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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 996.05K people in North Carolina with German ancestry (9.61% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Clemmons village had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (19.77%), followed by Lake Norman of Iredell CDP (19.47%), and Pinehurst village (18.08%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Clemmons village

Lake Norman of Iredell CDP

Pinehurst village

Holly Springs town

Southern Pines town

Carrboro town

Leland town

Elon town

Pineville town

Cornelius town

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Clemmons village	19.77
2	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	19.47
3	Pinehurst village	18.08
4	Holly Springs town	17.76
5	Southern Pines town	17.16
6	Carrboro town	17.14
7	Leland town	16.91
8	Elon town	16.85
9	Pineville town	16.73
10	Cornelius town	16.41
11	Mooresville town	16.15
12	Newton city	16.08
13	Davidson town	15.69
14	Fuquay-Varina town	15.41
15	Waxhaw town	15.33
16	Wake Forest town	15.30
17	Lewisville town	14.86
18	Waynesville town	14.45
19	Huntersville town	14.44
20	Matthews town	14.41
21	Hendersonville city	14.26
22	Lincolnton city	14.01
23	Jacksonville city	13.93
24	Belmont city	13.73
25	Weddington town	13.66
26	Myrtle Grove CDP	13.63
27	Boone town	13.25
28	Spout Springs CDP	13.17
29	Salisbury city	13.13
30	Asheville city	13.11
31	Mint Hill town	12.93
32	Mebane city	12.90
33	Apex town	12.85
34	Indian Trail town	12.82
35	Spring Lake town	12.73
36	Havelock city	12.54
37	Stallings town	12.13
38	Hickory city	11.72
39	Piney Green CDP	11.69
40	Murraysville CDP	11.59
41	Kernersville town	11.55
42	Cary town	11.21
43	Harrisburg town	11.03
44	Winterville town	10.97
45	Concord city	10.92
46	Summerfield town	10.58
47	Garner town	10.40
48	Statesville city	10.36
49	Chapel Hill town	10.26
50	Mount Holly city	10.23
51	Wilmington city	10.22
52	Kannapolis city	9.82
53	Lenoir city	9.63
54	Anderson Creek CDP	9.37
55	Shelby city	9.31
56	Morganton city	9.25
57	Asheboro city	9.01
58	Raleigh city	9.00
59	New Bern city	8.85
60	Gastonia city	8.81
61	Kings Mountain city	8.79
62	Winston-Salem city	8.66
63	Archdale city	8.47
64	Lexington city	8.33
65	Albemarle city	8.20
66	High Point city	8.12
67	Durham city	8.11
68	Charlotte city	7.96
69	Hope Mills town	7.90
70	Fayetteville city	7.87
71	Knightdale town	7.82
72	Burlington city	7.77
73	Graham city	7.75
74	Mount Airy city	7.72
75	Reidsville city	7.34
76	Smithfield town	7.06
77	Morrisville town	6.99
78	Sanford city	6.74
79	Greensboro city	6.55
80	Goldsboro city	6.02
81	Greenville city	5.91
82	Thomasville city	5.89
83	Clayton town	5.76
84	Monroe city	5.73
85	Elizabeth City city	5.31
86	Roanoke Rapids city	4.49
87	Wilson city	3.88
88	Eden city	3.78
89	Kinston city	3.72
90	Rocky Mount city	2.97
91	Tarboro town	2.88
92	Laurinburg city	2.63
93	Henderson city	1.58
94	Lumberton city	1.25