RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Largest Laotian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, 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 39 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 40.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS –

01Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,499–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,222–

03Cleveland County, NCNC103,325354–

04Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725259–

05Alamance County, NCNC186,177231–

06Catawba County, NCNC170,172214–

07Wilkes County, NCNC66,233180–

08Moore County, NCNC110,619167–

09Burke County, NCNC88,655164–

10Wake County, NCNC1,257,235153–

11Gaston County, NCNC246,558138–

12Cumberland County, NCNC338,473121–

13Iredell County, NCNC211,798117–

14Richmond County, NCNC42,041106–

15Union County, NCNC267,674102–

16Onslow County, NCNC217,17587–

17Forsyth County, NCNC401,71863–

18New Hanover County, NCNC245,95946–

19Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20143–

20Buncombe County, NCNC277,41740–

21Montgomery County, NCNC26,40338–

22Durham County, NCNC347,24037–

23Davidson County, NCNC180,18234–

24Harnett County, NCNC150,13730–

25Wayne County, NCNC122,27821–

26Randolph County, NCNC149,51617–

27Hertford County, NCNC19,01516–

28Orange County, NCNC152,49813–

29Surry County, NCNC72,28711–

30Lincoln County, NCNC98,65411–

31Avery County, NCNC18,11010–

32Wilson County, NCNC81,15010–

33Bertie County, NCNC17,0869–

34Craven County, NCNC105,0259–

35Jackson County, NCNC45,0398–

36Robeson County, NCNC119,9418–

37Franklin County, NCNC82,0376–

38Warren County, NCNC18,8986–

39Rowan County, NCNC155,0962–

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