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Most foreign-born residents, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 4.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Scotland County, NC, up 26 places to #63.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38317.3%+3.8 pts

02Durham County, NCNC347,24015.4%+1.5 pts

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23515.3%+2.6 pts

04Orange County, NCNC152,49812.9%−0.4 pts

05Duplin County, NCNC51,57112.2%−0.4 pts

06▲2Union County, NCNC267,67412.2%+3.9 pts

07▼1Guilford County, NCNC562,23411.8%+2.7 pts

08▲5Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.8%+3.6 pts

09▼2Sampson County, NCNC61,50410.6%+1.1 pts

10▼1Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.4%−0.1 pts

11▼1Lee County, NCNC70,2589.9%−1.1 pts

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.7%+0.8 pts

13▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,1779.5%+2.0 pts

14▲2Johnston County, NCNC256,4488.3%+0.4 pts

15▲3Henderson County, NCNC122,3758.3%+0.3 pts

16▼5Montgomery County, NCNC26,4037.9%−1.4 pts

17Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.9%+1.6 pts

18▲2Iredell County, NCNC211,7987.2%+2.4 pts

19Catawba County, NCNC170,1726.9%0.0 pts

20▲1Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%+1.1 pts

21▲2Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.7%+1.1 pts

22▲4Randolph County, NCNC149,5166.6%−0.2 pts

23▼8Greene County, NCNC20,7006.6%−0.8 pts

24▲3Harnett County, NCNC150,1376.5%−0.5 pts

25▼3Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.5%+0.4 pts

26▲4Gaston County, NCNC246,5586.4%+1.7 pts

27▲17Rowan County, NCNC155,0966.3%+1.0 pts

28▼4Surry County, NCNC72,2876.1%+0.3 pts

29▼4Wilson County, NCNC81,1506.1%−0.7 pts

30▲3Yadkin County, NCNC38,3256.0%+0.6 pts

31▼2Franklin County, NCNC82,0376.0%+1.7 pts

32▲7New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.9%+0.6 pts

33▲4Macon County, NCNC39,2325.9%+0.4 pts

34▲6Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.8%+1.0 pts

35▲1Vance County, NCNC42,6385.7%+1.8 pts

36▲10Granville County, NCNC61,4215.7%+0.5 pts

37▲25Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.7%+2.4 pts

38▼3Davidson County, NCNC180,1825.6%+1.0 pts

39▲10Robeson County, NCNC119,9415.5%−0.2 pts

40▼9Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545.5%+0.3 pts

41▼7Burke County, NCNC88,6555.3%+0.5 pts

42Alleghany County, NCNC11,4795.1%−3.8 pts

43▼5Moore County, NCNC110,6195.1%−0.1 pts

44▼12Davie County, NCNC45,8554.9%+0.4 pts

45▼2Dare County, NCNC38,2454.7%−0.5 pts

46▲21Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.5%−0.3 pts

47Polk County, NCNC20,5334.5%−0.1 pts

48▲11Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.4%+1.6 pts

49▲1Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.4%+0.3 pts

50▲22Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.3%+0.4 pts

51▲3Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.2%−0.4 pts

52▲13Pender County, NCNC72,1114.2%−0.1 pts

53▲16Avery County, NCNC18,1104.2%+0.3 pts

54▼13Craven County, NCNC105,0254.1%−0.6 pts

55▲5Richmond County, NCNC42,0414.1%+0.1 pts

56▼3Hertford County, NCNC19,0154.0%+0.6 pts

57▼12Nash County, NCNC99,3654.0%−1.0 pts

58▼30Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.9%−0.7 pts

59▼3Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.8%−0.4 pts

60▼5Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.7%+0.4 pts

61▲3Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.6%−1.0 pts

62▼1Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.6%−0.3 pts

63▲26Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.5%+1.7 pts

64▼6Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.5%+0.5 pts

65▼13Clay County, NCNC12,2393.4%+1.2 pts

66▲24Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.4%+0.2 pts

67▲10Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.3%+0.5 pts

68▲14Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1213.3%+1.0 pts

69▼12Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.3%−0.4 pts

70▲5Anson County, NCNC21,7583.3%+1.7 pts

71▲21Caswell County, NCNC22,5633.2%+1.8 pts

72▲7Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.2%−1.5 pts

73▼25McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.2%+0.2 pts

74▼3Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.1%+0.6 pts

75▲11Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253.1%+0.9 pts

76▼8Person County, NCNC40,6363.1%+0.8 pts

77▲7Warren County, NCNC18,8983.1%+0.6 pts

78▼4Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.0%+0.6 pts

79▼16Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.0%−0.2 pts

80▲8Jones County, NCNC9,5753.0%−0.6 pts

81▼3Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.9%−0.7 pts

82▼1Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.9%−0.6 pts

83▼17Ashe County, NCNC27,5142.8%−0.6 pts

84▼11Swain County, NCNC14,0242.8%+0.1 pts

85▲2Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.8%+0.2 pts

86▲10Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.7%+0.8 pts

87▼17Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.6%−0.3 pts

88▼37Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.4%+0.6 pts

89▼6Chowan County, NCNC14,0822.3%−1.1 pts

90▲1Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.2%+1.3 pts

91▲9Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.0%+1.2 pts

92▼12Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301.9%−0.4 pts

93Graham County, NCNC8,1901.9%−0.2 pts

94▼18Martin County, NCNC21,6011.7%+0.2 pts

95▼1Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%−1.0 pts

96▼11Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.5%0.0 pts

97▲2Gates County, NCNC10,2341.4%+0.8 pts

98▼1Madison County, NCNC22,5531.3%−0.4 pts

99▼1Northampton County, NCNC16,4911.3%+0.7 pts

100▼5Washington County, NCNC10,6381.1%−0.3 pts

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