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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 (2020 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 2010

01Davie County, NCNC45,8551.0%+0.6 pts

02Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.9%−0.4 pts

03Macon County, NCNC39,2320.9%+0.1 pts

04Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.8%+0.6 pts

05Pender County, NCNC72,1110.8%+0.4 pts

06Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.7%+0.2 pts

07Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.7%−0.0 pts

08Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.7%+0.1 pts

09Person County, NCNC40,6360.6%+0.5 pts

10Dare County, NCNC38,2450.6%+0.2 pts

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.6%+0.3 pts

12Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.6%+0.4 pts

13Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.6%+0.3 pts

14Orange County, NCNC152,4980.6%−0.1 pts

15Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.6%+0.3 pts

16Craven County, NCNC105,0250.6%+0.2 pts

17Union County, NCNC267,6740.6%+0.1 pts

18Gates County, NCNC10,2340.5%+0.1 pts

19Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.5%+0.3 pts

20Moore County, NCNC110,6190.5%+0.2 pts

21Clay County, NCNC12,2390.5%+0.2 pts

22Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.5%−0.3 pts

23Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.5%+0.3 pts

24Durham County, NCNC347,2400.5%+0.1 pts

25New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.5%−0.0 pts

26Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.5%−0.1 pts

27Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.4%+0.1 pts

28Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.4%+0.1 pts

29Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.4%−0.1 pts

30Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.4%+0.3 pts

31Granville County, NCNC61,4210.4%+0.1 pts

32Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.4%+0.3 pts

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

34Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.3%−0.1 pts

35Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.3%+0.2 pts

36Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.3%+0.1 pts

37Lee County, NCNC70,2580.3%−0.0 pts

38Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.3%+0.3 pts

39Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.3%+0.1 pts

40Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.3%+0.0 pts

41Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.3%−0.1 pts

42Camden County, NCNC11,3150.3%−0.1 pts

43Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.3%+0.0 pts

44Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.3%−0.2 pts

45Polk County, NCNC20,5330.3%−0.0 pts

46Warren County, NCNC18,8980.3%+0.2 pts

47Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.3%−0.1 pts

48Jones County, NCNC9,5750.3%+0.0 pts

49Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.3%−0.0 pts

50Madison County, NCNC22,5530.3%−0.4 pts

51Burke County, NCNC88,6550.2%+0.0 pts

52Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.2%−0.1 pts

53Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%−0.1 pts

54Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.2%−0.2 pts

55Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.2%−0.0 pts

56Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.2%−0.3 pts

57Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.2%−0.2 pts

58Martin County, NCNC21,6010.2%–

59Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.2%−0.0 pts

60Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.2%+0.1 pts

61Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.2%+0.1 pts

62Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.2%+0.1 pts

63Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.2%−0.1 pts

64Surry County, NCNC72,2870.2%−0.1 pts

65Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%+0.1 pts

66Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.2%+0.1 pts

67Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%+0.1 pts

68McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%+0.1 pts

69Greene County, NCNC20,7000.1%−0.1 pts

70Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%−0.1 pts

71Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.1%–

72Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%+0.0 pts

73Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%+0.1 pts

74Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.1%−0.0 pts

75Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.1%–

76Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.1%−0.4 pts

77Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%−0.6 pts

78Graham County, NCNC8,1900.1%−0.5 pts

79Washington County, NCNC10,6380.1%−0.1 pts

80Vance County, NCNC42,6380.1%+0.1 pts

81Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%−0.1 pts

82Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.1%−0.2 pts

83Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.1%–

84Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%+0.0 pts

85Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.1%−0.4 pts

86Nash County, NCNC99,3650.1%−0.4 pts

87Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.1%−0.2 pts

88Swain County, NCNC14,0240.1%−0.0 pts

89Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%+0.0 pts

90Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.1%−0.2 pts

91Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%+0.0 pts

92Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%−0.1 pts

93Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%−0.2 pts

94Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%−0.0 pts

95Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.0%–

96Anson County, NCNC21,7580.0%−0.1 pts

97Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.0%−0.1 pts

98Avery County, NCNC18,1100.0%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS