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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Australian population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAUSTRALIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.2%+0.2 pts

02Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%–

03McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%+0.1 pts

04Jones County, NCNC9,5750.1%–

05Dare County, NCNC38,2450.1%–

06Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%+0.1 pts

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.1%−0.0 pts

08Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.1%+0.1 pts

09Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%–

10Orange County, NCNC152,4980.1%+0.0 pts

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%+0.0 pts

12Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

13Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%–

14Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.0%+0.0 pts

15Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.0%+0.0 pts

16Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.0%–

17Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

18Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.0%–

19Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.0%–

20Graham County, NCNC8,1900.0%–

21Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%+0.0 pts

22Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.0%+0.0 pts

23Craven County, NCNC105,0250.0%+0.0 pts

24Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.0%–

25Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.0%–

26Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%−0.0 pts

27Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.0%−0.0 pts

28Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.0%−0.0 pts

29Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.0%−0.0 pts

30Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.0%−0.0 pts

31Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.0%–

32Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.0%–

33Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.0%−0.0 pts

34Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%−0.0 pts

35Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.0%−0.0 pts

36Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%−0.0 pts

37Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%−0.0 pts

38Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.0%−0.0 pts

39Moore County, NCNC110,6190.0%−0.0 pts

40Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%−0.0 pts

41Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES