RANKING · 2024 ACS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Highest Finnish population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Finnish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 65 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS 2010

01Jones County, NCNC9,5750.4%+0.4 pts

02Pender County, NCNC72,1110.3%+0.3 pts

03Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.3%+0.2 pts

04Martin County, NCNC21,6010.2%–

05Clay County, NCNC12,2390.2%–

06Craven County, NCNC105,0250.2%+0.2 pts

07Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.2%+0.2 pts

08Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.2%+0.0 pts

09Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.2%−0.6 pts

10Orange County, NCNC152,4980.2%+0.1 pts

11Moore County, NCNC110,6190.2%+0.1 pts

12Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%+0.0 pts

13Durham County, NCNC347,2400.1%−0.0 pts

14Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%+0.0 pts

15Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.1%+0.1 pts

16Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.1%+0.1 pts

17Avery County, NCNC18,1100.1%–

18Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.1%+0.0 pts

19Dare County, NCNC38,2450.1%–

20Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%−0.0 pts

21Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.1%+0.0 pts

22Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%–

23Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.1%+0.0 pts

24Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.1%+0.0 pts

25Granville County, NCNC61,4210.1%+0.1 pts

26Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%+0.0 pts

27Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%+0.1 pts

28Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%+0.1 pts

29Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.1%−0.1 pts

30Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.1%−0.0 pts

31Polk County, NCNC20,5330.1%+0.0 pts

32Union County, NCNC267,6740.1%+0.0 pts

33Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.1%−0.0 pts

34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.1%−0.2 pts

35Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%+0.0 pts

36Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.1%−0.1 pts

37New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.1%−0.0 pts

38Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.0%–

39Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.0%+0.0 pts

40Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%+0.0 pts

41Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.0%+0.0 pts

42Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%−0.0 pts

43Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.0%−0.2 pts

44Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.0%−0.0 pts

45Vance County, NCNC42,6380.0%+0.0 pts

46McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.0%−0.1 pts

47Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.0%−0.2 pts

48Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.0%–

49Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.0%–

50Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%−0.1 pts

51Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.0%−0.0 pts

52Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.0%–

53Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.0%–

54Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.0%−0.1 pts

55Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.0%−0.1 pts

56Lee County, NCNC70,2580.0%–

57Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.0%−0.0 pts

58Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.0%–

59Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

60Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.0%–

61Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.0%−0.0 pts

62Person County, NCNC40,6360.0%–

63Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.0%−0.0 pts

64Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.0%−0.1 pts

65Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES