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Highest Danish population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 85 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2000

01Camden County, NCNC11,3151.7%–

02Avery County, NCNC18,1100.7%–

03Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.4%–

04Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.4%–

05Orange County, NCNC152,4980.4%–

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.4%–

07Graham County, NCNC8,1900.4%–

08Polk County, NCNC20,5330.4%–

09Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.3%–

10Lee County, NCNC70,2580.3%–

11Dare County, NCNC38,2450.3%–

12Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.3%–

13Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.3%–

14Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.3%–

15Pender County, NCNC72,1110.3%–

16Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.2%–

17Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.2%–

18Durham County, NCNC347,2400.2%–

19Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.2%–

20Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.2%–

21Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.2%–

22Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.2%–

23Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.2%–

24Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.2%–

25Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.2%–

26Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.2%–

27Craven County, NCNC105,0250.2%–

28Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.2%–

29Moore County, NCNC110,6190.2%–

30Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%–

31Union County, NCNC267,6740.2%–

32Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

33Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%–

34Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%–

35Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%–

36Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.1%–

37McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%–

38Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

39Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.1%–

40Martin County, NCNC21,6010.1%–

41Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

42Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.1%–

43Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.1%–

44Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%–

45Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%–

46Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.1%–

47Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%–

48Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%–

49Madison County, NCNC22,5530.1%–

50Greene County, NCNC20,7000.1%–

51Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.1%–

52Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%–

53Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

54Person County, NCNC40,6360.1%–

55Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%–

56Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.1%–

57Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.1%–

58Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%–

59Davie County, NCNC45,8550.1%–

60Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.1%–

61Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.1%–

62Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%–

63Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.1%–

64Surry County, NCNC72,2870.1%–

65Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.1%–

66Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%–

67Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.1%–

68Nash County, NCNC99,3650.0%–

69Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.0%–

70Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.0%–

71Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.0%–

72Jones County, NCNC9,5750.0%–

73Granville County, NCNC61,4210.0%–

74Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.0%–

75Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.0%–

76Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.0%–

77Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.0%–

78Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.0%–

79Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.0%–

80Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.0%–

81Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.0%–

82Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

83Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.0%–

84Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%–

85Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

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