Ranking of North Carolina Counties By 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. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Italian ancestry (54.25K), followed by Mecklenburg County (44.32K), and Guilford County (13.43K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Italian ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.
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Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 54248 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 44319 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 13434 |
| 3 | New Hanover County | 13434 |
| 4 | Onslow County | 12144 |
| 5 | Union County | 11404 |
| 6 | Durham County | 10780 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 10619 |
| 8 | Buncombe County | 10347 |
| 9 | Forsyth County | 10082 |
| 10 | Cumberland County | 9315 |
| 11 | Brunswick County | 8556 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 8311 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 7874 |
| 14 | Orange County | 6791 |
| 15 | Moore County | 4706 |
| 16 | Gaston County | 4601 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 4586 |
| 18 | Alamance County | 4260 |
| 19 | Craven County | 3646 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 3607 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 3552 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 3335 |
| 23 | Carteret County | 3290 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 3282 |
| 25 | Pitt County | 3209 |
| 26 | Davidson County | 3158 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 2738 |
| 28 | Chatham County | 2645 |
| 29 | Pender County | 2549 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 2473 |
| 31 | Dare County | 2156 |
| 32 | Haywood County | 1912 |
| 33 | Wayne County | 1881 |
| 34 | Nash County | 1840 |
| 35 | Watauga County | 1724 |
| 36 | Rockingham County | 1593 |
| 37 | Burke County | 1447 |
| 38 | Macon County | 1367 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 1296 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 1189 |
| 41 | Granville County | 1156 |
| 42 | Surry County | 1136 |
| 43 | Currituck County | 1129 |
| 44 | Davie County | 1098 |
| 45 | Cleveland County | 1091 |
| 46 | Caldwell County | 1072 |
| 47 | Person County | 975 |
| 48 | Ashe County | 961 |
| 49 | Hoke County | 936 |
| 50 | Wilson County | 913 |
| 51 | Cherokee County | 887 |
| 52 | Stokes County | 872 |
| 53 | Transylvania County | 848 |
| 54 | Lenoir County | 834 |
| 55 | Stanly County | 823 |
| 56 | Pasquotank County | 812 |
| 57 | Wilkes County | 801 |
| 58 | Lee County | 790 |
| 59 | Madison County | 714 |
| 60 | Polk County | 705 |
| 61 | Camden County | 694 |
| 62 | Alexander County | 666 |
| 63 | Duplin County | 647 |
| 64 | Beaufort County | 589 |
| 65 | McDowell County | 541 |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 514 |
| 67 | Clay County | 502 |
| 68 | Robeson County | 500 |
| 69 | Vance County | 479 |
| 70 | Columbus County | 449 |
| 70 | Perquimans County | 449 |
| 71 | Avery County | 418 |
| 72 | Greene County | 408 |
| 73 | Warren County | 404 |
| 74 | Sampson County | 379 |
| 74 | Yancey County | 379 |
| 75 | Scotland County | 364 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 311 |
| 77 | Halifax County | 295 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 293 |
| 79 | Anson County | 288 |
| 80 | Pamlico County | 270 |
| 81 | Chowan County | 268 |
| 82 | Jones County | 256 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 234 |
| 84 | Richmond County | 215 |
| 85 | Martin County | 186 |
| 86 | Hertford County | 181 |
| 87 | Gates County | 163 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | 161 |
| 89 | Swain County | 145 |
| 90 | Edgecombe County | 141 |
| 91 | Bertie County | 99 |
| 92 | Graham County | 87 |
| 92 | Washington County | 87 |
| 93 | Northampton County | 70 |
| 94 | Bladen County | 30 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 15 |