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Largest Danish population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties 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 85 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 85 is 70. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Avery County, NC, up 37 places to #39.

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Largest Danish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,538+15%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,558−26%
03▲5Forsyth County, NCNC401,718961+94%
04New Hanover County, NCNC245,959863+38%
05▲1Durham County, NCNC347,240818+91%
06▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,234659−25%
07▲2Orange County, NCNC152,498573+5%
08▼3Buncombe County, NCNC277,417479−54%
09▲6Johnston County, NCNC256,448477+276%
10▲7Union County, NCNC267,674412−22%
11▲7Brunswick County, NCNC174,702308+101%
12▼2Harnett County, NCNC150,137288+95%
13▼6Cumberland County, NCNC338,473281−50%
14▲6Alamance County, NCNC186,177263+25%
15▲4Henderson County, NCNC122,375263−4%
16▼3Onslow County, NCNC217,175254−38%
17▼3Chatham County, NCNC85,111245+87%
18▼6Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725241−32%
19▲13Lee County, NCNC70,258223+305%
20▲2Camden County, NCNC11,315189–
21Richmond County, NCNC42,041185+6067%
22▲30Haywood County, NCNC63,369184+212%
23▼7Moore County, NCNC110,619183−37%
24▼13Iredell County, NCNC211,798182−25%
25▼1Craven County, NCNC105,025180−48%
26▲13Gaston County, NCNC246,558168+54%
27▲22Pender County, NCNC72,111168+331%
28▲3Wayne County, NCNC122,278155−21%
29▼4Pitt County, NCNC182,936150−37%
30▲5Hoke County, NCNC56,939145+753%
31▲26Transylvania County, NCNC34,211141+26%
32▲24Franklin County, NCNC82,037137+121%
33▼10Catawba County, NCNC170,172136−41%
34▲2Rowan County, NCNC155,096129+163%
35▲10Lincoln County, NCNC98,654128+172%
36▲10Davidson County, NCNC180,182123+21%
37▲11Dare County, NCNC38,245119+5%
38▼8Randolph County, NCNC149,516118+26%
39▲37Avery County, NCNC18,110115+311%
40▲7Rutherford County, NCNC65,745108+151%
41▲9Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201101–
42▼15Carteret County, NCNC70,46992−12%
43▼2Polk County, NCNC20,53370+1%
44▲11Caldwell County, NCNC81,10566−68%
45▼19Burke County, NCNC88,65562−31%
46▲22Ashe County, NCNC27,51461+221%
47▼13Sampson County, NCNC61,50460+62%
48▲19McDowell County, NCNC45,19859+97%
49▼20Watauga County, NCNC54,78658−75%
50▼17Nash County, NCNC99,36548+33%
51▲8Scotland County, NCNC33,32244+175%
52▼12Macon County, NCNC39,23243−48%
53▲17Surry County, NCNC72,28738−60%
54▲7Cherokee County, NCNC30,83037+185%
55▼17Cleveland County, NCNC103,32536−27%
56▼14Wilson County, NCNC81,15035−61%
57▲3Currituck County, NCNC33,15833+94%
58▼15Davie County, NCNC45,85533−35%
59▲3Mitchell County, NCNC15,06233+43%
60Person County, NCNC40,63633–
61▼33Rockingham County, NCNC94,19531+48%
62▲9Graham County, NCNC8,19029−44%
63▲21Martin County, NCNC21,60128−48%
64▲17Warren County, NCNC18,89828–
65▼21Granville County, NCNC61,42125−72%
66▼1Stokes County, NCNC46,12623−75%
67▲13Madison County, NCNC22,55322−35%
68Greene County, NCNC20,70020–
69▲3Jackson County, NCNC45,03919−21%
70▼17Stanly County, NCNC68,83019−78%
71Hyde County, NCNC4,55416–
72▼35Wilkes County, NCNC66,23312–
73▲2Duplin County, NCNC51,57112−8%
74▲8Robeson County, NCNC119,94111−82%
75▲10Hertford County, NCNC19,01510+400%
76Yadkin County, NCNC38,3259+13%
77▲6Yancey County, NCNC19,0849−50%
78▼27Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707−74%
79▼5Montgomery County, NCNC26,4037–
80▼26Perquimans County, NCNC13,4907−85%
81▼12Bladen County, NCNC30,0076−84%
82▼18Caswell County, NCNC22,5636–
83Jones County, NCNC9,5754–
84▼5Columbus County, NCNC50,4872−93%
85Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372−83%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES