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Largest Iranian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian 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 39 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,943+82%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,394+64%

03Orange County, NCNC152,498627+560%

04Guilford County, NCNC562,234503+12%

05Catawba County, NCNC170,172456+4967%

06Durham County, NCNC347,240272+67%

07Forsyth County, NCNC401,718215−56%

08Iredell County, NCNC211,798175–

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,95997−44%

10Brunswick County, NCNC174,70289+93%

11Union County, NCNC267,67489+25%

12Buncombe County, NCNC277,41776−22%

13Robeson County, NCNC119,94176–

14Pitt County, NCNC182,93675−26%

15Cumberland County, NCNC338,47366−34%

16Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72563–

17Yancey County, NCNC19,08456–

18Alamance County, NCNC186,17752+160%

19Johnston County, NCNC256,44850+117%

20Harnett County, NCNC150,13750–

21Wilson County, NCNC81,15043–

22Onslow County, NCNC217,17539–

23Chatham County, NCNC85,11138+217%

24Davidson County, NCNC180,18234–

25Clay County, NCNC12,23928–

26Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527−45%

27Gaston County, NCNC246,55818–

28Carteret County, NCNC70,46916–

29Lincoln County, NCNC98,65416+23%

30Granville County, NCNC61,42115–

31Moore County, NCNC110,61911+38%

32Caswell County, NCNC22,5639–

33Polk County, NCNC20,5339–

34Bertie County, NCNC17,0868–

35Transylvania County, NCNC34,2117–

36Avery County, NCNC18,1105−44%

37Randolph County, NCNC149,5164–

38Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453–

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052–

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