Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Palestinian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.18K people in North Carolina with Palestinian ancestry (0.04% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Sampson County had the highest percentage of its population with Palestinian ancestry (0.92%), followed by Nash County (0.43%), and Burke County (0.34%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Palestinian 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 Percentage of Population with Palestinian Ancestry in 2021
Sampson County
Nash County
Burke County
Duplin County
Durham County
Pitt County
Wilson County
Wake County
Brunswick County
Camden County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Palestinian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sampson County 0.92
2 Nash County 0.43
3 Burke County 0.34
4 Duplin County 0.11
4 Durham County 0.11
4 Pitt County 0.11
5 Wilson County 0.10
6 Wake County 0.08
7 Brunswick County 0.07
8 Camden County 0.06
8 Mecklenburg County 0.06
8 Union County 0.06
9 Johnston County 0.04
9 Lenoir County 0.04
10 Columbus County 0.02
10 Cumberland County 0.02
10 Granville County 0.02
10 Orange County 0.02
11 Alamance County 0.01
11 Buncombe County 0.01
11 Forsyth County 0.01
11 Guilford County 0.01
11 Iredell County 0.01
11 Robeson County 0.01
11 Rutherford County 0.01
11 Surry County 0.01
11 Wayne County 0.01
12 Carteret County 0.004
12 Davidson County 0.004
12 Gaston County 0.004
12 Halifax County 0.004
12 New Hanover County 0.004