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Largest Mexican population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Mexican origin, 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 2,656. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Avery County, NC, up 14 places to #74.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Mexican population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEXICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38362,678+38%
02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23556,809+24%
03Forsyth County, NCNC401,71831,879+30%
04Guilford County, NCNC562,23428,038+35%
05▲1Johnston County, NCNC256,44824,673+71%
06▼1Durham County, NCNC347,24023,958+23%
07Union County, NCNC267,67417,263+48%
08Alamance County, NCNC186,17716,228+43%
09▲1Randolph County, NCNC149,51615,744+39%
10▼1Cumberland County, NCNC338,47314,327+44%
11▲2Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72513,291+25%
12▼1Onslow County, NCNC217,17512,250+70%
13▲2Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711,896+40%
14▲4Rowan County, NCNC155,09611,387+75%
15▼1Harnett County, NCNC150,13710,503+46%
16▼4Catawba County, NCNC170,17210,101+14%
17▲8Davidson County, NCNC180,1829,975+38%
18▲4Henderson County, NCNC122,3759,588+22%
19▲4Pitt County, NCNC182,9369,509+67%
20▲4Iredell County, NCNC211,7988,759+69%
21▼1Lee County, NCNC70,2588,530+45%
22▼6Wayne County, NCNC122,2788,489+5%
23▼6Robeson County, NCNC119,9418,332−13%
24▲9New Hanover County, NCNC245,9597,897+39%
25▼6Gaston County, NCNC246,5587,760+17%
26▲3Orange County, NCNC152,4987,713+20%
27▲1Wilson County, NCNC81,1507,521+25%
28▼2Sampson County, NCNC61,5047,219+9%
29▼2Surry County, NCNC72,2876,686+20%
30▼9Duplin County, NCNC51,5715,515−8%
31Nash County, NCNC99,3655,426+16%
32▼2Chatham County, NCNC85,1115,358−1%
33▲4Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,656+40%
34▲2Rockingham County, NCNC94,1954,350+7%
35▼3Hoke County, NCNC56,9394,272+66%
36▼2Moore County, NCNC110,6194,208+24%
37▲3Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024,182+18%
38▼3Craven County, NCNC105,0254,100+32%
39▼1Yadkin County, NCNC38,3254,068+31%
40▲1Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543,946+31%
41▲3Pender County, NCNC72,1113,899+65%
42Granville County, NCNC61,4213,630+10%
43▼4Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373,279+15%
44▲4Vance County, NCNC42,6383,267+22%
45▲6Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253,162+48%
46▼3Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032,940−18%
47▼1Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702,911+24%
48▲4Davie County, NCNC45,8552,846+46%
49Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332,6970%
50▼5Greene County, NCNC20,7002,656+3%
51▲4Macon County, NCNC39,2322,617+74%
52▲5Richmond County, NCNC42,0412,592+19%
53▲5Stanly County, NCNC68,8302,513+64%
54▲9Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212,439+48%
55▲5Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452,227+62%
56▼6Burke County, NCNC88,6552,217+49%
57▼10Columbus County, NCNC50,4872,203−5%
58▼2Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052,139+24%
59▲3Jackson County, NCNC45,0392,084+69%
60▼7McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,994−1%
61▲3Watauga County, NCNC54,7861,775+94%
62▲9Person County, NCNC40,6361,578+44%
63▲3Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,556+22%
64▲1Dare County, NCNC38,2451,500+30%
65▼4Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,298−6%
66▼7Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,274−14%
67▲3Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011,237+69%
68Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,212+12%
69▼15Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,154−39%
70▲5Alleghany County, NCNC11,479934+11%
71▲1Transylvania County, NCNC34,211868+35%
72▼5Stokes County, NCNC46,126817−28%
73▲1Caswell County, NCNC22,563769+113%
74▲14Avery County, NCNC18,110761+33%
75▲9Hertford County, NCNC19,015728+95%
76▲9Yancey County, NCNC19,084675+11%
77Martin County, NCNC21,601657+16%
78Anson County, NCNC21,758636+190%
79▼10Polk County, NCNC20,5336310%
80▼7Scotland County, NCNC33,322631+19%
81▲10Madison County, NCNC22,553600+295%
82▼1Currituck County, NCNC33,158579+118%
83▼7Mitchell County, NCNC15,062568+18%
84▼4Cherokee County, NCNC30,830543+71%
85▲2Warren County, NCNC18,898480+11%
86▼7Halifax County, NCNC46,534466−19%
87▼5Swain County, NCNC14,024388+40%
88▼5Washington County, NCNC10,638353+280%
89Pamlico County, NCNC12,758326+9%
90▲2Clay County, NCNC12,239307+321%
91▲5Bertie County, NCNC17,086278+14%
92▲2Jones County, NCNC9,575278+5%
93▲4Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537240+48%
94▲1Graham County, NCNC8,190236+87%
95▲3Perquimans County, NCNC13,490233+99%
96▼3Chowan County, NCNC14,082229−34%
97▼11Hyde County, NCNC4,554225−16%
98▼8Northampton County, NCNC16,491209−3%
99▲1Gates County, NCNC10,234146+22%
100▼1Camden County, NCNC11,31561−29%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES