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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.

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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%

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,718695+52%

06Guilford County, NCNC562,234607+6%

07Durham County, NCNC347,240606+76%

08Union County, NCNC267,674496+65%

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,959479+19%

10Iredell County, NCNC211,798407+24%

11Alamance County, NCNC186,177401+99%

12Orange County, NCNC152,498384+41%

13Buncombe County, NCNC277,417354−45%

14Davidson County, NCNC180,182309+318%

15Harnett County, NCNC150,137286+115%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,702261+46%

17Johnston County, NCNC256,448223−24%

18Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725215−15%

19Anson County, NCNC21,758207+5075%

20Wayne County, NCNC122,278206−26%

21Craven County, NCNC105,025199+69%

22Person County, NCNC40,636189+440%

23Pitt County, NCNC182,936186−15%

24Pender County, NCNC72,111182+225%

25Henderson County, NCNC122,375172−4%

26Gaston County, NCNC246,558159−2%

27Lenoir County, NCNC55,837157+726%

28Haywood County, NCNC63,369152+361%

29Carteret County, NCNC70,469150+44%

30Scotland County, NCNC33,322136+258%

31Davie County, NCNC45,855134+1017%

32Catawba County, NCNC170,172112+24%

33Stanly County, NCNC68,830103+636%

34Randolph County, NCNC149,516101−13%

35Rowan County, NCNC155,09698+139%

36Dare County, NCNC38,24596+336%

37Jackson County, NCNC45,03996–

38Lee County, NCNC70,25892+31%

39Madison County, NCNC22,55391+406%

40Cleveland County, NCNC103,32590+309%

41Chatham County, NCNC85,11186+207%

42Moore County, NCNC110,61981−29%

43Halifax County, NCNC46,53472+929%

44Currituck County, NCNC33,15862+265%

45Beaufort County, NCNC44,67058+45%

46Rutherford County, NCNC65,74558−55%

47Duplin County, NCNC51,57158+4%

48Caldwell County, NCNC81,10557–

49Surry County, NCNC72,28754+116%

50Washington County, NCNC10,63853+130%

51Cherokee County, NCNC30,83049+23%

52Wilson County, NCNC81,15049+123%

53Transylvania County, NCNC34,21148–

54Camden County, NCNC11,31546−66%

55Avery County, NCNC18,11044+91%

56Macon County, NCNC39,23243–

57Hoke County, NCNC56,93941−39%

58Lincoln County, NCNC98,65441−67%

59Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20137−30%

60Yadkin County, NCNC38,32537–

61Burke County, NCNC88,65536−37%

62Watauga County, NCNC54,78634−74%

63Granville County, NCNC61,42132+300%

64Gates County, NCNC10,23430+15%

65Jones County, NCNC9,57530–

66Franklin County, NCNC82,03725−55%

67Robeson County, NCNC119,94117−79%

68Warren County, NCNC18,89815+114%

69Chowan County, NCNC14,08214–

70Nash County, NCNC99,36513−83%

71Greene County, NCNC20,70011–

72Richmond County, NCNC42,04111–

73Hyde County, NCNC4,55410–

74Swain County, NCNC14,02410+100%

75Polk County, NCNC20,5338−87%

76Perquimans County, NCNC13,4906–

77Graham County, NCNC8,1905–

78Sampson County, NCNC61,5045−92%

79Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES