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Largest Ghanaian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian 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 26 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 26 is 48.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ghanaian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383862+54%

02Durham County, NCNC347,240746+418%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,234380−5%

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,473364+201%

05Wake County, NCNC1,257,235329+90%

06Union County, NCNC267,674234–

07Iredell County, NCNC211,798130+124%

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72586–

09Forsyth County, NCNC401,71875+7%

10Gaston County, NCNC246,55871–

11New Hanover County, NCNC245,95961–

12Harnett County, NCNC150,13751–

13Yadkin County, NCNC38,32548–

14Henderson County, NCNC122,37543–

15Wayne County, NCNC122,27839–

16Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20137–

17Pitt County, NCNC182,93637−78%

18Buncombe County, NCNC277,41732–

19Orange County, NCNC152,49824−8%

20Robeson County, NCNC119,94124–

21Johnston County, NCNC256,44822–

22Chatham County, NCNC85,11121–

23Granville County, NCNC61,42115–

24Onslow County, NCNC217,17511–

25Polk County, NCNC20,53311–

26Scotland County, NCNC33,32210–

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