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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB SHAREVS 2010

01Wendell, NCNC19,6870.9%−14%

02Cullowhee, NCNC7,9730.5%+72%

03Wilson, NCNC49,5720.5%−58%

04Carolina Beach, NCNC6,8700.4%+66%

05Jacksonville, NCNC72,7320.4%−19%

06Garner, NCNC41,5620.3%−2%

07Oxford, NCNC8,9850.3%−45%

08Lumberton, NCNC18,9550.3%−73%

09Goldsboro, NCNC35,0120.3%+23%

10East Flat Rock, NCNC6,3230.3%–

11Pineville, NCNC11,8510.2%+14%

12Charlotte, NCNC964,7840.2%−68%

13Greensboro, NCNC308,6670.2%−54%

14High Point, NCNC120,5710.2%+39%

15Matthews, NCNC32,7690.2%−82%

16Cary, NCNC183,5820.2%−83%

17Winston-Salem, NCNC257,2710.2%−54%

18Clemmons, NCNC22,8080.2%−28%

19Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1200.1%−85%

20Ayden, NCNC5,2630.1%–

21Henderson, NCNC15,0130.1%−44%

22Boone, NCNC19,9290.1%−55%

23Graham, NCNC20,1310.1%−63%

24Anderson Creek, NCNC13,9270.1%–

25Raleigh, NCNC506,3060.1%−94%

26Carrboro, NCNC20,9620.1%−76%

27Woodfin, NCNC8,2290.1%–

28Fayetteville, NCNC209,1200.1%−65%

29Durham, NCNC305,5610.1%−84%

30Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,5360.0%−96%

31Wake Forest, NCNC58,1470.0%−95%

32Greenville, NCNC96,4430.0%−97%

33Waynesville, NCNC11,0060.0%–

34Kannapolis, NCNC61,7080.0%−82%

35Wilmington, NCNC126,8090.0%−97%

36Concord, NCNC114,5980.0%−98%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS