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Highest German population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Lincoln County, NCNC98,65418.2%–

02Davie County, NCNC45,85516.5%–

03Polk County, NCNC20,53315.4%–

04Catawba County, NCNC170,17215.0%–

05Iredell County, NCNC211,79814.7%–

06Rowan County, NCNC155,09614.5%–

07Alexander County, NCNC36,95814.5%–

08Brunswick County, NCNC174,70214.1%–

09Dare County, NCNC38,24514.1%–

10Currituck County, NCNC33,15813.9%–

11Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.9%–

12Davidson County, NCNC180,18213.6%–

13Watauga County, NCNC54,78613.2%–

14Pender County, NCNC72,11113.0%–

15Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.8%–

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41712.7%–

17Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.6%–

18Moore County, NCNC110,61912.5%–

19Orange County, NCNC152,49812.5%–

20Avery County, NCNC18,11012.4%–

21Transylvania County, NCNC34,21112.4%–

22Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.4%–

23Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.3%–

24Burke County, NCNC88,65512.2%–

25Camden County, NCNC11,31512.2%–

26Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511.7%–

27Clay County, NCNC12,23911.6%–

28Caldwell County, NCNC81,10511.3%–

29Union County, NCNC267,67411.1%–

30Randolph County, NCNC149,51611.1%–

31Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.0%–

32Craven County, NCNC105,02511.0%–

33Cherokee County, NCNC30,83010.9%–

34Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510.8%–

35New Hanover County, NCNC245,95910.7%–

36Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.6%–

37Wake County, NCNC1,257,23510.6%–

38Jackson County, NCNC45,03910.6%–

39Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.3%–

40Alamance County, NCNC186,17710.2%–

41Madison County, NCNC22,55310.1%–

42Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510.1%–

43Ashe County, NCNC27,51410.0%–

44Macon County, NCNC39,2329.9%–

45Gaston County, NCNC246,5589.8%–

46Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.7%–

47McDowell County, NCNC45,1989.7%–

48Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.1%–

49Yancey County, NCNC19,0849.0%–

50Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.9%–

51Pamlico County, NCNC12,7588.9%–

52Lee County, NCNC70,2588.7%–

53Cumberland County, NCNC338,4738.7%–

54Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.0%–

55Guilford County, NCNC562,2348.0%–

56Perquimans County, NCNC13,4907.9%–

57Durham County, NCNC347,2407.8%–

58Johnston County, NCNC256,4487.5%–

59Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017.3%–

60Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337.2%–

61Cleveland County, NCNC103,3257.1%–

62Alleghany County, NCNC11,4797.1%–

63Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.7%–

64Surry County, NCNC72,2876.7%–

65Granville County, NCNC61,4216.6%–

66Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.3%–

67Person County, NCNC40,6366.2%–

68Caswell County, NCNC22,5636.1%–

69Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.9%–

70Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.9%–

71Jones County, NCNC9,5755.9%–

72Graham County, NCNC8,1905.6%–

73Wayne County, NCNC122,2785.6%–

74Swain County, NCNC14,0245.4%–

75Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.2%–

76Warren County, NCNC18,8985.2%–

77Chowan County, NCNC14,0824.8%–

78Hyde County, NCNC4,5544.6%–

79Nash County, NCNC99,3654.4%–

80Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.3%–

81Anson County, NCNC21,7584.2%–

82Gates County, NCNC10,2344.1%–

83Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.9%–

84Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.4%–

85Bertie County, NCNC17,0863.4%–

86Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.3%–

87Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.1%–

88Northampton County, NCNC16,4913.1%–

89Greene County, NCNC20,7002.9%–

90Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.9%–

91Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.7%–

92Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.6%–

93Vance County, NCNC42,6382.5%–

94Martin County, NCNC21,6012.4%–

95Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.3%–

96Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.2%–

97Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.1%–

98Washington County, NCNC10,6381.9%–

99Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211.9%–

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.5%–

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