Most Diverse Cities in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina with the highest foreign-born population percentage.

96 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Foreign-Born	Top Languages
1	Morrisville	31,422	36.0%	English only, Other Indo-European, Other Asian/Pacific
2	Cary	179,306	23.9%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
3	Apex	70,630	20.3%	English only, Other Asian/Pacific, Other Indo-European
4	Pineville	11,055	18.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
5	Charlotte	903,844	18.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
6	Monroe	36,759	17.8%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
7	Harrisburg	19,633	16.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
8	Weddington	13,805	16.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
9	Carrboro	21,204	15.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
10	Waxhaw	22,275	15.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
11	High Point	116,245	15.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
12	Durham	291,467	15.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
13	Chapel Hill	61,607	15.3%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
14	Sanford	31,478	15.0%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
15	Mint Hill	27,556	14.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
16	Raleigh	481,031	13.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
17	Burlington	59,610	13.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
18	Concord	108,719	13.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
19	Wendell	13,064	13.5%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
20	Indian Trail	42,036	13.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
21	Matthews	30,577	13.4%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
22	Lexington	19,690	13.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
23	Greensboro	301,198	12.7%	English only, Spanish, Other
24	Knightdale	20,214	12.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
25	Garner	34,473	11.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
26	Asheboro	27,580	11.7%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
27	Clemmons	21,871	11.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
28	Holly Springs	45,248	11.4%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
29	Winston-Salem	252,037	11.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
30	Graham	18,048	11.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
31	Stallings	16,886	10.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
32	Summerfield	11,116	10.7%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
33	Statesville	29,894	10.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
34	Morganton	17,646	10.6%	English only, Spanish, Other
35	Huntersville	63,969	10.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
36	Mebane	19,538	10.1%	English only, Spanish, Other
37	Kannapolis	57,890	9.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
38	Hickory	44,258	9.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
39	Newton	13,333	9.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
40	Wake Forest	52,844	9.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
41	Rolesville	10,766	9.2%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
42	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	8.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
43	Archdale	12,087	8.9%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
44	Mount Airy	10,633	8.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
45	Cornelius	32,783	8.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
46	Lumberton	18,859	8.8%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
47	Mooresville	52,381	8.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
48	Gastonia	82,884	8.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
49	Thomasville	27,321	8.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
50	Clayton	29,320	8.0%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
51	Smithfield	12,116	7.9%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
52	Lincolnton	11,783	7.9%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
53	Fayetteville	210,815	7.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
54	Spring Lake	11,573	7.7%	English only, Spanish, Other
55	Murraysville	16,339	7.6%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
56	Hendersonville	15,408	7.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
57	Anderson Creek	13,927	7.2%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
58	Lenoir	18,299	7.1%	English only, Spanish, Vietnamese
59	Asheville	94,535	7.0%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
60	Wilson	48,370	6.9%	English only, Spanish, Vietnamese
61	Kernersville	27,830	6.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
62	Henderson	14,885	6.7%	English only, Spanish, Other
63	Jacksonville	71,279	6.6%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
64	Salisbury	35,825	6.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
65	Hope Mills	17,939	6.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
66	Belmont	15,546	6.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
67	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	5.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
68	New Bern	32,734	5.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
69	Mount Holly	18,208	5.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
70	Davidson	15,660	5.8%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
71	Waynesville	10,502	5.8%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
72	Wilmington	120,805	5.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
73	Spout Springs	11,242	5.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
74	Greenville	92,857	5.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
75	Albemarle	16,762	5.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
76	Pinehurst	18,256	4.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
77	Lewisville	13,828	4.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
78	Boone	20,032	4.5%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
79	Myrtle Grove	12,637	4.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
80	Leland	29,607	4.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
81	Havelock	17,691	4.4%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
82	Goldsboro	34,383	4.3%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
83	Southern Pines	16,420	4.3%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
84	Laurinburg	15,087	4.1%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
85	Winterville	10,725	4.1%	English only, Arabic, Spanish
86	Piney Green	14,078	3.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
87	Rocky Mount	54,297	3.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
88	Elon	11,032	3.8%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
89	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	3.7%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
90	Kinston	19,505	3.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
91	Eden	15,356	3.5%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
92	Elizabeth City	18,871	3.4%	English only, Spanish, Vietnamese
93	Kings Mountain	12,039	3.4%	English only, Other Asian/Pacific, Spanish
94	Tarboro	10,770	3.3%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
95	Shelby	22,100	2.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
96	Reidsville	14,585	2.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European