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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. The median across all 51 is 51. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Buncombe County, NC, up 12 places to #4.

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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%

04▲12Buncombe County, NCNC277,417594+191%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,473524+92%

06▲3Johnston County, NCNC256,448466+851%

07▼3Alamance County, NCNC186,177447+132%

08▲5Forsyth County, NCNC401,718441−2%

09▼2Durham County, NCNC347,240406+123%

10Guilford County, NCNC562,234372+119%

11Catawba County, NCNC170,172353+3430%

12▼4Onslow County, NCNC217,175290−3%

13▼7Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725271−3%

14▲12Franklin County, NCNC82,037217+648%

15▲6Orange County, NCNC152,498175+5%

16▼4Gaston County, NCNC246,558174+67%

17Iredell County, NCNC211,798164−53%

18Person County, NCNC40,636159–

19▲1Craven County, NCNC105,025143+91%

20▲5Harnett County, NCNC150,13784–

21▼7Lee County, NCNC70,25865–

22Moore County, NCNC110,61965–

23Hoke County, NCNC56,93962–

24▲8Wayne County, NCNC122,27858–

25▼6Henderson County, NCNC122,37558−25%

26Stanly County, NCNC68,83051–

27Jackson County, NCNC45,03940–

28▲10Brunswick County, NCNC174,70236−88%

29New Hanover County, NCNC245,95934−73%

30Rutherford County, NCNC65,74532+88%

31▼20Wilson County, NCNC81,15031–

32Cleveland County, NCNC103,32530–

33Macon County, NCNC39,23224−38%

34Duplin County, NCNC51,57122–

35▼2Randolph County, NCNC149,51620−68%

36▲1Ashe County, NCNC27,51418–

37▼7Davie County, NCNC45,85517–

38▼15Granville County, NCNC61,42117–

39▼15Caldwell County, NCNC81,105140%

40Haywood County, NCNC63,36913–

41Davidson County, NCNC180,18211−71%

42▼8Carteret County, NCNC70,46910–

43Pamlico County, NCNC12,75810–

44▼17Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549–

45Scotland County, NCNC33,3227−84%

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706–

47Yancey County, NCNC19,0846–

48▼13Watauga County, NCNC54,7865−55%

49▼9Sampson County, NCNC61,5042−50%

50▼35Robeson County, NCNC119,9411–

51▼9Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371–

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