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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38317.3%+28%

02Durham County, NCNC347,24015.4%+11%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23515.3%+20%

04Orange County, NCNC152,49812.9%−3%

05Duplin County, NCNC51,57112.2%−3%

06Union County, NCNC267,67412.2%+48%

07Guilford County, NCNC562,23411.8%+29%

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.8%+50%

09Sampson County, NCNC61,50410.6%+12%

10Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.4%−1%

11Lee County, NCNC70,2589.9%−10%

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.7%+9%

13Alamance County, NCNC186,1779.5%+27%

14Johnston County, NCNC256,4488.3%+5%

15Henderson County, NCNC122,3758.3%+3%

16Montgomery County, NCNC26,4037.9%−15%

17Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.9%+26%

18Iredell County, NCNC211,7987.2%+49%

19Catawba County, NCNC170,1726.9%+1%

20Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%+19%

21Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.7%+18%

22Randolph County, NCNC149,5166.6%−3%

23Greene County, NCNC20,7006.6%−11%

24Harnett County, NCNC150,1376.5%−7%

25Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.5%+6%

26Gaston County, NCNC246,5586.4%+35%

27Rowan County, NCNC155,0966.3%+19%

28Surry County, NCNC72,2876.1%+4%

29Wilson County, NCNC81,1506.1%−10%

30Yadkin County, NCNC38,3256.0%+11%

31Franklin County, NCNC82,0376.0%+38%

32New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.9%+12%

33Macon County, NCNC39,2325.9%+7%

34Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.8%+20%

35Vance County, NCNC42,6385.7%+47%

36Granville County, NCNC61,4215.7%+10%

37Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.7%+71%

38Davidson County, NCNC180,1825.6%+22%

39Robeson County, NCNC119,9415.5%−3%

40Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545.5%+5%

41Burke County, NCNC88,6555.3%+11%

42Alleghany County, NCNC11,4795.1%−43%

43Moore County, NCNC110,6195.1%−2%

44Davie County, NCNC45,8554.9%+10%

45Dare County, NCNC38,2454.7%−9%

46Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.5%−7%

47Polk County, NCNC20,5334.5%−2%

48Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.4%+56%

49Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.4%+8%

50Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.3%+11%

51Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.2%−9%

52Pender County, NCNC72,1114.2%−3%

53Avery County, NCNC18,1104.2%+7%

54Craven County, NCNC105,0254.1%−12%

55Richmond County, NCNC42,0414.1%+2%

56Hertford County, NCNC19,0154.0%+17%

57Nash County, NCNC99,3654.0%−20%

58Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.9%−15%

59Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.8%−9%

60Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.7%+11%

61Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.6%−21%

62Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.6%−7%

63Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.5%+92%

64Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.5%+18%

65Clay County, NCNC12,2393.4%+52%

66Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.4%+5%

67Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.3%+20%

68Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1213.3%+43%

69Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.3%−10%

70Anson County, NCNC21,7583.3%+110%

71Caswell County, NCNC22,5633.2%+126%

72Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.2%−31%

73McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.2%+7%

74Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.1%+23%

75Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253.1%+41%

76Person County, NCNC40,6363.1%+34%

77Warren County, NCNC18,8983.1%+24%

78Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.0%+27%

79Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.0%−7%

80Jones County, NCNC9,5753.0%−16%

81Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.9%−19%

82Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.9%−16%

83Ashe County, NCNC27,5142.8%−17%

84Swain County, NCNC14,0242.8%+5%

85Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.8%+7%

86Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.7%+43%

87Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.6%−12%

88Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.4%+35%

89Chowan County, NCNC14,0822.3%−32%

90Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.2%+147%

91Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.0%+159%

92Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301.9%−19%

93Graham County, NCNC8,1901.9%−9%

94Martin County, NCNC21,6011.7%+13%

95Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%−39%

96Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.5%+1%

97Gates County, NCNC10,2341.4%+144%

98Madison County, NCNC22,5531.3%−25%

99Northampton County, NCNC16,4911.3%+107%

100Washington County, NCNC10,6381.1%−19%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES