Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.13K people in North Carolina with Arab ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population with Arab ancestry (1.77K), followed by Guilford County (779), and Wake County (752).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Arab 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 Counties By Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Mecklenburg County
Guilford County
Wake County
Wilson County
Durham County
Orange County
Forsyth County
Cumberland County
Wayne County
Sampson County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Mecklenburg County 1768
2 Guilford County 779
3 Wake County 752
4 Wilson County 240
5 Durham County 213
6 Orange County 212
7 Forsyth County 169
8 Cumberland County 142
9 Wayne County 106
10 Sampson County 83
11 Rowan County 71
12 Johnston County 70
13 Nash County 64
14 Onslow County 54
15 Robeson County 48
16 Moore County 34
17 Rockingham County 33
18 Carteret County 26
19 Jackson County 25
19 Watauga County 25
20 New Hanover County 24
21 Iredell County 23
22 Granville County 22
22 Pender County 22
23 Cabarrus County 18
24 McDowell County 16
25 Harnett County 15
26 Buncombe County 13
27 Halifax County 10
28 Dare County 9
29 Alamance County 8
29 Henderson County 8
30 Pitt County 6
30 Vance County 6
30 Warren County 6
31 Stanly County 5
32 Alexander County 4
33 Haywood County 2
34 Brunswick County 1