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Highest French Canadian population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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 98 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Davie County, NCNC45,8551.0%–

02Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.9%–

03Macon County, NCNC39,2320.9%–

04Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.8%–

05Pender County, NCNC72,1110.8%–

06Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.7%–

07Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.7%–

08Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.7%–

09Person County, NCNC40,6360.6%–

10Dare County, NCNC38,2450.6%–

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.6%–

12Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.6%–

13Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.6%–

14Orange County, NCNC152,4980.6%–

15Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.6%–

16Craven County, NCNC105,0250.6%–

17Union County, NCNC267,6740.6%–

18Gates County, NCNC10,2340.5%–

19Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.5%–

20Moore County, NCNC110,6190.5%–

21Clay County, NCNC12,2390.5%–

22Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.5%–

23Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.5%–

24Durham County, NCNC347,2400.5%–

25New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.5%–

26Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.5%–

27Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.4%–

28Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.4%–

29Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.4%–

30Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.4%–

31Granville County, NCNC61,4210.4%–

32Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.4%–

33Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.3%–

34Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.3%–

35Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.3%–

36Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.3%–

37Lee County, NCNC70,2580.3%–

38Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.3%–

39Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.3%–

40Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.3%–

41Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.3%–

42Camden County, NCNC11,3150.3%–

43Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.3%–

44Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.3%–

45Polk County, NCNC20,5330.3%–

46Warren County, NCNC18,8980.3%–

47Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.3%–

48Jones County, NCNC9,5750.3%–

49Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.3%–

50Madison County, NCNC22,5530.3%–

51Burke County, NCNC88,6550.2%–

52Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.2%–

53Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%–

54Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.2%–

55Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.2%–

56Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.2%–

57Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.2%–

58Martin County, NCNC21,6010.2%–

59Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.2%–

60Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.2%–

61Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.2%–

62Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.2%–

63Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.2%–

64Surry County, NCNC72,2870.2%–

65Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%–

66Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.2%–

67Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%–

68McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%–

69Greene County, NCNC20,7000.1%–

70Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

71Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.1%–

72Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%–

73Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%–

74Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.1%–

75Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.1%–

76Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.1%–

77Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%–

78Graham County, NCNC8,1900.1%–

79Washington County, NCNC10,6380.1%–

80Vance County, NCNC42,6380.1%–

81Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%–

82Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.1%–

83Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.1%–

84Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%–

85Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.1%–

86Nash County, NCNC99,3650.1%–

87Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.1%–

88Swain County, NCNC14,0240.1%–

89Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%–

90Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.1%–

91Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

92Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%–

93Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

94Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

95Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.0%–

96Anson County, NCNC21,7580.0%–

97Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.0%–

98Avery County, NCNC18,1100.0%–

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