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Largest Canadian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Canadian 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 80 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 80 is 55. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Avery County, NC, up 41 places to #39.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Canadian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,756+10%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,393−30%
03▲1Davidson County, NCNC180,182730+348%
04▲1Durham County, NCNC347,240699−22%
05▲7Forsyth County, NCNC401,718696+81%
06▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,234689+2%
07▲3New Hanover County, NCNC245,959650+65%
08▲8Onslow County, NCNC217,175324−48%
09▲18Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725307+78%
10▲24Watauga County, NCNC54,786239+1158%
11▲2Harnett County, NCNC150,137237+163%
12▲7Moore County, NCNC110,619231−15%
13▼4Brunswick County, NCNC174,702227+120%
14▼3Henderson County, NCNC122,375227−17%
15▼1Cumberland County, NCNC338,473209−41%
16▼9Iredell County, NCNC211,798203+1%
17▼9Orange County, NCNC152,498192−62%
18▲11Chatham County, NCNC85,111181+110%
19▲5Craven County, NCNC105,025171+49%
20▲2Union County, NCNC267,674163−64%
21Pitt County, NCNC182,936161−27%
22▲13Cleveland County, NCNC103,325155+172%
23▼17Buncombe County, NCNC277,417152−69%
24Lenoir County, NCNC55,837138+1280%
25▲13Wayne County, NCNC122,278129+22%
26▲5Pender County, NCNC72,111127+323%
27▲18Rowan County, NCNC155,096116−19%
28▼8Alamance County, NCNC186,177106−35%
29▲7Haywood County, NCNC63,369103−38%
30▼7Granville County, NCNC61,421101+91%
31▼16Johnston County, NCNC256,448101−77%
32▲37Caldwell County, NCNC81,10599–
33▲13Lincoln County, NCNC98,65493−52%
34▼2Currituck County, NCNC33,15890+500%
35▲27Polk County, NCNC20,53384+250%
36▼3Carteret County, NCNC70,46966−54%
37▼20Gaston County, NCNC246,55861−50%
38▲21Franklin County, NCNC82,03756+124%
39▲41Avery County, NCNC18,11055+511%
40▼3Catawba County, NCNC170,17255−72%
41▼13Burke County, NCNC88,65554−30%
42▲12Camden County, NCNC11,31547+262%
43Yadkin County, NCNC38,32546–
44▼2Robeson County, NCNC119,94144+110%
45Anson County, NCNC21,75843+79%
46▲38Stanly County, NCNC68,83042−72%
47▼29Randolph County, NCNC149,51639−90%
48▲2Bladen County, NCNC30,00737+68%
49▲33Person County, NCNC40,63637−10%
50▼24Stokes County, NCNC46,12636–
51▲21Hoke County, NCNC56,93934−36%
52▲4Macon County, NCNC39,23233−51%
53▲2Dare County, NCNC38,24531+35%
54▲29Halifax County, NCNC46,53431−45%
55Vance County, NCNC42,63830–
56▼17McDowell County, NCNC45,19829−17%
57▲1Beaufort County, NCNC44,67028+75%
58▼17Jackson County, NCNC45,03928−47%
59▼29Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20126−28%
60▼7Lee County, NCNC70,258250%
61▼10Transylvania County, NCNC34,21123−51%
62▼2Surry County, NCNC72,28722−57%
63▲2Davie County, NCNC45,85521−60%
64Columbus County, NCNC50,48720−9%
65▲3Nash County, NCNC99,36519−70%
66▼41Rutherford County, NCNC65,74519−90%
67▼20Wilson County, NCNC81,15019+12%
68▲2Clay County, NCNC12,23916−43%
69▼29Cherokee County, NCNC30,83014−59%
70▲15Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213−28%
71▲7Alleghany County, NCNC11,47910–
72▼28Montgomery County, NCNC26,403100%
73▼7Madison County, NCNC22,5539−40%
74▼13Alexander County, NCNC36,9589−79%
75▼26Martin County, NCNC21,6018−60%
76Yancey County, NCNC19,0846−95%
77▼10Duplin County, NCNC51,5716−78%
78▲1Sampson County, NCNC61,5044−79%
79▼5Swain County, NCNC14,0243−92%
80▼7Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES