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Largest Egyptian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Egyptian 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 39 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 30.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEGYPTIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,610+91%

02Forsyth County, NCNC401,718819+365%

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383681−8%

04Durham County, NCNC347,240420+282%

05Guilford County, NCNC562,234290+92%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,473159+657%

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,959140+17%

08Johnston County, NCNC256,448138+318%

09Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725119+284%

10Alamance County, NCNC186,177113+495%

11Brunswick County, NCNC174,702102+467%

12Orange County, NCNC152,49895+58%

13Davidson County, NCNC180,18290–

14Union County, NCNC267,67483+207%

15Buncombe County, NCNC277,41781–

16Granville County, NCNC61,42156+51%

17Vance County, NCNC42,63855–

18Person County, NCNC40,63638–

19Harnett County, NCNC150,13737–

20Franklin County, NCNC82,03730–

21Randolph County, NCNC149,51629−57%

22Chatham County, NCNC85,11128+4%

23Wayne County, NCNC122,27827+50%

24Robeson County, NCNC119,94122–

25Iredell County, NCNC211,79821–

26Lincoln County, NCNC98,65421–

27Columbus County, NCNC50,48720–

28Gaston County, NCNC246,55816−87%

29Moore County, NCNC110,61915+25%

30Surry County, NCNC72,28714–

31Onslow County, NCNC217,17512−63%

32Catawba County, NCNC170,17212+20%

33Carteret County, NCNC70,4699−18%

34Richmond County, NCNC42,0418–

35Halifax County, NCNC46,5348–

36Sampson County, NCNC61,5045–

37Watauga County, NCNC54,7865−50%

38Dare County, NCNC38,2451−96%

39Pitt County, NCNC182,9361−100%

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