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Largest Polish population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Polish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 99 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23524,922+18%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38321,868+31%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,2345,985+2%

04Union County, NCNC267,6745,767+20%

05Durham County, NCNC347,2405,449+23%

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595,188+21%

07Onslow County, NCNC217,1754,427−8%

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184,393+2%

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174,132−15%

10Orange County, NCNC152,4983,620−1%

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,4733,591−23%

12Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,330+62%

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253,015+2%

14Johnston County, NCNC256,4482,989+11%

15Iredell County, NCNC211,7982,982+8%

16Gaston County, NCNC246,5582,529+63%

17Henderson County, NCNC122,3752,237+7%

18Moore County, NCNC110,6192,093+18%

19Alamance County, NCNC186,1772,023+55%

20Harnett County, NCNC150,1372,021+98%

21Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,983+49%

22Catawba County, NCNC170,1721,962+25%

23Chatham County, NCNC85,1111,940+54%

24Craven County, NCNC105,0251,791−9%

25Randolph County, NCNC149,5161,686+89%

26Pitt County, NCNC182,9361,684−14%

27Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,407+27%

28Pender County, NCNC72,1111,324+68%

29Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,214+26%

30Rowan County, NCNC155,0961,106−12%

31Watauga County, NCNC54,7861,064+37%

32Burke County, NCNC88,6551,025+118%

33Franklin County, NCNC82,037810+11%

34Hoke County, NCNC56,939758+33%

35Davie County, NCNC45,855703+81%

36Rutherford County, NCNC65,745695+71%

37Haywood County, NCNC63,369675+21%

38Dare County, NCNC38,245648−36%

39Granville County, NCNC61,421602+52%

40Wayne County, NCNC122,278588−45%

41Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201501+18%

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,325499−19%

43Wilson County, NCNC81,150496+67%

44Macon County, NCNC39,232489+46%

45Lee County, NCNC70,258458−27%

46Jackson County, NCNC45,039447−18%

47Surry County, NCNC72,287419−49%

48Caldwell County, NCNC81,105408−0%

49Sampson County, NCNC61,504396+37%

50Alexander County, NCNC36,958385+110%

51Rockingham County, NCNC94,195384−47%

52Nash County, NCNC99,365381−41%

53Mitchell County, NCNC15,062359+266%

54Ashe County, NCNC27,514314+199%

55Currituck County, NCNC33,158314−53%

56Richmond County, NCNC42,041301+108%

57Transylvania County, NCNC34,211286−28%

58Wilkes County, NCNC66,233284−38%

59Stanly County, NCNC68,830283−41%

60Cherokee County, NCNC30,830282−39%

61Scotland County, NCNC33,322260−21%

62Madison County, NCNC22,553249+45%

63Stokes County, NCNC46,126240+19%

64Lenoir County, NCNC55,837237+96%

65McDowell County, NCNC45,198237+14%

66Beaufort County, NCNC44,670223−25%

67Yadkin County, NCNC38,325216+14%

68Swain County, NCNC14,024196+356%

69Duplin County, NCNC51,571190−24%

70Robeson County, NCNC119,941186−58%

71Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121164+397%

72Avery County, NCNC18,110163−14%

73Chowan County, NCNC14,082161−12%

74Person County, NCNC40,636151−55%

75Yancey County, NCNC19,084151−27%

76Bladen County, NCNC30,007146+147%

77Camden County, NCNC11,315133−37%

78Columbus County, NCNC50,487132−1%

79Pamlico County, NCNC12,758126−42%

80Halifax County, NCNC46,534122−18%

81Vance County, NCNC42,638119−14%

82Greene County, NCNC20,700106+960%

83Polk County, NCNC20,533104−43%

84Caswell County, NCNC22,563101+77%

85Clay County, NCNC12,23997−40%

86Northampton County, NCNC16,49195+252%

87Warren County, NCNC18,89891+42%

88Montgomery County, NCNC26,40381+326%

89Martin County, NCNC21,60161−56%

90Perquimans County, NCNC13,49061−82%

91Anson County, NCNC21,75844−48%

92Hertford County, NCNC19,01542−75%

93Washington County, NCNC10,63833−34%

94Jones County, NCNC9,57532−72%

95Alleghany County, NCNC11,47930−17%

96Gates County, NCNC10,23423−70%

97Graham County, NCNC8,19019−10%

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5378−33%

99Bertie County, NCNC17,0864−97%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

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