Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.21K people in North Carolina with Iranian ancestry (0.06% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Carrboro town had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (1.69%), followed by Mooresville town (0.28%), and Raleigh city (0.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Iranian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Carrboro town
Mooresville town
Raleigh city
Elon town
Apex town
Chapel Hill town
Cary town
Charlotte city
Hope Mills town
Garner town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Carrboro town 1.69
2 Mooresville town 0.28
3 Raleigh city 0.27
4 Elon town 0.24
5 Apex town 0.21
5 Chapel Hill town 0.21
6 Cary town 0.20
7 Charlotte city 0.16
8 Hope Mills town 0.14
9 Garner town 0.13
9 Greensboro city 0.13
10 Holly Springs town 0.12
10 Spout Springs CDP 0.12
11 Durham city 0.11
12 Reidsville city 0.10
13 Winston-Salem city 0.09
14 Cornelius town 0.07
14 Laurinburg city 0.07
15 Burlington city 0.06
15 Concord city 0.06
16 Greenville city 0.05
16 Huntersville town 0.05
17 Asheboro city 0.03
17 Kernersville town 0.03
17 Mint Hill town 0.03
17 Waxhaw town 0.03
18 Statesville city 0.02