RANKING · 2024 ACS · 89 SHOWN OF 89

Highest Swiss population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swiss ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swiss residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 89 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 89 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, NC, up 45 places to #19.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS SHAREVS 2010

01▲37Avery County, NCNC18,1100.4%+0.4 pts

02▲1Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.4%+0.3 pts

03▲1Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.4%+0.3 pts

04▲9Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.3%−0.2 pts

05Orange County, NCNC152,4980.3%−0.3 pts

06▲2Camden County, NCNC11,3150.3%+0.2 pts

07▼6Polk County, NCNC20,5330.3%+0.1 pts

08▼2Clay County, NCNC12,2390.2%0.0 pts

09▲6Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.2%+0.1 pts

10▲15Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.2%−0.1 pts

11▼1Union County, NCNC267,6740.2%0.0 pts

12▲16New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.2%+0.1 pts

13▲1Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.2%0.0 pts

14▼3Moore County, NCNC110,6190.2%−0.1 pts

15▲3Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.2%+0.1 pts

16▲19Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.2%+0.2 pts

17▼1Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.2%−0.2 pts

18▲15Pender County, NCNC72,1110.2%0.0 pts

19▲45Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.2%–

20▼13Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.2%+0.1 pts

21▼4Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.2%−0.1 pts

22▲2Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.2%0.0 pts

23▲42Durham County, NCNC347,2400.2%0.0 pts

24Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.2%−0.1 pts

25▼5Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.2%0.0 pts

26▲21Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.2%0.0 pts

27▲45Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.2%−0.1 pts

28▼6Craven County, NCNC105,0250.2%−0.1 pts

29▲25Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.2%−0.1 pts

30▲10Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%−0.2 pts

31▲15Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.2%0.0 pts

32▼3Dare County, NCNC38,2450.2%0.0 pts

33▲19Madison County, NCNC22,5530.2%+0.1 pts

34▲5Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.2%−0.1 pts

35▼3Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.2%−0.2 pts

36▲14Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.2%0.0 pts

37▼11Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.2%0.0 pts

38▲17Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%+0.1 pts

39▲17Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%0.0 pts

40▼3Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.1%0.0 pts

41▼10Surry County, NCNC72,2870.1%+0.1 pts

42▼30Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%−0.7 pts

43▲6Lee County, NCNC70,2580.1%+0.1 pts

44▲16Graham County, NCNC8,1900.1%–

45▼11Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%0.0 pts

46▲15Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.1%0.0 pts

47▲10Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%+0.1 pts

48▲3Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%+0.1 pts

49▼28Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%−0.1 pts

50▼2Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%+0.1 pts

51▲12Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.1%0.0 pts

52▲27Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%−0.1 pts

53▲28Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%0.0 pts

54▲29Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

55▲7Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%0.0 pts

56▼11Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.1%−0.2 pts

57▼21Person County, NCNC40,6360.1%0.0 pts

58▼17Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%0.0 pts

59▼17Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%−0.1 pts

60▼33McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%0.0 pts

61▲7Granville County, NCNC61,4210.1%0.0 pts

62Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.1%–

63▼44Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.1%−0.1 pts

64▲24Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%0.0 pts

65▼22Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.1%0.0 pts

66▼36Davie County, NCNC45,8550.1%−0.1 pts

67▲6Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

68▼15Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%−0.1 pts

69▲6Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.1%–

70▲15Nash County, NCNC99,3650.1%0.0 pts

71▼4Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.1%0.0 pts

72▲4Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%0.0 pts

73▲11Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.1%0.0 pts

74Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.1%0.0 pts

75▼17Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%0.0 pts

76Washington County, NCNC10,6380.0%–

77▼8Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.0%0.0 pts

78▼8Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.0%0.0 pts

79▼70Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.0%0.0 pts

80Jones County, NCNC9,5750.0%−0.6 pts

81Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.0%0.0 pts

82▼23Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.0%–

83▲3Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%0.0 pts

84▼18Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.0%−0.1 pts

85▼8Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.0%0.0 pts

86▲5Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

87Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.0%0.0 pts

88▼1Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.0%0.0 pts

89▲1Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES