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Highest Welsh population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 99 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2000

01Avery County, NCNC18,1102.4%–

02Dare County, NCNC38,2451.6%–

03Clay County, NCNC12,2391.5%–

04Watauga County, NCNC54,7861.2%–

05Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451.1%–

06Orange County, NCNC152,4981.0%–

07Moore County, NCNC110,6191.0%–

08Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111.0%–

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021.0%–

10Henderson County, NCNC122,3751.0%–

11Camden County, NCNC11,3150.9%–

12Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.9%–

13Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.9%–

14Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.9%–

15Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.8%–

16Madison County, NCNC22,5530.8%–

17Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.8%–

18Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.8%–

19Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.8%–

20Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.8%–

21Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.8%–

22Polk County, NCNC20,5330.8%–

23Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.8%–

24Pender County, NCNC72,1110.8%–

25New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.7%–

26Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.7%–

27Lee County, NCNC70,2580.7%–

28Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.6%–

29Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.6%–

30Person County, NCNC40,6360.6%–

31Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.6%–

32Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.6%–

33Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.6%–

34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.6%–

35Swain County, NCNC14,0240.6%–

36Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.6%–

37Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.6%–

38Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.6%–

39Union County, NCNC267,6740.6%–

40Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.5%–

41Craven County, NCNC105,0250.5%–

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.5%–

43Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.5%–

44Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.5%–

45Warren County, NCNC18,8980.5%–

46Davie County, NCNC45,8550.5%–

47Durham County, NCNC347,2400.5%–

48Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.5%–

49Granville County, NCNC61,4210.5%–

50Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.5%–

51Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.5%–

52Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.5%–

53McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.4%–

54Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.4%–

55Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.4%–

56Anson County, NCNC21,7580.4%–

57Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.4%–

58Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.4%–

59Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.4%–

60Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.4%–

61Jones County, NCNC9,5750.4%–

62Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.4%–

63Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.4%–

64Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.4%–

65Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.4%–

66Surry County, NCNC72,2870.4%–

67Burke County, NCNC88,6550.4%–

68Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.3%–

69Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.3%–

70Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.3%–

71Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.3%–

72Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.3%–

73Macon County, NCNC39,2320.3%–

74Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.3%–

75Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.3%–

76Martin County, NCNC21,6010.3%–

77Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.2%–

78Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.2%–

79Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.2%–

80Graham County, NCNC8,1900.2%–

81Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.2%–

82Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%–

83Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.2%–

84Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.2%–

85Vance County, NCNC42,6380.2%–

86Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.2%–

87Nash County, NCNC99,3650.2%–

88Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.2%–

89Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%–

90Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.1%–

91Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%–

92Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%–

93Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%–

94Greene County, NCNC20,7000.1%–

95Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%–

96Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.1%–

97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.1%–

98Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.0%–

99Washington County, NCNC10,6380.0%–

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