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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 (2020 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 2010

01Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%–

02Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.5%+0.2 pts

03New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.4%+0.1 pts

04Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.4%+0.4 pts

05Polk County, NCNC20,5330.4%+0.1 pts

06Orange County, NCNC152,4980.3%−0.1 pts

07Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.3%+0.2 pts

08Moore County, NCNC110,6190.3%−0.0 pts

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.3%−0.2 pts

10Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.3%−0.1 pts

11Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.2%−0.0 pts

12Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%−0.0 pts

13Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.2%+0.1 pts

14Durham County, NCNC347,2400.2%+0.1 pts

15Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.2%−0.1 pts

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.2%+0.0 pts

17Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.2%+0.0 pts

18Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.2%+0.0 pts

19Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.2%−0.3 pts

20Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.2%+0.0 pts

21Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.2%−0.0 pts

22Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.2%+0.0 pts

23Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.2%−0.1 pts

24Graham County, NCNC8,1900.2%−0.4 pts

25Davie County, NCNC45,8550.2%+0.1 pts

26Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%+0.1 pts

27Lee County, NCNC70,2580.2%+0.1 pts

28Burke County, NCNC88,6550.2%+0.1 pts

29Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.2%+0.0 pts

30Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.2%−0.1 pts

31Dare County, NCNC38,2450.2%−0.2 pts

32Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.2%+0.1 pts

33Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.2%–

34Craven County, NCNC105,0250.1%−0.2 pts

35Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.1%+0.1 pts

36Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%−0.0 pts

37Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%–

38Union County, NCNC267,6740.1%−0.2 pts

39Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.1%+0.1 pts

40Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.1%–

41Granville County, NCNC61,4210.1%−0.0 pts

42Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.1%–

43Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%+0.0 pts

44Nash County, NCNC99,3650.1%+0.1 pts

45Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%−0.0 pts

46Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%+0.1 pts

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%+0.0 pts

48Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.1%+0.0 pts

49Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.1%−0.2 pts

50Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.1%−0.0 pts

51Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%+0.0 pts

52Pender County, NCNC72,1110.1%+0.0 pts

53Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%+0.0 pts

54Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.1%−0.1 pts

55Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%−0.1 pts

56Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%+0.0 pts

57Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%+0.0 pts

58Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.1%+0.0 pts

59Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%+0.0 pts

60Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%−0.0 pts

61Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.1%−0.1 pts

62Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%+0.0 pts

63Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%−0.0 pts

64Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.1%−0.0 pts

65Avery County, NCNC18,1100.1%−0.1 pts

66Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%−0.1 pts

67Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%−0.1 pts

68Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.0%−0.1 pts

69Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.0%−0.2 pts

70Anson County, NCNC21,7580.0%–

71Swain County, NCNC14,0240.0%–

72McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.0%−0.0 pts

73Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.0%–

74Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.0%−0.0 pts

75Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%−0.0 pts

76Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.0%−0.0 pts

77Warren County, NCNC18,8980.0%–

78Madison County, NCNC22,5530.0%−0.1 pts

79Surry County, NCNC72,2870.0%−0.1 pts

80Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.0%−0.0 pts

81Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.0%−0.1 pts

82Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%−0.0 pts

83Martin County, NCNC21,6010.0%−0.2 pts

84Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%+0.0 pts

85Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%−0.0 pts

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