Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.02M people in North Carolina with American ancestry. Among all North Carolina cities and places, Charlotte city had the highest population with American ancestry (41.24K), followed by Raleigh city (38.75K), and Gastonia city (12.88K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.
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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte city | 41244 |
| 2 | Raleigh city | 38749 |
| 3 | Gastonia city | 12875 |
| 4 | Greensboro city | 12869 |
| 5 | Winston-Salem city | 11909 |
| 6 | Goldsboro city | 10607 |
| 7 | Durham city | 10286 |
| 8 | Concord city | 9527 |
| 9 | Fayetteville city | 9018 |
| 10 | Cary town | 7884 |
| 11 | Lumberton city | 6681 |
| 12 | Kannapolis city | 6282 |
| 13 | Hickory city | 5644 |
| 14 | Wilmington city | 5508 |
| 15 | Shelby city | 5295 |
| 16 | High Point city | 5287 |
| 17 | Huntersville town | 5149 |
| 18 | Rocky Mount city | 4634 |
| 19 | Asheville city | 4254 |
| 20 | Lenoir city | 3904 |
| 21 | Boone town | 3608 |
| 22 | Apex town | 3579 |
| 23 | Wilson city | 3495 |
| 24 | Morganton city | 3367 |
| 25 | Greenville city | 3301 |
| 26 | Clayton town | 3164 |
| 27 | Fuquay-Varina town | 3079 |
| 28 | Kings Mountain city | 3066 |
| 29 | Indian Trail town | 3065 |
| 30 | Jacksonville city | 3055 |
| 31 | Burlington city | 3049 |
| 32 | Mooresville town | 2769 |
| 33 | Brevard city | 2603 |
| 34 | Wake Forest town | 2454 |
| 35 | Kernersville town | 2399 |
| 36 | Chapel Hill town | 2381 |
| 37 | Cullowhee CDP | 2370 |
| 38 | Salisbury city | 2331 |
| 39 | Monroe city | 2244 |
| 40 | Thomasville city | 2224 |
| 41 | Belmont city | 2090 |
| 42 | Havelock city | 2046 |
| 43 | Mount Airy city | 2021 |
| 44 | Harrisburg town | 2001 |
| 45 | Statesville city | 1967 |
| 46 | Mount Holly city | 1876 |
| 47 | Mint Hill town | 1869 |
| 48 | Holly Springs town | 1827 |
| 49 | New Bern city | 1787 |
| 50 | Bessemer City city | 1714 |
| 51 | Cornelius town | 1696 |
| 52 | Wilkesboro town | 1665 |
| 53 | Clemmons village | 1654 |
| 54 | Garner town | 1642 |
| 55 | Roanoke Rapids city | 1632 |
| 56 | Reidsville city | 1631 |
| 57 | Conover city | 1611 |
| 58 | Pinehurst village | 1608 |
| 59 | Leland town | 1602 |
| 60 | Sawmills town | 1590 |
| 61 | Newton city | 1563 |
| 62 | Matthews town | 1549 |
| 63 | Gamewell town | 1548 |
| 64 | Lewisville town | 1535 |
| 65 | Asheboro city | 1479 |
| 66 | Cherryville city | 1478 |
| 67 | Tarboro town | 1467 |
| 68 | Eden city | 1454 |
| 69 | Albemarle city | 1429 |
| 70 | Lexington city | 1403 |
| 71 | St. Stephens CDP | 1386 |
| 72 | Whiteville city | 1364 |
| 73 | Waynesville town | 1358 |
| 74 | Smithfield town | 1345 |
| 75 | Kill Devil Hills town | 1328 |
| 76 | Graham city | 1326 |
| 77 | Granite Falls town | 1285 |
| 78 | Valdese town | 1252 |
| 79 | Henderson city | 1199 |
| 80 | Summerfield town | 1196 |
| 81 | Cricket CDP | 1189 |
| 82 | James City CDP | 1173 |
| 83 | Elizabeth City city | 1155 |
| 84 | Weddington town | 1129 |
| 85 | Cajah's Mountain town | 1085 |
| 86 | Elkin town | 1055 |
| 87 | Fairmont town | 1039 |
| 88 | Sanford city | 1036 |
| 89 | Hope Mills town | 1018 |
| 90 | Ranlo town | 1017 |
| 91 | Stallings town | 1009 |
| 92 | Cramerton town | 1004 |
| 93 | Lincolnton city | 991 |
| 94 | Hendersonville city | 989 |
| 95 | King city | 988 |
| 96 | Boiling Spring Lakes city | 982 |
| 97 | North Wilkesboro town | 969 |
| 98 | Neuse Forest CDP | 964 |
| 99 | Morrisville town | 919 |
| 100 | Boiling Springs town | 905 |
| 101 | Pineville town | 902 |
| 102 | Archdale city | 888 |
| 103 | Waxhaw town | 871 |
| 104 | Unionville town | 842 |
| 105 | Dudley CDP | 840 |
| 106 | Marion city | 835 |
| 107 | Kinston city | 827 |
| 108 | Taylorsville town | 822 |
| 109 | Mount Olive town | 819 |
| 110 | Elroy CDP | 818 |
| 111 | Aberdeen town | 814 |
| 112 | Brogden CDP | 801 |
| 113 | Laurinburg city | 792 |
| 114 | Lake Norman of Iredell CDP | 783 |
| 115 | Mills River town | 780 |
| 116 | Sparta town | 779 |
| 117 | Red Oak town | 771 |
| 118 | Rockingham city | 770 |
| 119 | Bladenboro town | 769 |
| 120 | Lake Norman of Catawba CDP | 767 |
| 121 | Mebane city | 764 |
| 122 | Kings Grant CDP | 763 |
| 123 | Long View town | 753 |
| 124 | Pembroke town | 744 |
| 125 | Forest Oaks CDP | 736 |
| 126 | Elizabethtown town | 734 |
| 127 | Kitty Hawk town | 727 |
| 128 | Forest City town | 726 |
| 129 | Hudson town | 713 |
| 130 | Winterville town | 709 |
| 131 | Davidson town | 694 |
| 131 | Mountain Home CDP | 694 |
| 132 | Piney Green CDP | 677 |
| 132 | Trinity city | 677 |
| 133 | Wendell town | 674 |
| 134 | Mar-Mac CDP | 672 |
| 135 | Etowah CDP | 669 |
| 136 | Jonesville town | 664 |
| 137 | Icard CDP | 654 |
| 138 | Cape Carteret town | 653 |
| 139 | Clinton city | 652 |
| 140 | Anderson Creek CDP | 651 |
| 140 | Tabor City town | 651 |
| 141 | Dunn city | 650 |
| 142 | Oak Ridge town | 637 |
| 143 | Carrboro town | 630 |
| 143 | Drexel town | 630 |
| 144 | Knightdale town | 622 |
| 145 | Bethlehem CDP | 619 |
| 146 | Murraysville CDP | 618 |
| 147 | Fairplains CDP | 608 |
| 148 | West Jefferson town | 603 |
| 149 | Morehead City town | 601 |
| 150 | Lowell city | 591 |
| 151 | Woodfin town | 584 |
| 152 | Myrtle Grove CDP | 576 |
| 153 | Franklin town | 568 |
| 154 | Southern Shores town | 561 |
| 155 | Hildebran town | 554 |
| 156 | Oak Island town | 549 |
| 157 | Dallas town | 542 |
| 157 | Moyock CDP | 542 |
| 158 | Beaufort town | 536 |
| 159 | Locust city | 527 |
| 160 | Jefferson town | 522 |
| 161 | Spencer town | 518 |
| 162 | Farmville town | 513 |
| 163 | Enfield town | 511 |
| 164 | Eastover town | 510 |
| 165 | Silver Lake CDP | 504 |
| 165 | Southern Pines town | 504 |
| 166 | Midland town | 503 |
| 166 | Rural Hall town | 503 |
| 167 | Spindale town | 501 |
| 168 | Wrightsboro CDP | 498 |
| 169 | Tyro CDP | 493 |
| 170 | Canton town | 489 |
| 171 | Glen Alpine town | 485 |
| 171 | Trent Woods town | 485 |
| 172 | Pleasant Hill CDP | 469 |
| 173 | Denver CDP | 467 |
| 173 | Mountain View CDP | 467 |
| 174 | East Flat Rock CDP | 465 |
| 174 | Mocksville town | 465 |
| 175 | Millers Creek CDP | 463 |
| 176 | Fletcher town | 461 |
| 176 | Northchase CDP | 461 |
| 176 | White Lake town | 461 |
| 177 | Williamston town | 460 |
| 178 | Granite Quarry town | 455 |
| 179 | Salem CDP | 449 |
| 180 | Weldon town | 448 |
| 181 | Stanley town | 445 |
| 182 | Pleasant Garden town | 443 |
| 182 | Shallotte town | 443 |
| 183 | Mayodan town | 438 |
| 184 | Hillsborough town | 436 |
| 184 | Landis town | 436 |
| 185 | Wesley Chapel village | 435 |
| 186 | Mount Pleasant town | 425 |
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