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Largest Portuguese population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 81 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 81 is 56.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS –

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,459–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,442–

03Buncombe County, NCNC277,417640–

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,473572–

05Guilford County, NCNC562,234572–

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,718456–

07Onslow County, NCNC217,175445–

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,959401–

09Durham County, NCNC347,240344–

10Iredell County, NCNC211,798327–

11Union County, NCNC267,674301–

12Johnston County, NCNC256,448293–

13Wayne County, NCNC122,278278–

14Orange County, NCNC152,498273–

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725254–

16Pitt County, NCNC182,936218–

17Alamance County, NCNC186,177202–

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,702179–

19Henderson County, NCNC122,375179–

20Hertford County, NCNC19,015170–

21Gaston County, NCNC246,558162–

22Camden County, NCNC11,315136–

23Harnett County, NCNC150,137133–

24Rutherford County, NCNC65,745129–

25Watauga County, NCNC54,786129–

26Lincoln County, NCNC98,654124–

27Craven County, NCNC105,025118–

28Randolph County, NCNC149,516116–

29Moore County, NCNC110,619114–

30Carteret County, NCNC70,469104–

31Catawba County, NCNC170,17290–

32Robeson County, NCNC119,94181–

33Nash County, NCNC99,36576–

34Davidson County, NCNC180,18274–

35Lee County, NCNC70,25870–

36Hoke County, NCNC56,93967–

37Polk County, NCNC20,53362–

38Sampson County, NCNC61,50461–

39Burke County, NCNC88,65557–

40Duplin County, NCNC51,57156–

41Franklin County, NCNC82,03756–

42Pender County, NCNC72,11156–

43Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20153–

44Clay County, NCNC12,23945–

45Rowan County, NCNC155,09641–

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,67040–

47Cherokee County, NCNC30,83040–

48Scotland County, NCNC33,32238–

49Vance County, NCNC42,63836–

50Person County, NCNC40,63635–

51Haywood County, NCNC63,36933–

52Chatham County, NCNC85,11128–

53Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527–

54Bertie County, NCNC17,08626–

55Gates County, NCNC10,23426–

56Ashe County, NCNC27,51425–

57Surry County, NCNC72,28725–

58Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12124–

59Avery County, NCNC18,11023–

60Washington County, NCNC10,63823–

61Cleveland County, NCNC103,32522–

62Dare County, NCNC38,24522–

63Wilson County, NCNC81,15022–

64Caswell County, NCNC22,56321–

65Northampton County, NCNC16,49121–

66Lenoir County, NCNC55,83719–

67Madison County, NCNC22,55318–

68Yancey County, NCNC19,08418–

69Currituck County, NCNC33,15817–

70Columbus County, NCNC50,48716–

71Martin County, NCNC21,60116–

72Stanly County, NCNC68,83014–

73Davie County, NCNC45,85512–

74Wilkes County, NCNC66,23312–

75Granville County, NCNC61,4218–

76Halifax County, NCNC46,5347–

77Warren County, NCNC18,8987–

78Bladen County, NCNC30,0076–

79Montgomery County, NCNC26,4036–

80Swain County, NCNC14,0245–

81Anson County, NCNC21,7584–

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