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Largest Peruvian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Peruvian 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 51 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPERUVIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833,362+64%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,100+23%

03Forsyth County, NCNC401,718626+20%

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,473421+10%

05Guilford County, NCNC562,234416−2%

06Dare County, NCNC38,245386+50%

07Union County, NCNC267,674348+31%

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725307+8%

09Johnston County, NCNC256,448267+154%

10Nash County, NCNC99,365256+2033%

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,417242+1513%

12Orange County, NCNC152,498193+66%

13New Hanover County, NCNC245,959188+284%

14Alamance County, NCNC186,177186+879%

15Iredell County, NCNC211,798177+51%

16Onslow County, NCNC217,175173+20%

17Durham County, NCNC347,240160+7%

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,702133+217%

19Hoke County, NCNC56,939108−40%

20Gaston County, NCNC246,55886+682%

21Pitt County, NCNC182,93682–

22Chatham County, NCNC85,11177+40%

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65476−40%

24Franklin County, NCNC82,03760–

25Currituck County, NCNC33,15858–

26Davidson County, NCNC180,18257+159%

27Henderson County, NCNC122,37557+50%

28Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12151–

29Lee County, NCNC70,25842−60%

30Carteret County, NCNC70,46940–

31Cleveland County, NCNC103,32540+344%

32Montgomery County, NCNC26,40340−9%

33Stokes County, NCNC46,12638–

34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20135–

35Craven County, NCNC105,02532+68%

36Moore County, NCNC110,61931–

37Watauga County, NCNC54,78630+15%

38Davie County, NCNC45,85528–

39Beaufort County, NCNC44,67025–

40Wayne County, NCNC122,27822–

41Rockingham County, NCNC94,19522−15%

42Stanly County, NCNC68,83021–

43Robeson County, NCNC119,94120+67%

44Harnett County, NCNC150,13716−85%

45Martin County, NCNC21,60116−61%

46Sampson County, NCNC61,50410−38%

47Polk County, NCNC20,5339–

48McDowell County, NCNC45,1988–

49Hertford County, NCNC19,0156–

50Wilson County, NCNC81,1504−60%

51Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303−77%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS