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Largest French Canadian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 95 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 127. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Vance County, NC, up 31 places to #44.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest French Canadian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354,514−4%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833,611−2%
03▲8Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021,465+148%
04▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,4500%
05▼1Onslow County, NCNC217,1751,266+3%
06▼3Durham County, NCNC347,2401,195+35%
07▲8Buncombe County, NCNC277,4171,043+1%
08New Hanover County, NCNC245,959927−2%
09▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,473916−37%
10▼4Union County, NCNC267,674773−18%
11▲2Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725765+31%
12▲4Johnston County, NCNC256,448690−5%
13▼3Forsyth County, NCNC401,718625−29%
14▲16Harnett County, NCNC150,137596+24%
15▲4Lincoln County, NCNC98,654547+105%
16▼7Iredell County, NCNC211,798531+45%
17▼5Orange County, NCNC152,498521−37%
18▲3Alamance County, NCNC186,177517+53%
19▼5Henderson County, NCNC122,375455−23%
20▼2Moore County, NCNC110,619427+34%
21▲1Randolph County, NCNC149,516413+113%
22▼2Gaston County, NCNC246,558380−32%
23▲6Chatham County, NCNC85,111334+134%
24▲1Catawba County, NCNC170,172330−38%
25▼8Craven County, NCNC105,025329−9%
26▼3Davidson County, NCNC180,182302−29%
27▲20Cleveland County, NCNC103,325278+26%
28▼4Pender County, NCNC72,111278+54%
29▼2Wayne County, NCNC122,2782740%
30▼4Davie County, NCNC45,855269+48%
31▲20Franklin County, NCNC82,037264−12%
32▼1Haywood County, NCNC63,369260−44%
33▲4Pitt County, NCNC182,936259−42%
34▼6Carteret County, NCNC70,469258+34%
35▲9Lee County, NCNC70,258248+27%
36▲4Burke County, NCNC88,655245+24%
37▲9Wilson County, NCNC81,150227−33%
38▼4Rowan County, NCNC155,096204−54%
39▲6Watauga County, NCNC54,786189+373%
40▲25Polk County, NCNC20,533173+204%
41▼5Currituck County, NCNC33,158164−49%
42▼3Dare County, NCNC38,245153+1%
43▼5Cherokee County, NCNC30,830148+164%
44▲31Vance County, NCNC42,638141+840%
45▼10Person County, NCNC40,636140+112%
46▲3Rutherford County, NCNC65,745134−41%
47▼6Stanly County, NCNC68,830130+113%
48▲7Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201127−28%
49▲7Yancey County, NCNC19,084124+218%
50▲11McDowell County, NCNC45,198117+485%
51▲2Lenoir County, NCNC55,837113+79%
52▲19Martin County, NCNC21,601110–
53▼3Caldwell County, NCNC81,105107+11%
54▼21Rockingham County, NCNC94,195107+65%
55▼12Transylvania County, NCNC34,211102+70%
56▲18Beaufort County, NCNC44,670101+23%
57▲10Madison County, NCNC22,553101−28%
58▼6Surry County, NCNC72,28798−45%
59▲3Hoke County, NCNC56,93992−58%
60▲19Alexander County, NCNC36,95890−3%
61▼4Robeson County, NCNC119,94186+110%
62▼30Macon County, NCNC39,23277−69%
63▼9Wilkes County, NCNC66,23373−8%
64▲21Columbus County, NCNC50,48756+70%
65▲23Perquimans County, NCNC13,49056–
66▲23Mitchell County, NCNC15,06252–
67▼4Stokes County, NCNC46,12651+132%
68▲27Anson County, NCNC21,75848+9%
69▼21Jackson County, NCNC45,03946−67%
70▼28Granville County, NCNC61,42145−74%
71▲2Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12144+76%
72▼6Halifax County, NCNC46,53441−90%
73▲8Greene County, NCNC20,70034−35%
74▲10Yadkin County, NCNC38,32534−69%
75▲5Camden County, NCNC11,31531−11%
76▲21Avery County, NCNC18,11029−71%
77Sampson County, NCNC61,50429−67%
78▼6Hertford County, NCNC19,01529−3%
79▼10Ashe County, NCNC27,51427−25%
80▼12Warren County, NCNC18,89825+150%
81▼17Clay County, NCNC12,23923−32%
82▼12Duplin County, NCNC51,57123–
83▲4Scotland County, NCNC33,32221−79%
84▼8Pamlico County, NCNC12,75819−49%
85▼26Richmond County, NCNC42,04118−14%
86▲10Bladen County, NCNC30,00717−29%
87Chowan County, NCNC14,08216−16%
88▲5Alleghany County, NCNC11,47912−66%
89▼31Nash County, NCNC99,36511−97%
90Bertie County, NCNC17,08610+400%
91▲1Swain County, NCNC14,02410−29%
92▼1Washington County, NCNC10,63810−66%
93▼10Jones County, NCNC9,5758−64%
94▼12Northampton County, NCNC16,4918−43%
95▼17Montgomery County, NCNC26,4036−87%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES