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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 2020 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 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38354,504+20%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23553,189+16%

03Forsyth County, NCNC401,71828,767+17%

04Guilford County, NCNC562,23424,996+20%

05Durham County, NCNC347,24020,708+6%

06Johnston County, NCNC256,44817,444+21%

07Union County, NCNC267,67415,614+34%

08Alamance County, NCNC186,17714,549+28%

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,47314,004+40%

10Randolph County, NCNC149,51613,729+21%

11Onslow County, NCNC217,17512,093+68%

12Catawba County, NCNC170,17210,761+22%

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510,410−2%

14Harnett County, NCNC150,13710,166+42%

15Buncombe County, NCNC277,4179,642+13%

16Wayne County, NCNC122,2789,335+15%

17Robeson County, NCNC119,9419,246−3%

18Rowan County, NCNC155,0968,389+29%

19Gaston County, NCNC246,5588,297+25%

20Lee County, NCNC70,2588,262+40%

21Duplin County, NCNC51,5718,155+35%

22Henderson County, NCNC122,3757,998+1%

23Pitt County, NCNC182,9367,978+40%

24Iredell County, NCNC211,7987,785+50%

25Davidson County, NCNC180,1827,472+3%

26Sampson County, NCNC61,5047,445+13%

27Surry County, NCNC72,2876,491+16%

28Wilson County, NCNC81,1506,338+6%

29Orange County, NCNC152,4985,722−11%

30Chatham County, NCNC85,1115,143−5%

31Nash County, NCNC99,3654,843+4%

32Hoke County, NCNC56,9394,547+76%

33New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594,543−20%

34Moore County, NCNC110,6194,524+34%

35Craven County, NCNC105,0254,407+42%

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,1954,132+2%

37Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,084+23%

38Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253,619+17%

39Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373,488+23%

40Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,460−2%

41Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543,371+12%

42Granville County, NCNC61,4213,295+0%

43Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033,197−11%

44Pender County, NCNC72,1112,997+27%

45Greene County, NCNC20,7002,884+12%

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702,854+21%

47Columbus County, NCNC50,4872,835+22%

48Vance County, NCNC42,6382,832+6%

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332,657−1%

50Burke County, NCNC88,6552,425+63%

51Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252,296+8%

52Davie County, NCNC45,8552,277+17%

53McDowell County, NCNC45,1982,273+13%

54Bladen County, NCNC30,0072,099+12%

55Macon County, NCNC39,2321,950+30%

56Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,947+13%

57Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,882−14%

58Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,838+20%

59Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,634+10%

60Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,621+18%

61Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,547+12%

62Jackson County, NCNC45,0391,521+23%

63Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,505−9%

64Watauga County, NCNC54,7861,300+42%

65Dare County, NCNC38,2451,255+8%

66Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,253−2%

67Stokes County, NCNC46,1261,149+1%

68Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,035−5%

69Polk County, NCNC20,5331,017+61%

70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201989+35%

71Person County, NCNC40,636984−10%

72Transylvania County, NCNC34,211951+48%

73Scotland County, NCNC33,322848+60%

74Caswell County, NCNC22,563783+117%

75Alleghany County, NCNC11,479781−7%

76Mitchell County, NCNC15,062699+45%

77Martin County, NCNC21,601695+23%

78Anson County, NCNC21,758659+201%

79Halifax County, NCNC46,534641+12%

80Cherokee County, NCNC30,830638+101%

81Currituck County, NCNC33,158634+138%

82Swain County, NCNC14,024622+124%

83Washington County, NCNC10,638586+530%

84Hertford County, NCNC19,015583+56%

85Yancey County, NCNC19,084570−6%

86Hyde County, NCNC4,554539+100%

87Warren County, NCNC18,898495+14%

88Avery County, NCNC18,110487−15%

89Pamlico County, NCNC12,758407+36%

90Northampton County, NCNC16,491383+78%

91Madison County, NCNC22,553380+150%

92Clay County, NCNC12,239299+310%

93Chowan County, NCNC14,082219−37%

94Jones County, NCNC9,575205−22%

95Graham County, NCNC8,190168+33%

96Bertie County, NCNC17,086143−41%

97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537135−17%

98Perquimans County, NCNC13,49084−28%

99Camden County, NCNC11,31523−73%

100Gates County, NCNC10,23411−91%

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