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Highest American population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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, NCNC8,19038.6%–

02Alleghany County, NCNC11,47936.5%–

03Transylvania County, NCNC34,21135.7%–

04Ashe County, NCNC27,51434.3%–

05Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332.5%–

06Alexander County, NCNC36,95831.8%–

07Cleveland County, NCNC103,32530.2%–

08Caldwell County, NCNC81,10530.0%–

09Surry County, NCNC72,28728.6%–

10Bladen County, NCNC30,00726.3%–

11Robeson County, NCNC119,94125.6%–

12Burke County, NCNC88,65524.3%–

13Jackson County, NCNC45,03923.9%–

14Columbus County, NCNC50,48723.7%–

15Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.7%–

16Wayne County, NCNC122,27820.5%–

17Halifax County, NCNC46,53419.9%–

18Swain County, NCNC14,02419.6%–

19Montgomery County, NCNC26,40319.2%–

20Gaston County, NCNC246,55818.1%–

21McDowell County, NCNC45,19817.6%–

22Catawba County, NCNC170,17217.5%–

23Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.3%–

24Washington County, NCNC10,63816.2%–

25Yancey County, NCNC19,08416.1%–

26Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12116.0%–

27Yadkin County, NCNC38,32515.9%–

28Lincoln County, NCNC98,65415.7%–

29Rutherford County, NCNC65,74515.6%–

30Dare County, NCNC38,24515.5%–

31Currituck County, NCNC33,15815.4%–

32Gates County, NCNC10,23415.3%–

33Macon County, NCNC39,23215.0%–

34Martin County, NCNC21,60114.9%–

35Camden County, NCNC11,31514.9%–

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514.8%–

37Nash County, NCNC99,36514.4%–

38Stokes County, NCNC46,12614.1%–

39Johnston County, NCNC256,44813.8%–

40Caswell County, NCNC22,56313.7%–

41Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.5%–

42Perquimans County, NCNC13,49012.9%–

43Wilson County, NCNC81,15012.2%–

44Rowan County, NCNC155,09612.2%–

45Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20111.9%–

46Haywood County, NCNC63,36911.8%–

47Bertie County, NCNC17,08611.6%–

48Chowan County, NCNC14,08211.6%–

49Stanly County, NCNC68,83011.6%–

50Polk County, NCNC20,53311.4%–

51Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.4%–

52Carteret County, NCNC70,46911.1%–

53Person County, NCNC40,63611.0%–

54Davidson County, NCNC180,18211.0%–

55Avery County, NCNC18,11010.8%–

56Davie County, NCNC45,85510.6%–

57Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.3%–

58Madison County, NCNC22,55310.2%–

59Greene County, NCNC20,70010.1%–

60Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.8%–

61Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5379.5%–

62Mitchell County, NCNC15,0629.4%–

63Craven County, NCNC105,0259.4%–

64Duplin County, NCNC51,5719.3%–

65Jones County, NCNC9,5759.2%–

66Granville County, NCNC61,4219.0%–

67Hertford County, NCNC19,0159.0%–

68Warren County, NCNC18,8988.9%–

69Lenoir County, NCNC55,8378.7%–

70Brunswick County, NCNC174,7028.4%–

71Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.3%–

72Iredell County, NCNC211,7988.2%–

73Pamlico County, NCNC12,7588.1%–

74Moore County, NCNC110,6198.0%–

75Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.0%–

76Chatham County, NCNC85,1117.8%–

77Sampson County, NCNC61,5047.8%–

78Vance County, NCNC42,6387.5%–

79Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707.5%–

80Hyde County, NCNC4,5547.2%–

81Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.2%–

82Union County, NCNC267,6747.1%–

83Forsyth County, NCNC401,7187.0%–

84Richmond County, NCNC42,0416.9%–

85Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.9%–

86Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.4%–

87Lee County, NCNC70,2586.4%–

88Pitt County, NCNC182,9366.4%–

89Clay County, NCNC12,2396.4%–

90Harnett County, NCNC150,1376.3%–

91Pender County, NCNC72,1116.1%–

92Anson County, NCNC21,7586.1%–

93Guilford County, NCNC562,2345.9%–

94Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.9%–

95Cumberland County, NCNC338,4735.6%–

96Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.6%–

97New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.5%–

98Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3835.5%–

99Durham County, NCNC347,2404.3%–

100Orange County, NCNC152,4984.2%–

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