Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.05% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Currituck County had the highest percentage of its population with Turkish ancestry (0.38%), followed by Orange County (0.24%), and Surry County (0.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Turkish Ancestry in 2021
Currituck County
Orange County
Surry County
Iredell County
Union County
Watauga County
Wilson County
New Hanover County
Wake County
Brunswick County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Turkish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Currituck County 0.38
2 Orange County 0.24
3 Surry County 0.20
4 Iredell County 0.19
5 Union County 0.13
5 Watauga County 0.13
5 Wilson County 0.13
6 New Hanover County 0.10
6 Wake County 0.10
7 Brunswick County 0.09
7 Cumberland County 0.09
7 Jackson County 0.09
7 Pender County 0.09
8 Avery County 0.07
8 Mecklenburg County 0.07
9 Durham County 0.06
9 Forsyth County 0.06
9 Yancey County 0.06
10 Chatham County 0.05
10 Dare County 0.05
10 Gaston County 0.05
11 Moore County 0.04
11 Pasquotank County 0.04
11 Scotland County 0.04
12 Buncombe County 0.03
12 Guilford County 0.03
12 Henderson County 0.03
12 Wayne County 0.03
13 Cleveland County 0.02
13 Craven County 0.02
13 Lee County 0.02
13 Pamlico County 0.02
14 Alamance County 0.01
14 Harnett County 0.01
14 Johnston County 0.01
14 Pitt County 0.01
14 Randolph County 0.01
14 Richmond County 0.01
14 Stanly County 0.01
14 Wilkes County 0.01
15 Onslow County 0.005
16 Rockingham County 0.003