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Most foreign-born residents, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most foreign-born residents by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010
01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38315.8%+2.3 pts
02Durham County, NCNC347,24014.0%+0.1 pts
03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23513.3%+0.7 pts
04Orange County, NCNC152,49812.7%−0.6 pts
05Duplin County, NCNC51,57112.3%−0.3 pts
06Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.7%+1.6 pts
07Sampson County, NCNC61,5049.6%+0.1 pts
08Union County, NCNC267,6749.5%+1.3 pts
09Chatham County, NCNC85,1119.3%−1.2 pts
10Lee County, NCNC70,2589.3%−1.7 pts
11Montgomery County, NCNC26,4039.1%−0.2 pts
12Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188.5%−0.4 pts
13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258.5%+1.3 pts
14Alamance County, NCNC186,1778.0%+0.5 pts
15Greene County, NCNC20,7007.6%+0.3 pts
16Johnston County, NCNC256,4487.4%−0.5 pts
17Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.0%+0.7 pts
18Henderson County, NCNC122,3756.8%−1.3 pts
19Catawba County, NCNC170,1726.6%−0.3 pts
20Iredell County, NCNC211,7986.5%+1.7 pts
21Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.4%+0.7 pts
22Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.2%+0.1 pts
23Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.0%+0.3 pts
24Surry County, NCNC72,2875.9%+0.0 pts
25Wilson County, NCNC81,1505.9%−0.9 pts
26Randolph County, NCNC149,5165.8%−1.0 pts
27Harnett County, NCNC150,1375.7%−1.3 pts
28Hyde County, NCNC4,5545.6%+1.0 pts
29Franklin County, NCNC82,0375.6%+1.3 pts
30Gaston County, NCNC246,5585.3%+0.6 pts
31Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545.2%−0.0 pts
32Davie County, NCNC45,8555.2%+0.8 pts
33Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.2%−0.3 pts
34Burke County, NCNC88,6555.1%+0.3 pts
35Davidson County, NCNC180,1825.1%+0.5 pts
36Vance County, NCNC42,6385.1%+1.2 pts
37Macon County, NCNC39,2325.0%−0.5 pts
38Moore County, NCNC110,6195.0%−0.2 pts
39New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594.8%−0.5 pts
40Pitt County, NCNC182,9364.8%−0.0 pts
41Craven County, NCNC105,0254.7%+0.0 pts
42Alleghany County, NCNC11,4794.7%−4.3 pts
43Dare County, NCNC38,2454.6%−0.6 pts
44Rowan County, NCNC155,0964.6%−0.6 pts
45Nash County, NCNC99,3654.6%−0.4 pts
46Granville County, NCNC61,4214.5%−0.8 pts
47Polk County, NCNC20,5334.5%−0.1 pts
48McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.2%+1.3 pts
49Robeson County, NCNC119,9414.2%−1.5 pts
50Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.0%−0.0 pts
51Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.0%+2.2 pts
52Clay County, NCNC12,2393.8%+1.6 pts
53Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.8%+0.4 pts
54Onslow County, NCNC217,1753.8%−0.9 pts
55Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.7%+0.4 pts
56Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.7%−0.5 pts
57Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.7%+0.0 pts
58Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.5%+0.6 pts
59Stanly County, NCNC68,8303.5%+0.7 pts
60Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.4%−0.5 pts
61Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.4%−0.4 pts
62Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.4%+0.1 pts
63Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.4%+0.1 pts
64Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.3%−1.3 pts
65Pender County, NCNC72,1113.3%−1.0 pts
66Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.3%−0.1 pts
67Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.2%−1.6 pts
68Person County, NCNC40,6363.2%+0.8 pts
69Avery County, NCNC18,1103.1%−0.8 pts
70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013.0%+0.0 pts
71Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.9%+0.3 pts
72Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.9%−0.9 pts
73Swain County, NCNC14,0242.9%+0.2 pts
74Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.8%+0.5 pts
75Anson County, NCNC21,7582.8%+1.2 pts
76Martin County, NCNC21,6012.8%+1.3 pts
77Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.7%−0.1 pts
78Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.7%−0.9 pts
79Yancey County, NCNC19,0842.7%−2.0 pts
80Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.6%+0.3 pts
81Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.6%−0.8 pts
82Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.6%+0.3 pts
83Chowan County, NCNC14,0822.6%−0.8 pts
84Warren County, NCNC18,8982.4%−0.1 pts
85Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.4%+1.0 pts
86Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.4%+0.2 pts
87Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.4%−0.2 pts
88Jones County, NCNC9,5752.4%−1.2 pts
89Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.4%+0.5 pts
90Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.3%−0.9 pts
91Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.3%+1.5 pts
92Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.3%+0.9 pts
93Graham County, NCNC8,1902.3%+0.2 pts
94Camden County, NCNC11,3152.1%−0.4 pts
95Washington County, NCNC10,6382.0%+0.6 pts
96Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.9%+0.0 pts
97Madison County, NCNC22,5531.9%+0.1 pts
98Northampton County, NCNC16,4911.5%+0.9 pts
99Gates County, NCNC10,2341.0%+0.4 pts
100Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.8%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS