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Largest Panamanian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Panamanian 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 55 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 31. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gaston County, NC, up 18 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPANAMANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832,256+194%

02▼1Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731,916+10%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,026+100%

04▲4Onslow County, NCNC217,175424+38%

05▲7New Hanover County, NCNC245,959336+348%

06▲3Forsyth County, NCNC401,718304+322%

07Johnston County, NCNC256,448216+427%

08▲6Union County, NCNC267,674193–

09▲1Lee County, NCNC70,258162+224%

10▼6Guilford County, NCNC562,234160+214%

11Franklin County, NCNC82,037159–

12▲11Iredell County, NCNC211,798129+438%

13▼2Harnett County, NCNC150,137111+383%

14▲1Durham County, NCNC347,240108−21%

15▼10Hoke County, NCNC56,939107−74%

16▲4Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72597–

17▲18Gaston County, NCNC246,55886–

18▲7Wayne County, NCNC122,27882+128%

19▲2Catawba County, NCNC170,17271−60%

20Dare County, NCNC38,24563–

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,70255−5%

22▲11Chatham County, NCNC85,11152+160%

23McDowell County, NCNC45,19850–

24Carteret County, NCNC70,46946–

25Richmond County, NCNC42,04142–

26Henderson County, NCNC122,37541–

27▲7Watauga County, NCNC54,78632–

28Perquimans County, NCNC13,49031–

29Caldwell County, NCNC81,10529–

30▼4Nash County, NCNC99,36527−61%

31▲12Lincoln County, NCNC98,65425–

32▼4Anson County, NCNC21,75824–

33▼27Orange County, NCNC152,49821−83%

34Mitchell County, NCNC15,06219–

35▼28Robeson County, NCNC119,94119−63%

36▲6Moore County, NCNC110,61919−70%

37Avery County, NCNC18,11018–

38▼11Rockingham County, NCNC94,19517+70%

39Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516+300%

40▼21Stanly County, NCNC68,83016−67%

41▼25Craven County, NCNC105,02513−70%

42Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20113–

43▼6Wilkes County, NCNC66,23313–

44Haywood County, NCNC63,36913–

45▼4Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711−67%

46Randolph County, NCNC149,51610−44%

47▼30Lenoir County, NCNC55,8379−36%

48Bertie County, NCNC17,0868–

49Stokes County, NCNC46,12670%

50▼11Rutherford County, NCNC65,74560%

51▼29Granville County, NCNC61,4215−74%

52Sampson County, NCNC61,5045−76%

53▼17Alamance County, NCNC186,1774−64%

54Duplin County, NCNC51,5711–

55▼15Hertford County, NCNC19,0151–

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