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Largest Costa Rican population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 48 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Costa Rican population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Lincoln County, NCNC98,654830–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383747–

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,235641–

04Durham County, NCNC347,240421–

05Catawba County, NCNC170,172378–

06Franklin County, NCNC82,037343–

07Guilford County, NCNC562,234282–

08Alamance County, NCNC186,177258–

09Harnett County, NCNC150,137222–

10Union County, NCNC267,674221–

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,473146–

12Moore County, NCNC110,619140–

13Wayne County, NCNC122,278139–

14Forsyth County, NCNC401,718135–

15Macon County, NCNC39,232134–

16Gaston County, NCNC246,558129–

17Orange County, NCNC152,498110–

18Iredell County, NCNC211,79898–

19Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72597–

20Wilkes County, NCNC66,23392–

21Henderson County, NCNC122,37585–

22Rowan County, NCNC155,09668–

23Brunswick County, NCNC174,70265–

24Onslow County, NCNC217,17559–

25McDowell County, NCNC45,19857–

26Carteret County, NCNC70,46945–

27Randolph County, NCNC149,51645–

28Cleveland County, NCNC103,32544–

29Hoke County, NCNC56,93943–

30Pitt County, NCNC182,93633–

31Buncombe County, NCNC277,41723–

32Davie County, NCNC45,85513–

33Avery County, NCNC18,11012–

34Johnston County, NCNC256,44812–

35New Hanover County, NCNC245,95912–

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512–

37Greene County, NCNC20,70011–

38Surry County, NCNC72,28711–

39Person County, NCNC40,6369–

40Watauga County, NCNC54,7869–

41Dare County, NCNC38,2458–

42Lenoir County, NCNC55,8377–

43Rutherford County, NCNC65,7457–

44Stanly County, NCNC68,8306–

45Caldwell County, NCNC81,1055–

46Davidson County, NCNC180,1825–

47Duplin County, NCNC51,5715–

48Halifax County, NCNC46,5345–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES