RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest Arab population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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 87 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB SHAREVS 2000

01Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.0%–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.9%–

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.8%–

04Durham County, NCNC347,2400.8%–

05Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.7%–

06Davie County, NCNC45,8550.6%–

07Nash County, NCNC99,3650.6%–

08Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.6%–

09Graham County, NCNC8,1900.5%–

10Orange County, NCNC152,4980.5%–

11Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.5%–

12Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.5%–

13Dare County, NCNC38,2450.5%–

14Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.5%–

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.4%–

16Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.4%–

17Moore County, NCNC110,6190.4%–

18Pender County, NCNC72,1110.4%–

19Camden County, NCNC11,3150.4%–

20Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.4%–

21Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.3%–

22Union County, NCNC267,6740.3%–

23Granville County, NCNC61,4210.3%–

24Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.3%–

25Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.3%–

26Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.3%–

27Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.2%–

28Person County, NCNC40,6360.2%–

29Burke County, NCNC88,6550.2%–

30Craven County, NCNC105,0250.2%–

31Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.2%–

32Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.2%–

33Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%–

34Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.2%–

35Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.2%–

36Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.2%–

37Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.2%–

38Vance County, NCNC42,6380.2%–

39Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.2%–

40Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.2%–

41Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.2%–

42Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.2%–

43Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.2%–

44Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.2%–

45Polk County, NCNC20,5330.2%–

46Avery County, NCNC18,1100.2%–

47Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.1%–

48Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.1%–

49Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.1%–

50Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%–

51Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.1%–

52Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.1%–

53Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%–

54Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.1%–

55Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.1%–

56Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%–

57Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%–

58Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

59Lee County, NCNC70,2580.1%–

60Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%–

61Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%–

62Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

63Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.1%–

64Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.1%–

65Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%–

66Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.1%–

67Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.1%–

68Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%–

69Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%–

70Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

71McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%–

72Surry County, NCNC72,2870.1%–

73Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%–

74Anson County, NCNC21,7580.1%–

75Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%–

76Greene County, NCNC20,7000.0%–

77Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.0%–

78Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.0%–

79Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.0%–

80Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.0%–

81Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.0%–

82Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.0%–

83Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.0%–

84Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.0%–

85Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.0%–

86Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.0%–

87Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.0%–

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