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Largest Australian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Australian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 47 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 47 is 20.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Australian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAUSTRALIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383414+154%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,235406−19%

03Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725203–

04Randolph County, NCNC149,516144+1700%

05Granville County, NCNC61,421135–

06Guilford County, NCNC562,23498+10%

07Durham County, NCNC347,24084−34%

08Union County, NCNC267,67462–

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,41759+168%

10McDowell County, NCNC45,19858+1060%

11Forsyth County, NCNC401,71857−16%

12Iredell County, NCNC211,79854−13%

13Cumberland County, NCNC338,47353+4%

14Cleveland County, NCNC103,32541+52%

15Macon County, NCNC39,23240–

16Chatham County, NCNC85,11131+19%

17Scotland County, NCNC33,32229+263%

18Beaufort County, NCNC44,67027–

19Nash County, NCNC99,36526–

20Wilson County, NCNC81,15024–

21Haywood County, NCNC63,36923−28%

22Orange County, NCNC152,49822−70%

23Madison County, NCNC22,55321+425%

24Craven County, NCNC105,02520+33%

25Watauga County, NCNC54,78619+533%

26Wayne County, NCNC122,27819−37%

27Greene County, NCNC20,70016–

28Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115–

29Alexander County, NCNC36,95814+27%

30Pender County, NCNC72,11113−70%

31Richmond County, NCNC42,04113–

32Avery County, NCNC18,11012–

33Gaston County, NCNC246,55812−8%

34Brunswick County, NCNC174,70211−76%

35Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510–

36Onslow County, NCNC217,1759−57%

37Surry County, NCNC72,2879−36%

38Johnston County, NCNC256,4488−47%

39Lee County, NCNC70,2588−78%

40Northampton County, NCNC16,4917–

41Henderson County, NCNC122,3757–

42New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595−97%

43Moore County, NCNC110,6195−85%

44Columbus County, NCNC50,4873–

45Jackson County, NCNC45,0393−77%

46Harnett County, NCNC150,1372–

47Dare County, NCNC38,2451–

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