Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.13K people in North Carolina with Arab ancestry (0.05% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Wilson city had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (0.50%), followed by Goldsboro city (0.32%), and Lumberton city (0.25%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Arab 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 Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Wilson city
Goldsboro city
Lumberton city
Reidsville city
Charlotte city
High Point city
Matthews town
Pineville town
Clayton town
Boone town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wilson city 0.50
2 Goldsboro city 0.32
3 Lumberton city 0.25
4 Reidsville city 0.23
5 Charlotte city 0.20
5 High Point city 0.20
5 Matthews town 0.20
6 Pineville town 0.18
7 Clayton town 0.16
8 Boone town 0.14
9 Greensboro city 0.13
10 Rocky Mount city 0.12
11 Anderson Creek CDP 0.10
12 Clemmons village 0.07
12 Jacksonville city 0.07
13 Winston-Salem city 0.06
14 Henderson city 0.04
15 Kannapolis city 0.02
15 Waynesville town 0.02