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Largest Chilean population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Chilean 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 36 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 38.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Chilean population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHILEAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235862+195%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383340−17%

03Gaston County, NCNC246,558238−4%

04Henderson County, NCNC122,375230+1111%

05Orange County, NCNC152,498229+574%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,473202−25%

07Durham County, NCNC347,240198+154%

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,718177+1006%

09Onslow County, NCNC217,175163+318%

10Catawba County, NCNC170,172116+330%

11Hoke County, NCNC56,93995–

12Craven County, NCNC105,02584–

13Buncombe County, NCNC277,41771–

14Rowan County, NCNC155,09648–

15Pitt County, NCNC182,93642+600%

16Guilford County, NCNC562,23440−72%

17Lenoir County, NCNC55,83739–

18Burke County, NCNC88,65538–

19Sampson County, NCNC61,50438–

20Union County, NCNC267,67438−3%

21New Hanover County, NCNC245,95932−33%

22Lee County, NCNC70,25827+1250%

23Brunswick County, NCNC174,70224−81%

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27824+60%

25Chatham County, NCNC85,11119–

26Currituck County, NCNC33,15819–

27Iredell County, NCNC211,79819−94%

28Vance County, NCNC42,63816–

29Randolph County, NCNC149,51612–

30Alamance County, NCNC186,17712–

31Johnston County, NCNC256,44811–

32Watauga County, NCNC54,78611–

33Wilkes County, NCNC66,23311−8%

34Cleveland County, NCNC103,3259–

35Carteret County, NCNC70,4698–

36Yadkin County, NCNC38,3254–

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