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Largest Jamaican population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Jamaican ancestry, 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 74 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 74 is 45.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834,905+90%

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732,377+91%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,005+26%

04Durham County, NCNC347,2401,541+58%

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,296+25%

06Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251,000+294%

07Harnett County, NCNC150,137835+394%

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,718786+35%

09Onslow County, NCNC217,175691+9%

10Pitt County, NCNC182,936411+88%

11Vance County, NCNC42,638394+630%

12Union County, NCNC267,674376+102%

13Orange County, NCNC152,498285−17%

14Buncombe County, NCNC277,417274+88%

15Hertford County, NCNC19,015196+833%

16Gaston County, NCNC246,558192+269%

17Alamance County, NCNC186,177179+44%

18Johnston County, NCNC256,448162−5%

19Craven County, NCNC105,025153−45%

20Iredell County, NCNC211,798141–

21Hoke County, NCNC56,939136+74%

22Duplin County, NCNC51,571133–

23New Hanover County, NCNC245,959125−16%

24Lenoir County, NCNC55,837122+11%

25Henderson County, NCNC122,375100+22%

26Person County, NCNC40,63687–

27Warren County, NCNC18,89881–

28Watauga County, NCNC54,78677+328%

29Wilson County, NCNC81,15072+20%

30Robeson County, NCNC119,94170+67%

31Brunswick County, NCNC174,70268−40%

32Wayne County, NCNC122,27864−55%

33Catawba County, NCNC170,17261+455%

34Lee County, NCNC70,25856+180%

35Caldwell County, NCNC81,10553+342%

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,19550−25%

37Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12145−75%

38Moore County, NCNC110,61945−59%

39Columbus County, NCNC50,48743+105%

40Chatham County, NCNC85,11143–

41Macon County, NCNC39,23243–

42Sampson County, NCNC61,50443−58%

43Lincoln County, NCNC98,65439–

44McDowell County, NCNC45,19839–

45Alexander County, NCNC36,95836–

46Greene County, NCNC20,70035–

47Randolph County, NCNC149,51631+158%

48Currituck County, NCNC33,15827+42%

49Beaufort County, NCNC44,67026−24%

50Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20126−38%

51Richmond County, NCNC42,04126+271%

52Polk County, NCNC20,53322–

53Granville County, NCNC61,42121−60%

54Gates County, NCNC10,23420–

55Perquimans County, NCNC13,49019−60%

56Rowan County, NCNC155,09619+171%

57Stokes County, NCNC46,12618+20%

58Davidson County, NCNC180,18216–

59Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53716–

60Ashe County, NCNC27,51415+15%

61Northampton County, NCNC16,49113–

62Madison County, NCNC22,55312–

63Wilkes County, NCNC66,2339–

64Franklin County, NCNC82,0378−87%

65Anson County, NCNC21,7587−61%

66Halifax County, NCNC46,5347−97%

67Bladen County, NCNC30,0076–

68Nash County, NCNC99,3656−91%

69Scotland County, NCNC33,32260%

70Burke County, NCNC88,6555–

71Montgomery County, NCNC26,4035−74%

72Yadkin County, NCNC38,3254−88%

73Bertie County, NCNC17,0863−81%

74Jones County, NCNC9,5751–

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