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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Foreign born
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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People (Foreign Born)
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Rank within US
(of 3142 counties)
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United States N/A 13.9 46,108,901 N/A
North Carolina N/A 8.7 923,923 22 of 51
Mecklenburg County Urban 16.9 190,648 147
Durham County Urban 15.2 50,078 180
Wake County Urban 14.5 167,349 194
Orange County Urban 12.6 18,553 249
Duplin County Rural 11.8 5,782 284
Union County Urban 11.5 28,229 292
Guilford County Urban 11.4 62,023 299
Chatham County Urban 10.7 8,344 328
Sampson County Rural 10.6 6,276 332
Cabarrus County Urban 9.8 22,554 387
Lee County Rural 9.6 6,175 404
Forsyth County Urban 9.2 35,397 433
Alamance County Urban 9.1 15,930 441
Johnston County Urban 8.5 19,235 490
Tyrrell County Rural 8.5 288 490
Montgomery County Rural 8.0 2,080 541
Henderson County Urban 7.7 8,987 575
Buncombe County Urban 7.0 19,134 636
Iredell County Urban 7.0 13,468 636
Wayne County Urban 6.9 8,127 646
Catawba County Urban 6.7 10,923 668
Cumberland County Urban 6.7 22,584 668
Greene County Rural 6.5 1,319 693
Harnett County Rural 6.3 8,577 725
Hoke County Urban 6.2 3,315 739
Alleghany County Rural 6.1 671 757
New Hanover County Urban 6.1 14,078 757
Randolph County Urban 6.1 8,849 757
Rowan County Urban 6.0 8,981 779
Wilson County Rural 6.0 4,684 779
Surry County Rural 5.9 4,194 801
Granville County Rural 5.8 3,580 817
Davidson County Urban 5.7 9,704 831
Gaston County Urban 5.7 13,219 831
Macon County Rural 5.7 2,138 831
Burke County Urban 5.6 4,904 856
Pitt County Urban 5.6 9,718 856
Franklin County Urban 5.4 3,854 879
Yadkin County Urban 5.3 1,978 899
Davie County Urban 5.1 2,200 932
Lincoln County Urban 5.1 4,582 932
Robeson County Rural 5.1 5,983 932
Moore County Urban 5.0 5,175 958
Dare County Rural 4.9 1,857 976
Vance County Rural 4.9 2,074 976
Jackson County Rural 4.6 1,989 1,035
Hertford County Rural 4.5 915 1,053
Polk County Rural 4.4 864 1,072
Stanly County Rural 4.3 2,712 1,092
Lenoir County Rural 4.2 2,328 1,115
Avery County Rural 4.1 723 1,138
Craven County Rural 4.1 4,122 1,138
Pender County Urban 4.1 2,591 1,138
Nash County Urban 4.0 3,825 1,166
Onslow County Urban 4.0 8,276 1,166
Clay County Rural 3.8 433 1,222
McDowell County Rural 3.8 1,718 1,222
Richmond County Rural 3.7 1,568 1,247
Watauga County Rural 3.7 2,044 1,247
Transylvania County Rural 3.5 1,176 1,311
Beaufort County Rural 3.4 1,536 1,340
Brunswick County Urban 3.4 4,987 1,340
Caldwell County Urban 3.3 2,684 1,371
Wilkes County Rural 3.3 2,161 1,371
Carteret County Rural 3.2 2,223 1,411
Rockingham County Urban 3.2 2,903 1,411
Rutherford County Rural 3.2 2,088 1,411
Anson County Urban 3.1 672 1,451
Caswell County Rural 3.1 693 1,451
Edgecombe County Urban 3.1 1,531 1,451
Mitchell County Rural 3.1 463 1,451
Person County Urban 3.1 1,218 1,451
Ashe County Rural 3.0 802 1,481
Cleveland County Rural 3.0 2,957 1,481
Warren County Rural 3.0 570 1,481
Yancey County Rural 3.0 560 1,481
Bladen County Rural 2.8 817 1,560
Pamlico County Rural 2.8 350 1,560
Scotland County Rural 2.8 979 1,560
Currituck County Urban 2.6 784 1,644
Pasquotank County Rural 2.6 1,046 1,644
Alexander County Urban 2.5 926 1,691
Halifax County Rural 2.5 1,192 1,691
Graham County Rural 2.4 196 1,727
Jones County Rural 2.3 210 1,783
Perquimans County Rural 2.3 299 1,783
Columbus County Rural 2.2 1,095 1,834
Haywood County Rural 2.2 1,404 1,834
Hyde County Rural 2.0 93 1,950
Cherokee County Rural 1.9 563 2,005
Chowan County Rural 1.8 255 2,056
Stokes County Urban 1.8 819 2,056
Bertie County Rural 1.7 296 2,118
Martin County Rural 1.7 373 2,118
Northampton County Rural 1.6 268 2,181
Swain County Rural 1.6 227 2,181
Madison County Urban 1.4 302 2,318
Gates County Urban 1.3 134 2,392
Camden County Urban 0.8 85 2,778
Washington County Rural 0.7 80 2,848
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 1:53 am.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Foreign born, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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