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Largest foreign-born population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383200,313+61%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,235179,775+58%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23464,827+45%

04Durham County, NCNC347,24051,280+38%

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,71837,819+21%

06Union County, NCNC267,67430,533+84%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72525,585+99%

08Cumberland County, NCNC338,47322,888+26%

09Johnston County, NCNC256,44819,441+45%

10Orange County, NCNC152,49819,317+9%

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,41718,510+36%

12Alamance County, NCNC186,17716,841+48%

13Gaston County, NCNC246,55814,951+54%

14Iredell County, NCNC211,79814,055+84%

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913,967+30%

16Catawba County, NCNC170,17211,341+7%

17Pitt County, NCNC182,93610,250+27%

18Henderson County, NCNC122,3759,824+15%

19Randolph County, NCNC149,5169,720+0%

20Davidson County, NCNC180,1829,676+30%

21Wayne County, NCNC122,2789,407+22%

22Rowan County, NCNC155,0969,378+29%

23Harnett County, NCNC150,1379,089+13%

24Onslow County, NCNC217,1758,824+7%

25Chatham County, NCNC85,1118,358+26%

26Lee County, NCNC70,2586,527+3%

27Robeson County, NCNC119,9416,446−15%

28Sampson County, NCNC61,5046,332+5%

29Duplin County, NCNC51,5716,039−18%

30Brunswick County, NCNC174,7025,482+32%

31Moore County, NCNC110,6195,317+16%

32Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545,075+24%

33Wilson County, NCNC81,1504,832−13%

34Burke County, NCNC88,6554,672+7%

35Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,469+70%

36Surry County, NCNC72,2874,358+1%

37Craven County, NCNC105,0254,222−13%

38Nash County, NCNC99,3653,835−20%

39Granville County, NCNC61,4213,491+12%

40Hoke County, NCNC56,9393,483+22%

41Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253,164+45%

42Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953,044−11%

43Stanly County, NCNC68,8302,833+66%

44Pender County, NCNC72,1112,771+22%

45Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332,463+6%

46Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052,443+23%

47Vance County, NCNC42,6382,431+37%

48Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372,400−1%

49Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252,264+8%

50Macon County, NCNC39,2322,233+20%

51Davie County, NCNC45,8552,144+18%

52Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032,063−20%

53Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452,043+17%

54Carteret County, NCNC70,4692,022−15%

55Jackson County, NCNC45,0391,980+1%

56Watauga County, NCNC54,7861,906+28%

57Dare County, NCNC38,2451,785+1%

58Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,728+14%

59Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,720−7%

60Columbus County, NCNC50,4871,666+3%

61Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701,615−27%

62Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,613+24%

63Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,435+13%

64McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,426+6%

65Greene County, NCNC20,7001,351−14%

66Halifax County, NCNC46,5341,300+25%

67Person County, NCNC40,6361,238+35%

68Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,170+79%

69Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,123−23%

70Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,096−9%

71Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011,063−11%

72Currituck County, NCNC33,1581,028+37%

73Polk County, NCNC20,533893−5%

74Hertford County, NCNC19,015802−6%

75Ashe County, NCNC27,514762−18%

76Avery County, NCNC18,110741+7%

77Anson County, NCNC21,758732+73%

78Caswell County, NCNC22,563727+114%

79Stokes County, NCNC46,126665−4%

80Yancey County, NCNC19,084601−28%

81Warren County, NCNC18,898585+11%

82Alleghany County, NCNC11,479571−43%

83Cherokee County, NCNC30,830565−13%

84Clay County, NCNC12,239394+66%

85Swain County, NCNC14,024391+6%

86Martin County, NCNC21,601365−0%

87Pamlico County, NCNC12,758361−21%

88Mitchell County, NCNC15,062356+30%

89Bertie County, NCNC17,086339+109%

90Chowan County, NCNC14,082319−36%

91Madison County, NCNC22,553295−21%

92Perquimans County, NCNC13,490285+144%

93Jones County, NCNC9,575278−23%

94Northampton County, NCNC16,491221+58%

95Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537194+33%

96Hyde County, NCNC4,554180−33%

97Camden County, NCNC11,315171−33%

98Graham County, NCNC8,190153−17%

99Gates County, NCNC10,234147+107%

100Washington County, NCNC10,638122−34%

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