RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Highest Welsh population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2020 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.

Welsh Americans: full group profile →

North CarolinaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2010

01Avery County, NCNC18,1102.4%+0.8 pts

02Dare County, NCNC38,2451.6%+0.4 pts

03Clay County, NCNC12,2391.5%+0.3 pts

04Watauga County, NCNC54,7861.2%+0.1 pts

05Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451.1%+0.8 pts

06Orange County, NCNC152,4981.0%+0.0 pts

07Moore County, NCNC110,6191.0%−0.2 pts

08Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111.0%+0.1 pts

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021.0%−0.1 pts

10Henderson County, NCNC122,3751.0%−0.1 pts

11Camden County, NCNC11,3150.9%+0.0 pts

12Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.9%+0.3 pts

13Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.9%+0.5 pts

14Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.9%+0.3 pts

15Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.8%+0.5 pts

16Madison County, NCNC22,5530.8%+0.2 pts

17Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.8%−0.3 pts

18Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.8%−0.1 pts

19Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.8%−0.1 pts

20Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.8%+0.2 pts

21Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.8%+0.5 pts

22Polk County, NCNC20,5330.8%+0.3 pts

23Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.8%−0.3 pts

24Pender County, NCNC72,1110.8%+0.1 pts

25New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.7%−0.1 pts

26Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.7%−0.0 pts

27Lee County, NCNC70,2580.7%+0.2 pts

28Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.6%+0.3 pts

29Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.6%+0.0 pts

30Person County, NCNC40,6360.6%+0.4 pts

31Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.6%−0.8 pts

32Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.6%+0.5 pts

33Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.6%−0.6 pts

34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.6%−0.2 pts

35Swain County, NCNC14,0240.6%+0.2 pts

36Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.6%+0.0 pts

37Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.6%+0.3 pts

38Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.6%+0.2 pts

39Union County, NCNC267,6740.6%−0.1 pts

40Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.5%+0.2 pts

41Craven County, NCNC105,0250.5%−0.2 pts

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.5%+0.2 pts

43Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.5%−0.2 pts

44Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.5%+0.1 pts

45Warren County, NCNC18,8980.5%+0.3 pts

46Davie County, NCNC45,8550.5%−0.0 pts

47Durham County, NCNC347,2400.5%−0.2 pts

48Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.5%−0.0 pts

49Granville County, NCNC61,4210.5%+0.2 pts

50Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.5%−0.0 pts

51Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.5%−0.1 pts

52Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.5%+0.0 pts

53McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.4%+0.1 pts

54Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.4%−0.4 pts

55Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.4%−0.1 pts

56Anson County, NCNC21,7580.4%+0.3 pts

57Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.4%+0.0 pts

58Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.4%−0.1 pts

59Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.4%−0.1 pts

60Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.4%−0.0 pts

61Jones County, NCNC9,5750.4%+0.0 pts

62Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.4%+0.1 pts

63Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.4%+0.0 pts

64Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.4%−0.1 pts

65Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.4%+0.1 pts

66Surry County, NCNC72,2870.4%−0.3 pts

67Burke County, NCNC88,6550.4%−0.1 pts

68Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.3%−0.1 pts

69Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.3%+0.1 pts

70Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.3%+0.1 pts

71Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.3%−0.4 pts

72Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.3%+0.3 pts

73Macon County, NCNC39,2320.3%−0.3 pts

74Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.3%−0.2 pts

75Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.3%+0.1 pts

76Martin County, NCNC21,6010.3%−0.1 pts

77Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.2%+0.1 pts

78Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.2%−0.4 pts

79Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.2%+0.1 pts

80Graham County, NCNC8,1900.2%+0.1 pts

81Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.2%−0.2 pts

82Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%−0.2 pts

83Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.2%−0.1 pts

84Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.2%+0.2 pts

85Vance County, NCNC42,6380.2%−0.1 pts

86Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.2%+0.1 pts

87Nash County, NCNC99,3650.2%−0.1 pts

88Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.2%−0.3 pts

89Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%−0.1 pts

90Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.1%−0.3 pts

91Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%−0.2 pts

92Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%+0.1 pts

93Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%+0.0 pts

94Greene County, NCNC20,7000.1%−0.9 pts

95Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%−0.0 pts

96Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.1%−0.2 pts

97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.1%–

98Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.0%−0.1 pts

99Washington County, NCNC10,6380.0%−0.2 pts

SHOWING 1–99 OF 99

Download CSV (full list, 99 rows)

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