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Largest Central American population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, 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 92 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38342,396+74%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23515,455+43%

03Durham County, NCNC347,24013,465+75%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,7186,873+20%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,4734,825+70%

06Guilford County, NCNC562,2344,719+41%

07Johnston County, NCNC256,4484,014+123%

08Wayne County, NCNC122,2783,509+155%

09Duplin County, NCNC51,5713,282−11%

10Sampson County, NCNC61,5043,032+68%

11Alamance County, NCNC186,1772,961+47%

12New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592,781+190%

13Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172,728+33%

14Orange County, NCNC152,4982,508+182%

15Union County, NCNC267,6742,406+41%

16Burke County, NCNC88,6552,326+19%

17Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252,218+276%

18Iredell County, NCNC211,7982,200+107%

19Rowan County, NCNC155,0962,147+16%

20Onslow County, NCNC217,1752,067+54%

21Lee County, NCNC70,2581,930+0%

22Gaston County, NCNC246,5581,901+98%

23Chatham County, NCNC85,1111,794+10%

24Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,716+21%

25Catawba County, NCNC170,1721,637−10%

26Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,483−1%

27Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,454+41%

28Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,268+84%

29Robeson County, NCNC119,9411,195+448%

30Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,096+146%

31Randolph County, NCNC149,5161,076+72%

32Henderson County, NCNC122,375887+63%

33Franklin County, NCNC82,037872+422%

34Pitt County, NCNC182,936741−16%

35Rockingham County, NCNC94,195729+150%

36Nash County, NCNC99,365667+55%

37Moore County, NCNC110,619648+34%

38Dare County, NCNC38,245628+106%

39Hoke County, NCNC56,939532−12%

40Montgomery County, NCNC26,403531+517%

41Craven County, NCNC105,025519−22%

42Halifax County, NCNC46,534473+169%

43Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121412+203%

44Stanly County, NCNC68,830411+87%

45Wilson County, NCNC81,150403−18%

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,670394+83%

47Lenoir County, NCNC55,837354−26%

48Brunswick County, NCNC174,702350+163%

49Granville County, NCNC61,421350+207%

50Davie County, NCNC45,855321−2%

51Pender County, NCNC72,111302+529%

52Jackson County, NCNC45,039297+267%

53Richmond County, NCNC42,041291+169%

54Carteret County, NCNC70,469287+135%

55Surry County, NCNC72,287268−41%

56Vance County, NCNC42,638241+2091%

57Rutherford County, NCNC65,745232−54%

58Chowan County, NCNC14,082231–

59Yadkin County, NCNC38,325228+338%

60Stokes County, NCNC46,126228+714%

61McDowell County, NCNC45,198214+161%

62Bladen County, NCNC30,007203+34%

63Yancey County, NCNC19,084181–

64Person County, NCNC40,636149+352%

65Martin County, NCNC21,601140+198%

66Cleveland County, NCNC103,325130−23%

67Warren County, NCNC18,898119+116%

68Perquimans County, NCNC13,490104–

69Alleghany County, NCNC11,479100+733%

70Graham County, NCNC8,19099–

71Greene County, NCNC20,70097+506%

72Haywood County, NCNC63,36987−43%

73Ashe County, NCNC27,51480+344%

74Anson County, NCNC21,75870−29%

75Watauga County, NCNC54,78664−60%

76Avery County, NCNC18,11061+103%

77Hertford County, NCNC19,01559−63%

78Macon County, NCNC39,23255+104%

79Scotland County, NCNC33,32248−16%

80Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20145−38%

81Alexander County, NCNC36,95841+17%

82Washington County, NCNC10,63839–

83Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53732–

84Madison County, NCNC22,55331−76%

85Columbus County, NCNC50,48730+43%

86Currituck County, NCNC33,15826−65%

87Northampton County, NCNC16,49125–

88Caswell County, NCNC22,56317−82%

89Jones County, NCNC9,57517−61%

90Polk County, NCNC20,53316−76%

91Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210–

92Transylvania County, NCNC34,21110−86%

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