Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Non-English Language: Language isolation
Ages 14+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
|
Households (language Isolation)
|
Rank within US (of 3142 counties)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 4.3 | 5,542,911 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 2.3 | 99,649 | 27 of 51 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 5.1 | 23,999 | 2,899 |
| Wake County | Urban | 2.8 | 13,061 | 2,607 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 2.9 | 6,440 | 2,629 |
| Durham County | Urban | 4.3 | 6,063 | 2,828 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 2.7 | 4,367 | 2,583 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 2.0 | 2,559 | 2,344 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 2.2 | 2,042 | 2,422 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 2.0 | 2,027 | 2,344 |
| Union County | Urban | 2.2 | 1,875 | 2,422 |
| Orange County | Urban | 3.2 | 1,836 | 2,699 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 2.0 | 1,669 | 2,344 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 2.3 | 1,632 | 2,457 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 1.8 | 1,508 | 2,242 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 3.0 | 1,507 | 2,652 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 3.1 | 1,461 | 2,672 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 1.8 | 1,394 | 2,242 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 2.3 | 1,327 | 2,457 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 1.2 | 1,290 | 1,853 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,267 | 2,963 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 1.6 | 1,170 | 2,125 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 1.6 | 1,030 | 2,125 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 3.1 | 1,011 | 2,672 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 1.4 | 974 | 2,003 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 1.5 | 882 | 2,069 |
| Lee County | Rural | 3.4 | 855 | 2,733 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 1.6 | 808 | 2,125 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 2.1 | 768 | 2,379 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 1.1 | 744 | 1,772 |
| Moore County | Urban | 1.7 | 742 | 2,186 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 1.7 | 736 | 2,186 |
| Burke County | Urban | 2.0 | 727 | 2,344 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 1.8 | 592 | 2,242 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 2.7 | 584 | 2,583 |
| Surry County | Rural | 1.8 | 549 | 2,242 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 1.5 | 507 | 2,069 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 0.6 | 476 | 1,202 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 1.0 | 395 | 1,670 |
| Craven County | Rural | 0.9 | 394 | 1,570 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 1.6 | 383 | 2,125 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 2.2 | 377 | 2,422 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 1.3 | 370 | 1,934 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 1.3 | 348 | 1,934 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 1.7 | 342 | 2,186 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 0.7 | 292 | 1,327 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 2.7 | 286 | 2,583 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 1.1 | 286 | 1,772 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 1.4 | 266 | 2,003 |
| Greene County | Rural | 3.5 | 239 | 2,745 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 1.2 | 229 | 1,853 |
| Dare County | Rural | 1.3 | 224 | 1,934 |
| Granville County | Rural | 1.0 | 224 | 1,670 |
| Macon County | Rural | 1.2 | 223 | 1,853 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 1.1 | 221 | 1,772 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 0.7 | 220 | 1,327 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 0.9 | 216 | 1,570 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 0.9 | 194 | 1,570 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 1.3 | 192 | 1,934 |
| Vance County | Rural | 1.2 | 191 | 1,853 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 3.6 | 187 | 2,760 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 1.0 | 184 | 1,670 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 2.2 | 180 | 2,422 |
| Pender County | Urban | 0.7 | 176 | 1,327 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 1.2 | 148 | 1,853 |
| Person County | Urban | 0.9 | 146 | 1,570 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 1.2 | 141 | 1,853 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 1.2 | 138 | 1,853 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 2.2 | 136 | 2,422 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 1.9 | 135 | 2,292 |
| Davie County | Urban | 0.7 | 127 | 1,327 |
| Nash County | Urban | 0.3 | 121 | 734 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 0.6 | 112 | 1,202 |
| Avery County | Rural | 1.6 | 111 | 2,125 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 0.5 | 104 | 1,056 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 0.4 | 97 | 896 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 0.6 | 86 | 1,202 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 0.6 | 82 | 1,202 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 0.4 | 81 | 896 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 0.5 | 67 | 1,056 |
| Swain County | Rural | 0.9 | 54 | 1,570 |
| Graham County | Rural | 1.5 | 52 | 2,069 |
| Anson County | Urban | 0.5 | 46 | 1,056 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 0.7 | 44 | 1,327 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 0.5 | 43 | 1,056 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 0.5 | 41 | 1,056 |
| Martin County | Rural | 0.3 | 30 | 734 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 0.2 | 27 | 560 |
| Warren County | Rural | 0.3 | 27 | 734 |
| Gates County | Urban | 0.6 | 24 | 1,202 |
| Polk County | Rural | 0.3 | 24 | 734 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 0.2 | 17 | 560 |
| Camden County | Urban | 0.4 | 15 | 896 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 1.0 | 15 | 1,670 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 0.2 | 13 | 560 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 0.1 | 10 | 393 |
| Clay County | Rural | 0.2 | 8 | 560 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 0.1 | 5 | 393 |
| Madison County | Urban | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jones County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/26/2026 7:36 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Non-English Language: Language isolation, see the dictionary.
A "limited English speaking household" is one in which no member 14 years old and over (1) speaks only English or (2) speaks a non-English language and speaks English "very well."
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.