RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Largest Costa Rican population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 39 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 44.

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Largest Costa Rican population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS –

01Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,177–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383978–

03Gaston County, NCNC246,558501–

04Wake County, NCNC1,257,235486–

05Catawba County, NCNC170,172260–

06Henderson County, NCNC122,375243–

07Guilford County, NCNC562,234200–

08Iredell County, NCNC211,798144–

09Hoke County, NCNC56,939105–

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,41788–

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,47388–

12Rowan County, NCNC155,09678–

13Wilson County, NCNC81,15078–

14Union County, NCNC267,67466–

15McDowell County, NCNC45,19858–

16Chatham County, NCNC85,11156–

17Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72555–

18Burke County, NCNC88,65548–

19Craven County, NCNC105,02545–

20Nash County, NCNC99,36544–

21Onslow County, NCNC217,17543–

22Durham County, NCNC347,24040–

23Randolph County, NCNC149,51640–

24Davie County, NCNC45,85538–

25Dare County, NCNC38,24537–

26Alexander County, NCNC36,95835–

27Surry County, NCNC72,28731–

28Johnston County, NCNC256,44828–

29Forsyth County, NCNC401,71824–

30Pitt County, NCNC182,93622–

31Caswell County, NCNC22,56320–

32Sampson County, NCNC61,50417–

33Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12116–

34Harnett County, NCNC150,13711–

35Cleveland County, NCNC103,32510–

36Anson County, NCNC21,7588–

37Stokes County, NCNC46,1268–

38Davidson County, NCNC180,1827–

39Carteret County, NCNC70,4693–

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