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Largest Ecuadorian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ecuadorian 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 51 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ecuadorian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPECUADORIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3836,158+45%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,298+267%

03Union County, NCNC267,6741,216+84%

04Buncombe County, NCNC277,417594+191%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,473524+92%

06Johnston County, NCNC256,448466+851%

07Alamance County, NCNC186,177447+132%

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,718441−2%

09Durham County, NCNC347,240406+123%

10Guilford County, NCNC562,234372+119%

11Catawba County, NCNC170,172353+3430%

12Onslow County, NCNC217,175290−3%

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725271−3%

14Franklin County, NCNC82,037217+648%

15Orange County, NCNC152,498175+5%

16Gaston County, NCNC246,558174+67%

17Iredell County, NCNC211,798164−53%

18Person County, NCNC40,636159–

19Craven County, NCNC105,025143+91%

20Harnett County, NCNC150,13784–

21Lee County, NCNC70,25865–

22Moore County, NCNC110,61965–

23Hoke County, NCNC56,93962–

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27858–

25Henderson County, NCNC122,37558−25%

26Stanly County, NCNC68,83051–

27Jackson County, NCNC45,03940–

28Brunswick County, NCNC174,70236−88%

29New Hanover County, NCNC245,95934−73%

30Rutherford County, NCNC65,74532+88%

31Wilson County, NCNC81,15031–

32Cleveland County, NCNC103,32530–

33Macon County, NCNC39,23224−38%

34Duplin County, NCNC51,57122–

35Randolph County, NCNC149,51620−68%

36Ashe County, NCNC27,51418–

37Davie County, NCNC45,85517–

38Granville County, NCNC61,42117–

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,10514+0%

40Haywood County, NCNC63,36913–

41Davidson County, NCNC180,18211−71%

42Carteret County, NCNC70,46910–

43Pamlico County, NCNC12,75810–

44Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549–

45Scotland County, NCNC33,3227−84%

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706–

47Yancey County, NCNC19,0846–

48Watauga County, NCNC54,7865−55%

49Sampson County, NCNC61,5042−50%

50Robeson County, NCNC119,9411–

51Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES