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Highest French Canadian population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 95 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021.0%–

02Polk County, NCNC20,5330.9%–

03Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.7%–

04Davie County, NCNC45,8550.6%–

05Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.6%–

06Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.6%–

07Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.5%–

08Martin County, NCNC21,6010.5%–

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.5%–

10Madison County, NCNC22,5530.5%–

11Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.4%–

12Pender County, NCNC72,1110.4%–

13Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.4%–

14Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.4%–

15Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.4%–

16Moore County, NCNC110,6190.4%–

17Dare County, NCNC38,2450.4%–

18New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.4%–

19Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.4%–

20Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.4%–

21Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.4%–

22Lee County, NCNC70,2580.4%–

23Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.4%–

24Durham County, NCNC347,2400.4%–

25Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.4%–

26Person County, NCNC40,6360.4%–

27Orange County, NCNC152,4980.3%–

28Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.3%–

29Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.3%–

30Vance County, NCNC42,6380.3%–

31Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.3%–

32Craven County, NCNC105,0250.3%–

33Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.3%–

34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.3%–

35Union County, NCNC267,6740.3%–

36Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.3%–

37Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.3%–

38Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.3%–

39Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.3%–

40Camden County, NCNC11,3150.3%–

41Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.3%–

42Burke County, NCNC88,6550.3%–

43Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.3%–

44Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.3%–

45Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.3%–

46Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.3%–

47McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.3%–

48Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.2%–

49Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.2%–

50Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.2%–

51Anson County, NCNC21,7580.2%–

52Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%–

53Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%–

54Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%–

55Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.2%–

56Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.2%–

57Clay County, NCNC12,2390.2%–

58Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.2%–

59Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%–

60Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%–

61Avery County, NCNC18,1100.2%–

62Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.2%–

63Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.2%–

64Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.2%–

65Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

66Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.1%–

67Surry County, NCNC72,2870.1%–

68Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%–

69Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

70Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.1%–

71Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.1%–

72Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.1%–

73Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%–

74Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%–

75Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%–

76Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.1%–

77Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.1%–

78Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%–

79Washington County, NCNC10,6380.1%–

80Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.1%–

81Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%–

82Jones County, NCNC9,5750.1%–

83Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%–

84Granville County, NCNC61,4210.1%–

85Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%–

86Swain County, NCNC14,0240.1%–

87Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

88Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

89Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%–

90Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.0%–

91Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.0%–

92Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.0%–

93Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.0%–

94Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.0%–

95Nash County, NCNC99,3650.0%–

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