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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 (2024 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 2010

01Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021.0%+0.4 pts

02Polk County, NCNC20,5330.9%+0.6 pts

03Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.7%+0.4 pts

04Davie County, NCNC45,8550.6%+0.2 pts

05Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.6%−0.1 pts

06Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.6%+0.2 pts

07Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.5%−0.8 pts

08Martin County, NCNC21,6010.5%–

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.5%+0.3 pts

10Madison County, NCNC22,5530.5%−0.2 pts

11Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.4%−0.0 pts

12Pender County, NCNC72,1110.4%+0.1 pts

13Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.4%–

14Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.4%+0.2 pts

15Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.4%−0.4 pts

16Moore County, NCNC110,6190.4%+0.0 pts

17Dare County, NCNC38,2450.4%−0.0 pts

18New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.4%−0.1 pts

19Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.4%−0.2 pts

20Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.4%−0.2 pts

21Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.4%−0.1 pts

22Lee County, NCNC70,2580.4%+0.0 pts

23Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.4%+0.1 pts

24Durham County, NCNC347,2400.4%+0.0 pts

25Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.4%−0.2 pts

26Person County, NCNC40,6360.4%+0.2 pts

27Orange County, NCNC152,4980.3%−0.3 pts

28Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.3%–

29Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.3%+0.3 pts

30Vance County, NCNC42,6380.3%+0.3 pts

31Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.3%−0.0 pts

32Craven County, NCNC105,0250.3%−0.0 pts

33Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.3%−0.1 pts

34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.3%−0.1 pts

35Union County, NCNC267,6740.3%−0.2 pts

36Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.3%+0.1 pts

37Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.3%−0.2 pts

38Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.3%+0.1 pts

39Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.3%−0.1 pts

40Camden County, NCNC11,3150.3%−0.1 pts

41Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.3%+0.1 pts

42Burke County, NCNC88,6550.3%+0.1 pts

43Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.3%+0.0 pts

44Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.3%−0.2 pts

45Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.3%+0.0 pts

46Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.3%−0.0 pts

47McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.3%+0.2 pts

48Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.2%−0.0 pts

49Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.2%+0.0 pts

50Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.2%+0.1 pts

51Anson County, NCNC21,7580.2%+0.1 pts

52Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%−0.1 pts

53Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%+0.1 pts

54Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%−0.5 pts

55Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.2%−0.1 pts

56Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.2%+0.1 pts

57Clay County, NCNC12,2390.2%−0.1 pts

58Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.2%−0.1 pts

59Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%−0.3 pts

60Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%−0.1 pts

61Avery County, NCNC18,1100.2%−0.4 pts

62Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.2%−0.1 pts

63Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.2%−0.1 pts

64Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.2%−0.1 pts

65Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%−0.1 pts

66Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.1%+0.0 pts

67Surry County, NCNC72,2870.1%−0.1 pts

68Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%−0.2 pts

69Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%+0.1 pts

70Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.1%+0.0 pts

71Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.1%+0.0 pts

72Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.1%−0.0 pts

73Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%+0.1 pts

74Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%+0.1 pts

75Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%−0.0 pts

76Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.1%−0.2 pts

77Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.1%−0.3 pts

78Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%−0.0 pts

79Washington County, NCNC10,6380.1%−0.1 pts

80Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.1%−0.2 pts

81Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%+0.0 pts

82Jones County, NCNC9,5750.1%−0.1 pts

83Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%−0.7 pts

84Granville County, NCNC61,4210.1%−0.2 pts

85Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%+0.0 pts

86Swain County, NCNC14,0240.1%−0.0 pts

87Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%−0.2 pts

88Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%+0.0 pts

89Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%−0.0 pts

90Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.0%−0.1 pts

91Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.0%−0.0 pts

92Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.0%–

93Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.0%−0.0 pts

94Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.0%−0.1 pts

95Nash County, NCNC99,3650.0%−0.4 pts

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