RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Highest Danish population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

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 83 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2000

01Graham County, NCNC8,1900.6%–

02Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.5%–

03Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.4%–

04Orange County, NCNC152,4980.4%–

05Clay County, NCNC12,2390.4%–

06Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.4%–

07Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.3%–

08Craven County, NCNC105,0250.3%–

09Polk County, NCNC20,5330.3%–

10Moore County, NCNC110,6190.3%–

11Dare County, NCNC38,2450.3%–

12New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.3%–

13Union County, NCNC267,6740.3%–

14Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.3%–

15Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.3%–

16Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.3%–

17Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.3%–

18Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%–

19Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.2%–

20Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.2%–

21Martin County, NCNC21,6010.2%–

22Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.2%–

23Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.2%–

24Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.2%–

25Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.2%–

26Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.2%–

27Durham County, NCNC347,2400.2%–

28Madison County, NCNC22,5530.2%–

29Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.2%–

30Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.2%–

31Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.2%–

32Avery County, NCNC18,1100.2%–

33Granville County, NCNC61,4210.2%–

34Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.2%–

35Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.2%–

36Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

37Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.1%–

38Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.1%–

39Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%–

40Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.1%–

41Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.1%–

42Surry County, NCNC72,2870.1%–

43Davie County, NCNC45,8550.1%–

44Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.1%–

45Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%–

46Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%–

47Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%–

48Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.1%–

49Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%–

50Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%–

51Lee County, NCNC70,2580.1%–

52Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.1%–

53Pender County, NCNC72,1110.1%–

54Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%–

55Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%–

56Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%–

57Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.1%–

58McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%–

59Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%–

60Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.1%–

61Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.1%–

62Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.1%–

63Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%–

64Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.1%–

65Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%–

66Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%–

67Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%–

68Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.1%–

69Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%–

70Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

71Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%–

72Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.0%–

73Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%–

74Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.0%–

75Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.0%–

76Nash County, NCNC99,3650.0%–

77Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.0%–

78Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.0%–

79Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.0%–

80Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.0%–

81Vance County, NCNC42,6380.0%–

82Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%–

83Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.0%–

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