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Largest Bulgarian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian 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 28 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 28 is 25.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Bulgarian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235331−14%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383270+120%

03Johnston County, NCNC256,448182–

04Guilford County, NCNC562,234152+36%

05Brunswick County, NCNC174,70289+230%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,47371+294%

07Union County, NCNC267,67461+135%

08Hyde County, NCNC4,55457–

09Avery County, NCNC18,11032–

10Lee County, NCNC70,25832–

11Pitt County, NCNC182,93631+3%

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,71829−54%

13Buncombe County, NCNC277,41728+133%

14Gaston County, NCNC246,55825−77%

15Alamance County, NCNC186,17725+178%

16Onslow County, NCNC217,17524–

17Moore County, NCNC110,61923–

18Henderson County, NCNC122,37521–

19Rowan County, NCNC155,09620–

20Orange County, NCNC152,49819−90%

21Graham County, NCNC8,19017–

22Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315–

23Durham County, NCNC347,24015−83%

24Harnett County, NCNC150,13710–

25Surry County, NCNC72,2878−88%

26Watauga County, NCNC54,7866–

27Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7255−76%

28Duplin County, NCNC51,5711–

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