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Largest Ecuadorian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ecuadorian 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 42 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, NCNC1,233,3834,566+8%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,235901+155%

03Union County, NCNC267,674647−2%

04Alamance County, NCNC186,177480+149%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,473448+64%

06Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725445+59%

07Durham County, NCNC347,240338+86%

08Onslow County, NCNC217,175317+6%

09Johnston County, NCNC256,448297+506%

10Guilford County, NCNC562,234285+68%

11Wilson County, NCNC81,150233–

12Gaston County, NCNC246,558172+65%

13Forsyth County, NCNC401,718130−71%

14Lee County, NCNC70,258128–

15Robeson County, NCNC119,94195–

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41788−57%

17Iredell County, NCNC211,79886−75%

18Person County, NCNC40,63683–

19Henderson County, NCNC122,37578+1%

20Craven County, NCNC105,02575+0%

21Orange County, NCNC152,49871−57%

22Vance County, NCNC42,63862–

23Granville County, NCNC61,42151–

24Caldwell County, NCNC81,10544+214%

25Harnett County, NCNC150,13742–

26Franklin County, NCNC82,03733+14%

27Lincoln County, NCNC98,65424–

28Nash County, NCNC99,36522−24%

29New Hanover County, NCNC245,95920−84%

30Davie County, NCNC45,85519–

31Surry County, NCNC72,28717–

32Wayne County, NCNC122,27815–

33Randolph County, NCNC149,5169−86%

34Carteret County, NCNC70,4697–

35Watauga County, NCNC54,7867−36%

36Pitt County, NCNC182,9366+50%

37Brunswick County, NCNC174,7025−98%

38Ashe County, NCNC27,5145–

39Halifax County, NCNC46,5344–

40Sampson County, NCNC61,5043−25%

41Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372–

42Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS