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Largest Ethiopian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832,979+153%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,758+259%

03Burke County, NCNC88,655332–

04Orange County, NCNC152,498287+1335%

05Durham County, NCNC347,240239−23%

06Union County, NCNC267,674233+162%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725213–

08Guilford County, NCNC562,234207−41%

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,473151+170%

10Harnett County, NCNC150,137146–

11Stanly County, NCNC68,830121–

12Franklin County, NCNC82,03762–

13Nash County, NCNC99,36559+354%

14New Hanover County, NCNC245,95940–

15Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836+125%

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41732+167%

17Yancey County, NCNC19,08422–

18Rowan County, NCNC155,09616–

19Mitchell County, NCNC15,06214–

20Johnston County, NCNC256,44813–

21Gaston County, NCNC246,55813−86%

22Halifax County, NCNC46,53412−37%

23Columbus County, NCNC50,48711–

24Robeson County, NCNC119,94110–

25Duplin County, NCNC51,5712–

26McDowell County, NCNC45,1982–

27Dare County, NCNC38,2451–

28Sampson County, NCNC61,5041–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS