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Largest Nicaraguan population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan 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 52 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 52 is 70. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Nash County, NC, up 29 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832,630+55%

02▲6Guilford County, NCNC562,234957+654%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,235905+53%

04▲9Onslow County, NCNC217,175707+652%

05▲4Gaston County, NCNC246,558637+1255%

06▲4Forsyth County, NCNC401,718526+8%

07Durham County, NCNC347,240396–

08▲17Orange County, NCNC152,498334+1352%

09▲9Iredell County, NCNC211,798302+941%

10▲18Lincoln County, NCNC98,654256+341%

11▼6Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725206–

12Wilkes County, NCNC66,233177–

13▲8Union County, NCNC267,674174+16%

14▲2Randolph County, NCNC149,516163+23%

15Haywood County, NCNC63,369141+4600%

16▼10Cumberland County, NCNC338,473130+81%

17▲29Nash County, NCNC99,365114–

18▼16Johnston County, NCNC256,44899+1000%

19▲12Brunswick County, NCNC174,70294+224%

20▼6Dare County, NCNC38,24591–

21▲12Buncombe County, NCNC277,41784+53%

22Jackson County, NCNC45,03984–

23▼11Alamance County, NCNC186,17784−1%

24▲2New Hanover County, NCNC245,95983–

25▼6Harnett County, NCNC150,13775+27%

26▼9Sampson County, NCNC61,50470+56%

27▼16Rowan County, NCNC155,09667+294%

28Chatham County, NCNC85,11164–

29Caswell County, NCNC22,56361–

30▼8Wilson County, NCNC81,15055−55%

31▼2Pitt County, NCNC182,93652+174%

32Franklin County, NCNC82,03751–

33▲2Robeson County, NCNC119,94141–

34▼14Lee County, NCNC70,25837–

35Henderson County, NCNC122,37535–

36▼2Stokes County, NCNC46,12634–

37▲7Burke County, NCNC88,65532−30%

38▼8Hoke County, NCNC56,93932–

39Davidson County, NCNC180,18231+24%

40▲2Watauga County, NCNC54,78627−46%

41McDowell County, NCNC45,19824–

42Craven County, NCNC105,02520−66%

43Bladen County, NCNC30,00719–

44Rockingham County, NCNC94,19519−32%

45Duplin County, NCNC51,57119–

46Scotland County, NCNC33,32218–

47Anson County, NCNC21,75817–

48Alexander County, NCNC36,95816–

49▼9Granville County, NCNC61,42114−39%

50▼26Rutherford County, NCNC65,74513+333%

51▼28Wayne County, NCNC122,2788−58%

52▼11Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES