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Largest Danish population, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish 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 110 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 110 is 33. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Morrisville, NC, up 78 places to #21.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Raleigh, NCNC506,3061,190+73%

02▼1Charlotte, NCNC964,784989−33%

03▲5Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271727+184%

04Durham, NCNC305,561695+100%

05▲1Wilmington, NCNC126,809563+109%

06▲1Cary, NCNC183,582522+5%

07▼4Greensboro, NCNC308,667375+1%

08▼3Fayetteville, NCNC209,120273−21%

09▲10Carrboro, NCNC20,962263+107%

10▲2High Point, NCNC120,571236+131%

11▲2Rockingham, NCNC8,815177–

12▲2Apex, NCNC80,419171+15%

13▼4Chapel Hill, NCNC63,565171−21%

14▲3Huntersville, NCNC68,535140−47%

15▼4Asheville, NCNC93,523129−72%

16▼1Concord, NCNC114,598122−64%

17▲20Sanford, NCNC34,138112–

18▲17Greenville, NCNC96,443111+14%

19▼3Cornelius, NCNC35,094110+17%

20▲40Goldsboro, NCNC35,012100+56%

21▲78Morrisville, NCNC32,46695+121%

22▲25Hickory, NCNC45,97594+92%

23▼1Holly Springs, NCNC50,28892−31%

24▲6Jacksonville, NCNC72,73289−54%

25▲28Kannapolis, NCNC61,70875–

26▲7Kings Grant, NCNC9,00373–

27Stallings, NCNC17,76072–

28Hillsborough, NCNC9,77867+8%

29▼1Kernersville, NCNC29,12866+230%

30▲19Mint Hill, NCNC29,47666+65%

31▲30St. James, NCNC7,31864–

32▲24Brevard, NCNC8,09862+343%

33▲6Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62261–

34▲8Oak Island, NCNC9,33761+336%

35▲31Clemmons, NCNC22,80859+293%

36▲29Statesville, NCNC32,18158+38%

37Zebulon, NCNC11,93357–

38▲44Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50550−43%

39▼16Mooresville, NCNC55,84247+292%

40▼20Wake Forest, NCNC58,14747−62%

41▲4Gastonia, NCNC87,06745+105%

42Monroe, NCNC42,64445−56%

43▲8New Bern, NCNC34,72443−34%

44Boone, NCNC19,92941−59%

45▼24Clayton, NCNC32,63339–

46▲18Etowah, NCNC7,96838−47%

47▲57Surf City, NCNC5,14237+1133%

48▲48Belmont, NCNC16,41536+50%

49▲39Porters Neck, NCNC7,65435−68%

50▲13Smithfield, NCNC13,11435+67%

51Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87534–

52Burlington, NCNC61,49634−37%

53▲40Waxhaw, NCNC23,14034+100%

54Piney Green, NCNC14,07833+175%

55Swannanoa, NCNC6,90133–

56▼25Wilson, NCNC49,57233+18%

57▲2Murraysville, NCNC16,33932+60%

58▼8Pinehurst, NCNC18,67032−65%

59▼30Elon, NCNC11,36631+343%

60▲27Havelock, NCNC17,43029+263%

61▲7Salisbury, NCNC36,87929+190%

62Wendell, NCNC19,68729+81%

63Waynesville, NCNC11,00627+170%

64Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54025+257%

65▲26Knightdale, NCNC23,14425−26%

66▲37Graham, NCNC20,13124+200%

67Lexington, NCNC20,23824–

68Lenoir, NCNC18,37223−85%

69Roxboro, NCNC8,38021–

70▲3Black Mountain, NCNC8,49120+67%

71▲3Davidson, NCNC16,66220–

72▲6East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32320–

73▼55Harrisburg, NCNC20,74220–

74Siler City, NCNC8,15520–

75▼43Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12019+171%

76▲9Weddington, NCNC14,51717+42%

77▲15Mount Holly, NCNC19,03316–

78▲2Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56616−80%

79▼4Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53615–

80▼53Leland, NCNC35,73115−56%

81▼10Mebane, NCNC21,95215−75%

82▼39Morehead City, NCNC10,43414–

83▼59Morganton, NCNC17,84914–

84Newton, NCNC13,82214–

85St. Stephens, NCNC9,45714–

86Angier, NCNC9,41013−7%

87Creedmoor, NCNC5,04613−65%

88▼48Garner, NCNC41,56213−50%

89▲8Gibsonville, NCNC9,87613–

90▼11Hendersonville, NCNC15,86713−79%

91Thomasville, NCNC27,73313−41%

92▼25Lewisville, NCNC14,42112−68%

93▲2Oxford, NCNC8,98512−43%

94▼24Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87010–

95King, NCNC7,97710−87%

96Moyock, NCNC5,68410–

97Silver Lake, NCNC6,56310−38%

98▼40Indian Trail, NCNC44,3039−93%

99▼18Westport, NCNC5,9159–

100Laurinburg, NCNC14,5828–

101▼91Matthews, NCNC32,7697−94%

102▼58Southern Pines, NCNC17,3577−90%

103Walkertown, NCNC6,1207−59%

104▼4Cramerton, NCNC5,7136–

105Trinity, NCNC7,2746–

106▼37Conover, NCNC8,9385−89%

107▼23Dunn, NCNC8,8145+150%

108Lumberton, NCNC18,9555–

109▼54Pineville, NCNC11,8514–

110▼20Ayden, NCNC5,2632–

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