RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest Welsh population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2010

01Avery County, NCNC18,1101.9%+0.3 pts

02Yancey County, NCNC19,0841.9%+0.6 pts

03Jones County, NCNC9,5751.5%+1.1 pts

04Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111.3%+0.5 pts

05Dare County, NCNC38,2451.2%+0.0 pts

06Orange County, NCNC152,4981.1%+0.1 pts

07Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.0%+0.5 pts

08Haywood County, NCNC63,3691.0%−0.0 pts

09Henderson County, NCNC122,3751.0%−0.1 pts

10Madison County, NCNC22,5530.9%+0.3 pts

11Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.8%+0.5 pts

12Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.8%+0.4 pts

13Moore County, NCNC110,6190.8%−0.4 pts

14Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.8%+0.3 pts

15Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.8%−0.2 pts

16Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.8%−0.0 pts

17New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.8%−0.1 pts

18Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.7%+0.2 pts

19Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.7%−0.4 pts

20Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.7%+0.5 pts

21Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.7%+0.1 pts

22Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.7%+0.3 pts

23Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.6%+0.2 pts

24Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.6%+0.3 pts

25Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.6%+0.0 pts

26Durham County, NCNC347,2400.6%−0.1 pts

27Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.6%−0.2 pts

28Polk County, NCNC20,5330.6%+0.2 pts

29Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.6%−0.3 pts

30Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.6%−0.5 pts

31Lee County, NCNC70,2580.6%+0.1 pts

32Granville County, NCNC61,4210.6%+0.3 pts

33Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.5%+0.3 pts

34Surry County, NCNC72,2870.5%−0.1 pts

35Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.5%+0.2 pts

36Graham County, NCNC8,1900.5%+0.4 pts

37Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.5%−0.2 pts

38Washington County, NCNC10,6380.5%+0.2 pts

39Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.5%−0.2 pts

40Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.5%−0.0 pts

41Davie County, NCNC45,8550.5%−0.1 pts

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.5%+0.1 pts

43Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.5%−0.0 pts

44Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.4%+0.1 pts

45Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.4%−0.1 pts

46Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.4%−0.3 pts

47Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.4%+0.1 pts

48Craven County, NCNC105,0250.4%−0.3 pts

49Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.4%−1.1 pts

50Swain County, NCNC14,0240.4%+0.1 pts

51Person County, NCNC40,6360.4%+0.2 pts

52Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.4%+0.2 pts

53Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.4%+0.0 pts

54Union County, NCNC267,6740.4%−0.3 pts

55Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.3%−0.2 pts

56Camden County, NCNC11,3150.3%−0.6 pts

57Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.3%−0.5 pts

58Pender County, NCNC72,1110.3%−0.4 pts

59Anson County, NCNC21,7580.3%+0.2 pts

60Gates County, NCNC10,2340.3%−0.1 pts

61Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.3%−0.0 pts

62Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.3%−0.1 pts

63Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.3%−0.1 pts

64Martin County, NCNC21,6010.3%−0.1 pts

65Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.3%−0.2 pts

66Burke County, NCNC88,6550.3%−0.2 pts

67Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.3%+0.2 pts

68Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.3%−0.1 pts

69Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.3%+0.0 pts

70McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.3%−0.1 pts

71Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.2%−0.3 pts

72Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.2%−0.0 pts

73Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.2%+0.2 pts

74Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.2%+0.1 pts

75Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.2%−0.2 pts

76Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.2%−0.1 pts

77Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%+0.1 pts

78Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.2%−0.2 pts

79Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.2%+0.1 pts

80Warren County, NCNC18,8980.2%+0.0 pts

81Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%−0.4 pts

82Clay County, NCNC12,2390.2%−0.9 pts

83Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.2%−0.5 pts

84Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.2%+0.1 pts

85Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.2%−0.3 pts

86Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%+0.1 pts

87Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.1%−0.5 pts

88Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%−0.4 pts

89Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%−0.0 pts

90Nash County, NCNC99,3650.1%−0.2 pts

91Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%−0.2 pts

92Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.1%−0.4 pts

93Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%+0.0 pts

94Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.1%−0.1 pts

95Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.1%–

96Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.1%−0.2 pts

97Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.1%−0.4 pts

98Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%−0.2 pts

99Vance County, NCNC42,6380.0%−0.3 pts

100Greene County, NCNC20,7000.0%−1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES