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Largest Syrian population, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Syrian 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 37 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 37 is 18. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Apex, NC, up 22 places to #7.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Charlotte, NCNC964,784340+34%

02▲3Durham, NCNC305,561238+429%

03▼1Raleigh, NCNC506,306233+174%

04Murraysville, NCNC16,339146+943%

05▲1Cary, NCNC183,58296+586%

06▲4Greensboro, NCNC308,66792−29%

07▲22Apex, NCNC80,41970+13%

08▲15Asheville, NCNC93,52360+140%

09Huntersville, NCNC68,53555+129%

10▲9Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56550+257%

11▲2Reidsville, NCNC14,69244–

12▼5Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27138−46%

13Statesville, NCNC32,18135–

14Hampstead, NCNC9,29229–

15Kings Grant, NCNC9,00324–

16Cornelius, NCNC35,09422–

17▲4Davidson, NCNC16,66221–

18▲9Greenville, NCNC96,44320–

19Gastonia, NCNC87,06718−80%

20▼3Morrisville, NCNC32,46618–

21Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64917–

22▲9Holly Springs, NCNC50,28817−29%

23▼1Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89616–

24Wake Forest, NCNC58,14716–

25▼1Fayetteville, NCNC209,12013–

26Elon, NCNC11,36612–

27▼23Concord, NCNC114,59810−77%

28Cramerton, NCNC5,71310–

29Mount Holly, NCNC19,0339+29%

30Graham, NCNC20,1318–

31Weddington, NCNC14,5178−11%

32Zebulon, NCNC11,9338–

33Belmont, NCNC16,4156–

34▼23Jacksonville, NCNC72,7326−92%

35Oak Island, NCNC9,3376–

36▲1Lexington, NCNC20,2384–

37Sanford, NCNC34,1383−70%

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