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Highest Swiss population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swiss ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swiss residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 91 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS SHAREVS 2000

01Polk County, NCNC20,5330.8%–

02Swain County, NCNC14,0240.8%–

03Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.6%–

04Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.4%–

05Orange County, NCNC152,4980.4%–

06Clay County, NCNC12,2390.4%–

07Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.4%–

08Camden County, NCNC11,3150.3%–

09Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.3%–

10Union County, NCNC267,6740.3%–

11Moore County, NCNC110,6190.3%–

12Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.3%–

13Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.3%–

14Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.3%–

15Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.3%–

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.3%–

17Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.3%–

18Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.3%–

19Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%–

20Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.2%–

21Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.2%–

22Craven County, NCNC105,0250.2%–

23Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%–

24Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.2%–

25Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.2%–

26Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.2%–

27McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.2%–

28New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.2%–

29Dare County, NCNC38,2450.2%–

30Davie County, NCNC45,8550.2%–

31Surry County, NCNC72,2870.2%–

32Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.2%–

33Pender County, NCNC72,1110.2%–

34Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%–

35Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.2%–

36Person County, NCNC40,6360.2%–

37Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.2%–

38Avery County, NCNC18,1100.2%–

39Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.2%–

40Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%–

41Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%–

42Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%–

43Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.1%–

44Martin County, NCNC21,6010.1%–

45Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.1%–

46Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.1%–

47Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.1%–

48Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%–

49Lee County, NCNC70,2580.1%–

50Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%–

51Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%–

52Madison County, NCNC22,5530.1%–

53Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%–

54Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.1%–

55Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%–

56Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%–

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%–

58Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.1%–

59Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%–

60Graham County, NCNC8,1900.1%–

61Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.1%–

62Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

63Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.1%–

64Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%–

65Durham County, NCNC347,2400.1%–

66Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%–

67Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.1%–

68Granville County, NCNC61,4210.1%–

69Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%–

70Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.1%–

71Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.1%–

72Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.1%–

73Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

74Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.1%–

75Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.0%–

76Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

77Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.0%–

78Vance County, NCNC42,6380.0%–

79Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%–

80Anson County, NCNC21,7580.0%–

81Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.0%–

82Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.0%–

83Warren County, NCNC18,8980.0%–

84Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.0%–

85Nash County, NCNC99,3650.0%–

86Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%–

87Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.0%–

88Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.0%–

89Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.0%–

90Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%–

91Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

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