RANKING · 2024 ACS · 88 SHOWN OF 88

Highest Arab population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Arab ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Arab residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 88 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB SHAREVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.2%–

02Nash County, NCNC99,3650.9%–

03Orange County, NCNC152,4980.8%–

04Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.7%–

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.7%–

06Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.6%–

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.6%–

08Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.5%–

09Durham County, NCNC347,2400.5%–

10Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.5%–

11Warren County, NCNC18,8980.5%–

12Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.5%–

13Davie County, NCNC45,8550.5%–

14Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.5%–

15Vance County, NCNC42,6380.5%–

16Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.5%–

17Lee County, NCNC70,2580.4%–

18Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.4%–

19Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.4%–

20Swain County, NCNC14,0240.4%–

21Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.4%–

22Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.4%–

23Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.4%–

24Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.4%–

25Martin County, NCNC21,6010.4%–

26Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.4%–

27Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.4%–

28Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.3%–

29Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.3%–

30Granville County, NCNC61,4210.3%–

31Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.3%–

32Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.3%–

33Camden County, NCNC11,3150.3%–

34Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.3%–

35Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.3%–

36Union County, NCNC267,6740.2%–

37Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.2%–

38Avery County, NCNC18,1100.2%–

39Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.2%–

40Pender County, NCNC72,1110.2%–

41Macon County, NCNC39,2320.2%–

42Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.2%–

43Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%–

44Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.2%–

45Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.2%–

46Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.2%–

47Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.2%–

48Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.2%–

49Craven County, NCNC105,0250.2%–

50Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.2%–

51Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.2%–

52Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

53Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.1%–

54Greene County, NCNC20,7000.1%–

55Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.1%–

56Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%–

57Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%–

58Madison County, NCNC22,5530.1%–

59Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.1%–

60Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.1%–

61Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.1%–

62Moore County, NCNC110,6190.1%–

63Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.1%–

64Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%–

65Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%–

66Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%–

67Polk County, NCNC20,5330.1%–

68Dare County, NCNC38,2450.1%–

69Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.1%–

70Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

71Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.1%–

72Anson County, NCNC21,7580.1%–

73Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.1%–

74Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.1%–

75Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%–

76Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.1%–

77Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.0%–

78Washington County, NCNC10,6380.0%–

79Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.0%–

80Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.0%–

81Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.0%–

82Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.0%–

83McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.0%–

84Surry County, NCNC72,2870.0%–

85Person County, NCNC40,6360.0%–

86Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.0%–

87Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.0%–

88Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES