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Largest Ethiopian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian 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 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 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833,458+194%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,994+307%

03Durham County, NCNC347,2401,384+345%

04Guilford County, NCNC562,234792+124%

05Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725564–

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,718256+1500%

07Johnston County, NCNC256,448223–

08Halifax County, NCNC46,534199+947%

09Union County, NCNC267,674180+102%

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,417146+1117%

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,473105+88%

12Orange County, NCNC152,49880+300%

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+70%

20Onslow County, NCNC217,17514–

21Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514–

22Watauga County, NCNC54,78613–

23Stokes County, NCNC46,12612–

24Nash County, NCNC99,3659−31%

25Henderson County, NCNC122,3759–

26Gaston County, NCNC246,5583−97%

27Sampson County, NCNC61,5041–

28Duplin County, NCNC51,5711–

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