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Largest Laotian population, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, 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 34 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 34. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kannapolis, NC, up 26 places to #5.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01▲1High Point, NCNC120,5711,046+24%

02▼1Charlotte, NCNC964,784915−13%

03Greensboro, NCNC308,667458+11%

04Burlington, NCNC61,496330−2%

05▲26Kannapolis, NCNC61,708246+12200%

06▲10Raleigh, NCNC506,306214+693%

07▼1Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117176+49%

08Lexington, NCNC20,238136–

09▲3Gastonia, NCNC87,067113+183%

10▼5Fayetteville, NCNC209,12090−26%

11Thomasville, NCNC27,73390–

12▼5Concord, NCNC114,59869−19%

13Cramerton, NCNC5,71353–

14Waxhaw, NCNC23,14052–

15▼7Cary, NCNC183,58247−33%

16Harrisburg, NCNC20,74235–

17St. Stephens, NCNC9,45734–

18Mount Holly, NCNC19,03328–

19New Bern, NCNC34,72428–

20Greenville, NCNC96,44325–

21▲7Mooresville, NCNC55,84222+175%

22▼13Davidson, NCNC16,66220−61%

23▲4Huntersville, NCNC68,53519+138%

24Black Mountain, NCNC8,49117–

25Midland, NCNC5,15117–

26Indian Trail, NCNC44,30315–

27Reidsville, NCNC14,69215–

28▼9Goldsboro, NCNC35,01212−43%

29Aberdeen, NCNC10,06611–

30▼15Morganton, NCNC17,84911−59%

31Shallotte, NCNC5,33510–

32Chapel Hill, NCNC63,5659–

33Oxford, NCNC8,9857–

34▼12Jacksonville, NCNC72,7324−75%

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