RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 96 SHOWN OF 96

Highest Swedish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 96 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Davie County, NCNC45,8551.4%+0.9 pts

02Watauga County, NCNC54,7861.3%+0.5 pts

03Dare County, NCNC38,2451.2%+0.5 pts

04Orange County, NCNC152,4981.2%−0.1 pts

05Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.2%+0.3 pts

06Clay County, NCNC12,2391.1%+0.2 pts

07Swain County, NCNC14,0241.0%+0.2 pts

08Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.9%+0.7 pts

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.9%+0.0 pts

10Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.9%+0.2 pts

11Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.9%+0.4 pts

12Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.8%+0.0 pts

13Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.8%+0.0 pts

14Craven County, NCNC105,0250.8%−0.1 pts

15Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.8%−0.5 pts

16Polk County, NCNC20,5330.8%−0.1 pts

17Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.8%+0.1 pts

18Jones County, NCNC9,5750.8%+0.0 pts

19Durham County, NCNC347,2400.7%+0.1 pts

20Greene County, NCNC20,7000.7%+0.5 pts

21Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.7%−0.1 pts

22Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.7%–

23Macon County, NCNC39,2320.7%−0.5 pts

24Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.7%+0.1 pts

25Union County, NCNC267,6740.7%−0.1 pts

26Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.6%+0.6 pts

27Moore County, NCNC110,6190.6%−0.3 pts

28Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.6%−0.1 pts

29Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.6%−0.6 pts

30Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.6%+0.4 pts

31Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.6%+0.0 pts

32Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.6%+0.3 pts

33Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.6%−0.1 pts

34Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.6%−0.4 pts

35Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.6%+0.2 pts

36Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.5%−0.0 pts

37Lee County, NCNC70,2580.5%+0.1 pts

38Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.5%−0.6 pts

39Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.5%−0.1 pts

40Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.5%−0.0 pts

41Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.5%+0.1 pts

42Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.5%−0.7 pts

43Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.4%+0.1 pts

44Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.4%+0.3 pts

45Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.4%−0.0 pts

46Warren County, NCNC18,8980.4%+0.2 pts

47Granville County, NCNC61,4210.4%−0.2 pts

48Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.4%−0.0 pts

49Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.4%+0.1 pts

50Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.4%−0.1 pts

51Pender County, NCNC72,1110.4%−0.2 pts

52Madison County, NCNC22,5530.4%−0.2 pts

53Nash County, NCNC99,3650.4%+0.0 pts

54Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.4%–

55Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.4%+0.1 pts

56Burke County, NCNC88,6550.3%−0.0 pts

57Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.3%−0.1 pts

58Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.3%−0.2 pts

59Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.3%−0.6 pts

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.3%+0.1 pts

61McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.3%−0.2 pts

62Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.3%+0.1 pts

63Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.3%+0.0 pts

64Washington County, NCNC10,6380.3%+0.3 pts

65Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.3%+0.0 pts

66Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.3%−0.2 pts

67Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.3%−0.2 pts

68Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.3%−0.2 pts

69Avery County, NCNC18,1100.3%−0.4 pts

70Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.3%−0.1 pts

71Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.3%−0.0 pts

72Person County, NCNC40,6360.3%−0.1 pts

73Graham County, NCNC8,1900.3%+0.2 pts

74Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.3%+0.2 pts

75Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.3%+0.1 pts

76Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.3%−0.0 pts

77Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.2%−0.0 pts

78Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.2%+0.1 pts

79Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.2%+0.1 pts

80Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%+0.2 pts

81Surry County, NCNC72,2870.2%−0.3 pts

82Vance County, NCNC42,6380.2%+0.2 pts

83Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.2%−0.6 pts

84Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.2%–

85Anson County, NCNC21,7580.2%+0.1 pts

86Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%−0.1 pts

87Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%+0.0 pts

88Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%−0.1 pts

89Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.1%−0.4 pts

90Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%−0.4 pts

91Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%−0.3 pts

92Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%−0.0 pts

93Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.1%−0.9 pts

94Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%−0.0 pts

95Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%−0.2 pts

96Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS