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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 40.87K people in North Carolina with Russian ancestry. Among all North Carolina cities and places, Charlotte city had the highest population with Russian ancestry (4.71K), followed by Raleigh city (3.22K), and Cary town (1.85K).

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

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Raleigh city

Cary town

Durham city

Asheville city

Greensboro city

Chapel Hill town

Fayetteville city

Winston-Salem city

Matthews town

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Charlotte city	4713
2	Raleigh city	3215
3	Cary town	1851
4	Durham city	1395
5	Asheville city	973
6	Greensboro city	948
7	Chapel Hill town	757
8	Fayetteville city	730
9	Winston-Salem city	719
10	Matthews town	618
10	Wilmington city	618
11	Indian Trail town	615
12	Apex town	562
13	Mint Hill town	480
14	Holly Springs town	400
15	Concord city	395
16	Huntersville town	389
17	Carrboro town	387
18	Wake Forest town	367
19	Avery Creek CDP	307
20	High Point city	290
21	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	250
22	Weddington town	247
23	Hickory city	243
23	Kenly town	243
24	Morrisville town	242
25	Mooresville town	218
26	Greenville city	207
27	Clayton town	189
27	Ogden CDP	189
28	Murraysville CDP	187
29	Boone town	174
30	Woodfin town	167
31	Cornelius town	162
32	Sanford city	155
33	Conover city	154
34	Davidson town	149
34	Jacksonville city	149
35	Leland town	147
36	Hendersonville city	146
37	New Bern city	145
37	Waxhaw town	145
38	Rolesville town	132
39	Havelock city	129
40	Fuquay-Varina town	126
41	Southern Pines town	125
42	Governors Village CDP	124
43	Gastonia city	123
44	Hillsborough town	118
45	Marvin village	110
46	Moyock CDP	109
47	Hampstead CDP	103
47	Harrisburg town	103
47	Lake Park village	103
48	Burlington city	102
49	Waynesville town	101
50	Kannapolis city	98
51	Briar Chapel CDP	89
52	Foscoe CDP	87
53	Pinehurst village	86
53	Spout Springs CDP	86
54	Salisbury city	84
55	St. James town	79
55	West Canton CDP	79
56	Asheboro city	76
57	Hope Mills town	71
57	Stallings town	71
58	Fearrington Village CDP	69
59	Kinston city	68
60	Pineville town	66
61	Belmont city	64
62	Clemmons village	62
62	Lake Norman of Catawba CDP	62
63	Kernersville town	60
63	Roanoke Rapids city	60
64	Laurinburg city	59
65	Forest City town	56
65	Trent Woods town	56
66	Lewisville town	52
66	Summerfield town	52
67	Elon town	51
67	Shelby city	51
68	Mills River town	50
68	Oak Ridge town	50
69	Surf City town	46
70	Archdale city	43
70	Governors Club CDP	43
71	Anderson Creek CDP	41
71	Denver CDP	41
72	Spindale town	40
73	Granite Quarry town	39
73	Porters Neck CDP	39
74	Half Moon CDP	38
74	Knightdale town	38
75	Morehead City town	36
75	Wilson city	36
76	Fairfield Harbour CDP	34
76	Garner town	34
77	Carolina Shores town	33
77	Mars Hill town	33
77	Westport CDP	33
78	Goldsboro city	32
78	Morganton city	32
79	Lincolnton city	31
79	Richlands town	31
80	Wallburg town	30
81	Bayshore CDP	29
82	Lake Junaluska CDP	28
82	Lexington city	28
83	Badin town	25
83	Etowah CDP	25
83	Oak Island town	25
84	Advance CDP	24
85	Brandywine Bay CDP	23
85	Pine Knoll Shores town	23
85	Spring Lake town	23
86	Kill Devil Hills town	22
86	Linville CDP	22
86	Sunset Beach town	22
86	Wesley Chapel village	22
86	Wrightsville Beach town	22
87	Emerald Isle town	21
87	Hemby Bridge town	21
87	Mount Holly city	21
87	Southport city	21
88	Atlantic Beach town	20
88	Black Mountain town	20
88	Cramerton town	20
88	Walkertown town	20
88	Wrightsboro CDP	20
89	Elizabeth City city	19
89	Lake Lure town	19
89	St. Stephens CDP	19
90	Angier town	18
90	Monroe city	18
90	Mount Airy city	18
90	Polkton town	18
90	Reidsville city	18
90	Youngsville town	18
90	Zebulon town	18
91	Boiling Spring Lakes city	17
91	Carolina Meadows CDP	17
91	Pilot Mountain town	17
91	Troutman town	17
92	Weaverville town	16
93	Cedar Point town	15
93	Marshville town	15
93	Newport town	15
94	Fruitland CDP	14
94	Mebane city	14
95	Bethlehem CDP	13
95	Horse Shoe CDP	13
95	Lillington town	13
95	Royal Pines CDP	13
95	Statesville city	13
95	Stem town	13
96	Albemarle city	12
96	Marion city	12
96	Mount Olive town	12
96	Spencer town	12
97	Beaufort town	11
97	Cordova CDP	11
97	King city	11
97	Kitty Hawk town	11
97	Lake Waccamaw town	11
97	Myrtle Grove CDP	11
97	St. Pauls town	11
98	Atkinson town	10
98	Haw River town	10
98	Highlands town	10
98	Nags Head town	10
98	Stanley town	10
99	Biltmore Forest town	9
99	Burgaw town	9
99	Dunn city	9
99	Elroy CDP	9
99	Glen Alpine town	9
99	Murphy town	9
99	Whispering Pines village	9
100	Belville town	8
100	Franklinville town	8
100	Holden Beach town	8
100	Holly Ridge town	8
100	Lattimore town	8
100	Lowesville CDP	8
100	Minnesott Beach town	8
100	Oriental town	8
100	Plain View CDP	8
101	Beech Mountain town	7
101	Bunnlevel CDP	7
101	Carthage town	7
101	Clyde town	7
101	East Rockingham CDP	7
101	Hollister CDP	7
101	Hoopers Creek CDP	7
101	Lenoir city	7
101	Shallotte town	7
101	Southern Shores town	7
101	Sugar Mountain village	7
102	Bermuda Run town	6