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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 334.43K people in North Carolina with Italian ancestry (3.23% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lake Norman of Iredell CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (13.44%), followed by Cornelius town (10.27%), and Waxhaw town (10.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Lake Norman of Iredell CDP
Cornelius town
Waxhaw town
Apex town
Holly Springs town
Murraysville CDP
Spring Lake town
Leland town
Wake Forest town
Huntersville town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 13.44
2 Cornelius town 10.27
3 Waxhaw town 10.15
4 Apex town 8.52
5 Holly Springs town 8.35
6 Murraysville CDP 8.18
7 Spring Lake town 8.14
8 Leland town 8.06
9 Wake Forest town 7.82
10 Huntersville town 7.49
11 Mooresville town 7.47
12 Pinehurst village 7.31
13 Davidson town 7.25
14 Garner town 7.03
15 Mint Hill town 6.61
16 Indian Trail town 6.39
17 Harrisburg town 6.37
18 Matthews town 6.14
19 Cary town 5.72
20 Carrboro town 5.66
21 Myrtle Grove CDP 5.54
22 Fuquay-Varina town 5.47
23 Southern Pines town 5.36
24 Wilmington city 5.29
25 Piney Green CDP 5.24
26 Jacksonville city 5.18
27 Summerfield town 5.07
28 Weddington town 5.05
29 Stallings town 4.92
30 Chapel Hill town 4.89
31 Clemmons village 4.49
32 Boone town 4.38
33 Asheville city 4.37
34 Pineville town 4.34
35 Morrisville town 4.15
36 Anderson Creek CDP 4.12
37 Elon town 4.06
38 Raleigh city 3.87
38 Spout Springs CDP 3.87
39 Statesville city 3.86
40 Clayton town 3.82
41 Concord city 3.76
42 Hendersonville city 3.52
43 Havelock city 3.46
44 Charlotte city 3.43
45 Kannapolis city 3.36
45 Winterville town 3.36
46 Hope Mills town 3.35
47 Mount Holly city 3.34
48 Durham city 3.32
49 Waynesville town 3.28
50 Kernersville town 3.19
51 Lewisville town 3.18
52 High Point city 3.03
53 Smithfield town 2.62
54 Burlington city 2.58
55 Fayetteville city 2.44
56 Hickory city 2.42
57 Winston-Salem city 2.39
58 Greensboro city 2.36
59 Knightdale town 2.28
60 Belmont city 2.25
61 Monroe city 2.23
62 New Bern city 2.18
63 Elizabeth City city 2.15
64 Archdale city 2.09
65 Eden city 2.08
66 Salisbury city 1.96
67 Greenville city 1.94
67 Mebane city 1.94
68 Gastonia city 1.90
69 Graham city 1.89
70 Lincolnton city 1.80
71 Reidsville city 1.72
72 Thomasville city 1.68
73 Goldsboro city 1.60
74 Rocky Mount city 1.39
75 Asheboro city 1.36
76 Lenoir city 1.23
77 Shelby city 1.22
78 Kings Mountain city 1.19
79 Newton city 1.16
80 Morganton city 1.14
80 Mount Airy city 1.14
81 Kinston city 1.11
81 Wilson city 1.11
82 Lexington city 1.02
83 Albemarle city 0.87
84 Sanford city 0.84
85 Laurinburg city 0.82
86 Roanoke Rapids city 0.80
87 Lumberton city 0.61
88 Henderson city 0.25
89 Tarboro town 0.09