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Highest Portuguese population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 81 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2000

01Camden County, NCNC11,3151.4%–

02Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.7%–

03Clay County, NCNC12,2390.4%–

04Polk County, NCNC20,5330.3%–

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.3%–

06Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.3%–

07Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.3%–

08Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.2%–

09Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%–

10Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.2%–

11Orange County, NCNC152,4980.2%–

12New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.2%–

13Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.2%–

14Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.2%–

15Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.2%–

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.2%–

17Washington County, NCNC10,6380.2%–

18Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.2%–

19Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.2%–

20Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.2%–

21Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.2%–

22Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.2%–

23Union County, NCNC267,6740.2%–

24Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.2%–

25Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%–

26Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

27Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%–

28Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

29Durham County, NCNC347,2400.1%–

30Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.1%–

31Moore County, NCNC110,6190.1%–

32Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.1%–

33Avery County, NCNC18,1100.1%–

34Lee County, NCNC70,2580.1%–

35Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

36Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.1%–

37Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.1%–

38Craven County, NCNC105,0250.1%–

39Pender County, NCNC72,1110.1%–

40Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

41Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.1%–

42Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.1%–

43Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%–

44Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%–

45Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.1%–

46Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.1%–

47Person County, NCNC40,6360.1%–

48Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.1%–

49Madison County, NCNC22,5530.1%–

50Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.1%–

51Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.1%–

52Nash County, NCNC99,3650.1%–

53Vance County, NCNC42,6380.1%–

54Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.1%–

55Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.1%–

56Martin County, NCNC21,6010.1%–

57Dare County, NCNC38,2450.1%–

58Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%–

59Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%–

60Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.1%–

61Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%–

62Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.0%–

63Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.0%–

64Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.0%–

65Swain County, NCNC14,0240.0%–

66Surry County, NCNC72,2870.0%–

67Warren County, NCNC18,8980.0%–

68Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.0%–

69Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.0%–

70Davie County, NCNC45,8550.0%–

71Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.0%–

72Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

73Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.0%–

74Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.0%–

75Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.0%–

76Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.0%–

77Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

78Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.0%–

79Anson County, NCNC21,7580.0%–

80Granville County, NCNC61,4210.0%–

81Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES