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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.32K people in North Carolina with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.02% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lexington city had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.69%), followed by Boone town (0.33%), and Hendersonville city (0.20%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Lexington city
Boone town
Hendersonville city
Statesville city
Murraysville CDP
Anderson Creek CDP
Leland town
Asheboro city
Elizabeth City city
Waynesville town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lexington city 0.69
2 Boone town 0.33
3 Hendersonville city 0.20
4 Statesville city 0.13
5 Murraysville CDP 0.08
6 Anderson Creek CDP 0.07
6 Leland town 0.07
7 Asheboro city 0.06
7 Elizabeth City city 0.06
7 Waynesville town 0.06
8 Havelock city 0.05
8 Morganton city 0.05
8 Salisbury city 0.05
8 Wake Forest town 0.05
9 Wilmington city 0.04
10 Kannapolis city 0.03
11 Monroe city 0.02