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Largest Chilean population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Chilean 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 46 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 54. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: New Hanover County, NC, up 16 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Chilean population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHILEAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235933+220%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383654+60%

03▲5Forsyth County, NCNC401,718466+2813%

04▼1Gaston County, NCNC246,558440+78%

05▲16New Hanover County, NCNC245,959389+710%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,473276+3%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725246+1438%

08▲3Hoke County, NCNC56,939220–

09▼5Henderson County, NCNC122,375206+984%

10Catawba County, NCNC170,172203+652%

11▼4Durham County, NCNC347,240184+136%

12▼7Orange County, NCNC152,498178+424%

13▼4Onslow County, NCNC217,175173+344%

14▼1Buncombe County, NCNC277,417166–

15▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,234162+15%

16▲16Watauga County, NCNC54,786160–

17▲10Iredell County, NCNC211,79883−73%

18▲2Union County, NCNC267,67472+85%

19▲11Alamance County, NCNC186,17764–

20▲3Brunswick County, NCNC174,70262−50%

21Franklin County, NCNC82,03762–

22▲9Johnston County, NCNC256,44856–

23Clay County, NCNC12,23954+260%

24▼6Burke County, NCNC88,65551–

25▼11Rowan County, NCNC155,09647–

26Nash County, NCNC99,36546–

27▼2Chatham County, NCNC85,11138–

28Rutherford County, NCNC65,74537–

29Davidson County, NCNC180,18235–

30Ashe County, NCNC27,51431–

31Halifax County, NCNC46,53419–

32▲3Carteret County, NCNC70,46918–

33Madison County, NCNC22,55318−14%

34Harnett County, NCNC150,13718–

35Stanly County, NCNC68,83016–

36Dare County, NCNC38,24514−65%

37▼11Currituck County, NCNC33,15812–

38▼9Randolph County, NCNC149,51611–

39Robeson County, NCNC119,94110–

40Pender County, NCNC72,1117–

41▼22Sampson County, NCNC61,5046–

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,1055–

43▼28Pitt County, NCNC182,9365−17%

44▼20Wayne County, NCNC122,2784−73%

45Bertie County, NCNC17,0863–

46Person County, NCNC40,6362–

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