RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest American population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 5,247. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cherokee County, NC, up 26 places to #44.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23570,051−15%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38354,351+24%

03▲2Guilford County, NCNC562,23434,840+8%

04▼1Gaston County, NCNC246,55834,107+40%

05▲4Forsyth County, NCNC401,71823,829−10%

06▲10Cumberland County, NCNC338,47322,887+28%

07▲5Wilkes County, NCNC66,23321,616−17%

08▼1Johnston County, NCNC256,44821,588−13%

09▼3Cleveland County, NCNC103,32521,102+12%

10▲4Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72520,974+14%

11▼7Robeson County, NCNC119,94120,085+239%

12▼2Wayne County, NCNC122,27819,179+24%

13▲8Iredell County, NCNC211,79818,0640%

14▼6Catawba County, NCNC170,17217,959−13%

15▲5Union County, NCNC267,67416,937−41%

16▲2Buncombe County, NCNC277,41716,808−47%

17▲2Rowan County, NCNC155,09615,947−35%

18▼7Caldwell County, NCNC81,10515,533+2%

19▼2Davidson County, NCNC180,18214,070−33%

20▲3Durham County, NCNC347,24013,171+1%

21▲19Craven County, NCNC105,02513,075+50%

22▼9Burke County, NCNC88,65512,964−34%

23▲2Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512,463−7%

24▲4Henderson County, NCNC122,37512,319+6%

25▲4New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911,693−61%

26▼4Randolph County, NCNC149,51611,409−43%

27▲4Alamance County, NCNC186,17710,663−31%

28▲16Harnett County, NCNC150,13710,306−19%

29▲5Pitt County, NCNC182,93610,258−18%

30▼4Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410,106−10%

31▲2Onslow County, NCNC217,1759,553−7%

32▲3Brunswick County, NCNC174,7029,313−22%

33▼1Alexander County, NCNC36,9589,143+62%

34▼19Surry County, NCNC72,2878,783−53%

35▲6Ashe County, NCNC27,5148,423−16%

36▲1Jackson County, NCNC45,0397,898−13%

37▼10Columbus County, NCNC50,4877,872−34%

38▼2Rutherford County, NCNC65,7457,025−47%

39▲8Moore County, NCNC110,6196,885−34%

40▼16Nash County, NCNC99,3656,829−37%

41▼2Wilson County, NCNC81,1506,543−48%

42▲1Bladen County, NCNC30,0076,379+48%

43▲9Orange County, NCNC152,4986,020−5%

44▲26Cherokee County, NCNC30,8306,016+81%

45▲13Granville County, NCNC61,4215,887−36%

46▲13Macon County, NCNC39,2325,826−20%

47▼5Watauga County, NCNC54,7865,574+25%

48▲6Dare County, NCNC38,2455,363+83%

49Haywood County, NCNC63,3695,248−62%

50▼4McDowell County, NCNC45,1985,247−53%

51▼3Carteret County, NCNC70,4695,220−40%

52▼1Stokes County, NCNC46,1264,970−50%

53▼3Stanly County, NCNC68,8304,877−43%

54▼16Halifax County, NCNC46,5344,826+2%

55▲10Person County, NCNC40,6364,800−20%

56▲1Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,700−51%

57▲5Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374,639−46%

58▲9Currituck County, NCNC33,1584,578+35%

59▼4Chatham County, NCNC85,1114,523−17%

60▼15Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1214,111−24%

61▲3Davie County, NCNC45,8554,042−48%

62▼1Sampson County, NCNC61,5043,876−41%

63Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013,869−28%

64▼11Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253,774−66%

65▼9Duplin County, NCNC51,5713,708−44%

66▲9Vance County, NCNC42,6383,703−57%

67▲4Pender County, NCNC72,1113,588−50%

68▲10Richmond County, NCNC42,0413,584−56%

69▲11Swain County, NCNC14,0243,382+213%

70▼1Lee County, NCNC70,2582,986−49%

71▲1Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702,983−47%

72▲4Graham County, NCNC8,1902,924+360%

73▲1Martin County, NCNC21,6012,760−8%

74▲9Madison County, NCNC22,5532,753+15%

75▲4Yancey County, NCNC19,0842,589+28%

76▼16Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032,540−36%

77Caswell County, NCNC22,5632,531+8%

78▼5Hoke County, NCNC56,9392,516−9%

79▼11Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792,456−39%

80▼50Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112,400−55%

81▲10Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902,364−21%

82▼16Northampton County, NCNC16,4912,331+31%

83▼2Polk County, NCNC20,5332,169−40%

84▲1Greene County, NCNC20,7001,840−34%

85▲3Avery County, NCNC18,1101,783−2%

86▲6Chowan County, NCNC14,0821,585−33%

87▲7Anson County, NCNC21,7581,574−62%

88▼6Bertie County, NCNC17,0861,569+4%

89▲4Camden County, NCNC11,3151,518−33%

90▼6Hertford County, NCNC19,0151,357−17%

91▼4Washington County, NCNC10,6381,323−6%

92▼3Gates County, NCNC10,2341,282−58%

93▲2Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621,174−70%

94▲4Clay County, NCNC12,2391,166−24%

95▲1Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581,163−35%

96▲1Jones County, NCNC9,5751,075−5%

97▼11Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,057−38%

98▼8Warren County, NCNC18,898847−78%

99▲1Hyde County, NCNC4,554567+62%

100▼1Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537308+8%

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