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Largest Brazilian population, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Brazilian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 55 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 53. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wake Forest, NC, up 23 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRAZILIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Charlotte, NCNC964,7841,642+17%

02▲3Raleigh, NCNC506,306632+42%

03Apex, NCNC80,419602+1015%

04▼2Waxhaw, NCNC23,140485+5963%

05▲15Wilmington, NCNC126,809463+659%

06▼2Durham, NCNC305,561442+689%

07▲1Northchase, NCNC5,896351–

08▼1Cornelius, NCNC35,094335+1357%

09▲3Cary, NCNC183,582333+383%

10▼4Thomasville, NCNC27,733273–

11▼1Greensboro, NCNC308,667262+13%

12▲15Matthews, NCNC32,769228–

13▲1Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271216+110%

14▼3Fayetteville, NCNC209,120198–

15Mint Hill, NCNC29,476197–

16Asheville, NCNC93,523156–

17▲23Wake Forest, NCNC58,147150+341%

18Barbecue, NCNC5,910135–

19▼10Indian Trail, NCNC44,303130−13%

20Summerfield, NCNC11,327108–

21▲17Greenville, NCNC96,443100+96%

22Mooresville, NCNC55,84297–

23Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53690–

24Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56568–

25▼6Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49464–

26▼4Hickory, NCNC45,97562–

27Holly Springs, NCNC50,28856–

28▲18Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56653–

29▼8Stallings, NCNC17,76052–

30Davidson, NCNC16,66246–

31▼13Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63746–

32▼7Gastonia, NCNC87,06743+207%

33▲11Havelock, NCNC17,43043+72%

34Monroe, NCNC42,64443–

35Hope Mills, NCNC18,32442–

36▼10Spring Lake, NCNC11,25240–

37Huntersville, NCNC68,535370%

38▲4Jacksonville, NCNC72,73237+16%

39Roxboro, NCNC8,38035–

40Oak Island, NCNC9,33733–

41▼11Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89632–

42Murraysville, NCNC16,33931+182%

43▼8Boone, NCNC19,92930–

44Woodfin, NCNC8,22930–

45▼6Burlington, NCNC61,49625−22%

46▼15Garner, NCNC41,56220–

47▼10High Point, NCNC120,57119–

48Siler City, NCNC8,15518–

49Laurinburg, NCNC14,58212+100%

50Aberdeen, NCNC10,0669–

51Hendersonville, NCNC15,8679–

52Sanford, NCNC34,1389–

53Spout Springs, NCNC11,2428–

54Cramerton, NCNC5,7136–

55New Bern, NCNC34,7245–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES