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Highest Italian population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 2.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Stokes County, NC, up 37 places to #33.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲3Brunswick County, NCNC174,7026.9%+1.3 pts

02▲3Onslow County, NCNC217,1756.3%+0.4 pts

03New Hanover County, NCNC245,9596.0%+0.4 pts

04▲9Clay County, NCNC12,2395.8%+3.6 pts

05▼3Dare County, NCNC38,2455.7%−0.5 pts

06▲2Moore County, NCNC110,6195.3%+1.7 pts

07▲4Currituck County, NCNC33,1585.2%−1.2 pts

08▼2Iredell County, NCNC211,7984.9%+0.7 pts

09▼2Union County, NCNC267,6744.9%−0.5 pts

10▼1Carteret County, NCNC70,4694.9%+1.3 pts

11▼1Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354.8%−0.4 pts

12▲2Orange County, NCNC152,4984.8%+0.6 pts

13▼1Pender County, NCNC72,1114.6%+0.3 pts

14▲2Chatham County, NCNC85,1114.5%+1.6 pts

15▼14Camden County, NCNC11,3154.5%+1.7 pts

16▲14Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.4%+0.9 pts

17Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.1%−0.5 pts

18▲5Johnston County, NCNC256,4484.0%+0.4 pts

19▼4Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.0%+0.6 pts

20▲5Franklin County, NCNC82,0373.8%+0.9 pts

21▲1Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253.8%−0.4 pts

22▲5Durham County, NCNC347,2403.6%+0.8 pts

23▲18Davie County, NCNC45,8553.4%+1.2 pts

24▲5Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.2%+0.5 pts

25▼7Craven County, NCNC105,0253.2%−1.2 pts

26Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.2%+2.0 pts

27▲10Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583.2%−0.4 pts

28▼4Polk County, NCNC20,5333.1%+0.4 pts

29▼10Macon County, NCNC39,2323.1%−0.7 pts

30▼2Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.1%+0.3 pts

31▼11Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.0%+0.6 pts

32▼6Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.0%+0.8 pts

33▲37Stokes County, NCNC46,1263.0%+1.1 pts

34▼1Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.0%+0.4 pts

35▼4Madison County, NCNC22,5532.9%−0.4 pts

36▲2Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.8%+0.3 pts

37▲23Chowan County, NCNC14,0822.8%+0.3 pts

38▲2Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.7%+0.1 pts

39▼3Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.6%0.0 pts

40▼6Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.6%−1.4 pts

41▲33Lee County, NCNC70,2582.6%+0.9 pts

42▲9Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.6%+0.5 pts

43▼11Ashe County, NCNC27,5142.6%+0.7 pts

44▲3Person County, NCNC40,6362.5%+1.6 pts

45▼10Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.5%−0.8 pts

46▲3Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.5%+0.6 pts

47▼2Jones County, NCNC9,5752.4%+1.3 pts

48▲5Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.3%−0.1 pts

49▼1Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.3%+0.7 pts

50▲4Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.3%+0.4 pts

51▼1Jackson County, NCNC45,0392.2%+0.3 pts

52▲20Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.2%+1.2 pts

53▼1Granville County, NCNC61,4212.1%+0.6 pts

54▼11Pitt County, NCNC182,9362.1%−0.7 pts

55▲9Warren County, NCNC18,8982.1%+1.5 pts

56▲30Washington County, NCNC10,6382.1%+0.4 pts

57▼18Avery County, NCNC18,1102.1%+0.1 pts

58▲22Gates County, NCNC10,2342.1%+0.2 pts

59▲7Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.0%+0.2 pts

60▲3Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.9%+0.2 pts

61▼19Randolph County, NCNC149,5161.9%+0.3 pts

62▼41Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301.9%−0.3 pts

63▼8Burke County, NCNC88,6551.8%−0.1 pts

64▼5Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.8%−0.1 pts

65▲27Richmond County, NCNC42,0411.7%+0.9 pts

66▼8Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.7%+0.2 pts

67▲11Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.7%+0.8 pts

68▼1Stanly County, NCNC68,8301.7%+0.4 pts

69▲4McDowell County, NCNC45,1981.6%−0.4 pts

70▼8Surry County, NCNC72,2871.6%+0.1 pts

71▲10Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051.5%−0.3 pts

72▼7Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.4%+0.9 pts

73▲6Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.3%+0.8 pts

74▲16Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031.3%+0.3 pts

75▲10Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.3%−0.3 pts

76▼30Greene County, NCNC20,7001.3%+0.6 pts

77▼16Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.3%+0.8 pts

78▼3Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.3%+0.2 pts

79▲12Graham County, NCNC8,1901.3%−0.1 pts

80▼23Nash County, NCNC99,3651.2%−0.1 pts

81▼25Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.2%−0.6 pts

82▼5Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.1%−0.4 pts

83▼14Anson County, NCNC21,7581.1%+0.6 pts

84▼8Alexander County, NCNC36,9581.0%+0.1 pts

85▼2Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.0%−0.3 pts

86▼15Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.0%−0.3 pts

87▼43Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.9%−0.9 pts

88▲9Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.9%−0.8 pts

89▼7Vance County, NCNC42,6380.8%−0.1 pts

90▼2Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.8%−0.1 pts

91▼23Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.8%−0.4 pts

92▲1Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.6%−0.5 pts

93▲6Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.6%−0.4 pts

94▲4Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.5%−0.3 pts

95▼6Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.5%0.0 pts

96▼12Swain County, NCNC14,0240.5%−0.7 pts

97▼1Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.5%−0.3 pts

98▼3Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.4%−0.1 pts

99▼5Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.4%+0.2 pts

100▼13Martin County, NCNC21,6010.4%−0.3 pts

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