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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.01K people in North Carolina with South African ancestry (0.03% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Weddington town had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.86%), followed by Belmont city (0.46%), and Lake Norman of Iredell CDP (0.38%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Weddington town
Belmont city
Lake Norman of Iredell CDP
Waxhaw town
Wake Forest town
Mint Hill town
Chapel Hill town
Morrisville town
Murraysville CDP
Laurinburg city
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Weddington town 0.86
2 Belmont city 0.46
3 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 0.38
4 Waxhaw town 0.31
5 Wake Forest town 0.30
6 Mint Hill town 0.27
7 Chapel Hill town 0.18
8 Morrisville town 0.14
9 Murraysville CDP 0.13
10 Laurinburg city 0.09
11 Asheville city 0.07