RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest French population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Dare County, NCNC38,2454.2%–

02Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.5%–

03Polk County, NCNC20,5333.5%–

04Onslow County, NCNC217,1753.5%–

05Mitchell County, NCNC15,0623.1%–

06Craven County, NCNC105,0253.1%–

07Macon County, NCNC39,2323.0%–

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,9593.0%–

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.9%–

10Moore County, NCNC110,6192.9%–

11Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.8%–

12Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.8%–

13Henderson County, NCNC122,3752.8%–

14Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.8%–

15Clay County, NCNC12,2392.7%–

16Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.7%–

17Orange County, NCNC152,4982.6%–

18Swain County, NCNC14,0242.5%–

19Pender County, NCNC72,1112.4%–

20Watauga County, NCNC54,7862.3%–

21Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.3%–

22Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.2%–

23Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.2%–

24Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.2%–

25Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.1%–

26Gates County, NCNC10,2342.1%–

27Graham County, NCNC8,1902.1%–

28Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252.0%–

29Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.0%–

30Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.9%–

31Jones County, NCNC9,5751.9%–

32Iredell County, NCNC211,7981.9%–

33Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.8%–

34Union County, NCNC267,6741.8%–

35Alamance County, NCNC186,1771.8%–

36Yancey County, NCNC19,0841.8%–

37Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451.8%–

38Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.8%–

39Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.8%–

40Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.8%–

41Jackson County, NCNC45,0391.7%–

42Davie County, NCNC45,8551.7%–

43Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.7%–

44Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.7%–

45Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.7%–

46Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541.7%–

47Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.7%–

48Gaston County, NCNC246,5581.6%–

49Avery County, NCNC18,1101.6%–

50Greene County, NCNC20,7001.6%–

51Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%–

52Lee County, NCNC70,2581.6%–

53Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.6%–

54Madison County, NCNC22,5531.6%–

55Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.6%–

56Durham County, NCNC347,2401.5%–

57Granville County, NCNC61,4211.5%–

58Northampton County, NCNC16,4911.5%–

59Burke County, NCNC88,6551.5%–

60Rowan County, NCNC155,0961.5%–

61Alexander County, NCNC36,9581.5%–

62Catawba County, NCNC170,1721.4%–

63Hyde County, NCNC4,5541.4%–

64Washington County, NCNC10,6381.4%–

65Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.4%–

66Nash County, NCNC99,3651.4%–

67Surry County, NCNC72,2871.3%–

68Stanly County, NCNC68,8301.3%–

69Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.3%–

70Richmond County, NCNC42,0411.3%–

71McDowell County, NCNC45,1981.2%–

72Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.2%–

73Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.2%–

74Ashe County, NCNC27,5141.2%–

75Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031.1%–

76Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051.1%–

77Randolph County, NCNC149,5161.1%–

78Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5371.1%–

79Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.1%–

80Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.1%–

81Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.1%–

82Bladen County, NCNC30,0071.1%–

83Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.1%–

84Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.1%–

85Person County, NCNC40,6361.1%–

86Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.1%–

87Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.0%–

88Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.9%–

89Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.9%–

90Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.9%–

91Anson County, NCNC21,7580.8%–

92Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.7%–

93Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.7%–

94Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.7%–

95Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.6%–

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.6%–

97Warren County, NCNC18,8980.6%–

98Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.5%–

99Vance County, NCNC42,6380.3%–

100Martin County, NCNC21,6010.3%–

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