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Largest Bulgarian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 24 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Bulgarian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235929+142%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383334+172%

03Union County, NCNC267,674163+527%

04Buncombe County, NCNC277,417161+1242%

05Macon County, NCNC39,232110–

06Guilford County, NCNC562,234109−3%

07Forsyth County, NCNC401,71862−2%

08Alamance County, NCNC186,17755+511%

09Watauga County, NCNC54,78648–

10Cumberland County, NCNC338,47338+111%

11Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72535+67%

12Durham County, NCNC347,24035−60%

13Johnston County, NCNC256,44828–

14Orange County, NCNC152,49826−87%

15Rowan County, NCNC155,09624–

16Yadkin County, NCNC38,32518–

17Madison County, NCNC22,55315–

18Surry County, NCNC72,28715−77%

19Currituck County, NCNC33,15814–

20Harnett County, NCNC150,13710–

21Henderson County, NCNC122,37510–

22Chatham County, NCNC85,1118–

23Yancey County, NCNC19,0848–

24Duplin County, NCNC51,5711–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES