RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Highest Polish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Polish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Polish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 99 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 0.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.9%+0.8 pts

02Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.7%+0.6 pts

03Orange County, NCNC152,4982.5%−0.3 pts

04Union County, NCNC267,6742.4%−0.1 pts

05Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.4%+0.4 pts

06Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.4%+1.8 pts

07Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.3%−0.2 pts

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.2%+0.1 pts

09Onslow County, NCNC217,1752.2%−0.6 pts

10Pender County, NCNC72,1112.1%+0.6 pts

11Moore County, NCNC110,6192.1%0.0 pts

12Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832.0%+0.1 pts

13Henderson County, NCNC122,3751.9%−0.1 pts

14Watauga County, NCNC54,7861.9%+0.3 pts

15Dare County, NCNC38,2451.8%−1.2 pts

16Craven County, NCNC105,0251.8%−0.2 pts

17Durham County, NCNC347,2401.7%0.0 pts

18Iredell County, NCNC211,7981.7%−0.1 pts

19Davie County, NCNC45,8551.7%+0.7 pts

20Buncombe County, NCNC277,4171.6%−0.5 pts

21Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.5%+0.6 pts

22Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.5%−0.2 pts

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541.4%+0.2 pts

24Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.4%−0.3 pts

25Macon County, NCNC39,2321.4%+0.4 pts

26Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.4%+0.1 pts

27Swain County, NCNC14,0241.4%+1.1 pts

28Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.3%+0.2 pts

29Camden County, NCNC11,3151.2%−0.9 pts

30Catawba County, NCNC170,1721.2%+0.2 pts

31Alamance County, NCNC186,1771.2%+0.3 pts

32Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.2%−0.1 pts

33Randolph County, NCNC149,5161.2%+0.5 pts

34Ashe County, NCNC27,5141.2%+0.8 pts

35Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.2%−0.1 pts

36Currituck County, NCNC33,1581.2%−1.7 pts

37Madison County, NCNC22,5531.2%+0.3 pts

38Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.2%−0.1 pts

39Gaston County, NCNC246,5581.1%+0.4 pts

40Burke County, NCNC88,6551.1%+0.6 pts

41Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.1%−0.1 pts

42Haywood County, NCNC63,3691.1%+0.1 pts

43Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.1%−0.4 pts

44Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451.0%+0.4 pts

45Alexander County, NCNC36,9581.0%+0.5 pts

46Jackson County, NCNC45,0391.0%−0.4 pts

47Granville County, NCNC61,4211.0%+0.3 pts

48Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581.0%−0.7 pts

49Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301.0%−0.7 pts

50Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.9%−0.3 pts

51Avery County, NCNC18,1100.9%−0.1 pts

52Clay County, NCNC12,2390.9%−0.7 pts

53Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.8%−0.3 pts

54Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.8%+0.2 pts

55Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.8%−0.4 pts

56Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.8%−0.1 pts

57Lee County, NCNC70,2580.7%−0.4 pts

58Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.7%−0.2 pts

59Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.7%+0.4 pts

60Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.6%+0.2 pts

61Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.6%+0.2 pts

62Surry County, NCNC72,2870.6%−0.5 pts

63Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.6%+0.1 pts

64Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.5%+0.1 pts

65McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.5%+0.1 pts

66Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.5%−0.1 pts

67Greene County, NCNC20,7000.5%+0.5 pts

68Polk County, NCNC20,5330.5%−0.4 pts

69Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.5%0.0 pts

70Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.5%+0.4 pts

71Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.5%−0.4 pts

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.5%−0.2 pts

73Warren County, NCNC18,8980.5%+0.2 pts

74Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.5%−0.3 pts

75Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.5%−2.1 pts

76Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.4%+0.2 pts

77Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.4%+0.3 pts

78Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.4%−0.4 pts

79Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.4%+0.2 pts

80Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.4%−0.2 pts

81Nash County, NCNC99,3650.4%−0.3 pts

82Person County, NCNC40,6360.4%−0.5 pts

83Jones County, NCNC9,5750.3%−0.8 pts

84Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.3%−0.1 pts

85Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.3%+0.3 pts

86Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.3%+0.2 pts

87Washington County, NCNC10,6380.3%−0.1 pts

88Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.3%−0.1 pts

89Martin County, NCNC21,6010.3%−0.3 pts

90Vance County, NCNC42,6380.3%0.0 pts

91Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.2%0.0 pts

92Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.2%0.0 pts

93Graham County, NCNC8,1900.2%0.0 pts

94Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.2%−0.1 pts

95Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%−0.4 pts

96Anson County, NCNC21,7580.2%−0.1 pts

97Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.2%−0.5 pts

98Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%−0.2 pts

99Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.0%−0.6 pts

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