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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

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

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

03Durham County, NCNC347,240238+429%

04New Hanover County, NCNC245,959170+1114%

05Onslow County, NCNC217,175156+86%

06Guilford County, NCNC562,234114−26%

07Iredell County, NCNC211,79895+67%

08Orange County, NCNC152,49872+20%

09Forsyth County, NCNC401,71871+1%

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,41760+71%

11Rockingham County, NCNC94,19544+267%

12Gaston County, NCNC246,55843−57%

13Haywood County, NCNC63,36942–

14Johnston County, NCNC256,44837–

15Macon County, NCNC39,23235–

16Pender County, NCNC72,11129−15%

17Alamance County, NCNC186,17724−63%

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,70220−49%

19Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020+5%

20Pitt County, NCNC182,93620–

21Henderson County, NCNC122,37518–

22Stokes County, NCNC46,12616−43%

23Cumberland County, NCNC338,47313–

24Lenoir County, NCNC55,83713–

25Burke County, NCNC88,65512–

26Cleveland County, NCNC103,32512–

27Wilson County, NCNC81,15012−75%

28Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510−82%

29Sampson County, NCNC61,5049–

30Union County, NCNC267,6748−96%

31Nash County, NCNC99,3656−54%

32Surry County, NCNC72,2875–

33Davidson County, NCNC180,1824–

34Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1214–

35Northampton County, NCNC16,4914–

36Washington County, NCNC10,6384–

37Lee County, NCNC70,2583−89%

38Columbus County, NCNC50,4872–

39Watauga County, NCNC54,7862–

40Duplin County, NCNC51,5712–

41Wayne County, NCNC122,2781−94%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES