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Largest Iranian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian 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 36 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 34.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,825+71%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,536+81%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,234518+15%

04Orange County, NCNC152,498514+441%

05Durham County, NCNC347,240338+107%

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,718234−52%

07Iredell County, NCNC211,798144–

08Wilson County, NCNC81,150132–

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,473121+21%

10Moore County, NCNC110,619107+1238%

11Union County, NCNC267,67469−3%

12Chatham County, NCNC85,11166+450%

13New Hanover County, NCNC245,95962−64%

14Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72561–

15Alexander County, NCNC36,95858–

16Alamance County, NCNC186,17747+135%

17Anson County, NCNC21,75842–

18Buncombe County, NCNC277,41734−65%

19Harnett County, NCNC150,13733–

20Craven County, NCNC105,02518+80%

21Carteret County, NCNC70,46916–

22Robeson County, NCNC119,94116–

23Randolph County, NCNC149,51615–

24Henderson County, NCNC122,37515–

25Jackson County, NCNC45,03914–

26Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514−71%

27Davidson County, NCNC180,18211–

28Scotland County, NCNC33,32211–

29Catawba County, NCNC170,17210+11%

30Onslow County, NCNC217,1755–

31Haywood County, NCNC63,3695–

32Granville County, NCNC61,4214–

33Avery County, NCNC18,1102−78%

34Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052–

35Hertford County, NCNC19,0152–

36Pender County, NCNC72,1111−89%

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