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Highest Australian population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Australian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Australian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 41 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 41 is 0.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dare County, NC, up 40 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Australian population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAUSTRALIAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲14Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.2%+0.2 pts

02Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%–

03▼1McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%+0.1 pts

04Jones County, NCNC9,5750.1%–

05▲40Dare County, NCNC38,2450.1%–

06▼2Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%+0.1 pts

07▲39New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.1%0.0 pts

08Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.1%+0.1 pts

09▼6Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%–

10▲23Orange County, NCNC152,4980.1%0.0 pts

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%0.0 pts

12Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

13▲5Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%–

14▼1Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.0%0.0 pts

15▲11Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.0%0.0 pts

16Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.0%–

17Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

18▲21Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.0%–

19Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.0%–

20Graham County, NCNC8,1900.0%–

21Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%0.0 pts

22▼8Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.0%0.0 pts

23▲5Craven County, NCNC105,0250.0%0.0 pts

24▼18Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.0%–

25▼4Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.0%–

26▼10Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%0.0 pts

27▼15Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.0%0.0 pts

28▼11Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.0%0.0 pts

29▲2Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.0%0.0 pts

30▲7Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.0%0.0 pts

31Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.0%–

32▲4Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.0%–

33▲11Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.0%0.0 pts

34▼5Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%0.0 pts

35▼15Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.0%0.0 pts

36▲4Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%0.0 pts

37▼13Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%0.0 pts

38▼6Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.0%0.0 pts

39▲3Moore County, NCNC110,6190.0%0.0 pts

40▼10Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%0.0 pts

41▼31Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES