North Carolina Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on November 2, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of North Carolina was 845,983, which was 8.16% of the population of North Carolina.
The highest percentage of the North Carolina foreign-born population where born in Mexico (25.76%), followed by India (9.20%), and Honduras (4.35%).
The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the North Carolina Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total North Carolina foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the North Carolina foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.
You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
North Carolina Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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| Country of Birth | Number of People | Percentage of Foreign-Born (%) |
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| Mexico | 217920 | 25.76 |
| India | 77793 | 9.20 |
| Honduras | 36770 | 4.35 |
| China | 32921 | 3.89 |
| El Salvador | 32354 | 3.82 |
| Vietnam | 24831 | 2.94 |
| Guatemala | 21595 | 2.55 |
| Philippines | 20347 | 2.40 |
| Canada | 18157 | 2.15 |
| Colombia | 17464 | 2.06 |
| Korea | 16065 | 1.90 |
| Germany | 15366 | 1.82 |
| Dominican Republic | 13781 | 1.63 |
| Jamaica | 10829 | 1.28 |
| England | 9628 | 1.14 |
| Cuba | 8879 | 1.05 |
| Venezuela | 8542 | 1.01 |
| Nigeria | 8459 | 1.00 |
| Brazil | 7958 | 0.94 |
| Russia | 7205 | 0.85 |
| Ecuador | 6650 | 0.79 |
| Peru | 6610 | 0.78 |
| Japan | 6007 | 0.71 |
| Ukraine | 5898 | 0.70 |
| Thailand | 5643 | 0.67 |
| Pakistan | 5631 | 0.67 |
| Laos | 5588 | 0.66 |
| Haiti | 5123 | 0.61 |
| Egypt | 4545 | 0.54 |
| Italy | 4516 | 0.53 |
| Burma | 4476 | 0.53 |
| Nicaragua | 4395 | 0.52 |
| Kenya | 4382 | 0.52 |
| Ethiopia | 4193 | 0.50 |
| Liberia | 4124 | 0.49 |
| Iran | 4002 | 0.47 |
| Nepal | 3954 | 0.47 |
| Ghana | 3713 | 0.44 |
| Poland | 3681 | 0.44 |
| Taiwan | 3528 | 0.42 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3474 | 0.41 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 3471 | 0.41 |
| Argentina | 3394 | 0.40 |
| Congo | 3347 | 0.40 |
| Costa Rica | 3180 | 0.38 |
| Sudan | 3093 | 0.37 |
| Panama | 3071 | 0.36 |
| Romania | 2998 | 0.35 |
| France | 2979 | 0.35 |
| Morocco | 2915 | 0.35 |
| Turkey | 2747 | 0.33 |
| Cambodia | 2604 | 0.31 |
| Greece | 2442 | 0.29 |
| Iraq | 2405 | 0.28 |
| Jordan | 2313 | 0.27 |
| Chile | 2207 | 0.26 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2197 | 0.26 |
| Bangladesh | 2174 | 0.26 |
| Malaysia | 2154 | 0.26 |
| Lebanon | 2085 | 0.25 |
| Guyana | 2064 | 0.24 |
| Hong Kong | 2042 | 0.24 |
| Ireland | 2001 | 0.24 |
| Spain | 1906 | 0.23 |
| Indonesia | 1792 | 0.21 |
| Yemen | 1768 | 0.21 |
| Australia | 1640 | 0.19 |
| Scotland | 1615 | 0.19 |
| Sweden | 1613 | 0.19 |
| Eritrea | 1570 | 0.19 |
| Moldova | 1564 | 0.19 |
| Sierra Leone | 1508 | 0.18 |
| Cameroon | 1442 | 0.17 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1407 | 0.17 |
| Hungary | 1402 | 0.17 |
| Syria | 1394 | 0.17 |
| Senegal | 1364 | 0.16 |
| Netherlands | 1338 | 0.16 |
| Sri Lanka | 1119 | 0.13 |
| Zimbabwe | 1099 | 0.13 |
| Uganda | 1081 | 0.13 |
| Belarus | 1031 | 0.12 |
| Israel | 1027 | 0.12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1026 | 0.12 |
| Bahamas | 1025 | 0.12 |
| Belgium | 972 | 0.12 |
| Somalia | 972 | 0.12 |
| Barbados | 960 | 0.11 |
| Bulgaria | 930 | 0.11 |
| Afghanistan | 876 | 0.10 |
| Portugal | 874 | 0.10 |
| Uruguay | 869 | 0.10 |
| Kazakhstan | 857 | 0.10 |
| Grenada | 837 | 0.10 |
| Denmark | 759 | 0.09 |
| Kuwait | 730 | 0.09 |
| Austria | 721 | 0.09 |
| Uzbekistan | 694 | 0.08 |
| Switzerland | 660 | 0.08 |
| Albania | 637 | 0.08 |
| Singapore | 587 | 0.07 |
| Dominica | 514 | 0.06 |
| Croatia | 507 | 0.06 |
| Belize | 492 | 0.06 |
| Micronesia | 435 | 0.05 |
| Latvia | 407 | 0.05 |
| Norway | 399 | 0.05 |
| Serbia | 338 | 0.04 |
| Lithuania | 322 | 0.04 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 254 | 0.03 |
| Cabo Verde | 197 | 0.02 |
| Armenia | 168 | 0.02 |
| Fiji | 128 | 0.02 |
| North Macedonia | 115 | 0.01 |
| Azores Islands | 81 | 0.01 |