RANKING · 2024 ACS · 94 SHOWN OF 94

Largest Canadian population, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Canadian 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 94 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 94 is 31. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carrboro, NC, up 72 places to #25.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Raleigh, NCNC506,306970+31%

02▼1Charlotte, NCNC964,784844−44%

03▲2Durham, NCNC305,561657−20%

04▼1Cary, NCNC183,582602+15%

05▼1Greensboro, NCNC308,667408+14%

06▲6Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271393+134%

07▲3Wilmington, NCNC126,809312+111%

08▲7Apex, NCNC80,419260+27%

09Huntersville, NCNC68,535243+64%

10▲4Wake Forest, NCNC58,147224+9%

11▲5Jacksonville, NCNC72,732189+13%

12Wrightsboro, NCNC6,287178+1680%

13Fayetteville, NCNC209,120174−43%

14▲5Cornelius, NCNC35,094102+52%

15▲2Greenville, NCNC96,44388−35%

16▲65Rolesville, NCNC12,83987+521%

17▲23Clemmons, NCNC22,80882+486%

18Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53681+131%

19▼8Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56579−72%

20▲27Boone, NCNC19,92977+542%

21Havelock, NCNC17,43075+200%

22▼15High Point, NCNC120,57174+7%

23Kinston, NCNC19,70572–

24Summerfield, NCNC11,32769+393%

25▲72Carrboro, NCNC20,96263−49%

26▲11Concord, NCNC114,59862+38%

27▲22Holly Springs, NCNC50,28861−36%

28▲16Salisbury, NCNC36,87959+64%

29▲1Oxford, NCNC8,98557–

30▲44East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32355+129%

31▲3Spout Springs, NCNC11,24255–

32▼26Asheville, NCNC93,52354−72%

33St. James, NCNC7,31854–

34Lenoir, NCNC18,37250–

35▲23Kernersville, NCNC29,12847+12%

36▲6Pinehurst, NCNC18,67046−32%

37▼11Garner, NCNC41,56243−25%

38▼13Burlington, NCNC61,49642+100%

39▲14Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90639–

40▲6Matthews, NCNC32,76939+225%

41▲26Mint Hill, NCNC29,47639−36%

42▼34Mooresville, NCNC55,84239+3%

43▲60Oak Island, NCNC9,33738–

44▲29Smithfield, NCNC13,11435−19%

45Westport, NCNC5,91533–

46▲24Asheboro, NCNC27,99031–

47▼9Hendersonville, NCNC15,86731−28%

48▼3Elon, NCNC11,36630−39%

49▲12Indian Trail, NCNC44,30330−67%

50Knightdale, NCNC23,14430+30%

51▲32Southern Pines, NCNC17,35727−27%

52▲5Stallings, NCNC17,76027−52%

53▼10Weddington, NCNC14,51727–

54▲32Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92725–

55▲36Wendell, NCNC19,68725–

56▲24Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54022+214%

57Gibsonville, NCNC9,87622+83%

58▲29Graham, NCNC20,13122–

59▼31Murraysville, NCNC16,33922−46%

60Unionville, NCNC7,32222–

61Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89620–

62▼8Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04918–

63Angier, NCNC9,41017–

64▲30Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87017–

65▼33Gastonia, NCNC87,06717−75%

66▲22Harrisburg, NCNC20,74217+70%

67Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38617+31%

68▼18Mills River, NCNC7,50415−82%

69Spring Lake, NCNC11,25215–

70Thomasville, NCNC27,73315−79%

71▼36Clayton, NCNC32,63314–

72▼43Hillsborough, NCNC9,77814–

73▼46Leland, NCNC35,73114−36%

74▼15Morrisville, NCNC32,46614+40%

75▼6Washington, NCNC9,91014–

76▲20Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50514–

77▲23Waxhaw, NCNC23,14013−75%

78Black Mountain, NCNC8,49111–

79▼8Lumberton, NCNC18,95511−45%

80Ogden, NCNC8,24911−31%

81▲9Waynesville, NCNC11,00611−63%

82Monroe, NCNC42,64410–

83▼15Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12010−71%

84Walkertown, NCNC6,12010–

85Zebulon, NCNC11,9339–

86Northchase, NCNC5,8968–

87▼65Dunn, NCNC8,8147–

88▼16Shallotte, NCNC5,3357−63%

89▼37Davidson, NCNC16,6625−44%

90▼70New Bern, NCNC34,7245−90%

91Pineville, NCNC11,8515–

92Mocksville, NCNC6,2824−64%

93▼37Sanford, NCNC34,1384−84%

94▼16Wilson, NCNC49,5721−92%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES