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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. The median across all 48 is 62. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harnett County, NC, up 23 places to #12.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRAZILIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

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

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

03▲1New Hanover County, NCNC245,959891+619%

04▼1Union County, NCNC267,674778+238%

05▲1Durham County, NCNC347,240509+809%

06▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,234449+82%

07▼2Davidson County, NCNC180,182307+830%

08▲2Cumberland County, NCNC338,473280+215%

09▲3Forsyth County, NCNC401,718235+68%

10▲1Buncombe County, NCNC277,417228+109%

11▲4Iredell County, NCNC211,798179+1277%

12▲23Harnett County, NCNC150,137151+228%

13▼4Orange County, NCNC152,498106+783%

14▲22Pitt County, NCNC182,936100−26%

15▼7Johnston County, NCNC256,44899+482%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,70295+150%

17▲16Rutherford County, NCNC65,74585−18%

18Hoke County, NCNC56,93984–

19Lenoir County, NCNC55,83780–

20▲14Chatham County, NCNC85,11174+222%

21▲10Alamance County, NCNC186,17774+48%

22▼2Wayne County, NCNC122,27870+312%

23▲5Craven County, NCNC105,02563+152%

24▲3Watauga County, NCNC54,78662–

25▼12Catawba County, NCNC170,17262–

26▼5Gaston County, NCNC246,55849+250%

27Person County, NCNC40,63649–

28▼3Onslow County, NCNC217,17547−29%

29Stanly County, NCNC68,83033–

30▲8Pender County, NCNC72,11131–

31Madison County, NCNC22,55323–

32Lee County, NCNC70,25822–

33▲9Lincoln County, NCNC98,65422–

34▲9Granville County, NCNC61,42121–

35Moore County, NCNC110,61919−71%

36Halifax County, NCNC46,53418–

37Scotland County, NCNC33,32217+183%

38▼6Macon County, NCNC39,23215–

39▲2Haywood County, NCNC63,36915–

40▼17Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012−8%

41▲6Polk County, NCNC20,53312–

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,10511–

43▼25Henderson County, NCNC122,37511−79%

44Burke County, NCNC88,65510–

45▼6Dare County, NCNC38,24510+150%

46▼1Rowan County, NCNC155,09610−55%

47Transylvania County, NCNC34,2118–

48Sampson County, NCNC61,5045−29%

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