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Largest Jamaican population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Jamaican ancestry, 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 78 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 78 is 61. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, NC, up 41 places to #23.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834,603+78%

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,4734,084+228%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,861+80%

04▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,078+100%

05▼1Durham County, NCNC347,2401,715+76%

06▲2Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181,048+80%

07▲7Buncombe County, NCNC277,417905+520%

08▲4Union County, NCNC267,674813+337%

09▼3Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725749+195%

10Pitt County, NCNC182,936591+170%

11▼2Onslow County, NCNC217,175562−11%

12▼5Harnett County, NCNC150,137454+169%

13▲3Gaston County, NCNC246,558404+677%

14▲5Craven County, NCNC105,025347+26%

15▲5Iredell County, NCNC211,798325–

16▲16Wayne County, NCNC122,278315+123%

17▼6Vance County, NCNC42,638305+465%

18▼5Orange County, NCNC152,498273−20%

19▲4New Hanover County, NCNC245,959220+49%

20▼2Johnston County, NCNC256,448209+22%

21Hoke County, NCNC56,939177+127%

22▼5Alamance County, NCNC186,177172+39%

23▲41Franklin County, NCNC82,037168+180%

24▲7Brunswick County, NCNC174,702151+32%

25▲31Rowan County, NCNC155,096141+1914%

26Caswell County, NCNC22,563119+284%

27▲10Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121117−34%

28▲1Wilson County, NCNC81,150112+87%

29▲29Davidson County, NCNC180,182106–

30Robeson County, NCNC119,941104+148%

31Carteret County, NCNC70,46999–

32▲34Halifax County, NCNC46,53494−61%

33▼18Hertford County, NCNC19,01577+267%

34▼12Duplin County, NCNC51,57174–

35▲3Moore County, NCNC110,61973−34%

36▲32Nash County, NCNC99,36572+3%

37▲13Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20168+62%

38▼14Lenoir County, NCNC55,83765−41%

39▲30Scotland County, NCNC33,32261+917%

40Chatham County, NCNC85,11159–

41▼8Catawba County, NCNC170,17258+427%

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,32550+317%

43▼4Columbus County, NCNC50,48747+124%

44▲9Granville County, NCNC61,42146−13%

45Camden County, NCNC11,31545–

46Stanly County, NCNC68,83044−46%

47▼22Henderson County, NCNC122,37543−48%

48Haywood County, NCNC63,36942–

49▲10Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53741–

50▲23Bertie County, NCNC17,08637+131%

51▼17Lee County, NCNC70,25837+85%

52▼5Randolph County, NCNC149,51634+183%

53▲12Anson County, NCNC21,75828+56%

54▲8Madison County, NCNC22,55327–

55▼19Rockingham County, NCNC94,19524−64%

56▼5Richmond County, NCNC42,04122+214%

57▲6Wilkes County, NCNC66,23322–

58Transylvania County, NCNC34,21120–

59▼16Lincoln County, NCNC98,65420–

60▼12Currituck County, NCNC33,158190%

61Pender County, NCNC72,11119+533%

62▲9Montgomery County, NCNC26,40318−5%

63Rutherford County, NCNC65,74518–

64▼36Watauga County, NCNC54,786180%

65Davie County, NCNC45,85517−51%

66▼24Sampson County, NCNC61,50417−83%

67Surry County, NCNC72,28714–

68▼16Polk County, NCNC20,53310–

69▼12Stokes County, NCNC46,12610−33%

70▼43Warren County, NCNC18,89810–

71▲3Jones County, NCNC9,5759–

72▼23Beaufort County, NCNC44,6708−76%

73▼12Northampton County, NCNC16,4918–

74▼28Greene County, NCNC20,7007–

75▼5Burke County, NCNC88,6554–

76Washington County, NCNC10,6383–

77▼17Ashe County, NCNC27,5141−92%

78▼11Bladen County, NCNC30,0071–

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