Demographics Table
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
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Foreign Born)
|
Rank within US (of 3142 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 07/17/2025 1:24 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/17/2025 1:24 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.