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Largest Laotian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, 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 39 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,543+3%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,024−16%

03Iredell County, NCNC211,798425+263%

04Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725365+41%

05Alamance County, NCNC186,177330+43%

06Gaston County, NCNC246,558306+122%

07Cleveland County, NCNC103,325303−14%

08Wake County, NCNC1,257,235271+77%

09Burke County, NCNC88,655227+38%

10Catawba County, NCNC170,172206−4%

11Davidson County, NCNC180,182186+447%

12Cumberland County, NCNC338,473134+11%

13Randolph County, NCNC149,51690+429%

14Union County, NCNC267,67489−13%

15Stanly County, NCNC68,83055–

16Henderson County, NCNC122,37541–

17Lincoln County, NCNC98,65439+255%

18Carteret County, NCNC70,46937–

19Craven County, NCNC105,02528+211%

20Johnston County, NCNC256,44828–

21Robeson County, NCNC119,94128+250%

22Montgomery County, NCNC26,40326−32%

23Pitt County, NCNC182,93625–

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27819−10%

25Buncombe County, NCNC277,41717−57%

26Rockingham County, NCNC94,19515–

27Surry County, NCNC72,28715+36%

28Harnett County, NCNC150,13715−50%

29Hertford County, NCNC19,01513−19%

30Moore County, NCNC110,61911−93%

31Brunswick County, NCNC174,70210–

32Orange County, NCNC152,4989−31%

33Granville County, NCNC61,4217–

34Madison County, NCNC22,5536–

35Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184−94%

36Onslow County, NCNC217,1754−95%

37Jones County, NCNC9,5753–

38Rowan County, NCNC155,0962+0%

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051–

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