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Largest Puerto Rican population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Puerto Rican 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 99 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 394. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Stokes County, NC, up 44 places to #38.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Puerto Rican population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516,969+140%
02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47314,990+53%
03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312,910+69%
04▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,2347,366+176%
05▼1Onslow County, NCNC217,1757,105+71%
06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7186,121+131%
07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254,485+159%
08Harnett County, NCNC150,1374,430+313%
09▲2Johnston County, NCNC256,4483,745+227%
10▲3Gaston County, NCNC246,5583,686+171%
11▼2Durham County, NCNC347,2403,140+81%
12New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592,970+115%
13▼3Union County, NCNC267,6742,876+82%
14▲4Catawba County, NCNC170,1722,544+273%
15Hoke County, NCNC56,9392,324+76%
16▲3Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,816+64%
17▲6Buncombe County, NCNC277,4171,775+142%
18▼2Craven County, NCNC105,0251,748+80%
19▲1Pitt County, NCNC182,9361,747+145%
20▼6Alamance County, NCNC186,1771,727+173%
21▼4Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,542+475%
22▲6Randolph County, NCNC149,5161,469+40%
23▼2Henderson County, NCNC122,3751,465+701%
24Moore County, NCNC110,6191,352+264%
25▲4Lee County, NCNC70,2581,297+46%
26Orange County, NCNC152,4981,114+220%
27▲4Rowan County, NCNC155,0961,065+278%
28▼1Brunswick County, NCNC174,702970+96%
29▲3Robeson County, NCNC119,941939+483%
30▲8Granville County, NCNC61,421873+245%
31▲5Surry County, NCNC72,287850+165%
32▼10Wayne County, NCNC122,278784+8%
33▼3Nash County, NCNC99,365748+205%
34▲1Carteret County, NCNC70,469666+193%
35▲13Duplin County, NCNC51,571649+381%
36▲25Burke County, NCNC88,655605+39%
37▲9Chatham County, NCNC85,111580+237%
38▲44Stokes County, NCNC46,126522+1114%
39▲3Lenoir County, NCNC55,837508+167%
40▲5Jackson County, NCNC45,039496+147%
41▼16Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201496+28%
42▲10Rockingham County, NCNC94,195496+49%
43▼4Franklin County, NCNC82,037468+19%
44▲19Lincoln County, NCNC98,654427+24%
45▲4Pender County, NCNC72,111424+300%
46▼12Cleveland County, NCNC103,325415+199%
47▲24Vance County, NCNC42,638413+161%
48▼4Wilkes County, NCNC66,233409+159%
49▲15Greene County, NCNC20,700397+2381%
50▼10Haywood County, NCNC63,369394+56%
51Richmond County, NCNC42,041375+137%
52▼11Person County, NCNC40,636345+8%
53▼10Watauga County, NCNC54,786342+284%
54▲33Alexander County, NCNC36,958341+641%
55▲20Scotland County, NCNC33,322333+243%
56▼6Montgomery County, NCNC26,403325+1061%
57▼24Caldwell County, NCNC81,105289−21%
58▲11Davie County, NCNC45,855246+565%
59▲20Bladen County, NCNC30,007240+243%
60▲10Macon County, NCNC39,232240+98%
61▲6McDowell County, NCNC45,198234+655%
62▲3Rutherford County, NCNC65,745225+68%
63▼4Beaufort County, NCNC44,670220+82%
64▼7Currituck County, NCNC33,158201+23%
65▲3Halifax County, NCNC46,534201−31%
66▼4Camden County, NCNC11,315198–
67▼12Cherokee County, NCNC30,830186−17%
68▼8Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121175+108%
69▼32Sampson County, NCNC61,504166−76%
70▲4Warren County, NCNC18,898159+81%
71▼17Dare County, NCNC38,245156+1014%
72▼19Stanly County, NCNC68,830155−37%
73▲12Polk County, NCNC20,533152−4%
74▲18Transylvania County, NCNC34,211149+728%
75▼28Wilson County, NCNC81,150149−3%
76▲5Pamlico County, NCNC12,758131+671%
77▼4Ashe County, NCNC27,514127+1488%
78▲5Alleghany County, NCNC11,479120+991%
79▲5Martin County, NCNC21,601106+104%
80▼14Perquimans County, NCNC13,490105+98%
81▼23Anson County, NCNC21,758103+255%
82▼10Hertford County, NCNC19,015102+325%
83▲11Yadkin County, NCNC38,32589+5%
84▼7Avery County, NCNC18,110810%
85▲4Northampton County, NCNC16,49177+17%
86▼10Caswell County, NCNC22,56375−73%
87▼7Swain County, NCNC14,02472+13%
88▼2Columbus County, NCNC50,48770+775%
89▲2Madison County, NCNC22,55366+200%
90Mitchell County, NCNC15,06263+29%
91▼35Jones County, NCNC9,57561+771%
92▼4Chowan County, NCNC14,08244−12%
93Gates County, NCNC10,23426+13%
94▼1Washington County, NCNC10,63825–
95▲1Yancey County, NCNC19,08422−4%
96▼18Bertie County, NCNC17,08618−25%
97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53717−39%
98▼3Hyde County, NCNC4,55416−82%
99▼9Clay County, NCNC12,2398−11%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES