RANKING · 2024 ACS · 28 SHOWN OF 28

Largest Ethiopian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry, from the 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833,458–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,994–

03Durham County, NCNC347,2401,384–

04Guilford County, NCNC562,234792–

05Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725564–

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,718256–

07Johnston County, NCNC256,448223–

08Halifax County, NCNC46,534199–

09Union County, NCNC267,674180–

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,417146–

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,473105–

12Orange County, NCNC152,49880–

13Franklin County, NCNC82,03771–

14New Hanover County, NCNC245,95965–

15Alamance County, NCNC186,17744–

16Macon County, NCNC39,23235–

17Pitt County, NCNC182,93623–

18Surry County, NCNC72,28718–

19Catawba County, NCNC170,17217–

20Onslow County, NCNC217,17514–

21Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514–

22Watauga County, NCNC54,78613–

23Stokes County, NCNC46,12612–

24Henderson County, NCNC122,3759–

25Nash County, NCNC99,3659–

26Gaston County, NCNC246,5583–

27Duplin County, NCNC51,5711–

28Sampson County, NCNC61,5041–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES