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Largest German population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are German 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 4,261. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Montgomery County, NC, up 21 places to #65.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235122,532+16%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38397,680−5%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23442,357−10%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838,651−7%

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,41733,776−2%

06▲1Onslow County, NCNC217,17527,537−3%

07▲3New Hanover County, NCNC245,95927,431+5%

08▲4Durham County, NCNC347,24027,169+15%

09▼3Cumberland County, NCNC338,47326,069−24%

10▼1Union County, NCNC267,67425,997−11%

11Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72525,243−14%

12▼4Iredell County, NCNC211,79824,140+7%

13Catawba County, NCNC170,17224,068−20%

14▲1Gaston County, NCNC246,55823,732−13%

15▼1Davidson County, NCNC180,18222,881−21%

16Rowan County, NCNC155,09621,448−13%

17Brunswick County, NCNC174,70221,120+30%

18▲4Johnston County, NCNC256,44816,998+24%

19▼1Orange County, NCNC152,49816,558−12%

20▲3Henderson County, NCNC122,37515,260−11%

21▼2Alamance County, NCNC186,17715,188−13%

22▼1Lincoln County, NCNC98,65415,129−2%

23▼3Randolph County, NCNC149,51614,286−14%

24Moore County, NCNC110,61913,992+29%

25▲3Pitt County, NCNC182,93611,446−8%

26▼1Harnett County, NCNC150,13711,284−2%

27▲2Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510,891−7%

28▼2Craven County, NCNC105,02510,051−23%

29▲2Chatham County, NCNC85,1119,991+27%

30▼3Burke County, NCNC88,6559,746−36%

31▼1Carteret County, NCNC70,4699,510+6%

32▲4Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258,329−18%

33▲1Watauga County, NCNC54,7868,289−29%

34▲8Rockingham County, NCNC94,1957,924+3%

35▲2Wayne County, NCNC122,2787,901−5%

36▼3Haywood County, NCNC63,3697,612+3%

37▼5Pender County, NCNC72,1117,119+19%

38▲1Stanly County, NCNC68,8306,997−20%

39▼1Rutherford County, NCNC65,7456,376−7%

40▼5Davie County, NCNC45,8556,2160%

41▼1Franklin County, NCNC82,0376,036+15%

42▼1Alexander County, NCNC36,9585,947+4%

43▲1Dare County, NCNC38,2455,296−14%

44▲2Surry County, NCNC72,2875,171−27%

45▲3Stokes County, NCNC46,1265,035−16%

46▼3Lee County, NCNC70,2584,915+9%

47▲3Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114,825−3%

48▼3Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334,798−26%

49▲4Granville County, NCNC61,4214,410+15%

50▲2Yadkin County, NCNC38,3254,261−14%

51▼4Jackson County, NCNC45,0394,070−18%

52▼3McDowell County, NCNC45,1983,880−39%

53▼2Nash County, NCNC99,3653,862−39%

54▲2Hoke County, NCNC56,9393,698+15%

55▼1Currituck County, NCNC33,1583,647+10%

56▼1Macon County, NCNC39,2323,312−38%

57▲3Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303,248−8%

58▲1Wilson County, NCNC81,1503,236−24%

59▲3Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013,004+17%

60▼2Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702,822−9%

61Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372,753+17%

62▲1Ashe County, NCNC27,5142,416−20%

63▼6Polk County, NCNC20,5332,296−28%

64▲1Person County, NCNC40,6362,262−28%

65▲21Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032,175−10%

66Avery County, NCNC18,1101,992−29%

67Madison County, NCNC22,5531,966−28%

68▲3Yancey County, NCNC19,0841,755−12%

69▼5Duplin County, NCNC51,5711,742−37%

70▼2Robeson County, NCNC119,9411,627−49%

71▼2Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621,593−26%

72▲2Halifax County, NCNC46,5341,579−25%

73▼1Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,534−39%

74▲3Clay County, NCNC12,2391,486+18%

75▼5Columbus County, NCNC50,4871,455−38%

76▲3Vance County, NCNC42,6381,327+5%

77▼1Camden County, NCNC11,3151,232+64%

78▼3Caswell County, NCNC22,5631,225−4%

79▲4Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,210−28%

80▼7Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,188−64%

81▲1Warren County, NCNC18,8981,171+64%

82▼2Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901,081+28%

83▲2Alleghany County, NCNC11,479978−19%

84▲5Scotland County, NCNC33,322959−48%

85▼7Pamlico County, NCNC12,758938−21%

86▼5Anson County, NCNC21,758742−55%

87▼3Hertford County, NCNC19,015722−4%

88▲9Gates County, NCNC10,234706−7%

89▲1Chowan County, NCNC14,082686−22%

90▲2Greene County, NCNC20,700685−22%

91Bertie County, NCNC17,086594+20%

92▲3Martin County, NCNC21,601590−37%

93▼5Bladen County, NCNC30,007564−51%

94▼7Swain County, NCNC14,024493−68%

95▲1Graham County, NCNC8,190476−7%

96▼3Northampton County, NCNC16,491469−31%

97▼3Jones County, NCNC9,575458−54%

98Hyde County, NCNC4,554446+63%

99Washington County, NCNC10,638227−61%

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537122−51%

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