Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 27, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg had the highest immigrant or foreign-born population (175.62K), followed by Wake (150.01K), and Guilford (58.04K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2021 Census.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Immigrant Population |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg | 175619 |
| 2 | Wake | 150006 |
| 3 | Guilford | 58035 |
| 4 | Durham | 45816 |
| 5 | Forsyth | 32998 |
| 6 | Union | 23932 |
| 7 | Cumberland | 21878 |
| 8 | Cabarrus | 18855 |
| 9 | Orange | 18565 |
| 10 | Buncombe | 16607 |
| 11 | Johnston | 15753 |
| 12 | Alamance | 14108 |
| 13 | Iredell | 12314 |
| 14 | Gaston | 11836 |
| 15 | New Hanover | 10921 |
| 16 | Catawba | 10865 |
| 17 | Davidson | 9269 |
| 18 | Randolph | 8611 |
| 19 | Pitt | 8144 |
| 20 | Wayne | 8133 |
| 21 | Henderson | 7862 |
| 22 | Harnett | 7765 |
| 23 | Onslow | 7672 |
| 24 | Chatham | 7623 |
| 25 | Rowan | 6992 |
| 26 | Duplin | 6585 |
| 27 | Sampson | 5859 |
| 28 | Lee | 5420 |
| 29 | Robeson | 5172 |
| 30 | Moore | 4966 |
| 31 | Wilson | 4844 |
| 32 | Brunswick | 4656 |
| 33 | Lincoln | 4587 |
| 34 | Craven | 4536 |
| 35 | Burke | 4321 |
| 36 | Nash | 4056 |
| 37 | Surry | 4025 |
| 38 | Franklin | 3573 |
| 39 | Rockingham | 3417 |
| 40 | Hoke | 3125 |
| 41 | Granville | 2818 |
| 42 | Cleveland | 2483 |
| 43 | Caldwell | 2444 |
| 44 | Wilkes | 2290 |
| 45 | Davie | 2204 |
| 46 | Stanly | 2193 |
| 47 | Lenoir | 2190 |
| 48 | Montgomery | 2165 |
| 49 | Pender | 2154 |
| 50 | Vance | 2098 |
| 51 | Carteret | 2011 |
| 52 | Yadkin | 1936 |
| 53 | Macon | 1815 |
| 54 | Rutherford | 1811 |
| 55 | McDowell | 1775 |
| 56 | Watauga | 1723 |
| 57 | Dare | 1655 |
| 58 | Beaufort | 1612 |
| 59 | Jackson | 1611 |
| 60 | Columbus | 1596 |
| 61 | Haywood | 1552 |
| 62 | Richmond | 1462 |
| 63 | Greene | 1453 |
| 64 | Edgecombe | 1395 |
| 65 | Alexander | 1171 |
| 66 | Pasquotank | 1116 |
| 67 | Person | 1067 |
| 68 | Halifax | 1055 |
| 69 | Bladen | 1016 |
| 70 | Scotland | 933 |
| 71 | Ashe | 871 |
| 72 | Polk | 861 |
| 73 | Transylvania | 795 |
| 74 | Hertford | 781 |
| 75 | Currituck | 763 |
| 76 | Stokes | 745 |
| 77 | Cherokee | 646 |
| 78 | Anson | 622 |
| 79 | Mitchell | 572 |
| 80 | Caswell | 558 |
| 81 | Avery | 548 |
| 82 | Alleghany | 532 |
| 83 | Yancey | 513 |
| 84 | Warren | 498 |
| 85 | Martin | 454 |
| 86 | Swain | 430 |
| 87 | Pamlico | 368 |
| 88 | Perquimans | 338 |
| 89 | Northampton | 337 |
| 90 | Clay | 336 |
| 91 | Madison | 330 |
| 92 | Hyde | 301 |
| 93 | Chowan | 299 |
| 94 | Jones | 265 |
| 95 | Camden | 258 |
| 96 | Graham | 228 |
| 97 | Washington | 176 |
| 98 | Bertie | 175 |
| 99 | Gates | 138 |
| 100 | Tyrrell | 120 |