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Largest Moroccan population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Moroccan 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 42 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Moroccan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMOROCCAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,770+198%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383861+121%

03Durham County, NCNC347,240360+267%

04Guilford County, NCNC562,234289+398%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,473148+164%

06Harnett County, NCNC150,13790+329%

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,95976–

08Orange County, NCNC152,49858+123%

09Columbus County, NCNC50,48754+26%

10Lee County, NCNC70,25851–

11Rowan County, NCNC155,09651–

12Rockingham County, NCNC94,19532+0%

13Mitchell County, NCNC15,06228–

14Avery County, NCNC18,11026+225%

15Chowan County, NCNC14,08225–

16Scotland County, NCNC33,32225+257%

17Richmond County, NCNC42,04124–

18Bertie County, NCNC17,08619+138%

19Hoke County, NCNC56,93916–

20Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815−12%

21Lenoir County, NCNC55,83714–

22Nash County, NCNC99,36514+0%

23Granville County, NCNC61,42113−62%

24Moore County, NCNC110,61913–

25Forsyth County, NCNC401,71812−72%

26Hertford County, NCNC19,01512−68%

27Beaufort County, NCNC44,67011–

28Northampton County, NCNC16,49111–

29Anson County, NCNC21,75810−38%

30Greene County, NCNC20,70010–

31Wayne County, NCNC122,2789+200%

32Buncombe County, NCNC277,4179−44%

33McDowell County, NCNC45,1989+13%

34Sampson County, NCNC61,5049+800%

35Surry County, NCNC72,2878–

36Hyde County, NCNC4,5546–

37Warren County, NCNC18,8986–

38Johnston County, NCNC256,4485−93%

39Stanly County, NCNC68,8305–

40Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255–

41Caswell County, NCNC22,5635−72%

42Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS