# Cities in North Carolina by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `foreign_born_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population. United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat). England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Morrisville, NC | 36 |
| 2 | Cary, NC | 23.9 |
| 3 | Zebulon, NC | 22.5 |
| 4 | Apex, NC | 20.3 |
| 5 | Pineville, NC | 18.9 |
| 6 | Charlotte, NC | 18.7 |
| 7 | Monroe, NC | 17.8 |
| 8 | Harrisburg, NC | 16.5 |
| 9 | Weddington, NC | 16.2 |
| 10 | Carrboro, NC | 15.9 |
| 11 | Waxhaw, NC | 15.6 |
| 12 | High Point, NC | 15.5 |
| 13 | Durham, NC | 15.4 |
| 14 | Chapel Hill, NC | 15.3 |
| 15 | Sanford, NC | 15 |
| 16 | Mint Hill, NC | 14.7 |
| 17 | Raleigh, NC | 13.8 |
| 18 | Burlington, NC | 13.7 |
| 19 | Wendell, NC | 13.5 |
| 20 | Concord, NC | 13.5 |
| 21 | Matthews, NC | 13.4 |
| 22 | Indian Trail, NC | 13.4 |
| 23 | Lexington, NC | 13.1 |
| 24 | Greensboro, NC | 12.7 |
| 25 | Knightdale, NC | 12 |
| 26 | Garner, NC | 11.9 |
| 27 | Asheboro, NC | 11.7 |
| 28 | Clemmons, NC | 11.5 |
| 29 | Holly Springs, NC | 11.4 |
| 30 | Winston-Salem, NC | 11.2 |
| 31 | Graham, NC | 11 |
| 32 | Stallings, NC | 10.9 |
| 33 | Statesville, NC | 10.7 |
| 33 | Summerfield, NC | 10.7 |
| 35 | Morganton, NC | 10.6 |
| 36 | Mebane, NC | 10.1 |
| 37 | Huntersville, NC | 10.1 |
| 38 | Kannapolis, NC | 9.7 |
| 39 | Hickory, NC | 9.6 |
| 40 | Newton, NC | 9.6 |
| 41 | Wake Forest, NC | 9.5 |
| 42 | Rolesville, NC | 9.2 |
| 43 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 8.9 |
| 43 | Mount Airy, NC | 8.9 |
| 45 | Archdale, NC | 8.9 |
| 46 | Cornelius, NC | 8.8 |
| 47 | Lumberton, NC | 8.8 |
| 48 | Mooresville, NC | 8.7 |
| 49 | Gastonia, NC | 8.6 |
| 50 | Thomasville, NC | 8.5 |
| 51 | Clayton, NC | 8 |
| 52 | Smithfield, NC | 7.9 |
| 53 | Lincolnton, NC | 7.9 |
| 54 | Fayetteville, NC | 7.8 |
| 55 | Spring Lake, NC | 7.7 |
| 56 | Hendersonville, NC | 7.4 |
| 57 | Lenoir, NC | 7.1 |
| 58 | Asheville, NC | 7 |
| 59 | Kernersville, NC | 6.9 |
| 60 | Wilson, NC | 6.9 |
| 61 | Henderson, NC | 6.7 |
| 62 | Jacksonville, NC | 6.6 |
| 63 | Salisbury, NC | 6.4 |
| 64 | Hope Mills, NC | 6.1 |
| 65 | Belmont, NC | 6 |
| 66 | Mount Holly, NC | 5.8 |
| 66 | Waynesville, NC | 5.8 |
| 68 | New Bern, NC | 5.8 |
| 69 | Davidson, NC | 5.8 |
| 70 | Wilmington, NC | 5.7 |
| 71 | Aberdeen, NC | 5.2 |
| 72 | Albemarle, NC | 5 |
| 73 | Greenville, NC | 5 |
| 74 | Pinehurst, NC | 4.8 |
| 75 | Lewisville, NC | 4.7 |
| 76 | Boone, NC | 4.5 |
| 77 | Leland, NC | 4.4 |
| 78 | Havelock, NC | 4.4 |
| 79 | Goldsboro, NC | 4.3 |
| 80 | Southern Pines, NC | 4.3 |
| 81 | Laurinburg, NC | 4.1 |
| 82 | Winterville, NC | 4.1 |
| 83 | Morehead City, NC | 4 |
| 84 | Elon, NC | 3.8 |
| 85 | Rocky Mount, NC | 3.8 |
| 86 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 3.7 |
| 87 | Kinston, NC | 3.6 |
| 88 | Eden, NC | 3.5 |
| 89 | Kings Mountain, NC | 3.4 |
| 90 | Elizabeth City, NC | 3.4 |
| 91 | Tarboro, NC | 3.3 |
| 92 | Reidsville, NC | 2.3 |
| 92 | Shelby, NC | 2.3 |