RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most foreign-born residents, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2010 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

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01Durham County, NCNC347,24013.9%–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38313.5%–

03Orange County, NCNC152,49813.3%–

04Duplin County, NCNC51,57112.7%–

05Wake County, NCNC1,257,23512.7%–

06Lee County, NCNC70,25811.0%–

07Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.5%–

08Sampson County, NCNC61,5049.5%–

09Montgomery County, NCNC26,4039.3%–

10Guilford County, NCNC562,2349.1%–

11Alleghany County, NCNC11,4798.9%–

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188.9%–

13Union County, NCNC267,6748.2%–

14Henderson County, NCNC122,3758.0%–

15Johnston County, NCNC256,4487.9%–

16Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.5%–

17Greene County, NCNC20,7007.4%–

18Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.2%–

19Harnett County, NCNC150,1377.0%–

20Catawba County, NCNC170,1726.9%–

21Randolph County, NCNC149,5166.9%–

22Wilson County, NCNC81,1506.8%–

23Wayne County, NCNC122,2786.3%–

24Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.1%–

25Surry County, NCNC72,2875.9%–

26Buncombe County, NCNC277,4175.7%–

27Cumberland County, NCNC338,4735.7%–

28Robeson County, NCNC119,9415.7%–

29Macon County, NCNC39,2325.5%–

30Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.5%–

31New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.3%–

32Rowan County, NCNC155,0965.3%–

33Granville County, NCNC61,4215.2%–

34Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545.2%–

35Dare County, NCNC38,2455.2%–

36Moore County, NCNC110,6195.2%–

37Nash County, NCNC99,3655.0%–

38Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.8%–

39Pitt County, NCNC182,9364.8%–

40Iredell County, NCNC211,7984.8%–

41Burke County, NCNC88,6554.8%–

42Gaston County, NCNC246,5584.7%–

43Craven County, NCNC105,0254.7%–

44Yancey County, NCNC19,0844.7%–

45Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.6%–

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,6704.6%–

47Hyde County, NCNC4,5544.6%–

48Davidson County, NCNC180,1824.6%–

49Polk County, NCNC20,5334.6%–

50Davie County, NCNC45,8554.4%–

51Pender County, NCNC72,1114.4%–

52Franklin County, NCNC82,0374.3%–

53Bladen County, NCNC30,0074.2%–

54Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.1%–

55Richmond County, NCNC42,0414.0%–

56Avery County, NCNC18,1103.9%–

57Vance County, NCNC42,6383.9%–

58Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.9%–

59Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.8%–

60Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.7%–

61Carteret County, NCNC70,4693.6%–

62Jones County, NCNC9,5753.5%–

63Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583.5%–

64Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.5%–

65Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.4%–

66Chowan County, NCNC14,0823.4%–

67Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.4%–

68Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.3%–

69Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.2%–

70Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.2%–

71McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.0%–

72Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013.0%–

73Watauga County, NCNC54,7862.9%–

74Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.8%–

75Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.8%–

76Swain County, NCNC14,0242.6%–

77Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.6%–

78Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.6%–

79Camden County, NCNC11,3152.6%–

80Warren County, NCNC18,8982.5%–

81Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.4%–

82Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.4%–

83Person County, NCNC40,6362.3%–

84Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.3%–

85Clay County, NCNC12,2392.2%–

86Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.2%–

87Graham County, NCNC8,1902.1%–

88Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.9%–

89Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.8%–

90Madison County, NCNC22,5531.8%–

91Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621.8%–

92Anson County, NCNC21,7581.6%–

93Martin County, NCNC21,6011.5%–

94Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.5%–

95Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.4%–

96Washington County, NCNC10,6381.4%–

97Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.9%–

98Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.8%–

99Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.6%–

100Gates County, NCNC10,2340.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS