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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 148.99K people in North Carolina with Polish ancestry (1.44% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Matthews town had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (5.45%), followed by Davidson town (4.58%), and Waxhaw town (4.58%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Matthews town
Davidson town
Waxhaw town
Cornelius town
Mooresville town
Wake Forest town
Winterville town
Huntersville town
Holly Springs town
Indian Trail town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Matthews town 5.45
2 Davidson town 4.58
2 Waxhaw town 4.58
3 Cornelius town 3.78
4 Mooresville town 3.77
5 Wake Forest town 3.75
6 Winterville town 3.66
7 Huntersville town 3.49
8 Holly Springs town 3.17
9 Indian Trail town 3.15
10 Harrisburg town 3.06
11 Spout Springs CDP 3.01
12 Stallings town 2.92
13 Apex town 2.91
14 Chapel Hill town 2.70
15 Murraysville CDP 2.67
15 Pinehurst village 2.67
16 Myrtle Grove CDP 2.66
17 Hope Mills town 2.55
18 Southern Pines town 2.51
19 Fuquay-Varina town 2.50
20 Leland town 2.45
21 Lewisville town 2.42
22 Cary town 2.41
23 New Bern city 2.26
24 Elon town 2.25
25 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 2.21
26 Clemmons village 2.19
27 Raleigh city 2.03
28 Boone town 2.01
29 Garner town 2.00
29 Hendersonville city 2.00
29 Wilmington city 2.00
30 Belmont city 1.98
31 Asheville city 1.94
32 Anderson Creek CDP 1.91
33 Monroe city 1.85
34 Havelock city 1.84
35 Waynesville town 1.82
36 Lexington city 1.79
37 Morrisville town 1.77
38 Hickory city 1.75
39 Jacksonville city 1.74
40 Durham city 1.73
41 Kernersville town 1.71
42 Weddington town 1.70
43 Mebane city 1.58
44 Summerfield town 1.57
45 Charlotte city 1.53
46 Mint Hill town 1.51
47 Clayton town 1.50
48 Kings Mountain city 1.49
49 Spring Lake town 1.39
50 Piney Green CDP 1.34
51 Elizabeth City city 1.32
52 Carrboro town 1.29
52 Pineville town 1.29
53 Lincolnton city 1.26
54 Mount Holly city 1.24
55 Newton city 1.22
56 Archdale city 1.21
57 Concord city 1.13
57 Gastonia city 1.13
58 Fayetteville city 1.10
59 Knightdale town 1.07
60 Eden city 1.05
60 High Point city 1.05
61 Greensboro city 1.02
62 Greenville city 0.99
63 Kannapolis city 0.94
64 Winston-Salem city 0.89
65 Asheboro city 0.85
65 Salisbury city 0.85
66 Graham city 0.81
67 Sanford city 0.72
68 Burlington city 0.71
68 Morganton city 0.71
69 Shelby city 0.63
70 Laurinburg city 0.51
71 Mount Airy city 0.46
72 Lumberton city 0.43
73 Tarboro town 0.41
74 Kinston city 0.38
74 Statesville city 0.38
75 Roanoke Rapids city 0.35
76 Rocky Mount city 0.33
77 Wilson city 0.31
78 Smithfield town 0.27
79 Thomasville city 0.26
80 Albemarle city 0.23
81 Goldsboro city 0.11
82 Lenoir city 0.04