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Largest Kenyan population, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan 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 28 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 28 is 51. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Knightdale, NC, up 14 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Kenyan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Raleigh, NCNC506,306945+23%

02▲3Charlotte, NCNC964,784480+70%

03▲14Knightdale, NCNC23,144225–

04▼2Durham, NCNC305,561212+231%

05Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386133–

06Cary, NCNC183,582100+67%

07▲2Greensboro, NCNC308,667100+567%

08Asheville, NCNC93,52387–

09Jacksonville, NCNC72,73286–

10▼7Fayetteville, NCNC209,12075–

11Hillsborough, NCNC9,77861–

12▲1Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92757–

13Cramerton, NCNC5,71353–

14▲2Havelock, NCNC17,43051+629%

15▼8Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56549+53%

16Barbecue, NCNC5,91042–

17Bessemer City, NCNC5,83441–

18Rolesville, NCNC12,83934–

19▼15Wake Forest, NCNC58,14730–

20Apex, NCNC80,41920–

21▼11Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53620–

22Huntersville, NCNC68,53520–

23Lillington, NCNC5,04017–

24▼5Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27116−89%

25Matthews, NCNC32,76915–

26Davidson, NCNC16,6628−89%

27Hendersonville, NCNC15,8678–

28▼13Kannapolis, NCNC61,7088–

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