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Largest Brazilian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties 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 47 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 47 is 48.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRAZILIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832,435+67%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,024+42%

03Union County, NCNC267,674827+260%

04New Hanover County, NCNC245,959395+219%

05Davidson County, NCNC180,182313+848%

06Durham County, NCNC347,240284+407%

07Guilford County, NCNC562,234260+5%

08Johnston County, NCNC256,448219+1188%

09Orange County, NCNC152,498200+1567%

10Cumberland County, NCNC338,473188+111%

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,417167+53%

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,718166+19%

13Catawba County, NCNC170,172150–

14Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725134+793%

15Iredell County, NCNC211,798120+823%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,702101+166%

17Davie County, NCNC45,85599–

18Henderson County, NCNC122,37584+58%

19Wilson County, NCNC81,15081+153%

20Wayne County, NCNC122,27876+347%

21Gaston County, NCNC246,55856+300%

22Stokes County, NCNC46,12652–

23Cherokee County, NCNC30,83050+285%

24Carteret County, NCNC70,46948+45%

25Onslow County, NCNC217,17542−36%

26Ashe County, NCNC27,51441–

27Watauga County, NCNC54,78632–

28Craven County, NCNC105,02531+24%

29Greene County, NCNC20,70031–

30Robeson County, NCNC119,94131–

31Alamance County, NCNC186,17731−38%

32Macon County, NCNC39,23230–

33Rutherford County, NCNC65,74529−72%

34Chatham County, NCNC85,11128+22%

35Harnett County, NCNC150,13723−50%

36Pitt County, NCNC182,93618−87%

37Columbus County, NCNC50,48717–

38Pender County, NCNC72,11115–

39Dare County, NCNC38,24513+225%

40Franklin County, NCNC82,03712–

41Haywood County, NCNC63,36910–

42Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410–

43Granville County, NCNC61,4218–

44Randolph County, NCNC149,5167−83%

45Rowan County, NCNC155,0967−68%

46McDowell County, NCNC45,1987–

47Polk County, NCNC20,5332–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS