RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest German population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 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 2010

01Alexander County, NCNC36,95816.3%+0.8 pts

02Lincoln County, NCNC98,65416.3%−4.1 pts

03Watauga County, NCNC54,78615.0%−8.5 pts

04Catawba County, NCNC170,17214.7%−5.0 pts

05Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.3%−1.1 pts

06Rowan County, NCNC155,09614.3%−3.8 pts

07Davie County, NCNC45,85514.1%−1.2 pts

08Dare County, NCNC38,24514.0%−4.4 pts

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213.8%−2.1 pts

10Carteret County, NCNC70,46913.8%−0.0 pts

11Caldwell County, NCNC81,10513.5%−0.7 pts

12Moore County, NCNC110,61913.3%+0.7 pts

13Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.2%−3.6 pts

14Davidson County, NCNC180,18213.2%−4.8 pts

15Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.9%−3.6 pts

16Clay County, NCNC12,23912.8%+0.8 pts

17Chatham County, NCNC85,11112.5%−0.3 pts

18Buncombe County, NCNC277,41712.3%−2.4 pts

19Iredell County, NCNC211,79812.3%−2.4 pts

20Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.1%−0.5 pts

21Currituck County, NCNC33,15811.9%−2.3 pts

22New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911.7%−1.6 pts

23Polk County, NCNC20,53311.5%−4.2 pts

24Yadkin County, NCNC38,32511.3%−1.7 pts

25Camden County, NCNC11,31511.3%+3.5 pts

26Avery County, NCNC18,11011.3%−4.4 pts

27Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.2%−1.6 pts

28Burke County, NCNC88,65511.1%−5.6 pts

29Orange County, NCNC152,49811.1%−3.5 pts

30Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011.0%−1.9 pts

31Pender County, NCNC72,11110.9%−1.1 pts

32Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.8%−3.8 pts

33Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.7%−6.5 pts

34Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210.6%−3.1 pts

35Wake County, NCNC1,257,23510.4%−2.0 pts

36Union County, NCNC267,67410.4%−5.0 pts

37Gaston County, NCNC246,55810.1%−3.3 pts

38Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.9%−2.2 pts

39Rutherford County, NCNC65,7459.8%−0.5 pts

40Craven County, NCNC105,0259.8%−3.2 pts

41Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.8%−2.1 pts

42Hyde County, NCNC4,5549.7%+4.9 pts

43Yancey County, NCNC19,0849.3%−1.8 pts

44Jackson County, NCNC45,0399.3%−3.4 pts

45Madison County, NCNC22,5539.0%−4.3 pts

46Ashe County, NCNC27,5149.0%−2.3 pts

47Alleghany County, NCNC11,4798.8%−2.2 pts

48Macon County, NCNC39,2328.7%−7.1 pts

49McDowell County, NCNC45,1988.7%−5.7 pts

50Rockingham County, NCNC94,1958.6%+0.4 pts

51Alamance County, NCNC186,1778.6%−3.2 pts

52Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3838.5%−3.1 pts

53Montgomery County, NCNC26,4038.4%−0.4 pts

54Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258.2%−2.2 pts

55Durham County, NCNC347,2408.2%−1.0 pts

56Perquimans County, NCNC13,4908.2%+1.7 pts

57Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.1%−0.9 pts

58Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.1%−2.4 pts

59Guilford County, NCNC562,2347.7%−2.1 pts

60Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.7%−3.3 pts

61Pamlico County, NCNC12,7587.6%−1.5 pts

62Lee County, NCNC70,2587.5%−0.7 pts

63Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017.4%+1.0 pts

64Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337.3%−2.1 pts

65Johnston County, NCNC256,4487.3%−1.3 pts

66Granville County, NCNC61,4217.2%+0.7 pts

67Surry County, NCNC72,2877.2%−2.4 pts

68Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.9%−0.4 pts

69Gates County, NCNC10,2346.8%+0.5 pts

70Wayne County, NCNC122,2786.7%−0.3 pts

71Pitt County, NCNC182,9366.5%−1.3 pts

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.3%−0.3 pts

73Warren County, NCNC18,8986.2%+2.8 pts

74Graham County, NCNC8,1905.9%−0.0 pts

75Person County, NCNC40,6365.7%−2.4 pts

76Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.5%+0.1 pts

77Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.0%+1.0 pts

78Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.0%−1.0 pts

79Jones County, NCNC9,5754.9%−4.9 pts

80Wilson County, NCNC81,1504.1%−1.3 pts

81Nash County, NCNC99,3654.0%−2.7 pts

82Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.6%+0.5 pts

83Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.6%−1.8 pts

84Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.6%−2.1 pts

85Duplin County, NCNC51,5713.5%−1.4 pts

86Swain County, NCNC14,0243.5%−7.6 pts

87Bertie County, NCNC17,0863.5%+1.1 pts

88Greene County, NCNC20,7003.3%−0.8 pts

89Anson County, NCNC21,7583.3%−2.9 pts

90Halifax County, NCNC46,5343.3%−0.5 pts

91Vance County, NCNC42,6383.1%+0.3 pts

92Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.9%−1.2 pts

93Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.9%−2.2 pts

94Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.8%−0.3 pts

95Martin County, NCNC21,6012.7%−1.1 pts

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.5%−0.5 pts

97Washington County, NCNC10,6382.1%−2.2 pts

98Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.0%−3.3 pts

99Bladen County, NCNC30,0071.9%−1.4 pts

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.4%−1.0 pts

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