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Largest Welsh population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Welsh 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 212. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Yancey County, NC, up 30 places to #39.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Welsh population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2357,1670%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834,986−26%
03▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,368−2%
04▲5Durham County, NCNC347,2402,059+19%
05Buncombe County, NCNC277,4171,956−27%
06▼3Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181,857−25%
07▼1Johnston County, NCNC256,4481,849+156%
08▼1New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591,780+10%
09▲1Orange County, NCNC152,4981,675+29%
10▼2Onslow County, NCNC217,1751,498+67%
11Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021,202+15%
12▲4Henderson County, NCNC122,3751,155+8%
13▲8Catawba County, NCNC170,1721,152+85%
14Cumberland County, NCNC338,473997−27%
15▼3Union County, NCNC267,674913−25%
16▼1Iredell County, NCNC211,798910−7%
17Moore County, NCNC110,619835−18%
18▼5Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725822−8%
19▲4Pitt County, NCNC182,936798+7%
20▼2Alamance County, NCNC186,177754+65%
21▼2Rowan County, NCNC155,096739+64%
22▲8Randolph County, NCNC149,5166740%
23▲10Haywood County, NCNC63,369640+2%
24▼4Gaston County, NCNC246,558622−14%
25▲1Davidson County, NCNC180,182539+7%
26▼4Rutherford County, NCNC65,745539+168%
27▲4Franklin County, NCNC82,037526+258%
28▼3Chatham County, NCNC85,111497+33%
29▲15Stokes County, NCNC46,126467+88%
30▼3Dare County, NCNC38,245447+15%
31▲15Transylvania County, NCNC34,211443+62%
32▼3Craven County, NCNC105,025419−41%
33▲12Stanly County, NCNC68,830413+124%
34▼6Carteret County, NCNC70,469408−32%
35▲14Surry County, NCNC72,287377−18%
36▲5Cleveland County, NCNC103,325373+17%
37▼3Caldwell County, NCNC81,105370+27%
38▼1Lee County, NCNC70,258369+49%
39▲30Yancey County, NCNC19,084356+60%
40▲15Jackson County, NCNC45,039344+8%
41▲7Granville County, NCNC61,421341+138%
42▼6Avery County, NCNC18,110340+20%
43▼19Watauga County, NCNC54,786322−42%
44▼4Wilkes County, NCNC66,233294+39%
45▼10Wayne County, NCNC122,278294−14%
46▼8Lincoln County, NCNC98,654262−28%
47Burke County, NCNC88,655244−44%
48▼9Harnett County, NCNC150,137230−54%
49▼6Rockingham County, NCNC94,195229−53%
50▼18Pender County, NCNC72,111212−39%
51▲2Davie County, NCNC45,855203−7%
52▲5Madison County, NCNC22,553196+68%
53▲13Ashe County, NCNC27,514190+27%
54▲21Caswell County, NCNC22,563182+88%
55▼4Cherokee County, NCNC30,830160+105%
56Wilson County, NCNC81,150157−48%
57▼7Person County, NCNC40,636153+68%
58▲30Jones County, NCNC9,575142+274%
59▲19Hoke County, NCNC56,939139+51%
60▲17Yadkin County, NCNC38,325139+121%
61▼9Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201138−58%
62▲10Columbus County, NCNC50,487137+125%
63▼5Currituck County, NCNC33,158123−64%
64▼1Polk County, NCNC20,533119+32%
65▼11McDowell County, NCNC45,198114−25%
66▼1Robeson County, NCNC119,941109−38%
67▼3Lenoir County, NCNC55,837109+43%
68▲29Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121108+77%
69▼10Alexander County, NCNC36,958108−31%
70▲15Halifax County, NCNC46,534108+192%
71▲13Mitchell County, NCNC15,06297+47%
72▼30Duplin County, NCNC51,57196+25%
73▼12Nash County, NCNC99,36587−70%
74▼12Beaufort County, NCNC44,67084−74%
75▼4Anson County, NCNC21,75872+132%
76▼9Macon County, NCNC39,23272−63%
77▲5Martin County, NCNC21,60162−35%
78▼10Sampson County, NCNC61,50462−80%
79▲1Swain County, NCNC14,02456+22%
80▲19Washington County, NCNC10,63851+55%
81▲5Bladen County, NCNC30,00742+740%
82▲12Graham County, NCNC8,19039+290%
83▼9Camden County, NCNC11,31538−58%
84▼11Warren County, NCNC18,89836+6%
85▲5Gates County, NCNC10,23433−27%
86▼16Richmond County, NCNC42,04132−48%
87Bertie County, NCNC17,08631+244%
88▼7Scotland County, NCNC33,32230−71%
89▲6Pamlico County, NCNC12,75826−40%
90▲6Alleghany County, NCNC11,47924−53%
91▼31Clay County, NCNC12,23922−81%
92▼3Perquimans County, NCNC13,49018−78%
93▼17Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315−80%
94▼11Northampton County, NCNC16,49114+17%
95▼16Vance County, NCNC42,63812−91%
96▼3Hertford County, NCNC19,0158−88%
97Chowan County, NCNC14,0827−90%
98▼7Greene County, NCNC20,7004−98%
99▼7Hyde County, NCNC4,5544−86%
100▼2Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES