Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.73K people in North Carolina with Northern European ancestry. Among all North Carolina cities and places, Cary town had the highest population with Northern European ancestry (1.17K), followed by Raleigh city (815), and Greensboro city (395).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Cary town

Raleigh city

Greensboro city

Winston-Salem city

Chapel Hill town

Gastonia city

Huntersville town

Wilmington city

Garner town

Hickory city

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Cary town	1169
2	Raleigh city	815
3	Greensboro city	395
4	Winston-Salem city	272
5	Chapel Hill town	255
6	Gastonia city	218
7	Huntersville town	192
8	Wilmington city	179
9	Garner town	178
10	Hickory city	167
11	Asheville city	161
12	Fayetteville city	160
13	Rocky Mount city	119
14	Carrboro town	111
15	Davidson town	101
16	Hillsborough town	99
17	Seven Devils town	91
18	Kernersville town	83
19	Etowah CDP	76
19	Harrisburg town	76
19	Whispering Pines village	76
20	Weddington town	75
21	Wilson's Mills town	70
22	Piney Green CDP	69
23	Lincolnton city	61
24	Black Mountain town	59
24	Oak Island town	59
25	Greenville city	57
26	Porters Neck CDP	55
27	Cornelius town	52
28	Spindale town	50
29	Gibsonville town	47
29	Pinehurst village	47
30	Concord city	45
30	Indian Trail town	45
31	Wake Forest town	43
32	Stallings town	34
33	Westport CDP	31
34	Banner Elk town	29
34	Boone town	29
34	Kannapolis city	29
35	Myrtle Grove CDP	25
35	Salisbury city	25
36	Burlington city	24
36	Grandy CDP	24
37	Clemmons village	23
37	Cove Creek CDP	23
37	Murraysville CDP	23
38	Lenoir city	22
39	Hendersonville city	21
39	Wilkesboro town	21
40	Roanoke Rapids city	19
41	Pinnacle CDP	18
42	Unionville town	17
42	Wilson city	17
43	Fairfield Harbour CDP	16
44	Edneyville CDP	15
44	Fearrington Village CDP	15
44	River Road CDP	15
44	Wallace town	15
45	Monroe city	14
46	Maggie Valley town	13
46	St. James town	13
47	Clinton city	12
47	Fletcher town	12
47	Hertford town	12
47	Ogden CDP	12
48	Asheboro city	11
48	Norwood town	11
48	Waynesville town	11
49	Emerald Isle town	10
49	Kill Devil Hills town	10
49	Laurel Park town	10
49	Mills River town	10
50	Henderson city	9
50	Lumberton city	9
50	Mount Holly city	9
50	Newton city	9
50	St. Stephens CDP	9
50	West Marion CDP	9
51	Clyde town	8
51	Elizabeth City city	8
51	Pine Knoll Shores town	8
51	Ramseur town	8
51	Southern Pines town	8
51	Wesley Chapel village	8
52	Hope Mills town	7
52	Indian Beach town	7
52	Laurinburg city	7
52	Marion city	7
52	Mocksville town	7
52	Murphy town	7
52	Rockingham city	7
53	Badin town	6
53	Bakersville town	6
53	Balfour CDP	6
53	Biltmore Forest town	6
53	New Bern city	6
53	Silver Lake CDP	6
53	Trinity city	6
54	Sugar Mountain village	5
54	Troy town	5
55	Alamance village	4
55	Oriental town	4
55	Spring Lake town	4
55	Woodfin town	4
56	Bald Head Island village	3
56	Caswell Beach town	3
56	Harmony town	3
56	Lillington town	3
56	Madison town	3
57	Black Creek town	2
57	Hightsville CDP	2
57	Richlands town	2
57	Seagrove town	2
58	Colerain town	1
58	New London town	1