RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest French population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 627. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Polk County, NC, up 22 places to #52.

French Americans: full group profile →

North CarolinaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23519,643+5%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38315,125−10%

03Buncombe County, NCNC277,4177,010+6%

04Guilford County, NCNC562,2346,664−12%

05▲3New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595,170−12%

06▼1Durham County, NCNC347,2404,835+22%

07▲5Union County, NCNC267,6744,274+23%

08▼2Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184,209−29%

09Johnston County, NCNC256,4484,179+48%

10▼3Cumberland County, NCNC338,4733,667−46%

11Iredell County, NCNC211,7983,606+23%

12▼2Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,547−39%

13Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,450+16%

14Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253,040−10%

15Orange County, NCNC152,4982,910−14%

16▲1Gaston County, NCNC246,5582,895−13%

17▲1Henderson County, NCNC122,3752,623−10%

18▲3Catawba County, NCNC170,1722,468+12%

19Randolph County, NCNC149,5162,015+25%

20▼4Craven County, NCNC105,0251,999−35%

21▲3Moore County, NCNC110,6191,977−20%

22Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,688−16%

23▼3Alamance County, NCNC186,1771,674−37%

24▲6Rowan County, NCNC155,0961,553−23%

25Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,551−14%

26▲6Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,533+12%

27▲1Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,531−47%

28▼1Wayne County, NCNC122,2781,411−8%

29▲2Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,365+7%

30▼4Pitt County, NCNC182,9361,320−55%

31▼8Chatham County, NCNC85,1111,285−22%

32▲11Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,243+30%

33▲3Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,237+26%

34▼5Watauga County, NCNC54,7861,103−5%

35▲3Macon County, NCNC39,232974−5%

36▲12Caldwell County, NCNC81,105961+2%

37▲10Transylvania County, NCNC34,211935+2%

38▼4Pender County, NCNC72,111926−23%

39Dare County, NCNC38,245906−36%

40▲15Stanly County, NCNC68,830886+13%

41▼1Rockingham County, NCNC94,195884−20%

42▼7Lee County, NCNC70,258875−1%

43▲7Nash County, NCNC99,365857−33%

44▼3Surry County, NCNC72,287776−22%

45Granville County, NCNC61,421748−15%

46▼9Burke County, NCNC88,655718−46%

47▼14Wilkes County, NCNC66,233651−17%

48▼4Jackson County, NCNC45,039648−4%

49▲4Currituck County, NCNC33,158633+21%

50▲10Hoke County, NCNC56,939627−14%

51Cherokee County, NCNC30,830589+10%

52▲22Polk County, NCNC20,533584−17%

53▲6Davie County, NCNC45,855583−17%

54▲3Wilson County, NCNC81,150519−43%

55▲9Duplin County, NCNC51,571486−19%

56▼14Rutherford County, NCNC65,745470−61%

57▼8Person County, NCNC40,636438+6%

58▼4Madison County, NCNC22,553435+35%

59▼3Columbus County, NCNC50,487430−46%

60▼8McDowell County, NCNC45,198428−22%

61▲1Mitchell County, NCNC15,062409−16%

62▼16Beaufort County, NCNC44,670404−45%

63▲3Alexander County, NCNC36,958310−42%

64▼3Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201291−35%

65▲13Bladen County, NCNC30,007279−29%

66▲3Yadkin County, NCNC38,325275−58%

67Perquimans County, NCNC13,490272−41%

68▲13Pamlico County, NCNC12,758266−5%

69▼6Ashe County, NCNC27,514258−17%

70▲10Warren County, NCNC18,898253+107%

71▲13Richmond County, NCNC42,041251−57%

72Sampson County, NCNC61,504249−38%

73▲4Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121248−27%

74▼9Stokes County, NCNC46,126242−55%

75▼5Robeson County, NCNC119,941240−62%

76Avery County, NCNC18,110232−21%

77▼19Lenoir County, NCNC55,837212−61%

78▼7Camden County, NCNC11,315206+31%

79▼4Yancey County, NCNC19,084199−39%

80▲7Caswell County, NCNC22,563180−29%

81▲1Montgomery County, NCNC26,403164−48%

82▲12Northampton County, NCNC16,491149−55%

83▼10Halifax County, NCNC46,534140−63%

84▲1Scotland County, NCNC33,322134−50%

85▲8Gates County, NCNC10,234121−52%

86Clay County, NCNC12,239119−58%

87▼8Chowan County, NCNC14,08299−42%

88Greene County, NCNC20,70097−72%

89▼6Alleghany County, NCNC11,47990+10%

90▼1Jones County, NCNC9,57589−54%

91▼1Martin County, NCNC21,60183+28%

92▲7Washington County, NCNC10,63878−58%

93▼25Vance County, NCNC42,63855−61%

94▲1Swain County, NCNC14,02452−85%

95▲1Anson County, NCNC21,75835−84%

96▲2Bertie County, NCNC17,08630−84%

97▼6Hertford County, NCNC19,01519−92%

98▼6Graham County, NCNC8,19018−90%

99▼2Hyde County, NCNC4,5547−91%

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5371−98%

SHOWING 1–100 OF 100

Download CSV (full list, 100 rows)

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