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Highest Portuguese population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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 84 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2000

01Davie County, NCNC45,8550.9%–

02Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.5%–

03Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.5%–

04Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.5%–

05Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.4%–

06Vance County, NCNC42,6380.4%–

07Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.3%–

08Dare County, NCNC38,2450.3%–

09Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.3%–

10Washington County, NCNC10,6380.3%–

11Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.3%–

12Pender County, NCNC72,1110.3%–

13Craven County, NCNC105,0250.3%–

14Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.3%–

15Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.3%–

16Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.3%–

17Durham County, NCNC347,2400.3%–

18Camden County, NCNC11,3150.2%–

19New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.2%–

20Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.2%–

21Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.2%–

22Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.2%–

23Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.2%–

24Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.2%–

25Orange County, NCNC152,4980.2%–

26Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.2%–

27Union County, NCNC267,6740.2%–

28Swain County, NCNC14,0240.2%–

29Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.2%–

30Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.2%–

31Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%–

32Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.1%–

33Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.1%–

34Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.1%–

35Macon County, NCNC39,2320.1%–

36Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.1%–

37Clay County, NCNC12,2390.1%–

38Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.1%–

39Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.1%–

40Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.1%–

41Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.1%–

42Madison County, NCNC22,5530.1%–

43Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%–

44Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%–

45Jones County, NCNC9,5750.1%–

46Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.1%–

47Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.1%–

48Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.1%–

49Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.1%–

50Granville County, NCNC61,4210.1%–

51Moore County, NCNC110,6190.1%–

52Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.1%–

53Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.1%–

54Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.1%–

55Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%–

56Nash County, NCNC99,3650.1%–

57Avery County, NCNC18,1100.1%–

58Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.1%–

59Lee County, NCNC70,2580.1%–

60Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.1%–

61Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.1%–

62Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.1%–

63Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.1%–

64Burke County, NCNC88,6550.1%–

65Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.1%–

66Polk County, NCNC20,5330.0%–

67Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.0%–

68Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%–

69Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.0%–

70Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.0%–

71Surry County, NCNC72,2870.0%–

72Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.0%–

73Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.0%–

74Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.0%–

75Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.0%–

76Anson County, NCNC21,7580.0%–

77Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.0%–

78Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.0%–

79Warren County, NCNC18,8980.0%–

80Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.0%–

81Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.0%–

82Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.0%–

83Person County, NCNC40,6360.0%–

84Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.0%–

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