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Largest Brazilian population, North Carolina cities · 2020

North Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Brazilian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 53 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRAZILIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Charlotte, NCNC964,7842,054+47%

02Waxhaw, NCNC23,140435+5338%

03Apex, NCNC80,419384+611%

04Durham, NCNC305,561298+432%

05Raleigh, NCNC506,306291−34%

06Thomasville, NCNC27,733258–

07Cornelius, NCNC35,094229+896%

08Northchase, NCNC5,896187–

09Indian Trail, NCNC44,303154+3%

10Greensboro, NCNC308,667149−36%

11Fayetteville, NCNC209,120141–

12Cary, NCNC183,582132+91%

13Hillsborough, NCNC9,778121–

14Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271110+7%

15Leland, NCNC35,73193–

16Asheville, NCNC93,52389–

17Wilson, NCNC49,57281+153%

18Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63772–

19Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49471–

20Wilmington, NCNC126,80964+5%

21Stallings, NCNC17,76060–

22Hickory, NCNC45,97558–

23Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53653–

24Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56552–

25Gastonia, NCNC87,06746+229%

26Spring Lake, NCNC11,25236–

27Matthews, NCNC32,76932–

28Concord, NCNC114,59831–

29Kannapolis, NCNC61,70831–

30Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89627–

31Garner, NCNC41,56226–

32Piney Green, NCNC14,07826+189%

33Goldsboro, NCNC35,01223+35%

34Monroe, NCNC42,64422–

35Boone, NCNC19,92921–

36Clemmons, NCNC22,80821–

37High Point, NCNC120,57121–

38Greenville, NCNC96,44318−65%

39Burlington, NCNC61,49618−44%

40Wake Forest, NCNC58,14718−47%

41Wendell, NCNC19,68718–

42Jacksonville, NCNC72,73216−50%

43Morrisville, NCNC32,46616−48%

44Havelock, NCNC17,43014−44%

45Pittsboro, NCNC5,05414–

46Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56614–

47Kings Grant, NCNC9,00313–

48Waynesville, NCNC11,00610–

49Oxford, NCNC8,9858–

50Asheboro, NCNC27,9907−83%

51Carrboro, NCNC20,9626–

52Mount Holly, NCNC19,0334–

53East Flat Rock, NCNC6,3231–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS