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Largest Central American population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, 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 93 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 549. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Columbus County, NC, up 33 places to #52.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Central American population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38359,392+143%
02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23523,714+119%
03Durham County, NCNC347,24016,840+119%
04Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188,698+52%
05▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,2348,031+141%
06▲2Wayne County, NCNC122,2785,909+330%
07▲8Union County, NCNC267,6745,608+229%
08▲9Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7255,503+833%
09▼4Cumberland County, NCNC338,4735,184+83%
10▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,1775,020+150%
11▲11Gaston County, NCNC246,5584,791+400%
12▼3Duplin County, NCNC51,5714,600+24%
13▼6Johnston County, NCNC256,4484,290+138%
14▼4Sampson County, NCNC61,5043,868+115%
15▼3New Hanover County, NCNC245,9593,674+283%
16▲4Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,668+174%
17▼4Buncombe County, NCNC277,4173,640+77%
18▲3Lee County, NCNC70,2583,539+83%
19▼3Burke County, NCNC88,6553,408+75%
20▲3Chatham County, NCNC85,1112,922+78%
21▼7Orange County, NCNC152,4982,729+207%
22▼3Rowan County, NCNC155,0962,548+38%
23▲4Harnett County, NCNC150,1372,518+145%
24▼6Iredell County, NCNC211,7982,448+130%
25Catawba County, NCNC170,1722,331+29%
26▲3Robeson County, NCNC119,9412,156+889%
27▲5Henderson County, NCNC122,3751,890+247%
28Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,875+172%
29▲2Randolph County, NCNC149,5161,728+176%
30▼4Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,685+12%
31▼7Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,605+13%
32▼2Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,391+213%
33Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,229+636%
34▲3Moore County, NCNC110,6191,111+130%
35▲14Granville County, NCNC61,4211,021+796%
36▼2Pitt County, NCNC182,9361,015+15%
37▲25Bladen County, NCNC30,007927+510%
38▲17Surry County, NCNC72,287789+75%
39▲9Brunswick County, NCNC174,702729+448%
40▲1Craven County, NCNC105,025718+8%
41▲1Halifax County, NCNC46,534692+293%
42▼4Dare County, NCNC38,245686+125%
43▲11Carteret County, NCNC70,469657+439%
44▲1Wilson County, NCNC81,150628+27%
45▼9Nash County, NCNC99,365606+41%
46▲1Lenoir County, NCNC55,837578+21%
47▼12Rockingham County, NCNC94,195549+88%
48▼9Hoke County, NCNC56,939540−10%
49▲17Cleveland County, NCNC103,325500+198%
50▼10Montgomery County, NCNC26,403478+456%
51▲9Yadkin County, NCNC38,325438+742%
52▲33Columbus County, NCNC50,487430+1948%
53▲33Currituck County, NCNC33,158411+448%
54▲18Haywood County, NCNC63,369363+139%
55▼11Stanly County, NCNC68,830351+60%
56▼5Pender County, NCNC72,111348+625%
57▲23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201314+330%
58▲3McDowell County, NCNC45,198301+267%
59▲5Person County, NCNC40,636268+712%
60▼3Rutherford County, NCNC65,745266−47%
61▲31Transylvania County, NCNC34,211262+254%
62▼4Chowan County, NCNC14,082259–
63▼20Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121258+90%
64▲11Watauga County, NCNC54,786255+59%
65▲23Caswell County, NCNC22,563227+139%
66▲13Scotland County, NCNC33,322224+293%
67▼15Jackson County, NCNC45,039204+152%
68▼18Davie County, NCNC45,855192−41%
69▲9Macon County, NCNC39,232172+537%
70▲20Polk County, NCNC20,533170+154%
71▼4Warren County, NCNC18,898156+184%
72▼7Martin County, NCNC21,601137+191%
73▼10Yancey County, NCNC19,084137–
74▼18Vance County, NCNC42,638121+1000%
75▼1Anson County, NCNC21,758100+1%
76▲13Jones County, NCNC9,57577+75%
77Hyde County, NCNC4,55476–
78▲13Mitchell County, NCNC15,06273–
79▼2Hertford County, NCNC19,01573−54%
80▼34Beaufort County, NCNC44,67071−67%
81Swain County, NCNC14,02470−18%
82▼11Greene County, NCNC20,70069+331%
83▼14Alleghany County, NCNC11,47965+442%
84▼11Ashe County, NCNC27,51460+233%
85▼4Alexander County, NCNC36,95860+71%
86▼27Stokes County, NCNC46,12657+104%
87Bertie County, NCNC17,08648–
88▼35Richmond County, NCNC42,04143−60%
89▼13Avery County, NCNC18,11039+30%
90Cherokee County, NCNC30,83039–
91▼23Perquimans County, NCNC13,49031–
92▼5Northampton County, NCNC16,49124–
93Clay County, NCNC12,2395–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES