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Highest German population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2010 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. The median across all 100 is 10.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS –

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78623.5%–

02Lincoln County, NCNC98,65420.4%–

03Catawba County, NCNC170,17219.7%–

04Dare County, NCNC38,24518.4%–

05Rowan County, NCNC155,09618.1%–

06Davidson County, NCNC180,18218.0%–

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72517.2%–

08Onslow County, NCNC217,17516.9%–

09Burke County, NCNC88,65516.7%–

10Henderson County, NCNC122,37516.4%–

11Brunswick County, NCNC174,70216.0%–

12Macon County, NCNC39,23215.9%–

13Polk County, NCNC20,53315.7%–

14Avery County, NCNC18,11015.7%–

15Alexander County, NCNC36,95815.5%–

16Union County, NCNC267,67415.4%–

17Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115.4%–

18Davie County, NCNC45,85515.3%–

19Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714.7%–

20Iredell County, NCNC211,79814.6%–

21Orange County, NCNC152,49814.6%–

22Stanly County, NCNC68,83014.6%–

23McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.3%–

24Currituck County, NCNC33,15814.3%–

25Caldwell County, NCNC81,10514.3%–

26Carteret County, NCNC70,46913.8%–

27Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213.7%–

28Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.4%–

29Madison County, NCNC22,55313.3%–

30New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913.2%–

31Craven County, NCNC105,02513.0%–

32Yadkin County, NCNC38,32513.0%–

33Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012.9%–

34Stokes County, NCNC46,12612.8%–

35Chatham County, NCNC85,11112.8%–

36Jackson County, NCNC45,03912.7%–

37Moore County, NCNC110,61912.7%–

38Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.7%–

39Wake County, NCNC1,257,23512.4%–

40Forsyth County, NCNC401,71812.1%–

41Clay County, NCNC12,23912.0%–

42Pender County, NCNC72,11111.9%–

43Randolph County, NCNC149,51611.8%–

44Alamance County, NCNC186,17711.8%–

45Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38311.6%–

46Ashe County, NCNC27,51411.3%–

47Swain County, NCNC14,02411.2%–

48Yancey County, NCNC19,08411.1%–

49Cumberland County, NCNC338,47311.0%–

50Alleghany County, NCNC11,47910.9%–

51Harnett County, NCNC150,13710.5%–

52Cleveland County, NCNC103,32510.4%–

53Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510.3%–

54Guilford County, NCNC562,2349.9%–

55Jones County, NCNC9,5759.8%–

56Surry County, NCNC72,2879.6%–

57Wilkes County, NCNC66,2339.3%–

58Durham County, NCNC347,2409.1%–

59Pamlico County, NCNC12,7589.1%–

60Franklin County, NCNC82,0379.0%–

61Montgomery County, NCNC26,4038.7%–

62Johnston County, NCNC256,4488.5%–

63Rockingham County, NCNC94,1958.2%–

64Lee County, NCNC70,2588.1%–

65Person County, NCNC40,6368.1%–

66Pitt County, NCNC182,9367.7%–

67Camden County, NCNC11,3157.7%–

68Hoke County, NCNC56,9397.3%–

69Wayne County, NCNC122,2786.9%–

70Nash County, NCNC99,3656.7%–

71Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.6%–

72Granville County, NCNC61,4216.6%–

73Perquimans County, NCNC13,4906.4%–

74Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016.4%–

75Gates County, NCNC10,2346.3%–

76Anson County, NCNC21,7586.2%–

77Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.9%–

78Graham County, NCNC8,1905.9%–

79Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.7%–

80Richmond County, NCNC42,0415.4%–

81Wilson County, NCNC81,1505.4%–

82Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.3%–

83Sampson County, NCNC61,5045.3%–

84Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.1%–

85Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.9%–

86Hyde County, NCNC4,5544.8%–

87Washington County, NCNC10,6384.3%–

88Greene County, NCNC20,7004.1%–

89Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.1%–

90Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.0%–

91Martin County, NCNC21,6013.8%–

92Halifax County, NCNC46,5343.8%–

93Warren County, NCNC18,8983.4%–

94Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.3%–

95Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.1%–

96Northampton County, NCNC16,4913.1%–

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1213.0%–

98Vance County, NCNC42,6382.8%–

99Robeson County, NCNC119,9412.4%–

100Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.4%–

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