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Highest Finnish population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Finnish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 63 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 0.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS –

01Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.7%–

02Madison County, NCNC22,5530.3%–

03Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.2%–

04Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.2%–

05Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.2%–

06McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.2%–

07Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.1%–

08Durham County, NCNC347,2400.1%–

09Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.1%–

10Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.1%–

11Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.1%–

12Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.1%–

13Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%–

14Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.1%–

15Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.1%–

16Orange County, NCNC152,4980.1%–

17Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.1%–

18Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

19New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.1%–

20Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%–

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.1%–

22Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.1%–

23Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%–

24Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%–

25Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.1%–

26Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.1%–

27Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.1%–

28Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.1%–

29Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%–

30Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%–

31Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%–

32Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.1%–

33Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%–

34Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.1%–

35Union County, NCNC267,6740.1%–

36Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.1%–

37Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

38Craven County, NCNC105,0250.0%–

39Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.0%–

40Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.0%–

41Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.0%–

42Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.0%–

43Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.0%–

44Moore County, NCNC110,6190.0%–

45Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.0%–

46Polk County, NCNC20,5330.0%–

47Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.0%–

48Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.0%–

49Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.0%–

50Pender County, NCNC72,1110.0%–

51Vance County, NCNC42,6380.0%–

52Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%–

53Nash County, NCNC99,3650.0%–

54Davie County, NCNC45,8550.0%–

55Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.0%–

56Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.0%–

57Granville County, NCNC61,4210.0%–

58Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%–

59Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.0%–

60Jones County, NCNC9,5750.0%–

61Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

62Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%–

63Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS