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Highest German population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Alexander County, NCNC36,95816.3%–

02Lincoln County, NCNC98,65416.3%–

03Watauga County, NCNC54,78615.0%–

04Catawba County, NCNC170,17214.7%–

05Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.3%–

06Rowan County, NCNC155,09614.3%–

07Davie County, NCNC45,85514.1%–

08Dare County, NCNC38,24514.0%–

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213.8%–

10Carteret County, NCNC70,46913.8%–

11Caldwell County, NCNC81,10513.5%–

12Moore County, NCNC110,61913.3%–

13Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.2%–

14Davidson County, NCNC180,18213.2%–

15Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.9%–

16Clay County, NCNC12,23912.8%–

17Chatham County, NCNC85,11112.5%–

18Buncombe County, NCNC277,41712.3%–

19Iredell County, NCNC211,79812.3%–

20Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.1%–

21Currituck County, NCNC33,15811.9%–

22New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911.7%–

23Polk County, NCNC20,53311.5%–

24Yadkin County, NCNC38,32511.3%–

25Camden County, NCNC11,31511.3%–

26Avery County, NCNC18,11011.3%–

27Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.2%–

28Burke County, NCNC88,65511.1%–

29Orange County, NCNC152,49811.1%–

30Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011.0%–

31Pender County, NCNC72,11110.9%–

32Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.8%–

33Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.7%–

34Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210.6%–

35Wake County, NCNC1,257,23510.4%–

36Union County, NCNC267,67410.4%–

37Gaston County, NCNC246,55810.1%–

38Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.9%–

39Rutherford County, NCNC65,7459.8%–

40Craven County, NCNC105,0259.8%–

41Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.8%–

42Hyde County, NCNC4,5549.7%–

43Yancey County, NCNC19,0849.3%–

44Jackson County, NCNC45,0399.3%–

45Madison County, NCNC22,5539.0%–

46Ashe County, NCNC27,5149.0%–

47Alleghany County, NCNC11,4798.8%–

48Macon County, NCNC39,2328.7%–

49McDowell County, NCNC45,1988.7%–

50Rockingham County, NCNC94,1958.6%–

51Alamance County, NCNC186,1778.6%–

52Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3838.5%–

53Montgomery County, NCNC26,4038.4%–

54Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258.2%–

55Durham County, NCNC347,2408.2%–

56Perquimans County, NCNC13,4908.2%–

57Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.1%–

58Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.1%–

59Guilford County, NCNC562,2347.7%–

60Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.7%–

61Pamlico County, NCNC12,7587.6%–

62Lee County, NCNC70,2587.5%–

63Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017.4%–

64Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337.3%–

65Johnston County, NCNC256,4487.3%–

66Granville County, NCNC61,4217.2%–

67Surry County, NCNC72,2877.2%–

68Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.9%–

69Gates County, NCNC10,2346.8%–

70Wayne County, NCNC122,2786.7%–

71Pitt County, NCNC182,9366.5%–

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.3%–

73Warren County, NCNC18,8986.2%–

74Graham County, NCNC8,1905.9%–

75Person County, NCNC40,6365.7%–

76Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.5%–

77Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.0%–

78Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.0%–

79Jones County, NCNC9,5754.9%–

80Wilson County, NCNC81,1504.1%–

81Nash County, NCNC99,3654.0%–

82Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.6%–

83Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.6%–

84Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.6%–

85Duplin County, NCNC51,5713.5%–

86Swain County, NCNC14,0243.5%–

87Bertie County, NCNC17,0863.5%–

88Greene County, NCNC20,7003.3%–

89Anson County, NCNC21,7583.3%–

90Halifax County, NCNC46,5343.3%–

91Vance County, NCNC42,6383.1%–

92Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.9%–

93Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.9%–

94Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.8%–

95Martin County, NCNC21,6012.7%–

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.5%–

97Washington County, NCNC10,6382.1%–

98Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.0%–

99Bladen County, NCNC30,0071.9%–

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.4%–

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