# Counties in North Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

All 100 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `language_other_than_english_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Duplin County | 23 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 22.3 |
| 3 | Durham County | 21.2 |
| 4 | Lee County | 20.6 |
| 5 | Wake County | 19.4 |
| 6 | Sampson County | 19.3 |
| 7 | Union County | 17.4 |
| 8 | Orange County | 17 |
| 9 | Guilford County | 16.9 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 16.6 |
| 11 | Forsyth County | 16.2 |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 15.9 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 15.5 |
| 14 | Alamance County | 15.5 |
| 15 | Chatham County | 15.1 |
| 16 | Wayne County | 14.8 |
| 17 | Greene County | 14.4 |
| 18 | Randolph County | 13.5 |
| 19 | Catawba County | 12.8 |
| 20 | Cumberland County | 12.5 |
| 21 | Harnett County | 12.3 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 12.1 |
| 23 | Wilson County | 12 |
| 24 | Hoke County | 11.7 |
| 25 | Surry County | 11.4 |
| 26 | Rowan County | 10.9 |
| 27 | Yadkin County | 10.8 |
| 28 | Onslow County | 10.4 |
| 29 | Robeson County | 10.3 |
| 30 | Iredell County | 10.3 |
| 31 | Alleghany County | 10.2 |
| 32 | Gaston County | 10 |
| 33 | Granville County | 9.7 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 9.5 |
| 35 | Buncombe County | 9.4 |
| 36 | Burke County | 9.3 |
| 37 | Davidson County | 9.1 |
| 38 | Vance County | 9.1 |
| 39 | Nash County | 9 |
| 40 | Dare County | 8.6 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 8.5 |
| 41 | Pitt County | 8.5 |
| 43 | Lenoir County | 8.4 |
| 44 | Macon County | 8.2 |
| 45 | Tyrrell County | 8.2 |
| 46 | Davie County | 8.2 |
| 47 | Richmond County | 8.1 |
| 48 | Jackson County | 8.1 |
| 49 | New Hanover County | 8.1 |
| 50 | Craven County | 8 |
| 51 | Pender County | 7.9 |
| 52 | Hyde County | 7.9 |
| 53 | Swain County | 7.7 |
| 54 | Wilkes County | 7.5 |
| 55 | Moore County | 7.3 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 7.2 |
| 57 | Stanly County | 7 |
| 58 | Bladen County | 6.9 |
| 59 | Edgecombe County | 6.7 |
| 60 | Caswell County | 6.4 |
| 61 | Alexander County | 6.3 |
| 62 | Beaufort County | 6.2 |
| 63 | Graham County | 6 |
| 64 | Watauga County | 5.9 |
| 65 | Anson County | 5.9 |
| 65 | Rockingham County | 5.9 |
| 67 | Columbus County | 5.9 |
| 68 | Yancey County | 5.8 |
| 69 | Caldwell County | 5.7 |
| 70 | Polk County | 5.5 |
| 71 | Jones County | 5.5 |
| 72 | Carteret County | 5.4 |
| 73 | Scotland County | 5.2 |
| 74 | Cleveland County | 5.1 |
| 75 | Person County | 5 |
| 76 | Brunswick County | 5 |
| 77 | Ashe County | 4.9 |
| 78 | Hertford County | 4.9 |
| 79 | Avery County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Warren County | 4.7 |
| 81 | Currituck County | 4.7 |
| 82 | Rutherford County | 4.6 |
| 83 | Chowan County | 4.5 |
| 84 | Halifax County | 4.4 |
| 85 | Mitchell County | 4.4 |
| 86 | Perquimans County | 4.1 |
| 87 | Pasquotank County | 3.9 |
| 88 | Bertie County | 3.9 |
| 89 | Pamlico County | 3.9 |
| 90 | Haywood County | 3.8 |
| 91 | Martin County | 3.8 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 3.4 |
| 93 | Gates County | 3.2 |
| 94 | Northampton County | 3 |
| 95 | Stokes County | 3 |
| 96 | Washington County | 2.9 |
| 97 | Transylvania County | 2.9 |
| 98 | Clay County | 2.4 |
| 99 | Camden County | 2.3 |
| 100 | Madison County | 1.8 |