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Largest Syrian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties 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 41 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 41 is 18. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gaston County, NC, up 19 places to #12.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Wake County, NCNC1,257,235593+175%

02▼1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383463+46%

03▲2Durham County, NCNC347,240238+429%

04▲2New Hanover County, NCNC245,959170+1114%

05▲3Onslow County, NCNC217,175156+86%

06▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,234114−26%

07Iredell County, NCNC211,79895+67%

08▲6Orange County, NCNC152,49872+20%

09▲1Forsyth County, NCNC401,71871+1%

10▲3Buncombe County, NCNC277,41760+71%

11▲4Rockingham County, NCNC94,19544+267%

12▲19Gaston County, NCNC246,55843−57%

13Haywood County, NCNC63,36942–

14Johnston County, NCNC256,44837–

15▲12Macon County, NCNC39,23235–

16▼7Pender County, NCNC72,11129−15%

17▼6Alamance County, NCNC186,17724−63%

18▼2Brunswick County, NCNC174,70220−49%

19Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020+5%

20▲5Pitt County, NCNC182,93620–

21▲2Henderson County, NCNC122,37518–

22Stokes County, NCNC46,12616−43%

23▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,47313–

24Lenoir County, NCNC55,83713–

25Burke County, NCNC88,65512–

26Cleveland County, NCNC103,32512–

27▲5Wilson County, NCNC81,15012−75%

28▼24Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510−82%

29▲7Sampson County, NCNC61,5049–

30▼18Union County, NCNC267,6748−96%

31Nash County, NCNC99,3656−54%

32Surry County, NCNC72,2875–

33▼3Davidson County, NCNC180,1824–

34▲5Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1214–

35Northampton County, NCNC16,4914–

36Washington County, NCNC10,6384–

37Lee County, NCNC70,2583−89%

38▼3Columbus County, NCNC50,4872–

39▼15Watauga County, NCNC54,7862–

40Duplin County, NCNC51,5712–

41▼24Wayne County, NCNC122,2781−94%

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