Watauga County, NCNC54,7869.0%–

79Chatham County, NCNC85,1118.9%–

80Craven County, NCNC105,0258.7%–

81Dare County, NCNC38,2458.7%–

82Halifax County, NCNC46,5348.6%–

83Northampton County, NCNC16,4918.1%–

84Pitt County, NCNC182,9367.8%–

85Swain County, NCNC14,0247.8%–

86Forsyth County, NCNC401,7187.7%–

87Graham County, NCNC8,1907.3%–

88Bertie County, NCNC17,0867.3%–

89Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.8%–

90Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.7%–

91Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5376.5%–

92Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.3%–

93Hyde County, NCNC4,5546.1%–

94Onslow County, NCNC217,1756.1%–

95Cumberland County, NCNC338,4735.7%–

96Durham County, NCNC347,2405.0%–

97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3835.0%–

98Orange County, NCNC152,4984.9%–

99Scotland County, NCNC33,3224.7%–

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9414.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS