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Largest Syrian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Syrian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 39 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 28.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383613+93%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,235550+155%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,234299+93%

04Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725147+158%

05Durham County, NCNC347,240125+178%

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,959117+736%

07Iredell County, NCNC211,79885+49%

08Onslow County, NCNC217,17575−11%

09Pender County, NCNC72,11170+106%

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,71866−6%

11Alamance County, NCNC186,17750−22%

12Union County, NCNC267,67449−78%

13Buncombe County, NCNC277,41748+37%

14Orange County, NCNC152,49845−25%

15Rockingham County, NCNC94,19545+275%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,70237−5%

17Wayne County, NCNC122,27837+131%

18Rowan County, NCNC155,09635+289%

19Moore County, NCNC110,61930+329%

20Halifax County, NCNC46,53428–

21Cumberland County, NCNC338,47326–

22Bladen County, NCNC30,00725–

23Henderson County, NCNC122,37525–

24Watauga County, NCNC54,78624–

25Pitt County, NCNC182,93621–

26Lincoln County, NCNC98,65419–

27Macon County, NCNC39,23216–

28Catawba County, NCNC170,17215–

29Dare County, NCNC38,24514–

30Davidson County, NCNC180,18214–

31Gaston County, NCNC246,55813−87%

32Wilson County, NCNC81,15013−73%

33Robeson County, NCNC119,94112–

34Ashe County, NCNC27,51411–

35Columbus County, NCNC50,4879–

36Sampson County, NCNC61,5048–

37Craven County, NCNC105,0257−30%

38Harnett County, NCNC150,1377–

39Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1214–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS