RANKING · 2024 ACS · 41 SHOWN OF 41

Largest Syrian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Syrian ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235593–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383463–

03Durham County, NCNC347,240238–

04New Hanover County, NCNC245,959170–

05Onslow County, NCNC217,175156–

06Guilford County, NCNC562,234114–

07Iredell County, NCNC211,79895–

08Orange County, NCNC152,49872–

09Forsyth County, NCNC401,71871–

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,41760–

11Rockingham County, NCNC94,19544–

12Gaston County, NCNC246,55843–

13Haywood County, NCNC63,36942–

14Johnston County, NCNC256,44837–

15Macon County, NCNC39,23235–

16Pender County, NCNC72,11129–

17Alamance County, NCNC186,17724–

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,70220–

19Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020–

20Pitt County, NCNC182,93620–

21Henderson County, NCNC122,37518–

22Stokes County, NCNC46,12616–

23Cumberland County, NCNC338,47313–

24Lenoir County, NCNC55,83713–

25Burke County, NCNC88,65512–

26Cleveland County, NCNC103,32512–

27Wilson County, NCNC81,15012–

28Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510–

29Sampson County, NCNC61,5049–

30Union County, NCNC267,6748–

31Nash County, NCNC99,3656–

32Surry County, NCNC72,2875–

33Davidson County, NCNC180,1824–

34Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1214–

35Northampton County, NCNC16,4914–

36Washington County, NCNC10,6384–

37Lee County, NCNC70,2583–

38Columbus County, NCNC50,4872–

39Duplin County, NCNC51,5712–

40Watauga County, NCNC54,7862–

41Wayne County, NCNC122,2781–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES