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Highest English population share, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is 12.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Conover, NC, up 109 places to #29.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Black Mountain, NCNC8,49136.0%+20.5 pts

02▲8Swannanoa, NCNC6,90130.7%+22.0 pts

03▲6Asheville, NCNC93,52327.4%+12.4 pts

04Morehead City, NCNC10,43427.1%+12.7 pts

05▲14Woodfin, NCNC8,22926.2%+17.6 pts

06▲1Davidson, NCNC16,66224.8%+3.8 pts

07▲15Lewisville, NCNC14,42124.4%+9.2 pts

08Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87024.1%+2.9 pts

09▼7Fletcher, NCNC8,37324.1%+9.9 pts

10▲1Pinehurst, NCNC18,67023.5%+2.3 pts

11▲16Brevard, NCNC8,09822.9%+2.0 pts

12▲32Moyock, NCNC5,68422.6%+13.0 pts

13▲16Oak Island, NCNC9,33721.5%+7.1 pts

14▲80Waynesville, NCNC11,00621.3%+9.6 pts

15▼12Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04921.1%–

16▼2Hillsborough, NCNC9,77821.1%+9.9 pts

17▼11Westport, NCNC5,91519.8%+1.4 pts

18▲33Clemmons, NCNC22,80819.7%+7.1 pts

19▲48Belmont, NCNC16,41519.5%+5.7 pts

20▲79Silver Lake, NCNC6,56319.5%+10.0 pts

21▲47Walkertown, NCNC6,12019.4%+7.2 pts

22▲23Mills River, NCNC7,50419.4%−5.7 pts

23▲77Unionville, NCNC7,32219.3%+3.7 pts

24▲6Cornelius, NCNC35,09419.3%+2.3 pts

25▲1Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63719.2%0.0 pts

26▼11Hendersonville, NCNC15,86718.7%+4.7 pts

27▲77Ogden, NCNC8,24918.6%−0.8 pts

28▲3Boone, NCNC19,92918.6%+4.3 pts

29▲109Conover, NCNC8,93818.4%+11.3 pts

30▲60Midway, NCNC5,10418.3%+5.8 pts

31▼11Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49418.2%+5.4 pts

32▲14Holly Springs, NCNC50,28818.1%+4.8 pts

33▼16Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56618.0%+5.6 pts

34▲8Leland, NCNC35,73117.7%+3.9 pts

35Mint Hill, NCNC29,47617.3%+4.0 pts

36▲7Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90617.3%–

37▼4Pittsboro, NCNC5,05417.2%+7.3 pts

38▼6Smithfield, NCNC13,11417.1%+2.7 pts

39▼18Southern Pines, NCNC17,35717.1%−2.1 pts

40▼17Wake Forest, NCNC58,14717.0%+1.6 pts

41▼28St. James, NCNC7,31816.9%−12.6 pts

42▼30King, NCNC7,97716.7%+4.5 pts

43▼7Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73116.4%+2.1 pts

44▲76Sawmills, NCNC5,10516.3%+6.9 pts

45▲13Weddington, NCNC14,51716.3%+0.4 pts

46▼41Elon, NCNC11,36616.3%+1.6 pts

47▼23Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89616.2%+3.9 pts

48▼9Huntersville, NCNC68,53516.2%+1.6 pts

49▼21Summerfield, NCNC11,32716.1%+4.1 pts

50▲34Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50516.1%−13.2 pts

51▲13Stallings, NCNC17,76016.0%+3.7 pts

52▼3Matthews, NCNC32,76915.6%+1.3 pts

53▼19Locust, NCNC6,12015.6%−4.9 pts

54▲27Hickory, NCNC45,97515.6%+2.7 pts

55▼1Bessemer City, NCNC5,83415.5%+8.7 pts

56▲37Shallotte, NCNC5,33515.1%−1.7 pts

57▲4Kernersville, NCNC29,12815.0%+2.1 pts

58▼42Surf City, NCNC5,14214.9%−6.9 pts

59▲7Wilmington, NCNC126,80914.9%+1.7 pts

60▼8Carrboro, NCNC20,96214.8%−0.3 pts

61▲88Nashville, NCNC5,91114.7%+0.8 pts

62▼9Cary, NCNC183,58214.3%+0.3 pts

63▼22Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54014.2%−5.9 pts

64▲28Hampstead, NCNC9,29213.9%−3.5 pts

65▲11Tarboro, NCNC10,97913.9%+5.9 pts

66▲3Kings Grant, NCNC9,00313.9%+2.1 pts

67▼49Trinity, NCNC7,27413.8%+1.0 pts

68▲27Archdale, NCNC12,25413.8%−1.6 pts

69▼4Gibsonville, NCNC9,87613.8%+2.7 pts

70▲70Mount Holly, NCNC19,03313.8%+2.5 pts

71▼1Ayden, NCNC5,26313.8%+5.6 pts

72▼32Apex, NCNC80,41913.7%+1.0 pts

73▲15Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64913.6%−1.6 pts

74▲11Newton, NCNC13,82213.6%+6.3 pts

75▲36Mount Airy, NCNC10,68213.6%−0.1 pts

76▲39Stokesdale, NCNC6,13313.5%+1.7 pts

77▲33Asheboro, NCNC27,99013.5%+3.6 pts

78▼31New Bern, NCNC34,72413.5%−0.8 pts

79▼17Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56513.5%−4.7 pts

80▼7Etowah, NCNC7,96813.4%−2.4 pts

81▼43Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53613.1%+0.1 pts

82▼19Garner, NCNC41,56213.0%+3.5 pts

83▲69Dallas, NCNC6,39212.9%+6.6 pts

84▲29Rockingham, NCNC8,81512.8%+3.2 pts

85▲4Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38612.7%+0.4 pts

86▲44Murraysville, NCNC16,33912.7%+0.2 pts

87Raleigh, NCNC506,30612.6%+2.2 pts

88▲34Angier, NCNC9,41012.6%+8.0 pts

89▼6Cramerton, NCNC5,71312.5%+1.2 pts

90▲66Reidsville, NCNC14,69212.3%+5.0 pts

91▼16Jacksonville, NCNC72,73212.2%+4.7 pts

92▼44Creedmoor, NCNC5,04612.0%+0.3 pts

93▲61Knightdale, NCNC23,14412.0%+2.4 pts

94▼14St. Stephens, NCNC9,45711.8%+4.6 pts

95▼13Dunn, NCNC8,81411.8%+5.2 pts

96▼25Washington, NCNC9,91011.7%−3.1 pts

97▲39Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16511.6%−2.4 pts

98▼26Mebane, NCNC21,95211.6%+0.2 pts

99▲27Thomasville, NCNC27,73311.6%+4.0 pts

100▲23Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28711.5%+3.6 pts

101▼41Indian Trail, NCNC44,30311.3%+2.2 pts

102▼6Lenoir, NCNC18,37211.2%+0.4 pts

103▼44Waxhaw, NCNC23,14011.2%+2.6 pts

104▼3Butner, NCNC8,11211.2%+4.9 pts

105▼14Mooresville, NCNC55,84211.2%+0.8 pts

106▲13Mocksville, NCNC6,28211.1%−3.1 pts

107▲55Roxboro, NCNC8,38011.1%−0.2 pts

108▼30East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32311.1%+2.6 pts

109▼32Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90811.0%−4.7 pts

110▼73Porters Neck, NCNC7,65410.9%−11.9 pts

111▼86Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87510.8%−4.1 pts

112▼9Durham, NCNC305,56110.6%+2.4 pts

113▼5Wendell, NCNC19,68710.6%+1.6 pts

114▼8Graham, NCNC20,13110.5%−0.2 pts

115▼60Winterville, NCNC10,97310.4%−0.5 pts

116▲52Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62210.4%+4.4 pts

117▲12Statesville, NCNC32,18110.3%+2.2 pts

118▲10Lincolnton, NCNC12,46510.2%−0.3 pts

119▼12Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27110.1%+0.1 pts

120▼46Shelby, NCNC23,30910.1%+1.3 pts

121▲10Eden, NCNC15,50010.1%+1.1 pts

122▼6Greenville, NCNC96,44310.0%+0.8 pts

123▼25Pineville, NCNC11,8519.9%+2.8 pts

124▲26Salisbury, NCNC36,8799.9%+2.9 pts

125▼7Burlington, NCNC61,4969.8%+0.3 pts

126▼14Greensboro, NCNC308,6679.8%+1.1 pts

127▲33Northchase, NCNC5,8969.8%−7.0 pts

128▲20Kannapolis, NCNC61,7089.7%+3.8 pts

129▼2Gastonia, NCNC87,0679.7%+1.8 pts

130▲23Sanford, NCNC34,1389.6%+0.6 pts

131▲12Cherryville, NCNC6,5239.6%+0.7 pts

132▼27High Point, NCNC120,5719.6%+0.6 pts

133▼83Marvin, NCNC7,0409.6%−11.3 pts

134▲8Havelock, NCNC17,4309.4%+0.6 pts

135▲16Wilson, NCNC49,5729.4%+0.8 pts

136▼57Albemarle, NCNC17,7699.2%−3.7 pts

137▲2Concord, NCNC114,5989.2%−0.6 pts

138▼41Harrisburg, NCNC20,7429.2%−3.1 pts

139▲22Midland, NCNC5,1519.1%−8.6 pts

140▼38Hamlet, NCNC5,8708.9%+2.9 pts

141▼9Aberdeen, NCNC10,0668.6%−9.4 pts

142▲25Cullowhee, NCNC7,9738.4%+1.3 pts

143▼22Clinton, NCNC8,4668.4%+0.8 pts

144▼30Piney Green, NCNC14,0788.3%−0.7 pts

145▼89Rolesville, NCNC12,8398.3%−3.5 pts

146▼37Oxford, NCNC8,9858.1%+2.4 pts

147▼12Charlotte, NCNC964,7847.9%−0.3 pts

148▼91Clayton, NCNC32,6337.8%−5.5 pts

149▲8Laurinburg, NCNC14,5827.8%+0.3 pts

150▼25Anderson Creek, NCNC13,9277.8%–

151▲12Lillington, NCNC5,0407.8%−2.5 pts

152▼28Morganton, NCNC17,8497.5%−3.6 pts

153▲6Monroe, NCNC42,6447.3%+1.0 pts

154▼68Zebulon, NCNC11,9337.2%−2.2 pts

155Goldsboro, NCNC35,0127.0%+0.8 pts

156▼23Fayetteville, NCNC209,1206.8%+0.5 pts

157▲13Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1206.7%−1.5 pts

158▼14Hope Mills, NCNC18,3246.6%−1.6 pts

159▼22Morrisville, NCNC32,4666.4%−2.8 pts

160▲11Forest City, NCNC7,4106.3%−1.5 pts

161▼16Williamston, NCNC5,0866.2%−0.9 pts

162▼4Henderson, NCNC15,0136.0%−1.5 pts

163▼29Spout Springs, NCNC11,2425.9%–

164Long View, NCNC5,3875.2%−3.2 pts

165▼24Marion, NCNC7,4405.1%−5.8 pts

166▼19Kinston, NCNC19,7055.0%−2.1 pts

167▼1Lexington, NCNC20,2384.8%−1.0 pts

168▼51Half Moon, NCNC7,3784.4%−3.0 pts

169▲3Lumberton, NCNC18,9554.2%−2.2 pts

170▲4Wadesboro, NCNC5,0354.1%−2.0 pts

171▼25Kings Mountain, NCNC12,1174.0%−5.4 pts

172▼3Spring Lake, NCNC11,2524.0%−1.1 pts

173▼8Siler City, NCNC8,1553.8%−1.2 pts

174Barbecue, NCNC5,9103.6%–

175▼2Selma, NCNC7,4062.8%+0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES