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Largest Nicaraguan population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan 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 46 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 63.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,883+11%

02Johnston County, NCNC256,448728+7989%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,235675+14%

04Catawba County, NCNC170,172381+43%

05Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725375–

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,473325+351%

07Durham County, NCNC347,240288–

08Guilford County, NCNC562,234274+116%

09Gaston County, NCNC246,558272+479%

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,718248−49%

11Rowan County, NCNC155,096233+1271%

12Alamance County, NCNC186,177202+138%

13Onslow County, NCNC217,175197+110%

14Dare County, NCNC38,245183–

15Surry County, NCNC72,287107+138%

16Randolph County, NCNC149,51694−29%

17Sampson County, NCNC61,50493+107%

18Iredell County, NCNC211,79890+210%

19Harnett County, NCNC150,13783+41%

20Lee County, NCNC70,25868–

21Union County, NCNC267,67467−55%

22Wilson County, NCNC81,15066−45%

23Wayne County, NCNC122,27863+232%

24Rutherford County, NCNC65,74537+1133%

25Orange County, NCNC152,49835+52%

26New Hanover County, NCNC245,95934–

27Yancey County, NCNC19,08431–

28Lincoln County, NCNC98,65427−53%

29Pitt County, NCNC182,93626+37%

30Hoke County, NCNC56,93925–

31Brunswick County, NCNC174,70224−17%

32Currituck County, NCNC33,15822–

33Buncombe County, NCNC277,41721−62%

34Stokes County, NCNC46,12621–

35Robeson County, NCNC119,94120–

36Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516–

37Alleghany County, NCNC11,47912–

38Moore County, NCNC110,61911+10%

39Richmond County, NCNC42,04110–

40Granville County, NCNC61,4219−61%

41Montgomery County, NCNC26,4038–

42Watauga County, NCNC54,7867−86%

43Jones County, NCNC9,5754–

44Burke County, NCNC88,6553−93%

45Carteret County, NCNC70,4693–

46Nash County, NCNC99,3651–

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