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Largest Italian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Italian 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 1,018. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Richmond County, NC, up 24 places to #57.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23556,999+28%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38347,180+17%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23415,016+20%

04New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914,135+27%

05▲1Onslow County, NCNC217,17513,068+32%

06▼1Union County, NCNC267,67412,202+19%

07▲1Durham County, NCNC347,24011,799+64%

08▲2Forsyth County, NCNC401,71811,064+26%

09▼2Buncombe County, NCNC277,41710,921+40%

10▲2Brunswick County, NCNC174,70210,452+84%

11▼2Iredell County, NCNC211,7989,588+49%

12▲2Johnston County, NCNC256,4489,439+64%

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258,897+27%

14▼3Cumberland County, NCNC338,4738,484−19%

15Orange County, NCNC152,4987,111+33%

16Moore County, NCNC110,6195,554+79%

17▲2Gaston County, NCNC246,5585,285+43%

18Alamance County, NCNC186,1774,587+18%

19▼2Harnett County, NCNC150,1374,207+61%

20▲5Catawba County, NCNC170,1724,198+32%

21▼1Pitt County, NCNC182,9363,677−16%

22▲4Rowan County, NCNC155,0963,674+43%

23▲4Chatham County, NCNC85,1113,607+101%

24Henderson County, NCNC122,3753,522+33%

25▼3Carteret County, NCNC70,4693,356+45%

26▲2Davidson County, NCNC180,1823,355+17%

27▼6Craven County, NCNC105,0253,246−26%

28▲1Pender County, NCNC72,1113,046+41%

29▲1Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542,934+45%

30▲3Franklin County, NCNC82,0372,816+65%

31▼8Randolph County, NCNC149,5162,815+24%

32▲5Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,435+41%

33▼1Dare County, NCNC38,2452,151+3%

34▼3Wayne County, NCNC122,2782,142−6%

35▼1Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,962+18%

36▲20Lee County, NCNC70,2581,694+78%

37▼1Burke County, NCNC88,6551,609−10%

38▲5Currituck County, NCNC33,1581,587+7%

39▲7Davie County, NCNC45,8551,516+64%

40▼1Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,478+44%

41▲19Stokes County, NCNC46,1261,352+50%

42▲8Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,342−14%

43▲1Granville County, NCNC61,4211,277+43%

44▲5Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,235−16%

45▼3Macon County, NCNC39,2321,194−7%

46▼11Nash County, NCNC99,3651,163−5%

47▼6Surry County, NCNC72,2871,139+8%

48Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,095+46%

49▼11Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951,070−33%

50▼5Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,018+42%

51▲6Person County, NCNC40,636997+190%

52▲3Jackson County, NCNC45,039963+30%

53▲6Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201954−4%

54▼3Hoke County, NCNC56,939916+34%

55▼3Wilkes County, NCNC66,233834+16%

56▼16Wilson County, NCNC81,150794−22%

57▲24Richmond County, NCNC42,041733+84%

58▲3McDowell County, NCNC45,198717−18%

59▼1Ashe County, NCNC27,514690+37%

60▲11Clay County, NCNC12,239672+199%

61▼14Duplin County, NCNC51,571639+113%

62▲2Madison County, NCNC22,553637−6%

63Polk County, NCNC20,533626+11%

64▼11Cherokee County, NCNC30,830566−8%

65▲1Robeson County, NCNC119,941518−21%

66▲4Yadkin County, NCNC38,325506+126%

67▼5Camden County, NCNC11,315489+80%

68▼3Beaufort County, NCNC44,670486−33%

69▼1Sampson County, NCNC61,504470−16%

70▼16Lenoir County, NCNC55,837431−37%

71▲15Halifax County, NCNC46,534419−56%

72▲8Pamlico County, NCNC12,758391−17%

73▲6Warren County, NCNC18,898390+220%

74▲9Chowan County, NCNC14,082388+3%

75▲7Caswell County, NCNC22,563380+81%

76▼9Alexander County, NCNC36,958371+5%

77▼4Avery County, NCNC18,110366+5%

78▼9Vance County, NCNC42,638351−12%

79▲9Montgomery County, NCNC26,403349+20%

80▼4Perquimans County, NCNC13,490342−34%

81▼3Scotland County, NCNC33,322341−28%

82▼5Columbus County, NCNC50,487324−50%

83▲1Mitchell County, NCNC15,062301+6%

84▼12Greene County, NCNC20,700270+73%

85▼10Anson County, NCNC21,758239+91%

86▼1Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121227−45%

87Jones County, NCNC9,575226+92%

88▲6Washington County, NCNC10,6382240%

89▲4Gates County, NCNC10,234214−6%

90▼16Yancey County, NCNC19,084178−47%

91Alleghany County, NCNC11,479162+157%

92▲3Bladen County, NCNC30,007158−42%

93Hyde County, NCNC4,554145+113%

94▲4Graham County, NCNC8,190102−11%

95▲4Northampton County, NCNC16,491101−52%

96▼7Hertford County, NCNC19,01599−11%

97▼7Martin County, NCNC21,60193−46%

98▼2Bertie County, NCNC17,08674+61%

99▼2Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53774+80%

100▼8Swain County, NCNC14,02467−58%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES