RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest American population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2020 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, NCNC8,19038.6%+31.3 pts

02Alleghany County, NCNC11,47936.5%+0.4 pts

03Transylvania County, NCNC34,21135.7%+19.3 pts

04Ashe County, NCNC27,51434.3%−3.0 pts

05Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332.5%−5.0 pts

06Alexander County, NCNC36,95831.8%+16.5 pts

07Cleveland County, NCNC103,32530.2%+10.8 pts

08Caldwell County, NCNC81,10530.0%+11.6 pts

09Surry County, NCNC72,28728.6%+3.2 pts

10Bladen County, NCNC30,00726.3%+13.9 pts

11Robeson County, NCNC119,94125.6%+21.1 pts

12Burke County, NCNC88,65524.3%+2.6 pts

13Jackson County, NCNC45,03923.9%+0.8 pts

14Columbus County, NCNC50,48723.7%+2.9 pts

15Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.7%+13.7 pts

16Wayne County, NCNC122,27820.5%+7.6 pts

17Halifax County, NCNC46,53419.9%+11.3 pts

18Swain County, NCNC14,02419.6%+11.8 pts

19Montgomery County, NCNC26,40319.2%+4.7 pts

20Gaston County, NCNC246,55818.1%+6.1 pts

21McDowell County, NCNC45,19817.6%−7.5 pts

22Catawba County, NCNC170,17217.5%+4.1 pts

23Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.3%+7.3 pts

24Washington County, NCNC10,63816.2%+5.6 pts

25Yancey County, NCNC19,08416.1%+4.8 pts

26Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12116.0%+6.3 pts

27Yadkin County, NCNC38,32515.9%−12.8 pts

28Lincoln County, NCNC98,65415.7%+0.9 pts

29Rutherford County, NCNC65,74515.6%−4.2 pts

30Dare County, NCNC38,24515.5%+6.9 pts

31Currituck County, NCNC33,15815.4%+0.8 pts

32Gates County, NCNC10,23415.3%−9.7 pts

33Macon County, NCNC39,23215.0%−6.8 pts

34Martin County, NCNC21,60114.9%+2.6 pts

35Camden County, NCNC11,31514.9%−8.3 pts

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514.8%+0.4 pts

37Nash County, NCNC99,36514.4%+2.8 pts

38Stokes County, NCNC46,12614.1%−6.9 pts

39Johnston County, NCNC256,44813.8%−1.6 pts

40Caswell County, NCNC22,56313.7%+3.9 pts

41Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.5%+1.3 pts

42Perquimans County, NCNC13,49012.9%−10.1 pts

43Wilson County, NCNC81,15012.2%−3.5 pts

44Rowan County, NCNC155,09612.2%−5.6 pts

45Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20111.9%−1.5 pts

46Haywood County, NCNC63,36911.8%−11.9 pts

47Bertie County, NCNC17,08611.6%+4.3 pts

48Chowan County, NCNC14,08211.6%−4.2 pts

49Stanly County, NCNC68,83011.6%−2.6 pts

50Polk County, NCNC20,53311.4%−6.4 pts

51Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.4%+0.2 pts

52Carteret County, NCNC70,46911.1%−2.2 pts

53Person County, NCNC40,63611.0%−4.5 pts

54Davidson County, NCNC180,18211.0%−2.1 pts

55Avery County, NCNC18,11010.8%+0.7 pts

56Davie County, NCNC45,85510.6%−8.7 pts

57Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.3%−0.5 pts

58Madison County, NCNC22,55310.2%−1.4 pts

59Greene County, NCNC20,70010.1%−3.1 pts

60Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.8%−4.4 pts

61Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5379.5%+3.0 pts

62Mitchell County, NCNC15,0629.4%−15.5 pts

63Craven County, NCNC105,0259.4%+0.6 pts

64Duplin County, NCNC51,5719.3%−2.4 pts

65Jones County, NCNC9,5759.2%−2.1 pts

66Granville County, NCNC61,4219.0%−6.7 pts

67Hertford County, NCNC19,0159.0%+2.2 pts

68Warren County, NCNC18,8988.9%−9.3 pts

69Lenoir County, NCNC55,8378.7%−5.8 pts

70Brunswick County, NCNC174,7028.4%−3.3 pts

71Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.3%−1.5 pts

72Iredell County, NCNC211,7988.2%−3.5 pts

73Pamlico County, NCNC12,7588.1%−5.6 pts

74Moore County, NCNC110,6198.0%−4.2 pts

75Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.0%−8.3 pts

76Chatham County, NCNC85,1117.8%−1.1 pts

77Sampson County, NCNC61,5047.8%−2.6 pts

78Vance County, NCNC42,6387.5%−11.7 pts

79Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707.5%−4.4 pts

80Hyde County, NCNC4,5547.2%+1.1 pts

81Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.2%−3.3 pts

82Union County, NCNC267,6747.1%−7.9 pts

83Forsyth County, NCNC401,7187.0%−0.7 pts

84Richmond County, NCNC42,0416.9%−10.6 pts

85Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.9%−6.7 pts

86Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.4%+0.2 pts

87Lee County, NCNC70,2586.4%−4.1 pts

88Pitt County, NCNC182,9366.4%−1.4 pts

89Clay County, NCNC12,2396.4%−8.3 pts

90Harnett County, NCNC150,1376.3%−5.4 pts

91Pender County, NCNC72,1116.1%−8.2 pts

92Anson County, NCNC21,7586.1%−9.2 pts

93Guilford County, NCNC562,2345.9%−0.9 pts

94Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.9%−0.2 pts

95Cumberland County, NCNC338,4735.6%−0.1 pts

96Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.6%+0.9 pts

97New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.5%−9.6 pts

98Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3835.5%+0.5 pts

99Durham County, NCNC347,2404.3%−0.7 pts

100Orange County, NCNC152,4984.2%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS