RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest German population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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 8.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Lincoln County, NCNC98,65418.2%−2.2 pts

02Davie County, NCNC45,85516.5%+1.3 pts

03Polk County, NCNC20,53315.4%−0.3 pts

04Catawba County, NCNC170,17215.0%−4.7 pts

05Iredell County, NCNC211,79814.7%+0.1 pts

06Rowan County, NCNC155,09614.5%−3.6 pts

07Alexander County, NCNC36,95814.5%−1.0 pts

08Brunswick County, NCNC174,70214.1%−1.9 pts

09Dare County, NCNC38,24514.1%−4.3 pts

10Currituck County, NCNC33,15813.9%−0.3 pts

11Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.9%−3.0 pts

12Davidson County, NCNC180,18213.6%−4.4 pts

13Watauga County, NCNC54,78613.2%−10.3 pts

14Pender County, NCNC72,11113.0%+1.0 pts

15Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.8%−1.0 pts

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41712.7%−2.0 pts

17Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.6%0.0 pts

18Moore County, NCNC110,61912.5%−0.1 pts

19Orange County, NCNC152,49812.5%−2.1 pts

20Avery County, NCNC18,11012.4%−3.3 pts

21Transylvania County, NCNC34,21112.4%−3.0 pts

22Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.4%−1.4 pts

23Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.3%−4.1 pts

24Burke County, NCNC88,65512.2%−4.5 pts

25Camden County, NCNC11,31512.2%+4.5 pts

26Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511.7%−5.5 pts

27Clay County, NCNC12,23911.6%−0.5 pts

28Caldwell County, NCNC81,10511.3%−3.0 pts

29Union County, NCNC267,67411.1%−4.3 pts

30Randolph County, NCNC149,51611.1%−0.7 pts

31Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.0%−1.7 pts

32Craven County, NCNC105,02511.0%−2.0 pts

33Cherokee County, NCNC30,83010.9%−2.0 pts

34Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510.8%−2.2 pts

35New Hanover County, NCNC245,95910.7%−2.6 pts

36Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.6%−4.0 pts

37Wake County, NCNC1,257,23510.6%−1.8 pts

38Jackson County, NCNC45,03910.6%−2.1 pts

39Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.3%−1.8 pts

40Alamance County, NCNC186,17710.2%−1.6 pts

41Madison County, NCNC22,55310.1%−3.2 pts

42Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510.1%−0.2 pts

43Ashe County, NCNC27,51410.0%−1.3 pts

44Macon County, NCNC39,2329.9%−6.0 pts

45Gaston County, NCNC246,5589.8%−3.7 pts

46Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.7%−3.0 pts

47McDowell County, NCNC45,1989.7%−4.7 pts

48Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.1%−2.5 pts

49Yancey County, NCNC19,0849.0%−2.2 pts

50Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.9%−1.6 pts

51Pamlico County, NCNC12,7588.9%−0.2 pts

52Lee County, NCNC70,2588.7%+0.6 pts

53Cumberland County, NCNC338,4738.7%−2.3 pts

54Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.0%−1.0 pts

55Guilford County, NCNC562,2348.0%−1.8 pts

56Perquimans County, NCNC13,4907.9%+1.5 pts

57Durham County, NCNC347,2407.8%−1.4 pts

58Johnston County, NCNC256,4487.5%−1.0 pts

59Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017.3%+0.9 pts

60Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337.2%−2.1 pts

61Cleveland County, NCNC103,3257.1%−3.3 pts

62Alleghany County, NCNC11,4797.1%−3.8 pts

63Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.7%+0.1 pts

64Surry County, NCNC72,2876.7%−2.9 pts

65Granville County, NCNC61,4216.6%+0.1 pts

66Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.3%−1.1 pts

67Person County, NCNC40,6366.2%−2.0 pts

68Caswell County, NCNC22,5636.1%+0.7 pts

69Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.9%−1.8 pts

70Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.9%−2.3 pts

71Jones County, NCNC9,5755.9%−3.9 pts

72Graham County, NCNC8,1905.6%−0.3 pts

73Wayne County, NCNC122,2785.6%−1.3 pts

74Swain County, NCNC14,0245.4%−5.7 pts

75Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.2%+1.2 pts

76Warren County, NCNC18,8985.2%+1.8 pts

77Chowan County, NCNC14,0824.8%−1.1 pts

78Hyde County, NCNC4,5544.6%−0.2 pts

79Nash County, NCNC99,3654.4%−2.3 pts

80Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.3%−0.6 pts

81Anson County, NCNC21,7584.2%−2.0 pts

82Gates County, NCNC10,2344.1%−2.2 pts

83Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.9%−1.5 pts

84Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.4%−2.0 pts

85Bertie County, NCNC17,0863.4%+1.0 pts

86Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.3%+0.3 pts

87Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.1%−1.1 pts

88Northampton County, NCNC16,4913.1%0.0 pts

89Greene County, NCNC20,7002.9%−1.2 pts

90Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.9%−5.8 pts

91Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.7%−1.1 pts

92Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.6%−3.1 pts

93Vance County, NCNC42,6382.5%−0.3 pts

94Martin County, NCNC21,6012.4%−1.5 pts

95Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.3%−1.1 pts

96Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.2%−3.1 pts

97Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.1%−2.9 pts

98Washington County, NCNC10,6381.9%−2.4 pts

99Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211.9%−1.1 pts

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.5%−0.9 pts

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