Ranking of North Carolina Counties 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 counties, Yancey County had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.57%), followed by Orange County (0.37%), and Clay County (0.35%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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.
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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 Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yancey County | 0.57 |
| 2 | Orange County | 0.37 |
| 3 | Clay County | 0.35 |
| 4 | Anson County | 0.20 |
| 5 | Wake County | 0.18 |
| 6 | Mecklenburg County | 0.14 |
| 7 | Alexander County | 0.13 |
| 8 | Chatham County | 0.10 |
| 8 | Durham County | 0.10 |
| 9 | Guilford County | 0.08 |
| 9 | Iredell County | 0.08 |
| 10 | Robeson County | 0.07 |
| 11 | Forsyth County | 0.06 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 0.05 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 0.04 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 0.04 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 0.03 |
| 14 | New Hanover County | 0.03 |
| 14 | Scotland County | 0.03 |
| 14 | Union County | 0.03 |
| 15 | Avery County | 0.02 |
| 15 | Carteret County | 0.02 |
| 15 | Craven County | 0.02 |
| 15 | Harnett County | 0.02 |
| 15 | Onslow County | 0.02 |
| 15 | Pitt County | 0.02 |
| 15 | Rockingham County | 0.02 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 0.01 |
| 16 | Granville County | 0.01 |
| 16 | Henderson County | 0.01 |
| 16 | Johnston County | 0.01 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 0.01 |
| 17 | Caldwell County | 0.003 |
| 18 | Pender County | 0.002 |