RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest French population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 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. The median across all 100 is 1.3%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Camden County, NCNC11,3152.9%+1.3 pts

02Craven County, NCNC105,0252.8%−0.3 pts

03Macon County, NCNC39,2322.7%−0.4 pts

04Watauga County, NCNC54,7862.6%+0.3 pts

05Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.6%−0.9 pts

06Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.6%−0.2 pts

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.6%−0.3 pts

08Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.6%−0.5 pts

09Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.5%−0.2 pts

10Madison County, NCNC22,5532.5%+0.9 pts

11Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.5%−0.4 pts

12Dare County, NCNC38,2452.5%−1.8 pts

13Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.2%+0.3 pts

14Henderson County, NCNC122,3752.2%−0.6 pts

15Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.1%+0.1 pts

16Orange County, NCNC152,4982.1%−0.6 pts

17Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.0%+0.3 pts

18Onslow County, NCNC217,1752.0%−1.4 pts

19Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.0%−0.3 pts

20Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.0%−0.9 pts

21Haywood County, NCNC63,3691.9%−0.4 pts

22New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591.9%−1.1 pts

23Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.9%−0.3 pts

24Pender County, NCNC72,1111.8%−0.5 pts

25Moore County, NCNC110,6191.8%−1.1 pts

26Jackson County, NCNC45,0391.8%0.0 pts

27Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.7%+0.6 pts

28Durham County, NCNC347,2401.7%+0.2 pts

29Lee County, NCNC70,2581.7%+0.1 pts

30Union County, NCNC267,6741.6%−0.2 pts

31Person County, NCNC40,6361.6%+0.6 pts

32Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.6%+0.4 pts

33Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581.6%−0.6 pts

34Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541.6%−0.1 pts

35Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.6%+0.8 pts

36Randolph County, NCNC149,5161.6%+0.4 pts

37Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.6%−0.4 pts

38Yancey County, NCNC19,0841.5%−0.3 pts

39Avery County, NCNC18,1101.5%−0.1 pts

40Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.5%−0.5 pts

41Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.4%−0.1 pts

42Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.4%−0.2 pts

43Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.4%−0.4 pts

44Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.4%−0.8 pts

45Ashe County, NCNC27,5141.4%+0.3 pts

46Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.4%−0.4 pts

47Catawba County, NCNC170,1721.4%−0.1 pts

48Alamance County, NCNC186,1771.3%−0.5 pts

49Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.3%0.0 pts

50Polk County, NCNC20,5331.3%−2.2 pts

51Gaston County, NCNC246,5581.3%−0.4 pts

52Hyde County, NCNC4,5541.3%−0.2 pts

53McDowell County, NCNC45,1981.2%−0.1 pts

54Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451.2%−0.6 pts

55Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.2%−0.4 pts

56Granville County, NCNC61,4211.2%−0.4 pts

57Surry County, NCNC72,2871.2%−0.2 pts

58Clay County, NCNC12,2391.1%−1.6 pts

59Jones County, NCNC9,5751.1%−0.8 pts

60Davie County, NCNC45,8551.1%−0.7 pts

61Burke County, NCNC88,6551.1%−0.4 pts

62Graham County, NCNC8,1901.0%−1.0 pts

63Warren County, NCNC18,8981.0%+0.4 pts

64Rowan County, NCNC155,0961.0%−0.4 pts

65Alexander County, NCNC36,9581.0%−0.5 pts

66Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.0%−0.1 pts

67Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.0%−0.2 pts

68Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.0%−0.8 pts

69Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.9%−0.9 pts

70Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.9%−0.5 pts

71Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.9%−0.8 pts

72Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.9%−0.4 pts

73Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.9%−0.1 pts

74Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.8%−0.3 pts

75Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.8%−0.4 pts

76Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.8%−0.2 pts

77Vance County, NCNC42,6380.8%+0.5 pts

78Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.8%−0.9 pts

79Gates County, NCNC10,2340.8%−1.3 pts

80Nash County, NCNC99,3650.7%−0.7 pts

81Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.7%−0.5 pts

82Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.6%−0.5 pts

83Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.6%−0.4 pts

84Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.6%−0.5 pts

85Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.6%−0.1 pts

86Greene County, NCNC20,7000.6%−1.1 pts

87Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.5%−0.5 pts

88Swain County, NCNC14,0240.5%−1.9 pts

89Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.5%−0.1 pts

90Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.5%−0.2 pts

91Martin County, NCNC21,6010.4%+0.1 pts

92Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.4%−0.3 pts

93Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.4%−1.1 pts

94Washington County, NCNC10,6380.4%−1.0 pts

95Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.4%−0.6 pts

96Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.3%−0.9 pts

97Anson County, NCNC21,7580.3%−0.5 pts

98Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.3%−0.6 pts

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.3%−0.9 pts

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.2%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS