Ancestry in North Carolina (State)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
0%10%20%30%CountOther1Unclassified2AmericanGermanEnglishIrishItalianScotch-IrishScottishFrenchPolishEuropeanSubsaharan AfricanDutchAfricanSwedishWelshBritish38.178439%38.428408%38.178439%38.2%3,795,2533.80M17.797340%15.173733%17.797340%17.8%1,769,2031.77M12.179257%6.893915%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M10.404767%14.402193%10.404767%10.4%1,034,3201.03M9.433882%7.667869%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k8.600430%10.388542%8.600430%8.6%854,954855k3.159053%5.391399%3.159053%3.2%314,036314k2.556859%0.959589%2.556859%2.6%254,173254k2.411771%1.713281%2.411771%2.4%239,750240k1.621505%2.558873%1.621505%1.6%161,191161k1.419278%2.933256%1.419278%1.4%141,088141k1.289661%1.231449%1.289661%1.3%128,203128k1.143325%1.014616%1.143325%1.1%113,656114k1.004665%1.321827%1.004665%1.0%99,87299.9k0.831500%0.572963%0.831500%0.8%82,65882.7k0.539422%1.227017%0.539422%0.5%53,62353.6k0.538778%0.566797%0.538778%0.5%53,55953.6k0.537943%0.430132%0.537943%0.5%53,47653.5k
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanPuerto RicanSouth AmericanSalvadoranHonduranOther HispanicGuatemalanCubanColombianDominicanEcuadorianSpaniardPeruvianPanamanianNicaraguanVenezuelanCosta RicanSpanish59.345949%63.606971%59.345949%59.3%525,071525k5.282%5.28%15.851025%9.063007%15.851025%15.9%140,244140k1.411%1.41%10.179110%9.556329%10.179110%10.2%90,06190.1k0.906%0.91%6.367355%6.058500%6.367355%6.4%56,33656.3k0.567%0.57%5.716672%3.727366%5.716672%5.7%50,57950.6k0.509%0.51%4.729515%1.505399%4.729515%4.7%41,84541.8k0.421%0.42%3.503198%4.710506%3.503198%3.5%30,99531.0k0.312%0.31%3.325071%2.407590%3.325071%3.3%29,41929.4k0.296%0.30%2.689082%3.764242%2.689082%2.7%23,79223.8k0.239%0.24%2.544071%1.955032%2.544071%2.5%22,50922.5k0.226%0.23%2.064282%3.240446%2.064282%2.1%18,26418.3k0.184%0.18%1.092722%1.247325%1.092722%1.1%9,6680.097%0.10%1.017222%1.391783%1.017222%1.0%9,0000.091%0.09%0.984670%1.140825%0.984670%1.0%8,7120.088%0.09%0.760995%0.346728%0.760995%0.8%6,7330.068%0.07%0.702109%0.738907%0.702109%0.7%6,2120.062%0.06%0.623331%0.537721%0.623331%0.6%5,5150.055%0.06%0.563428%0.266656%0.563428%0.6%4,9850.050%0.05%0.548282%0.908158%0.548282%0.5%4,8510.049%0.05%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
0%10%20%Count%IndianChineseVietnameseFilipinoKoreanHmongPakistaniLaotianJapaneseBurmeseNepaleseNot SpecifiedCambodianMixedThaiTaiwanese29.976822%20.803641%29.976822%30.0%76,30676.3k0.768%0.77%16.538205%22.878500%16.538205%16.5%42,09842.1k0.423%0.42%13.048124%10.347871%13.048124%13.0%33,21433.2k0.334%0.33%8.368886%16.556564%8.368886%8.4%21,30321.3k0.214%0.21%7.753290%8.710278%7.753290%7.8%19,73619.7k0.199%0.20%4.637989%1.657522%4.637989%4.6%11,80611.8k0.119%0.12%2.654488%2.630381%2.654488%2.7%6,7570.068%0.07%2.544883%1.274762%2.544883%2.5%6,4780.065%0.07%2.445492%4.706558%2.445492%2.4%6,2250.063%0.06%2.046749%0.832158%2.046749%2.0%5,2100.052%0.05%1.798468%0.723646%1.798468%1.8%4,5780.046%0.05%1.692005%0.802052%1.692005%1.7%4,3070.043%0.04%1.516009%1.568456%1.516009%1.5%3,8590.039%0.04%1.460617%2.308201%1.460617%1.5%3,7180.037%0.04%1.268513%1.136294%1.268513%1.3%3,2290.032%0.03%0.762915%0.950392%0.762915%0.8%1,9420.020%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County in North Carolina

American Ancestry by County#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
5%13%20%27%35%43%

German Ancestry by County#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
1.8%4.8%7.9%10.9%13.9%17.0%

English Ancestry by County#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.7%5.9%9.1%12.3%15.5%18.7%

Irish Ancestry by County#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
2.0%5.4%8.8%12.1%15.4%18.8%

Italian Ancestry by County#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.4%2.7%4.1%5.4%6.7%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.4%2.3%4.3%6.2%8.1%10.1%

Scottish Ancestry by County#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.5%2.0%3.4%4.8%6.2%7.7%

French Ancestry by County#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.2%0.9%1.5%2.0%2.6%3.3%

Polish Ancestry by County#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.2%

European Ancestry by County#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.9%1.6%2.3%3.0%3.8%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.5%

Dutch Ancestry by County#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.05%0.53%0.99%1.46%1.93%2.40%

African Ancestry by County#16

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.5%

Swedish Ancestry by County#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.34%0.67%1.01%1.35%1.69%

Welsh Ancestry by County#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.99%1.48%1.97%2.47%

Mexican Ancestry by County#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.6%3.4%6.1%8.8%11.5%14.2%

Central American Ancestry by County#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.0%6.3%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%

South American Ancestry by County#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.66%0.99%1.31%1.65%

Salvadoran Ancestry by County#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Indian Ancestry by County#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Chinese Ancestry by County#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%3.0%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.25%0.49%0.74%0.98%1.24%

Filipino Ancestry by County#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.15%0.31%0.46%0.61%0.77%

Korean Ancestry by County#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.22%0.43%0.65%0.87%1.09%
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Ancestry by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

American Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected places in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count#LumbertonShelbyBooneWilmingtonWilsonRaleighNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSalisburyFuquay-VarinaClaytonGoldsboroThomasvilleAshevilleSouth AtlanticSouthGarnerSanfordAsheboroKannapolisHickoryWake ForestMint HillClemmonsCorneliusGastoniaKernersvilleBurlingtonRocky MountHuntersvilleHolly SpringsConcordLexingtonIndian TrailUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStatesvilleMooresvilleHigh PointMatthewsKinstonWinston-SalemJacksonvilleCaryApexGreensboroNew BernFayettevilleHavelockDurhamCharlotteMonroeGreenvilleCarrboroChapel HillMorrisville38.228772%38.228772%38.2%8,275121.624957%21.624957%21.6%4,381219.061455%19.061455%19.1%3,477318.720763%18.720763%18.7%21,29021.3k414.054239%14.054239%14.1%6,965512.519770%12.519770%12.5%55,25355.3k612.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M12.116173%12.116173%12.1%4,080712.005985%12.005985%12.0%2,728811.809411%11.809411%11.8%2,191911.440820%11.440820%11.4%4,1101010.184708%10.184708%10.2%2,768119.937051%9.937051%9.9%8,698129.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.780995%9.780995%9.8%2,702139.556596%9.556596%9.6%2,776149.492648%9.492648%9.5%2,466159.469191%9.469191%9.5%4,326169.467647%9.467647%9.5%3,813179.311252%9.311252%9.3%3,396189.231138%9.231138%9.2%2,310199.034603%9.034603%9.0%1,765208.776344%8.776344%8.8%2,407218.734789%8.734789%8.7%6,453228.666161%8.666161%8.7%2,057238.639909%8.639909%8.6%4,542248.338229%8.338229%8.3%4,684257.947622%7.947622%7.9%4,109267.694350%7.694350%7.7%2,318277.621891%7.621891%7.6%6,536287.480748%7.480748%7.5%1,428297.332838%7.332838%7.3%2,666306.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.874976%6.874976%6.9%1,769316.762370%6.762370%6.8%2,393326.249656%6.249656%6.2%6,811336.208824%6.208824%6.2%1,866345.899126%5.899126%5.9%1,262355.814890%5.814890%5.8%13,86713.9k365.813987%5.813987%5.8%3,977375.777105%5.777105%5.8%9,002385.549860%5.549860%5.5%2,436395.226507%5.226507%5.2%14,74814.7k405.140482%5.140482%5.1%1,546415.011538%5.011538%5.0%10,20710.2k424.866699%4.866699%4.9%1,004434.713200%4.713200%4.7%11,86611.9k444.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k454.551035%4.551035%4.6%1,557464.116107%4.116107%4.1%3,694473.603776%3.603776%3.6%752483.552241%3.552241%3.6%2,096492.637168%2.637168%2.6%59650
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within North Carolina (38 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 41 of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

American Ancestry by Metro Area#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Brevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaCullowhee Metro AreaCullowheeMount Airy Metro AreaMount AiryNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaLumberton Metro AreaLumbertonForest City Metro AreaForest CityBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaMarion Metro AreaMarion AreaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaWilson Metro AreaWilson AreaWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleRocky Mount Metro AreaRocky MountRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityAlbemarle Metro AreaAlbemarleSanford Metro AreaSanford AreaKill Devil Hills Metro AreaKill Devil HillsNorth CarolinaN CarolinaPinehurst and Southern Pines Metro AreaPinehurstGoldsboro Metro AreaGoldsboroOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaWashington Metro AreaWashingtonRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaHenderson Metro AreaHendersonDunn Metro AreaDunn AreaElizabeth City Metro AreaElizabeth CityKinston Metro AreaKinston AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSouth AtlanticSouthBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroNew Bern Metro AreaNew Bern AreaRockingham Metro AreaRockinghamGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFayetteville Metro AreaFayettevilleDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaLaurinburg Metro AreaLaurinburg42.172282%42.172282%42.2%13,94313.9k137.067941%37.067941%37.1%15,28215.3k234.060769%34.060769%34.1%24,78524.8k331.500406%31.500406%31.5%21,70021.7k429.838436%29.838436%29.8%28,97729.0k523.297616%23.297616%23.3%31,35331.4k621.711818%21.711818%21.7%14,48214.5k719.488103%19.488103%19.5%10,27910.3k818.956746%18.956746%19.0%8,533918.675921%18.675921%18.7%67,86467.9k1018.410380%18.410380%18.4%15,02615.0k1116.424110%16.424110%16.4%44,80344.8k1216.099420%16.099420%16.1%71,11571.1k1315.391737%15.391737%15.4%22,94222.9k1414.483444%14.483444%14.5%10,64210.6k1513.628228%13.628228%13.6%57,18257.2k1613.011950%13.011950%13.0%8,9181712.829566%12.829566%12.8%7,7761812.781323%12.781323%12.8%7,6101912.369325%12.369325%12.4%4,8632012.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M12.103793%12.103793%12.1%11,26511.3k2111.910291%11.910291%11.9%14,82214.8k2211.789308%11.789308%11.8%6,8782311.407158%11.407158%11.4%74,67074.7k2411.274809%11.274809%11.3%5,3572511.254060%11.254060%11.3%139,969140k2610.690213%10.690213%10.7%4,7582710.585216%10.585216%10.6%13,40313.4k2810.420237%10.420237%10.4%6,6282910.076616%10.076616%10.1%5,8793010.038158%10.038158%10.0%172,097172k319.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.790116%9.790116%9.8%15,30915.3k329.347258%9.347258%9.3%17,36317.4k339.341235%9.341235%9.3%222,429222k349.312864%9.312864%9.3%69,50269.5k359.032999%9.032999%9.0%11,48611.5k368.381098%8.381098%8.4%3,831377.253782%7.253782%7.3%12,70512.7k386.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.719990%6.719990%6.7%25,38125.4k396.485263%6.485263%6.5%35,17635.2k405.869340%5.869340%5.9%2,09641
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 41 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

American Ancestry by County#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count#Surry CountySurryWilkes CountyWilkesCleveland CountyClevelandHaywood CountyHaywoodColumbus CountyColumbusRobeson CountyRobesonBurke CountyBurkeRutherford CountyRutherfordLincoln CountyLincolnCaldwell CountyCaldwellRowan CountyRowanWilson CountyWilsonNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverJohnston CountyJohnstonHenderson CountyHendersonNash CountyNashCatawba CountyCatawbaRandolph CountyRandolphFranklin CountyFranklinRockingham CountyRockinghamBuncombe CountyBuncombeGaston CountyGastonCarteret CountyCarteretStanly CountyStanlyLee CountyLeeBrunswick CountyBrunswickDavidson CountyDavidsonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMoore CountyMooreWayne CountyWayneGranville CountyGranvilleSampson CountySampsonHarnett CountyHarnettIredell CountyIredellPender CountyPenderWake CountyWakeDuplin CountyDuplinLenoir CountyLenoirSouth AtlanticSouthAlamance CountyAlamanceOnslow CountyOnslowCabarrus CountyCabarrusChatham CountyChathamCraven CountyCravenUnion CountyUnionForsyth CountyForsythPitt CountyPittGuilford CountyGuilfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCumberland CountyCumberlandOrange CountyOrangeDurham CountyDurhamMecklenburg CountyMecklenburg34.060769%34.060769%34.1%24,78524.8k131.500406%31.500406%31.5%21,70021.7k229.838436%29.838436%29.8%28,97729.0k328.041023%28.041023%28.0%16,70616.7k427.343681%27.343681%27.3%15,59015.6k523.297616%23.297616%23.3%31,35331.4k622.283963%22.283963%22.3%19,85119.9k721.711818%21.711818%21.7%14,48214.5k820.889162%20.889162%20.9%16,66616.7k920.082575%20.082575%20.1%16,39216.4k1019.028941%19.028941%19.0%26,39226.4k1118.410380%18.410380%18.4%15,02615.0k1218.031696%18.031696%18.0%39,02639.0k1316.313030%16.313030%16.3%29,71529.7k1415.189577%15.189577%15.2%16,84616.8k1515.162367%15.162367%15.2%14,31114.3k1614.987039%14.987039%15.0%23,29923.3k1714.060791%14.060791%14.1%20,04920.0k1814.023083%14.023083%14.0%8,8331913.724999%13.724999%13.7%12,61312.6k2013.459170%13.459170%13.5%33,66333.7k2113.287179%13.287179%13.3%28,13628.1k2213.011950%13.011950%13.0%8,9182312.829566%12.829566%12.8%7,7762412.781323%12.781323%12.8%7,6102512.553811%12.553811%12.6%14,96015.0k2612.454132%12.454132%12.5%20,43220.4k2712.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M12.103793%12.103793%12.1%11,26511.3k2811.910291%11.910291%11.9%14,82214.8k2911.789308%11.789308%11.8%6,8783011.131166%11.131166%11.1%7,0923110.585216%10.585216%10.6%13,40313.4k3210.269683%10.269683%10.3%17,20117.2k3310.250541%10.250541%10.3%5,7773410.156563%10.156563%10.2%101,421101k3510.106392%10.106392%10.1%5,9753610.076616%10.076616%10.1%5,879379.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.790116%9.790116%9.8%15,30915.3k389.347258%9.347258%9.3%17,36317.4k399.181158%9.181158%9.2%17,65517.7k408.553607%8.553607%8.6%5,883418.537288%8.537288%8.5%8,895428.487046%8.487046%8.5%18,46918.5k437.482773%7.482773%7.5%27,28927.3k447.253782%7.253782%7.3%12,70512.7k457.197913%7.197913%7.2%36,84036.8k466.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.406806%6.406806%6.4%20,87620.9k475.813729%5.813729%5.8%8,128485.341154%5.341154%5.3%15,73615.7k495.314922%5.314922%5.3%53,77553.8k50
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in North Carolina

There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,597.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%Count#ClevelandHarnett TownshipHarnettWilmington TownshipWilmingtonRaleigh TownshipRaleighHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkWilson TownshipWilsonSouth Point TownshipS PtHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleLeesville TownshipLeesvilleThomasville TownshipThomasvilleNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkClayton TownshipClaytonTown Creek TownshipTown CrkHickory TownshipHickoryNeuse TownshipNeuseAshevilleSouth AtlanticSouthSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysWake Forest TownshipWake FrstJacksonville TownshipJacksonvilleCoddle Creek TownshipCoddle CrkSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkGastonia TownshipGastoniaDavidson TownshipDavidsonTownship 12:Burlington12, BurlingtonTownship 2:Poplar Tent2, Poplar TentHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsVance TownshipVanceSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsRockfish TownshipRockfishTownship 4:Kannapolis4, KannapolisCraven Township 88Township 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCary TownshipSandy Ridge TownshipSandy RdgMonroe TownshipMonroeWinterville TownshipWintervilleMorehead TownshipMoreheadWinston TownshipWinstonHigh Point TownshipHigh PtWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakSeventy-First Township71stOak Grove TownshipOak GrvCross Creek TownshipCross CrkTriangle TownshipTrnglTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkDurham TownshipDurhamChapel Hill TownshipChapel HlGilmer TownshipGilmerGreenville TownshipGreenville29.838436%29.838436%29.8%28,97729.0k118.871370%18.871370%18.9%7,648218.720763%18.720763%18.7%21,29021.3k316.488484%16.488484%16.5%20,97521.0k414.727482%14.727482%14.7%8,563514.335263%14.335263%14.3%6,117614.096824%14.096824%14.1%6,045713.930019%13.930019%13.9%6,736813.132747%13.132747%13.1%5,827912.372676%12.372676%12.4%4,7981012.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M12.087305%12.087305%12.1%6,1251111.902055%11.902055%11.9%4,0831211.522533%11.522533%11.5%3,7561311.452691%11.452691%11.5%7,0411410.488719%10.488719%10.5%8,428159.937051%9.937051%9.9%8,698169.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.474267%9.474267%9.5%6,156179.330749%9.330749%9.3%7,268189.164326%9.164326%9.2%6,786198.982757%8.982757%9.0%3,058208.943549%8.943549%8.9%4,905218.804104%8.804104%8.8%7,638228.344168%8.344168%8.3%2,888238.224207%8.224207%8.2%3,159248.215457%8.215457%8.2%3,206258.179795%8.179795%8.2%3,161268.144941%8.144941%8.1%4,572277.964341%7.964341%8.0%5,950287.921873%7.921873%7.9%4,571297.810921%7.810921%7.8%3,556307.411040%7.411040%7.4%2,645316.900226%6.900226%6.9%2,590326.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.874702%6.874702%6.9%5,479336.738353%6.738353%6.7%3,597346.419972%6.419972%6.4%3,541356.342292%6.342292%6.3%3,174365.974011%5.974011%6.0%12,16912.2k375.814890%5.814890%5.8%13,86713.9k385.792164%5.792164%5.8%4,794395.330237%5.330237%5.3%4,659405.052242%5.052242%5.1%4,729415.005301%5.005301%5.0%2,219424.813628%4.813628%4.8%3,306434.809387%4.809387%4.8%5,021444.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k454.416653%4.416653%4.4%2,126464.316944%4.316944%4.3%4,929474.054434%4.054434%4.1%3,748483.286271%3.286271%3.3%2,579493.124752%3.124752%3.1%1,57250
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares North Carolina to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

American Ancestry by State#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%5%10%15%Count#KentuckyTennesseeAlabamaWest VirginiaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMississippiGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasVirginiaIndianaSouth AtlanticSouthMissouriLouisianaOklahomaFloridaVermontIdahoOhioMaineKansasWyomingMontanaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareMichiganUtahIowaTexasNew YorkOregonNew HampshirePennsylvaniaColoradoMarylandNevadaIllinoisWashingtonArizonaNew MexicoAlaskaMassachusettsNew JerseyConnecticutNebraskaSouth DakotaRhode IslandWisconsinMinnesotaCaliforniaNorth DakotaHawaii18.448437%18.448437%18.4%813,943814k115.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M215.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k312.376523%12.376523%12.4%228,482228k412.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M511.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k611.709967%11.709967%11.7%1,182,6271.18M711.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k811.033218%11.033218%11.0%327,518328k910.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k1010.175674%10.175674%10.2%670,534671k119.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.627238%9.627238%9.6%583,377583k129.484724%9.484724%9.5%440,629441k139.148855%9.148855%9.1%354,572355k148.887965%8.887965%8.9%1,771,7671.77M158.237937%8.237937%8.2%51,59051.6k168.087213%8.087213%8.1%132,265132k177.877895%7.877895%7.9%912,807913k187.752103%7.752103%7.8%103,097103k197.394217%7.394217%7.4%214,306214k207.261560%7.261560%7.3%42,33742.3k217.093086%7.093086%7.1%72,59072.6k226.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.337896%6.337896%6.3%59,24059.2k236.033695%6.033695%6.0%597,915598k246.015920%6.015920%6.0%177,375177k255.818311%5.818311%5.8%180,751181k265.717154%5.717154%5.7%1,541,1411.54M275.402591%5.402591%5.4%1,064,1731.06M285.307052%5.307052%5.3%211,341211k295.210384%5.210384%5.2%69,16869.2k304.981924%4.981924%5.0%636,888637k314.965728%4.965728%5.0%266,128266k324.918873%4.918873%4.9%293,160293k334.734232%4.734232%4.7%134,413134k344.731590%4.731590%4.7%608,089608k354.645345%4.645345%4.6%328,572329k364.623206%4.623206%4.6%311,076311k374.507197%4.507197%4.5%93,87093.9k384.449858%4.449858%4.4%32,78932.8k394.261612%4.261612%4.3%287,324287k404.205775%4.205775%4.2%374,964375k414.103139%4.103139%4.1%147,244147k424.004180%4.004180%4.0%75,32975.3k433.830291%3.830291%3.8%32,59832.6k443.700363%3.700363%3.7%39,02039.0k453.599501%3.599501%3.6%207,144207k463.470732%3.470732%3.5%189,185189k473.246330%3.246330%3.2%1,254,8431.25M482.975568%2.975568%3.0%21,90521.9k491.441635%1.441635%1.4%20,38020.4k50
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares North Carolina to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

American Ancestry by State#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%5%10%15%Count#KentuckyTennesseeAlabamaWest VirginiaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMississippiGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasVirginiaSouth AtlanticSouthLouisianaOklahomaFloridaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareTexasMarylandDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.18.448437%18.448437%18.4%813,943814k115.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M215.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k312.376523%12.376523%12.4%228,482228k412.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M511.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k611.709967%11.709967%11.7%1,182,6271.18M711.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k811.033218%11.033218%11.0%327,518328k910.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k109.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.484724%9.484724%9.5%440,629441k119.148855%9.148855%9.1%354,572355k128.887965%8.887965%8.9%1,771,7671.77M136.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.337896%6.337896%6.3%59,24059.2k145.717154%5.717154%5.7%1,541,1411.54M154.918873%4.918873%4.9%293,160293k162.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k17
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of North Carolina. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Major Counties:
Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Johnston, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Pitt, Union, Wake
Counties:
Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, Yancey
Metro Areas:
Albemarle Area, Asheville Area, Boone Area, Brevard Area, Burlington Area, Charlotte Area, Cullowhee Area, Dunn Area, Durham Area, Elizabeth City Area, Fayetteville Area, Forest City Area, Goldsboro Area, Greensboro Area, Greenville Area, Henderson Area, Hickory Area, Jacksonville Area, Kill Devil Hills Area, Kinston Area, Laurinburg Area, Lumberton Area, Marion Area, Morehead City Area, Mount Airy Area, Myrtle Beach Area, New Bern Area, North Wilkesboro Area, Oxford Area, Pinehurst Area, Raleigh Area, Roanoke Rapids Area, Rockingham Area, Rocky Mount Area, Sanford Area, Shelby Area, Virginia Beach Area, Washington Area, Wilmington Area, Wilson Area, Winston Area
Major Cities:
Asheboro, Asheville, Burlington, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Havelock, Hickory, High Point, Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Kinston, Lexington, Lumberton, Monroe, New Bern, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Sanford, Shelby, Statesville, Thomasville, Wilmington, Wilson, Winston-Salem
Major Towns:
Apex, Boone, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Cornelius, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Huntersville, Indian Trail, Kernersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, Mooresville, Morrisville, Wake Forest
Major Village:
Clemmons
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13
State House Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18, NC-19, NC-20, NC-21, NC-22, NC-23, NC-24, NC-25, NC-26, NC-27, NC-28, NC-29, NC-30, NC-31, NC-32, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-42, NC-43, NC-44, NC-45, NC-46, NC-47, NC-48, NC-49, NC-50, NC-51, NC-52, NC-53, NC-54, NC-55, NC-56, NC-57, NC-58, NC-59, NC-60, NC-61, NC-62, NC-63, NC-64, NC-65, NC-66, NC-67, NC-68, NC-69, NC-70, NC-71, NC-72, NC-73, NC-74, NC-75, NC-76, NC-77, NC-78, NC-79, NC-80, NC-81, NC-82, NC-83, NC-84, NC-85, NC-86, NC-87, NC-88, NC-89, NC-90, NC-91, NC-92, NC-93, NC-94, NC-95, NC-96, NC-97, NC-98, NC-99, NC-100, NC-101, NC-102, NC-103, NC-104, NC-105, NC-106, NC-107, NC-108, NC-109, NC-110, NC-111, NC-112, NC-113, NC-114, NC-115, NC-116, NC-117, NC-118, NC-119, NC-120
State Senate Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18, NC-19, NC-20, NC-21, NC-22, NC-23, NC-24, NC-25, NC-26, NC-27, NC-28, NC-29, NC-30, NC-31, NC-32, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-42, NC-43, NC-44, NC-45, NC-46, NC-47, NC-48, NC-49, NC-50
Neighboring States:
Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia