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Highest Danish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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, NCNC11,3151.6%–

02Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.5%–

03New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.4%–

04Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.4%–

05Polk County, NCNC20,5330.4%–

06Orange County, NCNC152,4980.3%–

07Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.3%–

08Moore County, NCNC110,6190.3%–

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.3%–

10Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.3%–

11Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.2%–

12Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%–

13Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.2%–

14Durham County, NCNC347,2400.2%–

15Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.2%–

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.2%–

17Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.2%–

18Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.2%–

19Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.2%–

20Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.2%–

21Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.2%–

22Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.2%–

23Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.2%–

24Graham County, NCNC8,1900.2%–

25Davie County, NCNC45,8550.2%–

26Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%–

27Lee County, NCNC70,2580.2%–

28Burke County, NCNC88,6550.2%–

29Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.2%–

30Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.2%–

31Dare County, NCNC38,2450.2%–

32Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.2%–

33Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.2%–

34Craven County, NCNC105,0250.1%–

35Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.1%–

36Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%–

37Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%–

38Union County, NCNC267,6740.1%–

39Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.1%–

40Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.1%–

41Granville County, NCNC61,4210.1%–

42Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.1%–

43Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%–

44Nash County, NCNC99,3650.1%–

45Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%–

46Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%–

48Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.1%–

49Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.1%–

50Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.1%–

51Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

52Pender County, NCNC72,1110.1%–

53Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%–

54Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.1%–

55Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

56Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%–

57Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%–

58Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.1%–

59Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%–

60Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%–

61Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.1%–

62Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%–

63Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%–

64Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.1%–

65Avery County, NCNC18,1100.1%–

66Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%–

67Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%–

68Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.0%–

69Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.0%–

70Anson County, NCNC21,7580.0%–

71Swain County, NCNC14,0240.0%–

72McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.0%–

73Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.0%–

74Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.0%–

75Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%–

76Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.0%–

77Warren County, NCNC18,8980.0%–

78Madison County, NCNC22,5530.0%–

79Surry County, NCNC72,2870.0%–

80Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.0%–

81Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.0%–

82Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

83Martin County, NCNC21,6010.0%–

84Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%–

85Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%–

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