RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

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%+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

06Union County, NCNC267,67412.2%+3.9 pts

07Guilford County, NCNC562,23411.8%+2.7 pts

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.8%+3.6 pts

09Sampson County, NCNC61,50410.6%+1.1 pts

10Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.4%−0.1 pts

11Lee County, NCNC70,2589.9%−1.1 pts

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.7%+0.8 pts

13Alamance County, NCNC186,1779.5%+2.0 pts

14Johnston County, NCNC256,4488.3%+0.4 pts

15Henderson County, NCNC122,3758.3%+0.3 pts

16Montgomery County, NCNC26,4037.9%−1.4 pts

17Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.9%+1.6 pts

18Iredell County, NCNC211,7987.2%+2.4 pts

19Catawba County, NCNC170,1726.9%+0.0 pts

20Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%+1.1 pts

21Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.7%+1.1 pts

22Randolph County, NCNC149,5166.6%−0.2 pts

23Greene County, NCNC20,7006.6%−0.8 pts

24Harnett County, NCNC150,1376.5%−0.5 pts

25Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.5%+0.4 pts

26Gaston County, NCNC246,5586.4%+1.7 pts

27Rowan County, NCNC155,0966.3%+1.0 pts

28Surry County, NCNC72,2876.1%+0.3 pts

29Wilson County, NCNC81,1506.1%−0.7 pts

30Yadkin County, NCNC38,3256.0%+0.6 pts

31Franklin County, NCNC82,0376.0%+1.7 pts

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

33Macon County, NCNC39,2325.9%+0.4 pts

34Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.8%+1.0 pts

35Vance County, NCNC42,6385.7%+1.8 pts

36Granville County, NCNC61,4215.7%+0.5 pts

37Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.7%+2.4 pts

38Davidson County, NCNC180,1825.6%+1.0 pts

39Robeson County, NCNC119,9415.5%−0.2 pts

40Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545.5%+0.3 pts

41Burke County, NCNC88,6555.3%+0.5 pts

42Alleghany County, NCNC11,4795.1%−3.8 pts

43Moore County, NCNC110,6195.1%−0.1 pts

44Davie County, NCNC45,8554.9%+0.4 pts

45Dare County, NCNC38,2454.7%−0.5 pts

46Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.5%−0.3 pts

47Polk County, NCNC20,5334.5%−0.1 pts

48Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.4%+1.6 pts

49Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.4%+0.3 pts

50Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.3%+0.4 pts

51Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.2%−0.4 pts

52Pender County, NCNC72,1114.2%−0.1 pts

53Avery County, NCNC18,1104.2%+0.3 pts

54Craven County, NCNC105,0254.1%−0.6 pts

55Richmond County, NCNC42,0414.1%+0.1 pts

56Hertford County, NCNC19,0154.0%+0.6 pts

57Nash County, NCNC99,3654.0%−1.0 pts

58Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.9%−0.7 pts

59Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.8%−0.4 pts

60Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.7%+0.4 pts

61Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.6%−1.0 pts

62Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.6%−0.3 pts

63Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.5%+1.7 pts

64Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.5%+0.5 pts

65Clay County, NCNC12,2393.4%+1.2 pts

66Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.4%+0.2 pts

67Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.3%+0.5 pts

68Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1213.3%+1.0 pts

69Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.3%−0.4 pts

70Anson County, NCNC21,7583.3%+1.7 pts

71Caswell County, NCNC22,5633.2%+1.8 pts

72Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.2%−1.5 pts

73McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.2%+0.2 pts

74Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.1%+0.6 pts

75Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253.1%+0.9 pts

76Person County, NCNC40,6363.1%+0.8 pts

77Warren County, NCNC18,8983.1%+0.6 pts

78Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.0%+0.6 pts

79Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.0%−0.2 pts

80Jones County, NCNC9,5753.0%−0.6 pts

81Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.9%−0.7 pts

82Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.9%−0.6 pts

83Ashe County, NCNC27,5142.8%−0.6 pts

84Swain County, NCNC14,0242.8%+0.1 pts

85Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.8%+0.2 pts

86Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.7%+0.8 pts

87Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.6%−0.3 pts

88Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.4%+0.6 pts

89Chowan County, NCNC14,0822.3%−1.1 pts

90Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.2%+1.3 pts

91Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.0%+1.2 pts

92Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301.9%−0.4 pts

93Graham County, NCNC8,1901.9%−0.2 pts

94Martin County, NCNC21,6011.7%+0.2 pts

95Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%−1.0 pts

96Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.5%+0.0 pts

97Gates County, NCNC10,2341.4%+0.8 pts

98Madison County, NCNC22,5531.3%−0.4 pts

99Northampton County, NCNC16,4911.3%+0.7 pts

100Washington County, NCNC10,6381.1%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES