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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.16K people in North Carolina with Turkish ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Turkish ancestry (1.06K), followed by Mecklenburg County (756), and Iredell County (354).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Turkish 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 Turkish Ancestry in 2021
Wake County
Mecklenburg County
Iredell County
Orange County
Cumberland County
Union County
Forsyth County
New Hanover County
Durham County
Guilford County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Turkish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wake County 1064
2 Mecklenburg County 756
3 Iredell County 354
4 Orange County 347
5 Cumberland County 311
6 Union County 301
7 Forsyth County 242
8 New Hanover County 230
9 Durham County 196
10 Guilford County 178
11 Surry County 144
12 Brunswick County 122
13 Gaston County 120
14 Currituck County 106
15 Wilson County 100
16 Buncombe County 70
16 Watauga County 70
17 Pender County 54
18 Jackson County 39
19 Moore County 38
20 Chatham County 35
21 Wayne County 34
22 Henderson County 32
23 Pitt County 20
24 Cleveland County 19
25 Dare County 17
26 Alamance County 15
26 Craven County 15
26 Scotland County 15
27 Pasquotank County 14
28 Avery County 13
29 Johnston County 12
30 Harnett County 11
30 Yancey County 11
31 Lee County 10
32 Onslow County 9
33 Stanly County 8
34 Randolph County 7
35 Richmond County 6
35 Wilkes County 6
36 Rockingham County 3
37 Pamlico County 2