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Highest Italian population share, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Italian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 174 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 174 is 3.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Midland, NC, up 85 places to #18.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54016.4%+4.8 pts

02▲3St. James, NCNC7,31812.6%+6.4 pts

03Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90811.5%+8.9 pts

04▼2Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49410.1%+5.7 pts

05▲2Cornelius, NCNC35,0949.7%+0.6 pts

06Waxhaw, NCNC23,1409.0%+2.0 pts

07▲27Carolina Beach, NCNC6,8708.9%+1.8 pts

08▲30Westport, NCNC5,9158.8%+4.3 pts

09▲40Rolesville, NCNC12,8398.2%+1.0 pts

10▲30Southern Pines, NCNC17,3578.1%+5.5 pts

11▲8Leland, NCNC35,7317.8%−1.4 pts

12▼3Apex, NCNC80,4197.8%−2.1 pts

13▲48Oak Island, NCNC9,3377.7%+1.0 pts

14▼1Holly Springs, NCNC50,2887.5%−3.1 pts

15▲24Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,5367.5%+1.9 pts

16▼2Marvin, NCNC7,0407.4%−4.4 pts

17▲33Oak Ridge, NCNC7,8967.3%+0.3 pts

18▲85Midland, NCNC5,1517.3%+0.8 pts

19▲16Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,6377.3%+0.3 pts

20▲51Walkertown, NCNC6,1207.2%+5.5 pts

21▲2Murraysville, NCNC16,3397.2%+0.9 pts

22▲52Elon, NCNC11,3667.2%−0.2 pts

23▼2Mooresville, NCNC55,8426.8%−0.4 pts

24▲23Summerfield, NCNC11,3276.7%+1.9 pts

25▲65Mocksville, NCNC6,2826.6%+4.7 pts

26▼15Pinehurst, NCNC18,6706.6%−1.0 pts

27▼1Surf City, NCNC5,1426.5%+4.8 pts

28▲8Hillsborough, NCNC9,7786.4%+3.9 pts

29▼17Porters Neck, NCNC7,6546.4%−5.6 pts

30▼13Spring Lake, NCNC11,2526.4%−2.9 pts

31▲52Spout Springs, NCNC11,2426.3%–

32▼16Huntersville, NCNC68,5356.1%−4.5 pts

33▼6Matthews, NCNC32,7696.1%−1.1 pts

34▲19Weddington, NCNC14,5176.1%+0.3 pts

35▼11Shallotte, NCNC5,3356.1%−3.5 pts

36▲8Morehead City, NCNC10,4346.0%+2.5 pts

37▼17Wake Forest, NCNC58,1475.9%−2.8 pts

38▲60Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,8755.9%−1.8 pts

39▲2Jacksonville, NCNC72,7325.8%−0.5 pts

40▼22Moyock, NCNC5,6845.8%−1.9 pts

41▼37Ogden, NCNC8,2495.7%−0.1 pts

42▲3Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5665.7%−6.8 pts

43▲5Half Moon, NCNC7,3785.7%+0.6 pts

44▼7Cary, NCNC183,5825.7%−1.7 pts

45▲9Wilmington, NCNC126,8095.7%+0.8 pts

46▲23Boone, NCNC19,9295.7%−0.4 pts

47▼17Davidson, NCNC16,6625.6%−0.1 pts

48▲52Belmont, NCNC16,4155.5%+2.5 pts

49▼16Hampstead, NCNC9,2925.5%+0.6 pts

50▼28Indian Trail, NCNC44,3035.4%−3.1 pts

51▼5Harrisburg, NCNC20,7425.3%+1.2 pts

52▲7Kings Grant, NCNC9,0035.3%+1.6 pts

53▲44Fletcher, NCNC8,3735.3%+3.4 pts

54▲21Gibsonville, NCNC9,8765.3%+1.6 pts

55▼23Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,9065.2%–

56Wendell, NCNC19,6875.2%+3.2 pts

57▼2Mills River, NCNC7,5045.2%+0.3 pts

58Barbecue, NCNC5,9105.2%–

59▼44Garner, NCNC41,5624.8%+1.3 pts

60Asheville, NCNC93,5234.8%+1.3 pts

61▼30Carrboro, NCNC20,9624.8%−0.6 pts

62Briar Chapel, NCNC6,0494.8%–

63▼21Mint Hill, NCNC29,4764.7%+1.1 pts

64▼12Stallings, NCNC17,7604.7%0.0 pts

65▼37Brevard, NCNC8,0984.4%+2.3 pts

66▼8Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,7314.3%−4.4 pts

67▼2Chapel Hill, NCNC63,5654.3%−0.5 pts

68▲44Black Mountain, NCNC8,4914.3%+1.0 pts

69▲1Woodfin, NCNC8,2294.2%+2.0 pts

70▼45Silver Lake, NCNC6,5634.0%−3.1 pts

71▲22Clayton, NCNC32,6334.0%−2.0 pts

72Morrisville, NCNC32,4664.0%−2.2 pts

73▲3Raleigh, NCNC506,3064.0%+0.2 pts

74▼17Aberdeen, NCNC10,0663.9%−1.2 pts

75▲19Mebane, NCNC21,9523.8%+1.6 pts

76▲31Pittsboro, NCNC5,0543.7%+1.3 pts

77▼26Pineville, NCNC11,8513.7%+1.0 pts

78▲8Durham, NCNC305,5613.7%+0.9 pts

79▲1Charlotte, NCNC964,7843.7%−0.4 pts

80▼72Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5053.6%−4.5 pts

81▼52Piney Green, NCNC14,0783.6%−2.3 pts

82▲42Hickory, NCNC45,9753.6%+0.7 pts

83▲5Statesville, NCNC32,1813.5%+1.5 pts

84▼6Waynesville, NCNC11,0063.5%+0.4 pts

85▲7Winterville, NCNC10,9733.4%+1.3 pts

86▼7Hendersonville, NCNC15,8673.4%+1.1 pts

87▼6Kannapolis, NCNC61,7083.3%+1.4 pts

88▲60King, NCNC7,9773.3%+1.9 pts

89▼12Concord, NCNC114,5983.2%−2.4 pts

90▲19Lewisville, NCNC14,4213.2%−3.2 pts

91▼27Anderson Creek, NCNC13,9273.1%–

92▼29Angier, NCNC9,4103.1%−0.9 pts

93▼50Locust, NCNC6,1203.0%+2.0 pts

94▲38Salisbury, NCNC36,8792.9%+0.9 pts

95▼27Havelock, NCNC17,4302.9%−1.7 pts

96▼5High Point, NCNC120,5712.9%+0.4 pts

97▲14Lillington, NCNC5,0402.9%+0.2 pts

98▼13Clemmons, NCNC22,8082.9%−1.8 pts

99▲30Eden, NCNC15,5002.8%+0.9 pts

100▼5Archdale, NCNC12,2542.8%+1.5 pts

101▼5Kernersville, NCNC29,1282.8%+0.3 pts

102▼35Mount Holly, NCNC19,0332.8%+1.1 pts

103▲65Roxboro, NCNC8,3802.7%+2.6 pts

104▲27Northchase, NCNC5,8962.7%−4.8 pts

105▲50St. Stephens, NCNC9,4572.7%+1.2 pts

106Winston-Salem, NCNC257,2712.6%+0.3 pts

107▲1Cramerton, NCNC5,7132.6%−1.1 pts

108▲17Graham, NCNC20,1312.5%+0.8 pts

109▲7New Bern, NCNC34,7242.5%−2.4 pts

110▲7Monroe, NCNC42,6442.4%−0.7 pts

111▲53Bessemer City, NCNC5,8342.4%+1.5 pts

112▼7Greensboro, NCNC308,6672.4%0.0 pts

113▲13Elizabeth City, NCNC19,6222.3%−0.1 pts

114▼12Greenville, NCNC96,4432.3%−1.6 pts

115▼5Ayden, NCNC5,2632.3%+1.7 pts

116▲20Butner, NCNC8,1122.3%+1.6 pts

117▼35Hope Mills, NCNC18,3242.3%−0.6 pts

118▼52Stokesdale, NCNC6,1332.3%−0.5 pts

119▼30Knightdale, NCNC23,1442.3%−2.8 pts

120▼19Burlington, NCNC61,4962.2%−0.2 pts

121▼22Fayetteville, NCNC209,1202.2%−1.0 pts

122▼38Wrightsboro, NCNC6,2872.2%−0.1 pts

123Cullowhee, NCNC7,9732.2%−0.9 pts

124▲11Dunn, NCNC8,8142.0%+0.8 pts

125▼38Zebulon, NCNC11,9332.0%+0.6 pts

126▲25Morganton, NCNC17,8492.0%+0.3 pts

127▲27Shelby, NCNC23,3092.0%+0.7 pts

128▲22Swannanoa, NCNC6,9011.9%−0.6 pts

129▲20Sanford, NCNC34,1381.9%+0.3 pts

130Lincolnton, NCNC12,4651.8%+0.5 pts

131▼4Gastonia, NCNC87,0671.7%+0.2 pts

132▲11Dallas, NCNC6,3921.7%−1.5 pts

133▲9Lenoir, NCNC18,3721.7%+0.2 pts

134▼16Smithfield, NCNC13,1141.6%0.0 pts

135Cherryville, NCNC6,5231.6%+0.3 pts

136▲25Rockingham, NCNC8,8151.5%+0.3 pts

137▲4Newton, NCNC13,8221.5%+0.1 pts

138▼17Goldsboro, NCNC35,0121.4%−0.3 pts

139▼66Creedmoor, NCNC5,0461.4%−2.3 pts

140▼26Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,1651.4%–

141▲3Nashville, NCNC5,9111.4%–

142▼14Lexington, NCNC20,2381.4%+1.0 pts

143▼4Long View, NCNC5,3871.3%+0.1 pts

144▲3Washington, NCNC9,9101.2%−0.3 pts

145▼12Thomasville, NCNC27,7331.2%−0.4 pts

146▼33Unionville, NCNC7,3221.2%−4.0 pts

147▼9Wilson, NCNC49,5721.2%0.0 pts

148▲12Oxford, NCNC8,9851.2%+0.2 pts

149▼9Asheboro, NCNC27,9901.1%−0.4 pts

150▲16Sawmills, NCNC5,1051.1%−1.5 pts

151▼29East Flat Rock, NCNC6,3231.1%−0.2 pts

152▼48Etowah, NCNC7,9681.0%−1.0 pts

153▲5Laurinburg, NCNC14,5821.0%−0.2 pts

154▼20Albemarle, NCNC17,7691.0%+0.5 pts

155▲14Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,3861.0%−1.8 pts

156▼19Mount Airy, NCNC10,6820.9%0.0 pts

157▼147Archer Lodge, NCNC5,6490.9%−4.7 pts

158▼12Kinston, NCNC19,7050.8%+0.1 pts

159▼6Lumberton, NCNC18,9550.8%−0.1 pts

160▼45Forest City, NCNC7,4100.8%−0.1 pts

161▼4Marion, NCNC7,4400.8%−0.9 pts

162Selma, NCNC7,4060.7%−0.9 pts

163▼11Kings Mountain, NCNC12,1170.7%−1.4 pts

164▲6Clinton, NCNC8,4660.7%−0.1 pts

165▼45Reidsville, NCNC14,6920.7%−0.6 pts

166▼21Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1200.7%−0.5 pts

167▼48Trinity, NCNC7,2740.7%−0.1 pts

168▼3Tarboro, NCNC10,9790.6%+0.1 pts

169▼6Midway, NCNC5,1040.6%−0.6 pts

170▼8Siler City, NCNC8,1550.5%+0.1 pts

171▼4Conover, NCNC8,9380.4%−1.1 pts

172▼1Henderson, NCNC15,0130.3%−0.6 pts

173▼17Williamston, NCNC5,0860.2%−0.1 pts

174▼15Wadesboro, NCNC5,0350.1%−0.7 pts

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