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Largest Sri Lankan population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Sri Lankan, 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 14 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 26.

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Largest Sri Lankan population by state

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSRI LANKAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235474+162%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383175+1%

03▲2Guilford County, NCNC562,23491+15%

04Jackson County, NCNC45,03973–

05▼1Orange County, NCNC152,49864−24%

06▼3Durham County, NCNC347,24064−39%

07Nash County, NCNC99,36526–

08Watauga County, NCNC54,78622–

09▲3Catawba County, NCNC170,17219+217%

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,71816–

11▼4Buncombe County, NCNC277,41713−70%

12▼4Gaston County, NCNC246,55813−58%

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512–

14▼4Chatham County, NCNC85,1117−53%

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