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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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Camden County, NCNC11,3156.6%–

02Dare County, NCNC38,2456.1%–

03New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.8%–

04Brunswick County, NCNC174,7025.8%–

05Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.7%–

06Iredell County, NCNC211,7985.6%–

07Union County, NCNC267,6745.0%–

08Moore County, NCNC110,6195.0%–

09Carteret County, NCNC70,4695.0%–

10Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354.9%–

11Currituck County, NCNC33,1584.6%–

12Pender County, NCNC72,1114.5%–

13Clay County, NCNC12,2394.4%–

14Orange County, NCNC152,4984.4%–

15Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.0%–

16Chatham County, NCNC85,1114.0%–

17Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.0%–

18Craven County, NCNC105,0253.7%–

19Macon County, NCNC39,2323.6%–

20Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.5%–

21Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.4%–

22Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253.4%–

23Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.4%–

24Polk County, NCNC20,5333.3%–

25Franklin County, NCNC82,0373.3%–

26Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.3%–

27Durham County, NCNC347,2403.2%–

28Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.2%–

29Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.2%–

30Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.2%–

31Madison County, NCNC22,5533.1%–

32Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.0%–

33Henderson County, NCNC122,3752.9%–

34Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.9%–

35Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.9%–

36Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.7%–

37Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.6%–

38Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.6%–

39Avery County, NCNC18,1102.6%–

40Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.6%–

41Davie County, NCNC45,8552.6%–

42Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.4%–

43Pitt County, NCNC182,9362.4%–

44Yancey County, NCNC19,0842.4%–

45Jones County, NCNC9,5752.3%–

46Greene County, NCNC20,7002.2%–

47Person County, NCNC40,6362.2%–

48Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.2%–

49Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.1%–

50Jackson County, NCNC45,0392.1%–

51Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.1%–

52Granville County, NCNC61,4212.0%–

53Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.0%–

54Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0%–

55Burke County, NCNC88,6552.0%–

56Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.9%–

57Nash County, NCNC99,3651.9%–

58Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.9%–

59Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.8%–

60Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.8%–

61Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.8%–

62Surry County, NCNC72,2871.8%–

63Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.7%–

64Warren County, NCNC18,8981.7%–

65Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.7%–

66Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621.7%–

67Stanly County, NCNC68,8301.7%–

68Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.6%–

69Anson County, NCNC21,7581.6%–

70Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.6%–

71Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.6%–

72Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5371.6%–

73McDowell County, NCNC45,1981.6%–

74Lee County, NCNC70,2581.5%–

75Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.4%–

76Alexander County, NCNC36,9581.4%–

77Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.4%–

78Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.4%–

79Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.3%–

80Gates County, NCNC10,2341.3%–

81Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051.3%–

82Vance County, NCNC42,6381.1%–

83Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.1%–

84Swain County, NCNC14,0241.1%–

85Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.0%–

86Washington County, NCNC10,6381.0%–

87Martin County, NCNC21,6010.8%–

88Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.8%–

89Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.8%–

90Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.7%–

91Graham County, NCNC8,1900.7%–

92Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.7%–

93Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.7%–

94Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.5%–

95Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.5%–

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.4%–

97Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.4%–

98Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.3%–

99Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES