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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38315.8%+17%

02Durham County, NCNC347,24014.0%+1%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23513.3%+5%

04Orange County, NCNC152,49812.7%−4%

05Duplin County, NCNC51,57112.3%−3%

06Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.7%+17%

07Sampson County, NCNC61,5049.6%+1%

08Union County, NCNC267,6749.5%+16%

09Chatham County, NCNC85,1119.3%−11%

10Lee County, NCNC70,2589.3%−16%

11Montgomery County, NCNC26,4039.1%−2%

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188.5%−4%

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258.5%+18%

14Alamance County, NCNC186,1778.0%+7%

15Greene County, NCNC20,7007.6%+3%

16Johnston County, NCNC256,4487.4%−7%

17Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.0%+11%

18Henderson County, NCNC122,3756.8%−16%

19Catawba County, NCNC170,1726.6%−4%

20Iredell County, NCNC211,7986.5%+35%

21Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.4%+13%

22Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.2%+2%

23Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.0%+6%

24Surry County, NCNC72,2875.9%+1%

25Wilson County, NCNC81,1505.9%−14%

26Randolph County, NCNC149,5165.8%−15%

27Harnett County, NCNC150,1375.7%−18%

28Hyde County, NCNC4,5545.6%+23%

29Franklin County, NCNC82,0375.6%+29%

30Gaston County, NCNC246,5585.3%+13%

31Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545.2%−0%

32Davie County, NCNC45,8555.2%+17%

33Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.2%−5%

34Burke County, NCNC88,6555.1%+6%

35Davidson County, NCNC180,1825.1%+11%

36Vance County, NCNC42,6385.1%+30%

37Macon County, NCNC39,2325.0%−9%

38Moore County, NCNC110,6195.0%−4%

39New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594.8%−9%

40Pitt County, NCNC182,9364.8%−1%

41Craven County, NCNC105,0254.7%+1%

42Alleghany County, NCNC11,4794.7%−48%

43Dare County, NCNC38,2454.6%−11%

44Rowan County, NCNC155,0964.6%−12%

45Nash County, NCNC99,3654.6%−8%

46Granville County, NCNC61,4214.5%−14%

47Polk County, NCNC20,5334.5%−2%

48McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.2%+42%

49Robeson County, NCNC119,9414.2%−26%

50Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.0%−1%

51Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.0%+127%

52Clay County, NCNC12,2393.8%+72%

53Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.8%+10%

54Onslow County, NCNC217,1753.8%−19%

55Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.7%+11%

56Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.7%−11%

57Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.7%+0%

58Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.5%+21%

59Stanly County, NCNC68,8303.5%+24%

60Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.4%−13%

61Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.4%−11%

62Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.4%+2%

63Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.4%+4%

64Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.3%−28%

65Pender County, NCNC72,1113.3%−24%

66Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.3%−3%

67Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.2%−34%

68Person County, NCNC40,6363.2%+36%

69Avery County, NCNC18,1103.1%−21%

70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013.0%+0%

71Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.9%+13%

72Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.9%−25%

73Swain County, NCNC14,0242.9%+9%

74Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.8%+19%

75Anson County, NCNC21,7582.8%+76%

76Martin County, NCNC21,6012.8%+84%

77Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.7%−3%

78Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.7%−25%

79Yancey County, NCNC19,0842.7%−42%

80Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.6%+12%

81Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.6%−24%

82Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.6%+14%

83Chowan County, NCNC14,0822.6%−24%

84Warren County, NCNC18,8982.4%−3%

85Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.4%+66%

86Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.4%+8%

87Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.4%−8%

88Jones County, NCNC9,5752.4%−33%

89Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.4%+30%

90Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.3%−27%

91Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.3%+167%

92Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.3%+61%

93Graham County, NCNC8,1902.3%+9%

94Camden County, NCNC11,3152.1%−16%

95Washington County, NCNC10,6382.0%+40%

96Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.9%+1%

97Madison County, NCNC22,5531.9%+5%

98Northampton County, NCNC16,4911.5%+141%

99Gates County, NCNC10,2341.0%+70%

100Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.8%+5%

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