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Highest Arab population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Arab ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Arab residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 78 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB SHAREVS –

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.8%–

02Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.7%–

03Martin County, NCNC21,6010.7%–

04Nash County, NCNC99,3650.6%–

05Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.6%–

06Avery County, NCNC18,1100.5%–

07Dare County, NCNC38,2450.5%–

08Orange County, NCNC152,4980.5%–

09Moore County, NCNC110,6190.5%–

10Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.5%–

11Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.4%–

12Graham County, NCNC8,1900.4%–

13Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.3%–

14Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.3%–

15Union County, NCNC267,6740.3%–

16Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.3%–

17Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.3%–

18Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.3%–

19Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.3%–

20Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.3%–

21Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.3%–

22Durham County, NCNC347,2400.3%–

23Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.3%–

24Lee County, NCNC70,2580.3%–

25Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.3%–

26Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.3%–

27Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.3%–

28Davie County, NCNC45,8550.3%–

29Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.3%–

30Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.3%–

31Burke County, NCNC88,6550.2%–

32Granville County, NCNC61,4210.2%–

33Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.2%–

34Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.2%–

35New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.2%–

36Craven County, NCNC105,0250.2%–

37Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.2%–

38Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.2%–

39Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.2%–

40Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.2%–

41Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.2%–

42Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.2%–

43Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.2%–

44Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.2%–

45Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.2%–

46Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.2%–

47Anson County, NCNC21,7580.2%–

48Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%–

49Pender County, NCNC72,1110.1%–

50Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%–

51Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.1%–

52Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.1%–

53Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.1%–

54Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

55Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.1%–

56Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%–

57Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.1%–

58Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.1%–

59Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%–

60Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.1%–

61Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

62Swain County, NCNC14,0240.1%–

63Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%–

64Surry County, NCNC72,2870.1%–

65Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.1%–

66Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%–

67Vance County, NCNC42,6380.1%–

68Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%–

69Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

70Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%–

71Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%–

72Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%–

73Madison County, NCNC22,5530.1%–

74McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.0%–

75Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.0%–

76Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.0%–

77Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.0%–

78Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS