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Largest Portuguese population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, 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 79 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 79 is 90. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Person County, NC, up 62 places to #22.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354,380+204%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832,570+76%

03Onslow County, NCNC217,175922+107%

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,473861+51%

05▲3Forsyth County, NCNC401,718695+52%

06▲3Guilford County, NCNC562,234607+6%

07▼2Durham County, NCNC347,240606+76%

08▲2Union County, NCNC267,674496+65%

09▼3New Hanover County, NCNC245,959479+19%

10▼3Iredell County, NCNC211,798407+24%

11▲17Alamance County, NCNC186,177401+99%

12▲4Orange County, NCNC152,498384+41%

13▼1Buncombe County, NCNC277,417354−45%

14▲7Davidson County, NCNC180,182309+318%

15▲8Harnett County, NCNC150,137286+115%

16▲9Brunswick County, NCNC174,702261+46%

17▲14Johnston County, NCNC256,448223−24%

18▲2Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725215−15%

19▲59Anson County, NCNC21,758207+5075%

20▼1Wayne County, NCNC122,278206−26%

21▼7Craven County, NCNC105,025199+69%

22▲62Person County, NCNC40,636189+440%

23▲3Pitt County, NCNC182,936186−15%

24▼2Pender County, NCNC72,111182+225%

25▼12Henderson County, NCNC122,375172−4%

26▲6Gaston County, NCNC246,558159−2%

27▲34Lenoir County, NCNC55,837157+726%

28▲6Haywood County, NCNC63,369152+361%

29▼14Carteret County, NCNC70,469150+44%

30▲42Scotland County, NCNC33,322136+258%

31▼20Davie County, NCNC45,855134+1017%

32▼15Catawba County, NCNC170,172112+24%

33▲13Stanly County, NCNC68,830103+636%

34▲16Randolph County, NCNC149,516101−13%

35▲9Rowan County, NCNC155,09698+139%

36▼6Dare County, NCNC38,24596+336%

37Jackson County, NCNC45,03996–

38▲16Lee County, NCNC70,25892+31%

39▲27Madison County, NCNC22,55391+406%

40▲3Cleveland County, NCNC103,32590+309%

41▼12Chatham County, NCNC85,11186+207%

42▼6Moore County, NCNC110,61981−29%

43▼25Halifax County, NCNC46,53472+929%

44▼17Currituck County, NCNC33,15862+265%

45▼7Beaufort County, NCNC44,67058+45%

46▲19Rutherford County, NCNC65,74558−55%

47Duplin County, NCNC51,57158+4%

48▼9Caldwell County, NCNC81,10557–

49▲13Surry County, NCNC72,28754+116%

50▲7Washington County, NCNC10,63853+130%

51▼18Cherokee County, NCNC30,83049+23%

52▲16Wilson County, NCNC81,15049+123%

53▲3Transylvania County, NCNC34,21148–

54▲10Camden County, NCNC11,31546−66%

55▲15Avery County, NCNC18,11044+91%

56▼4Macon County, NCNC39,23243–

57Hoke County, NCNC56,93941−39%

58▼23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65441−67%

59▼11Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20137−30%

60Yadkin County, NCNC38,32537–

61▼10Burke County, NCNC88,65536−37%

62▲1Watauga County, NCNC54,78634−74%

63▼16Granville County, NCNC61,42132+300%

64Gates County, NCNC10,23430+15%

65▲12Jones County, NCNC9,57530–

66▼7Franklin County, NCNC82,03725−55%

67▲16Robeson County, NCNC119,94117−79%

68▲13Warren County, NCNC18,89815+114%

69Chowan County, NCNC14,08214–

70▼28Nash County, NCNC99,36513−83%

71▼11Greene County, NCNC20,70011–

72▼17Richmond County, NCNC42,04111–

73Hyde County, NCNC4,55410–

74▼7Swain County, NCNC14,02410+100%

75▼1Polk County, NCNC20,5338−87%

76▼23Perquimans County, NCNC13,4906–

77Graham County, NCNC8,1905–

78▼29Sampson County, NCNC61,5045−92%

79▼8Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621–

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