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Largest Kenyan population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties 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 25 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 25 is 87. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harnett County, NC, up 7 places to #7.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Kenyan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,520+78%

02▲2Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383523+48%

03▼1Durham County, NCNC347,240212+67%

04▲5Guilford County, NCNC562,234170+1033%

05Halifax County, NCNC46,534133–

06▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,177125–

07▲7Harnett County, NCNC150,137116–

08▼3Orange County, NCNC152,498111+152%

09Franklin County, NCNC82,03796–

10▼2Gaston County, NCNC246,55894+623%

11Onslow County, NCNC217,17589–

12▼6Johnston County, NCNC256,44888–

13Buncombe County, NCNC277,41787–

14▼11Cumberland County, NCNC338,47375–

15▲4Montgomery County, NCNC26,40363–

16▼1Craven County, NCNC105,02551+629%

17Chatham County, NCNC85,11136–

18Henderson County, NCNC122,37535–

19Person County, NCNC40,63620–

20▼4Forsyth County, NCNC401,71816−89%

21▼3Iredell County, NCNC211,79812–

22▼11Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258–

23▼2Union County, NCNC267,6748–

24Pamlico County, NCNC12,7585–

25Hertford County, NCNC19,0152–

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