RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest French population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Polk County, NCNC20,5332.9%−0.5 pts

02Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.8%−0.1 pts

03Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.7%−0.4 pts

04Macon County, NCNC39,2322.6%−0.5 pts

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.6%−0.3 pts

06Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.4%+0.1 pts

07Dare County, NCNC38,2452.4%−1.8 pts

08Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.3%−0.6 pts

09Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.2%−0.5 pts

10Henderson County, NCNC122,3752.2%−0.6 pts

11New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.2%−0.8 pts

12Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.1%+0.0 pts

13Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.1%−0.2 pts

14Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.1%−1.5 pts

15Watauga County, NCNC54,7862.0%−0.3 pts

16Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.0%+0.0 pts

17Madison County, NCNC22,5532.0%+0.4 pts

18Craven County, NCNC105,0251.9%−1.1 pts

19Orange County, NCNC152,4981.9%−0.7 pts

20Camden County, NCNC11,3151.9%+0.3 pts

21Moore County, NCNC110,6191.9%−1.0 pts

22Iredell County, NCNC211,7981.8%−0.1 pts

23Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.8%+0.0 pts

24Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.7%−1.7 pts

25Union County, NCNC267,6741.7%−0.1 pts

26Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.7%−0.5 pts

27Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.7%−0.0 pts

28Chatham County, NCNC85,1111.6%−1.1 pts

29Catawba County, NCNC170,1721.5%+0.1 pts

30Jackson County, NCNC45,0391.5%−0.3 pts

31Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541.5%−0.2 pts

32Durham County, NCNC347,2401.5%−0.1 pts

33Pender County, NCNC72,1111.4%−1.0 pts

34Randolph County, NCNC149,5161.4%+0.2 pts

35Stanly County, NCNC68,8301.4%+0.1 pts

36Warren County, NCNC18,8981.3%+0.8 pts

37Lee County, NCNC70,2581.3%−0.3 pts

38Davie County, NCNC45,8551.3%−0.4 pts

39Avery County, NCNC18,1101.3%−0.3 pts

40Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.3%−0.6 pts

41Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.3%−0.7 pts

42Gaston County, NCNC246,5581.2%−0.4 pts

43Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.2%+0.3 pts

44Granville County, NCNC61,4211.2%−0.3 pts

45Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.2%−0.4 pts

46Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.2%−0.6 pts

47Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051.2%+0.0 pts

48Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.2%−0.1 pts

49Gates County, NCNC10,2341.2%−0.9 pts

50Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.2%−0.5 pts

51Person County, NCNC40,6361.1%+0.0 pts

52Surry County, NCNC72,2871.1%−0.3 pts

53Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.1%−1.1 pts

54Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.1%−0.6 pts

55Yancey County, NCNC19,0841.1%−0.8 pts

56Rowan County, NCNC155,0961.0%−0.4 pts

57Clay County, NCNC12,2391.0%−1.7 pts

58Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.0%−0.2 pts

59Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.0%−0.1 pts

60Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.0%−0.2 pts

61Ashe County, NCNC27,5141.0%−0.2 pts

62Jones County, NCNC9,5751.0%−1.0 pts

63McDowell County, NCNC45,1981.0%−0.3 pts

64Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.9%−0.9 pts

65Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.9%−0.2 pts

66Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.9%−0.7 pts

67Nash County, NCNC99,3650.9%−0.5 pts

68Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.9%−0.9 pts

69Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.9%−0.6 pts

70Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.9%−0.5 pts

71Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.9%−0.6 pts

72Burke County, NCNC88,6550.8%−0.7 pts

73Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.8%+0.1 pts

74Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.8%−0.3 pts

75Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.7%−1.1 pts

76Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.7%−1.0 pts

77Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.7%−1.1 pts

78Washington County, NCNC10,6380.7%−0.7 pts

79Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.7%−0.4 pts

80Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.7%−0.4 pts

81Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.7%−0.5 pts

82Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.6%−0.5 pts

83Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.6%−0.7 pts

84Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.5%−0.6 pts

85Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.5%−0.1 pts

86Greene County, NCNC20,7000.5%−1.2 pts

87Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.4%−0.2 pts

88Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.4%−0.3 pts

89Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.4%−0.5 pts

90Martin County, NCNC21,6010.4%+0.1 pts

91Swain County, NCNC14,0240.4%−2.1 pts

92Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.3%−0.4 pts

93Graham County, NCNC8,1900.2%−1.8 pts

94Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.2%−0.3 pts

95Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.2%−0.7 pts

96Anson County, NCNC21,7580.2%−0.7 pts

97Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.2%−1.3 pts

98Vance County, NCNC42,6380.1%−0.2 pts

99Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.1%−0.8 pts

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.0%−1.1 pts

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