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Highest Finnish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Finnish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 69 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS 2000

01Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.3%–

02Granville County, NCNC61,4210.3%–

03Jones County, NCNC9,5750.3%–

04Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.3%–

05Avery County, NCNC18,1100.3%–

06Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.2%–

07Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.2%–

08Pender County, NCNC72,1110.2%–

09Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.2%–

10Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.2%–

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.2%–

12Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%–

13Lee County, NCNC70,2580.2%–

14Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.2%–

15Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.2%–

16Moore County, NCNC110,6190.2%–

17New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.1%–

18Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%–

19Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.1%–

20Person County, NCNC40,6360.1%–

21Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.1%–

22Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.1%–

23Swain County, NCNC14,0240.1%–

24Union County, NCNC267,6740.1%–

25Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.1%–

26Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%–

27Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%–

28Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%–

29Clay County, NCNC12,2390.1%–

30Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%–

31Dare County, NCNC38,2450.1%–

32Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.1%–

33Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.1%–

34Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.1%–

35Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%–

36Orange County, NCNC152,4980.1%–

37Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%–

38Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.1%–

39Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.1%–

40Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%–

41Durham County, NCNC347,2400.1%–

42Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.1%–

43Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%–

44Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.1%–

45Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%–

46Polk County, NCNC20,5330.1%–

47Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%–

48Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.1%–

49Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.0%–

50Madison County, NCNC22,5530.0%–

51Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%–

52Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.0%–

53Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%–

54Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.0%–

55Craven County, NCNC105,0250.0%–

56Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.0%–

57Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.0%–

58McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.0%–

59Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.0%–

60Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.0%–

61Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.0%–

62Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.0%–

63Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.0%–

64Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.0%–

65Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

66Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%–

67Surry County, NCNC72,2870.0%–

68Nash County, NCNC99,3650.0%–

69Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%–

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