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Highest Italian population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Italian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 99 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 2.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Camden County, NCNC11,3156.6%+3.8 pts

02Dare County, NCNC38,2456.1%−0.1 pts

03New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.8%+0.1 pts

04Brunswick County, NCNC174,7025.8%+0.2 pts

05Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.7%−0.1 pts

06Iredell County, NCNC211,7985.6%+1.5 pts

07Union County, NCNC267,6745.0%−0.4 pts

08Moore County, NCNC110,6195.0%+1.4 pts

09Carteret County, NCNC70,4695.0%+1.4 pts

10Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354.9%−0.3 pts

11Currituck County, NCNC33,1584.6%−1.8 pts

12Pender County, NCNC72,1114.5%+0.2 pts

13Clay County, NCNC12,2394.4%+2.2 pts

14Orange County, NCNC152,4984.4%+0.3 pts

15Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.0%+0.7 pts

16Chatham County, NCNC85,1114.0%+1.1 pts

17Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.0%−0.6 pts

18Craven County, NCNC105,0253.7%−0.7 pts

19Macon County, NCNC39,2323.6%−0.3 pts

20Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.5%+1.1 pts

21Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.4%+1.1 pts

22Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253.4%−0.7 pts

23Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.4%−0.2 pts

24Polk County, NCNC20,5333.3%+0.6 pts

25Franklin County, NCNC82,0373.3%+0.3 pts

26Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.3%+1.1 pts

27Durham County, NCNC347,2403.2%+0.5 pts

28Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.2%+0.3 pts

29Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.2%+0.5 pts

30Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.2%−0.3 pts

31Madison County, NCNC22,5533.1%−0.2 pts

32Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.0%+1.1 pts

33Henderson County, NCNC122,3752.9%+0.4 pts

34Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.9%−1.1 pts

35Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.9%−0.4 pts

36Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.7%0.0 pts

37Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.6%−1.0 pts

38Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.6%0.0 pts

39Avery County, NCNC18,1102.6%+0.6 pts

40Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.6%−0.1 pts

41Davie County, NCNC45,8552.6%+0.3 pts

42Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.4%+0.8 pts

43Pitt County, NCNC182,9362.4%−0.3 pts

44Yancey County, NCNC19,0842.4%+0.5 pts

45Jones County, NCNC9,5752.3%+1.1 pts

46Greene County, NCNC20,7002.2%+1.5 pts

47Person County, NCNC40,6362.2%+1.3 pts

48Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.2%+0.6 pts

49Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.1%+0.2 pts

50Jackson County, NCNC45,0392.1%+0.2 pts

51Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.1%0.0 pts

52Granville County, NCNC61,4212.0%+0.5 pts

53Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.0%−0.5 pts

54Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0%+0.2 pts

55Burke County, NCNC88,6552.0%0.0 pts

56Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.9%+0.2 pts

57Nash County, NCNC99,3651.9%+0.6 pts

58Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.9%+0.3 pts

59Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.8%−0.1 pts

60Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.8%−0.7 pts

61Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.8%+1.2 pts

62Surry County, NCNC72,2871.8%+0.3 pts

63Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.7%0.0 pts

64Warren County, NCNC18,8981.7%+1.1 pts

65Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.7%+1.1 pts

66Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621.7%−0.1 pts

67Stanly County, NCNC68,8301.7%+0.4 pts

68Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.6%+0.5 pts

69Anson County, NCNC21,7581.6%+1.2 pts

70Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.6%−0.3 pts

71Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.6%+0.3 pts

72Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5371.6%+0.6 pts

73McDowell County, NCNC45,1981.6%−0.4 pts

74Lee County, NCNC70,2581.5%−0.3 pts

75Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.4%+0.4 pts

76Alexander County, NCNC36,9581.4%+0.4 pts

77Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.4%−0.2 pts

78Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.4%+0.5 pts

79Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.3%+0.7 pts

80Gates County, NCNC10,2341.3%−0.6 pts

81Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051.3%−0.5 pts

82Vance County, NCNC42,6381.1%+0.3 pts

83Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.1%−0.2 pts

84Swain County, NCNC14,0241.1%−0.1 pts

85Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.0%−0.6 pts

86Washington County, NCNC10,6381.0%−0.7 pts

87Martin County, NCNC21,6010.8%+0.1 pts

88Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.8%−0.1 pts

89Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.8%+0.4 pts

90Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.7%−0.3 pts

91Graham County, NCNC8,1900.7%−0.6 pts

92Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.7%−0.1 pts

93Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.7%−0.5 pts

94Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.5%+0.3 pts

95Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.5%0.0 pts

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.4%−0.3 pts

97Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.4%−1.3 pts

98Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.3%−0.5 pts

99Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.2%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS