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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 89 SHOWN OF 89

Largest Swiss population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Swiss 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 89 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 89 is 53. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Avery County, NC, up 34 places to #39.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Swiss population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS POPULATIONVS 2010
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,340+4%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,785−19%
03▲3Guilford County, NCNC562,234899+40%
04▼1Forsyth County, NCNC401,718836+63%
05▲10Durham County, NCNC347,240656+54%
06▼1Union County, NCNC267,674585+65%
07▼3Buncombe County, NCNC277,417570−38%
08New Hanover County, NCNC245,959543+65%
09▼2Orange County, NCNC152,498453−37%
10▲4Gaston County, NCNC246,558446+47%
11▼1Iredell County, NCNC211,798388+9%
12▲7Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725350+22%
13▼2Johnston County, NCNC256,448343+92%
14▲23Davidson County, NCNC180,182320−28%
15▼6Onslow County, NCNC217,175317+26%
16▲11Brunswick County, NCNC174,702266+13%
17▼4Moore County, NCNC110,619232−18%
18▲4Rowan County, NCNC155,096231+37%
19▼3Henderson County, NCNC122,375229+24%
20▲6Chatham County, NCNC85,111193−19%
21▲31Alamance County, NCNC186,177192−20%
22▼4Craven County, NCNC105,025183−25%
23▲1Pitt County, NCNC182,936182−6%
24▼12Cumberland County, NCNC338,473167−34%
25▲30Franklin County, NCNC82,037154–
26▲6Pender County, NCNC72,111136+36%
27▼10Catawba County, NCNC170,172136−54%
28▲11Cleveland County, NCNC103,325127+274%
29▼4Watauga County, NCNC54,786125−5%
30▲1Cherokee County, NCNC30,830116+330%
31▲5Transylvania County, NCNC34,211112−30%
32▼12Lincoln County, NCNC98,654108−35%
33▲15Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051060%
34▼6Surry County, NCNC72,287104+333%
35▼5Burke County, NCNC88,655100+117%
36▲13Lee County, NCNC70,25895+332%
37▲10Jackson County, NCNC45,03992+300%
38▼5Alexander County, NCNC36,95890+76%
39▲34Avery County, NCNC18,11077+1183%
40▲1Harnett County, NCNC150,137750%
41▲9Dare County, NCNC38,24562−10%
42▲2Stanly County, NCNC68,83060−67%
43▲13Stokes County, NCNC46,12655+139%
44▼2Haywood County, NCNC63,36955−14%
45▼5Montgomery County, NCNC26,40353+66%
46▲30Nash County, NCNC99,36552−29%
47▼26Polk County, NCNC20,53352+68%
48▲5Macon County, NCNC39,23251−9%
49▼4Wayne County, NCNC122,27849−47%
50▲11Granville County, NCNC61,42148−35%
51▲3Alleghany County, NCNC11,47947+292%
52▼29Rutherford County, NCNC65,74543−52%
53▲13Yadkin County, NCNC38,32542−31%
54▼16Carteret County, NCNC70,46941+24%
55▲17Ashe County, NCNC27,51440+60%
56▲3Wilson County, NCNC81,15040+167%
57▼14McDowell County, NCNC45,19837+23%
58▼7Person County, NCNC40,63635−26%
59▲11Greene County, NCNC20,70034−54%
60▲15Madison County, NCNC22,55334+467%
61▲10Wilkes County, NCNC66,23334−50%
62▲21Currituck County, NCNC33,15833+3%
63▲2Camden County, NCNC11,31532+146%
64▼4Clay County, NCNC12,239290%
65▲2Yancey County, NCNC19,08429−55%
66▼20Davie County, NCNC45,85526−61%
67▼10Halifax County, NCNC46,53426−57%
68▲6Robeson County, NCNC119,94125−44%
69▼35Randolph County, NCNC149,51623−89%
70▲7Richmond County, NCNC42,04123–
71▲11Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20121−9%
72▲15Scotland County, NCNC33,32221−25%
73▼4Beaufort County, NCNC44,67020−46%
74▲14Warren County, NCNC18,89820–
75▼12Pamlico County, NCNC12,75818−83%
76Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12115−25%
77▼15Rockingham County, NCNC94,19513−71%
78▲8Graham County, NCNC8,19011–
79▲2Bertie County, NCNC17,08610–
80Chowan County, NCNC14,08210–
81Hyde County, NCNC4,5549−53%
82▲8Columbus County, NCNC50,4877–
83▼25Mitchell County, NCNC15,0626−45%
84Washington County, NCNC10,6385–
85Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375−78%
86▼8Northampton County, NCNC16,4914–
87Jones County, NCNC9,5753−95%
88▼8Sampson County, NCNC61,5043−83%
89Hertford County, NCNC19,0151–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES