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Largest Canadian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Canadian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 85 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 85 is 58.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,452−2%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,582−20%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,234951+41%

04Davidson County, NCNC180,182780+379%

05Durham County, NCNC347,240519−42%

06Buncombe County, NCNC277,417516+6%

07Iredell County, NCNC211,798458+128%

08Orange County, NCNC152,498438−14%

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,702399+287%

10New Hanover County, NCNC245,959357−9%

11Henderson County, NCNC122,375341+24%

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,718321−17%

13Harnett County, NCNC150,137305+239%

14Cumberland County, NCNC338,473298−15%

15Johnston County, NCNC256,448298−32%

16Onslow County, NCNC217,175284−54%

17Gaston County, NCNC246,558242+98%

18Randolph County, NCNC149,516232−41%

19Moore County, NCNC110,619232−15%

20Alamance County, NCNC186,177214+32%

21Pitt County, NCNC182,936186−15%

22Union County, NCNC267,674182−59%

23Granville County, NCNC61,421159+200%

24Craven County, NCNC105,025156+36%

25Rutherford County, NCNC65,745142−27%

26Stokes County, NCNC46,126121–

27Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725108−37%

28Burke County, NCNC88,655100+30%

29Chatham County, NCNC85,11198+14%

30Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20195+164%

31Pender County, NCNC72,11195+217%

32Currituck County, NCNC33,15889+493%

33Carteret County, NCNC70,46982−43%

34Watauga County, NCNC54,78682+332%

35Cleveland County, NCNC103,32579+39%

36Haywood County, NCNC63,36978−53%

37Catawba County, NCNC170,17276−61%

38Wayne County, NCNC122,27871−33%

39McDowell County, NCNC45,19869+97%

40Cherokee County, NCNC30,83065+91%

41Jackson County, NCNC45,03965+23%

42Robeson County, NCNC119,94162+195%

43Yadkin County, NCNC38,32558–

44Montgomery County, NCNC26,40357+470%

45Rowan County, NCNC155,09655−62%

46Lincoln County, NCNC98,65455−71%

47Wilson County, NCNC81,15052+206%

48Rockingham County, NCNC94,19550+400%

49Martin County, NCNC21,60149+145%

50Bladen County, NCNC30,00747+114%

51Transylvania County, NCNC34,211470%

52Hertford County, NCNC19,01547+327%

53Lee County, NCNC70,25844+76%

54Camden County, NCNC11,31541+215%

55Dare County, NCNC38,24541+78%

56Macon County, NCNC39,23240−40%

57Richmond County, NCNC42,04140+90%

58Beaufort County, NCNC44,67033+106%

59Franklin County, NCNC82,03731+24%

60Surry County, NCNC72,28730−41%

61Alexander County, NCNC36,95830−29%

62Polk County, NCNC20,53329+21%

63Ashe County, NCNC27,51426−30%

64Columbus County, NCNC50,48724+9%

65Davie County, NCNC45,85524−55%

66Madison County, NCNC22,55324+60%

67Duplin County, NCNC51,57124−11%

68Nash County, NCNC99,36523−64%

69Caldwell County, NCNC81,10519–

70Clay County, NCNC12,23918−36%

71Chowan County, NCNC14,08214–

72Hoke County, NCNC56,93914−74%

73Pamlico County, NCNC12,75812–

74Swain County, NCNC14,02412−68%

75Wilkes County, NCNC66,23311−86%

76Scotland County, NCNC33,32210–

77Warren County, NCNC18,8989−18%

78Alleghany County, NCNC11,4798–

79Sampson County, NCNC61,5048−58%

80Avery County, NCNC18,1106−33%

81Bertie County, NCNC17,0866–

82Person County, NCNC40,6365−88%

83Halifax County, NCNC46,5344−93%

84Stanly County, NCNC68,8304−97%

85Mitchell County, NCNC15,0623−83%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS