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Highest Jamaican population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Jamaican ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Jamaican residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 74 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Vance County, NCNC42,6380.9%+0.8 pts

02Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.8%+0.7 pts

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.7%+0.3 pts

04Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.6%+0.5 pts

05Durham County, NCNC347,2400.5%+0.1 pts

06Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.5%+0.3 pts

07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.4%+0.2 pts

08Warren County, NCNC18,8980.4%–

09Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.4%–

10Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.3%−0.0 pts

11Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%+0.1 pts

12Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.2%+0.0 pts

13Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.2%+0.1 pts

14Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.2%–

15Person County, NCNC40,6360.2%–

16Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%+0.0 pts

17Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.2%+0.0 pts

18Orange County, NCNC152,4980.2%−0.1 pts

19Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.2%−0.0 pts

20Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%–

21Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%–

22Union County, NCNC267,6740.2%+0.1 pts

23Craven County, NCNC105,0250.1%−0.1 pts

24Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.1%−0.2 pts

25Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.1%+0.1 pts

26Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%–

27Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%+0.0 pts

28Polk County, NCNC20,5330.1%–

29Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.1%+0.0 pts

30Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%+0.0 pts

31Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.1%–

32Lee County, NCNC70,2580.1%+0.1 pts

33Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.1%+0.0 pts

34Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.1%+0.1 pts

35Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%−0.2 pts

36Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.1%+0.0 pts

37McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%–

38Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.1%−0.0 pts

39Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.1%–

40Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%+0.0 pts

41Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%−0.1 pts

42Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%–

43Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.1%−0.0 pts

44Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.1%+0.0 pts

45Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.1%–

46Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.1%+0.0 pts

47Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%+0.0 pts

48Madison County, NCNC22,5530.1%–

49Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%−0.0 pts

50Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.1%−0.0 pts

51New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.1%−0.0 pts

52Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%+0.0 pts

53Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.1%−0.1 pts

54Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.0%−0.1 pts

55Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.0%–

56Moore County, NCNC110,6190.0%−0.1 pts

57Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.0%+0.0 pts

58Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.0%+0.0 pts

59Granville County, NCNC61,4210.0%−0.1 pts

60Anson County, NCNC21,7580.0%−0.0 pts

61Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.0%+0.0 pts

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.0%−0.1 pts

63Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.0%–

64Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.0%+0.0 pts

65Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.0%−0.1 pts

66Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.0%−0.4 pts

67Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.0%+0.0 pts

68Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

69Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.0%−0.1 pts

70Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.0%−0.1 pts

71Jones County, NCNC9,5750.0%–

72Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.0%–

73Nash County, NCNC99,3650.0%−0.1 pts

74Burke County, NCNC88,6550.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS