RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Largest Iranian population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 30 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,069–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383849–

03Forsyth County, NCNC401,718487–

04Guilford County, NCNC562,234450–

05New Hanover County, NCNC245,959174–

06Durham County, NCNC347,240163–

07Madison County, NCNC22,553140–

08Pitt County, NCNC182,936101–

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,473100–

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,41798–

11Orange County, NCNC152,49895–

12Watauga County, NCNC54,78695–

13Rowan County, NCNC155,09678–

14Union County, NCNC267,67471–

15Rockingham County, NCNC94,19549–

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,70246–

17Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12126–

18Wayne County, NCNC122,27826–

19Johnston County, NCNC256,44823–

20Alamance County, NCNC186,17720–

21Richmond County, NCNC42,04115–

22Davie County, NCNC45,85514–

23Halifax County, NCNC46,53414–

24Lincoln County, NCNC98,65413–

25Chatham County, NCNC85,11112–

26Craven County, NCNC105,02510–

27Avery County, NCNC18,1109–

28Catawba County, NCNC170,1729–

29Pender County, NCNC72,1119–

30Moore County, NCNC110,6198–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES