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Largest Brazilian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties 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 48 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRAZILIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832,620+80%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,890+161%

03New Hanover County, NCNC245,959891+619%

04Union County, NCNC267,674778+238%

05Durham County, NCNC347,240509+809%

06Guilford County, NCNC562,234449+82%

07Davidson County, NCNC180,182307+830%

08Cumberland County, NCNC338,473280+215%

09Forsyth County, NCNC401,718235+68%

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,417228+109%

11Iredell County, NCNC211,798179+1277%

12Harnett County, NCNC150,137151+228%

13Orange County, NCNC152,498106+783%

14Pitt County, NCNC182,936100−26%

15Johnston County, NCNC256,44899+482%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,70295+150%

17Rutherford County, NCNC65,74585−18%

18Hoke County, NCNC56,93984–

19Lenoir County, NCNC55,83780–

20Chatham County, NCNC85,11174+222%

21Alamance County, NCNC186,17774+48%

22Wayne County, NCNC122,27870+312%

23Craven County, NCNC105,02563+152%

24Watauga County, NCNC54,78662–

25Catawba County, NCNC170,17262–

26Gaston County, NCNC246,55849+250%

27Person County, NCNC40,63649–

28Onslow County, NCNC217,17547−29%

29Stanly County, NCNC68,83033–

30Pender County, NCNC72,11131–

31Madison County, NCNC22,55323–

32Lee County, NCNC70,25822–

33Lincoln County, NCNC98,65422–

34Granville County, NCNC61,42121–

35Moore County, NCNC110,61919−71%

36Halifax County, NCNC46,53418–

37Scotland County, NCNC33,32217+183%

38Macon County, NCNC39,23215–

39Haywood County, NCNC63,36915–

40Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012−8%

41Polk County, NCNC20,53312–

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,10511–

43Henderson County, NCNC122,37511−79%

44Burke County, NCNC88,65510–

45Dare County, NCNC38,24510+150%

46Rowan County, NCNC155,09610−55%

47Transylvania County, NCNC34,2118–

48Sampson County, NCNC61,5045−29%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES