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Largest Laotian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, from the 2023 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 2000

01Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,543–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,024–

03Iredell County, NCNC211,798425–

04Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725365–

05Alamance County, NCNC186,177330–

06Gaston County, NCNC246,558306–

07Cleveland County, NCNC103,325303–

08Wake County, NCNC1,257,235271–

09Burke County, NCNC88,655227–

10Catawba County, NCNC170,172206–

11Davidson County, NCNC180,182186–

12Cumberland County, NCNC338,473134–

13Randolph County, NCNC149,51690–

14Union County, NCNC267,67489–

15Stanly County, NCNC68,83055–

16Henderson County, NCNC122,37541–

17Lincoln County, NCNC98,65439–

18Carteret County, NCNC70,46937–

19Craven County, NCNC105,02528–

20Johnston County, NCNC256,44828–

21Robeson County, NCNC119,94128–

22Montgomery County, NCNC26,40326–

23Pitt County, NCNC182,93625–

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27819–

25Buncombe County, NCNC277,41717–

26Harnett County, NCNC150,13715–

27Rockingham County, NCNC94,19515–

28Surry County, NCNC72,28715–

29Hertford County, NCNC19,01513–

30Moore County, NCNC110,61911–

31Brunswick County, NCNC174,70210–

32Orange County, NCNC152,4989–

33Granville County, NCNC61,4217–

34Madison County, NCNC22,5536–

35Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184–

36Onslow County, NCNC217,1754–

37Jones County, NCNC9,5753–

38Rowan County, NCNC155,0962–

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES