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Highest Arab population share, North Carolina cities · 2020

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Arab ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Arab residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 36 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 0.2%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB SHAREVS 2010

01Wendell, NCNC19,6870.9%−0.2 pts

02Cullowhee, NCNC7,9730.5%+0.2 pts

03Wilson, NCNC49,5720.5%−0.7 pts

04Carolina Beach, NCNC6,8700.4%+0.2 pts

05Jacksonville, NCNC72,7320.4%−0.1 pts

06Garner, NCNC41,5620.3%0.0 pts

07Oxford, NCNC8,9850.3%−0.3 pts

08Lumberton, NCNC18,9550.3%−0.9 pts

09Goldsboro, NCNC35,0120.3%+0.1 pts

10East Flat Rock, NCNC6,3230.3%–

11Pineville, NCNC11,8510.2%0.0 pts

12Charlotte, NCNC964,7840.2%−0.4 pts

13Greensboro, NCNC308,6670.2%−0.2 pts

14High Point, NCNC120,5710.2%+0.1 pts

15Matthews, NCNC32,7690.2%−0.8 pts

16Cary, NCNC183,5820.2%−0.8 pts

17Winston-Salem, NCNC257,2710.2%−0.2 pts

18Clemmons, NCNC22,8080.2%−0.1 pts

19Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1200.1%−0.7 pts

20Ayden, NCNC5,2630.1%–

21Henderson, NCNC15,0130.1%−0.1 pts

22Boone, NCNC19,9290.1%−0.1 pts

23Graham, NCNC20,1310.1%−0.1 pts

24Anderson Creek, NCNC13,9270.1%–

25Raleigh, NCNC506,3060.1%−0.9 pts

26Carrboro, NCNC20,9620.1%−0.2 pts

27Woodfin, NCNC8,2290.1%–

28Fayetteville, NCNC209,1200.1%−0.1 pts

29Durham, NCNC305,5610.1%−0.3 pts

30Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,5360.0%−0.6 pts

31Wake Forest, NCNC58,1470.0%−0.4 pts

32Greenville, NCNC96,4430.0%−0.8 pts

33Waynesville, NCNC11,0060.0%–

34Kannapolis, NCNC61,7080.0%−0.1 pts

35Wilmington, NCNC126,8090.0%−0.2 pts

36Concord, NCNC114,5980.0%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS