RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 69 SHOWN OF 69

Largest Finnish population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 69 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,323–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,021–

03Forsyth County, NCNC401,718544–

04New Hanover County, NCNC245,959338–

05Union County, NCNC267,674264–

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,473263–

07Guilford County, NCNC562,234236–

08Iredell County, NCNC211,798220–

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,417210–

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725199–

11Durham County, NCNC347,240190–

12Chatham County, NCNC85,111189–

13Granville County, NCNC61,421171–

14Lincoln County, NCNC98,654160–

15Moore County, NCNC110,619149–

16Catawba County, NCNC170,172137–

17Pender County, NCNC72,111127–

18Johnston County, NCNC256,448120–

19Onslow County, NCNC217,175116–

20Orange County, NCNC152,498110–

21Carteret County, NCNC70,469108–

22Brunswick County, NCNC174,702106–

23Randolph County, NCNC149,516106–

24Watauga County, NCNC54,786106–

25Lee County, NCNC70,258104–

26Cherokee County, NCNC30,83090–

27Gaston County, NCNC246,55890–

28Alamance County, NCNC186,17789–

29Davidson County, NCNC180,18288–

30Columbus County, NCNC50,48781–

31Henderson County, NCNC122,37578–

32Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20178–

33Transylvania County, NCNC34,21174–

34Pitt County, NCNC182,93667–

35Macon County, NCNC39,23265–

36Person County, NCNC40,63655–

37Burke County, NCNC88,65553–

38Rutherford County, NCNC65,74549–

39Haywood County, NCNC63,36947–

40Jackson County, NCNC45,03945–

41Avery County, NCNC18,11044–

42Rowan County, NCNC155,09643–

43Rockingham County, NCNC94,19540–

44Franklin County, NCNC82,03736–

45Harnett County, NCNC150,13736–

46Craven County, NCNC105,02535–

47Dare County, NCNC38,24530–

48Perquimans County, NCNC13,49028–

49Ashe County, NCNC27,51426–

50Jones County, NCNC9,57526–

51Chowan County, NCNC14,08223–

52Richmond County, NCNC42,04121–

53Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516–

54Stanly County, NCNC68,83016–

55Swain County, NCNC14,02416–

56Wilson County, NCNC81,15015–

57McDowell County, NCNC45,19813–

58Polk County, NCNC20,53311–

59Sampson County, NCNC61,50411–

60Clay County, NCNC12,23910–

61Duplin County, NCNC51,57110–

62Madison County, NCNC22,55310–

63Currituck County, NCNC33,1588–

64Pamlico County, NCNC12,7588–

65Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337–

66Surry County, NCNC72,2876–

67Nash County, NCNC99,3655–

68Robeson County, NCNC119,9415–

69Hertford County, NCNC19,0152–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES