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Largest Polish population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Polish 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 504. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Caswell County, NC, up 25 places to #59.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Polish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23524,115+14%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38319,812+19%
03▲2Durham County, NCNC347,2405,920+33%
04▼1Guilford County, NCNC562,2345,8660%
05▲1New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595,723+33%
06▼2Union County, NCNC267,6744,972+3%
07▲1Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184,393+2%
08▲1Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174,313−11%
09▲3Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024,275+108%
10▲5Iredell County, NCNC211,7983,969+44%
11▼1Orange County, NCNC152,4983,928+8%
12▼5Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,799−21%
13▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,4733,593−23%
14Johnston County, NCNC256,4483,493+30%
15▼2Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253,051+3%
16Gaston County, NCNC246,5582,613+69%
17▲5Catawba County, NCNC170,1722,222+41%
18▼1Henderson County, NCNC122,3752,216+6%
19▼1Moore County, NCNC110,6192,139+20%
20▲6Pitt County, NCNC182,9362,002+3%
21▼2Alamance County, NCNC186,1772,002+53%
22▲7Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,908+99%
23▲1Craven County, NCNC105,0251,712−13%
24▼3Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,631+23%
25▲5Rowan County, NCNC155,0961,623+30%
26▼6Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,591+56%
27▼4Chatham County, NCNC85,1111,586+26%
28▼1Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,439+30%
29▼1Pender County, NCNC72,1111,374+74%
30▲2Burke County, NCNC88,6551,299+176%
31▼6Randolph County, NCNC149,5161,296+45%
32▲6Dare County, NCNC38,2451,267+25%
33▼2Watauga County, NCNC54,7861,117+44%
34▲3Haywood County, NCNC63,369976+76%
35▲10Lee County, NCNC70,258901+43%
36▲8Macon County, NCNC39,232790+135%
37▲20Transylvania County, NCNC34,211738+86%
38▲4Cleveland County, NCNC103,325719+16%
39Granville County, NCNC61,421716+81%
40▼7Franklin County, NCNC82,037707−3%
41▲18Stanly County, NCNC68,830678+41%
42▲9Rockingham County, NCNC94,195655−9%
43▼3Wayne County, NCNC122,278623−41%
44▼8Rutherford County, NCNC65,745621+53%
45▲3Caldwell County, NCNC81,105610+49%
46▲9Currituck County, NCNC33,158592−12%
47▲16Stokes County, NCNC46,126589+193%
48▼1Surry County, NCNC72,287582−29%
49▼15Hoke County, NCNC56,939527−8%
50▼15Davie County, NCNC45,855504+30%
51▲16Yadkin County, NCNC38,325466+147%
52▼11Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201420−1%
53▲12McDowell County, NCNC45,198378+83%
54▼11Wilson County, NCNC81,150372+25%
55▼9Jackson County, NCNC45,039352−36%
56▲4Cherokee County, NCNC30,830347−25%
57▼7Alexander County, NCNC36,958332+81%
58▲16Person County, NCNC40,636325−2%
59▲25Caswell County, NCNC22,563320+461%
60▲2Madison County, NCNC22,553298+73%
61▲9Robeson County, NCNC119,941294−33%
62▲4Beaufort County, NCNC44,670277−7%
63▼11Nash County, NCNC99,365272−58%
64▼10Ashe County, NCNC27,514251+139%
65▲4Duplin County, NCNC51,571244−2%
66▲7Chowan County, NCNC14,082241+32%
67▼9Wilkes County, NCNC66,233219−52%
68▲15Polk County, NCNC20,533203+12%
69▼16Mitchell County, NCNC15,062200+104%
70▲17Warren County, NCNC18,898168+163%
71▲9Halifax County, NCNC46,534163+9%
72▲3Yancey County, NCNC19,084162−22%
73▲3Bladen County, NCNC30,007154+161%
74▼3Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121143+333%
75▲3Columbus County, NCNC50,487139+5%
76▼20Richmond County, NCNC42,041136−6%
77Camden County, NCNC11,315131−38%
78▲17Alleghany County, NCNC11,479128+256%
79Hyde County, NCNC4,554125+155%
80▼8Avery County, NCNC18,110122−36%
81▲4Clay County, NCNC12,239118−27%
82▼33Sampson County, NCNC61,504118−59%
83▼2Vance County, NCNC42,638110−21%
84▼5Pamlico County, NCNC12,758100−54%
85▲3Montgomery County, NCNC26,40391+379%
86▼22Lenoir County, NCNC55,83787−28%
87▼5Greene County, NCNC20,70072+620%
88▲2Perquimans County, NCNC13,49070−79%
89▼21Swain County, NCNC14,02456+30%
90▲6Gates County, NCNC10,23455−29%
91▼5Northampton County, NCNC16,49153+96%
92▼31Scotland County, NCNC33,32246−86%
93▲5Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53744+267%
94▲5Bertie County, NCNC17,08633−73%
95▼4Anson County, NCNC21,75831−64%
96▲1Graham County, NCNC8,19031+48%
97▼4Washington County, NCNC10,63830−40%
98▼4Jones County, NCNC9,57517−85%
99▼7Hertford County, NCNC19,01515−91%
100▼11Martin County, NCNC21,6015−96%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES