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Highest Syrian population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Syrian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Syrian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 39 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Pender County, NCNC72,1110.1%–

02Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.1%–

03Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%–

04Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.1%–

05Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%–

06Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.1%–

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.1%–

08Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.1%–

09Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.0%–

10Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.0%–

11Macon County, NCNC39,2320.0%–

12Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.0%–

13Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.0%–

14Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%–

15Dare County, NCNC38,2450.0%–

16Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.0%–

17Orange County, NCNC152,4980.0%–

18Moore County, NCNC110,6190.0%–

19Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%–

20Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.0%–

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.0%–

22Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.0%–

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.0%–

24Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.0%–

25Union County, NCNC267,6740.0%–

26Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.0%–

27Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.0%–

28Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

29Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.0%–

30Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.0%–

31Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.0%–

32Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.0%–

33Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%–

34Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.0%–

35Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%–

36Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.0%–

37Craven County, NCNC105,0250.0%–

38Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%–

39Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.0%–

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