Danish Population in Durham County, NC by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

Danish residents in Durham County, NC total 888 people, according to the latest U.S. Census estimates. Of that, 763 live in Durham - the only incorporated city in Durham County included in this analysis* - while the remaining population appears to reside in unincorporated parts of the county or smaller incorporated cities not captured in this ranking. This pattern suggests a blended distribution across both urban and rural areas of Durham County. The sections below explores how the Danish community is spread across the county and how it compares with similar rural populations throughout North Carolina.

Top 5 cities with the largest Danish population in Durham County

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    Durham
    Danish population in Durham is 763
    0.26% of Durham population is Danish

Overview of Danish population in Durham County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Durham County with 888 Danish residents (0.27% of 329,405 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 91st percentile nationally among counties and 96th percentile within North Carolina for Danish population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS indicate Durham County's Danish population of 0.27% exceeds North Carolina's state average of 0.15% while remaining below the national average of 0.35%, placing the county above regional demographic benchmarks while below national concentration levels.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data documents Durham County with 888 Danish residents, representing 5.5% of North Carolina's total Danish population of 16,016.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document Durham County with 3.1 Danish Americans per square mile, more than nine times North Carolina's average density of 0.33 per square mile, placing the county among the most densely concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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Danish Population in Durham County — Durham

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American Community Survey data [1] indicate 763 Danish population in Durham, the only incorporated city included in this analysis*. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data.
cities in Durham County, NC ranked by Danish population count
Rank by Danish Population
City
Danish Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Durham County Danish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Durham 763 0.26% 85.92%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Durham County, NC by their Danish population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Danish population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Danish ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Danish alone, while others identify as Danish along with another race (such as Danish and German).
  • We’ve used the “Danish alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Danish population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Danish alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Danish .
  2. % of Total Durham County Danish Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Danish population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Danish populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Danish population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Danish populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.