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Largest Turkish population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Turkish 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 46 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 32. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Craven County, NC, up 24 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTURKISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,513+76%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383890+5%

03▲1Orange County, NCNC152,498347+213%

04▲2Iredell County, NCNC211,798342–

05▲24Craven County, NCNC105,025224–

06▲3Durham County, NCNC347,240203−26%

07▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,473201+10%

08▼1Union County, NCNC267,674175+1358%

09▲2Surry County, NCNC72,287161–

10▼2Guilford County, NCNC562,234158+177%

11▼1Forsyth County, NCNC401,718152+141%

12Buncombe County, NCNC277,417119+61%

13Currituck County, NCNC33,15896–

14Gaston County, NCNC246,55883+730%

15▲16Onslow County, NCNC217,17577–

16Vance County, NCNC42,63869–

17▼14New Hanover County, NCNC245,95963−72%

18Stokes County, NCNC46,12662–

19▼6Brunswick County, NCNC174,70258+35%

20▼3Lee County, NCNC70,25843–

21Franklin County, NCNC82,03740–

22Lincoln County, NCNC98,65437−42%

23▼3Johnston County, NCNC256,44832−22%

24Hoke County, NCNC56,93931+3%

25Pender County, NCNC72,11128–

26▼8Pitt County, NCNC182,93625−42%

27Caldwell County, NCNC81,10524+700%

28Granville County, NCNC61,42124–

29▼10Chatham County, NCNC85,11122+83%

30▼14Jackson County, NCNC45,03921–

31▼5Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519–

32Scotland County, NCNC33,32218–

33Ashe County, NCNC27,51416–

34Avery County, NCNC18,11014–

35Person County, NCNC40,63614–

36▼13Alamance County, NCNC186,17714−79%

37Madison County, NCNC22,55312−14%

38▼23Watauga County, NCNC54,78610−87%

39Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017–

40Randolph County, NCNC149,5167–

41Rutherford County, NCNC65,7457−22%

42▼10Stanly County, NCNC68,8306−82%

43▼10Richmond County, NCNC42,0415–

44▼17Catawba County, NCNC170,1725–

45Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582–

46▼12Yancey County, NCNC19,0842–

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