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Largest Mexican population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Mexican origin, 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEXICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38354,504–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23553,189–

03Forsyth County, NCNC401,71828,767–

04Guilford County, NCNC562,23424,996–

05Durham County, NCNC347,24020,708–

06Johnston County, NCNC256,44817,444–

07Union County, NCNC267,67415,614–

08Alamance County, NCNC186,17714,549–

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,47314,004–

10Randolph County, NCNC149,51613,729–

11Onslow County, NCNC217,17512,093–

12Catawba County, NCNC170,17210,761–

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510,410–

14Harnett County, NCNC150,13710,166–

15Buncombe County, NCNC277,4179,642–

16Wayne County, NCNC122,2789,335–

17Robeson County, NCNC119,9419,246–

18Rowan County, NCNC155,0968,389–

19Gaston County, NCNC246,5588,297–

20Lee County, NCNC70,2588,262–

21Duplin County, NCNC51,5718,155–

22Henderson County, NCNC122,3757,998–

23Pitt County, NCNC182,9367,978–

24Iredell County, NCNC211,7987,785–

25Davidson County, NCNC180,1827,472–

26Sampson County, NCNC61,5047,445–

27Surry County, NCNC72,2876,491–

28Wilson County, NCNC81,1506,338–

29Orange County, NCNC152,4985,722–

30Chatham County, NCNC85,1115,143–

31Nash County, NCNC99,3654,843–

32Hoke County, NCNC56,9394,547–

33New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594,543–

34Moore County, NCNC110,6194,524–

35Craven County, NCNC105,0254,407–

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,1954,132–

37Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,084–

38Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253,619–

39Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373,488–

40Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,460–

41Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543,371–

42Granville County, NCNC61,4213,295–

43Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033,197–

44Pender County, NCNC72,1112,997–

45Greene County, NCNC20,7002,884–

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702,854–

47Columbus County, NCNC50,4872,835–

48Vance County, NCNC42,6382,832–

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332,657–

50Burke County, NCNC88,6552,425–

51Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252,296–

52Davie County, NCNC45,8552,277–

53McDowell County, NCNC45,1982,273–

54Bladen County, NCNC30,0072,099–

55Macon County, NCNC39,2321,950–

56Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,947–

57Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,882–

58Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,838–

59Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,634–

60Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,621–

61Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,547–

62Jackson County, NCNC45,0391,521–

63Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,505–

64Watauga County, NCNC54,7861,300–

65Dare County, NCNC38,2451,255–

66Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,253–

67Stokes County, NCNC46,1261,149–

68Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,035–

69Polk County, NCNC20,5331,017–

70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201989–

71Person County, NCNC40,636984–

72Transylvania County, NCNC34,211951–

73Scotland County, NCNC33,322848–

74Caswell County, NCNC22,563783–

75Alleghany County, NCNC11,479781–

76Mitchell County, NCNC15,062699–

77Martin County, NCNC21,601695–

78Anson County, NCNC21,758659–

79Halifax County, NCNC46,534641–

80Cherokee County, NCNC30,830638–

81Currituck County, NCNC33,158634–

82Swain County, NCNC14,024622–

83Washington County, NCNC10,638586–

84Hertford County, NCNC19,015583–

85Yancey County, NCNC19,084570–

86Hyde County, NCNC4,554539–

87Warren County, NCNC18,898495–

88Avery County, NCNC18,110487–

89Pamlico County, NCNC12,758407–

90Northampton County, NCNC16,491383–

91Madison County, NCNC22,553380–

92Clay County, NCNC12,239299–

93Chowan County, NCNC14,082219–

94Jones County, NCNC9,575205–

95Graham County, NCNC8,190168–

96Bertie County, NCNC17,086143–

97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537135–

98Perquimans County, NCNC13,49084–

99Camden County, NCNC11,31523–

100Gates County, NCNC10,23411–

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