RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 13 SHOWN OF 13

Largest Iraqi population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Iraqi 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 13 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 13 is 69.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Iraqi population by state

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI POPULATIONVS 2010

01Guilford County, NCNC562,234346–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,235257+129%

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383227–

04Haywood County, NCNC63,369108–

05Gaston County, NCNC246,55882–

06Orange County, NCNC152,49882+310%

07Cumberland County, NCNC338,47369+165%

08Pitt County, NCNC182,93620–

09Johnston County, NCNC256,44816–

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,41715+67%

11Durham County, NCNC347,24015−46%

12Henderson County, NCNC122,3757–

13Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184–

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