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Largest Turkish population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Turkish 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 36 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 38.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTURKISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,038+21%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383639−25%

03New Hanover County, NCNC245,959453+102%

04Orange County, NCNC152,498314+183%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,473290+58%

06Iredell County, NCNC211,798285–

07Union County, NCNC267,674204+1600%

08Guilford County, NCNC562,234179+214%

09Durham County, NCNC347,240163−41%

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,718140+122%

11Surry County, NCNC72,287136–

12Wilson County, NCNC81,150130–

13Brunswick County, NCNC174,70269+60%

14Gaston County, NCNC246,55850+400%

15Watauga County, NCNC54,78650−37%

16Jackson County, NCNC45,03948–

17Lee County, NCNC70,25845–

18Pitt County, NCNC182,93638−12%

19Chatham County, NCNC85,11135+192%

20Johnston County, NCNC256,44833−20%

21Moore County, NCNC110,61933+200%

22Harnett County, NCNC150,13729+142%

23Alamance County, NCNC186,17727−59%

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27825−34%

25Pender County, NCNC72,11121–

26Cleveland County, NCNC103,32520–

27Catawba County, NCNC170,17218–

28Henderson County, NCNC122,37518+50%

29Craven County, NCNC105,02516–

30Dare County, NCNC38,24512–

31Onslow County, NCNC217,1759–

32Stanly County, NCNC68,8309−73%

33Richmond County, NCNC42,0418–

34Yancey County, NCNC19,0847–

35Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334−50%

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953–

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