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Largest Puerto Rican population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Puerto Rican origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 98 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cumberland County, NCNC338,4739,796–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837,617–

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,2357,073–

04Onslow County, NCNC217,1754,162–

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,670–

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182,653–

07Durham County, NCNC347,2401,736–

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251,732–

09Union County, NCNC267,6741,579–

10New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591,381–

11Gaston County, NCNC246,5581,361–

12Hoke County, NCNC56,9391,317–

13Johnston County, NCNC256,4481,145–

14Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,106–

15Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,072–

16Randolph County, NCNC149,5161,046–

17Craven County, NCNC105,025973–

18Lee County, NCNC70,258891–

19Buncombe County, NCNC277,417733–

20Wayne County, NCNC122,278724–

21Pitt County, NCNC182,936712–

22Sampson County, NCNC61,504704–

23Catawba County, NCNC170,172682–

24Alamance County, NCNC186,177633–

25Brunswick County, NCNC174,702495–

26Burke County, NCNC88,655435–

27Franklin County, NCNC82,037394–

28Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201389–

29Moore County, NCNC110,619371–

30Caldwell County, NCNC81,105367–

31Orange County, NCNC152,498348–

32Lincoln County, NCNC98,654344–

33Rockingham County, NCNC94,195334–

34Surry County, NCNC72,287321–

35Person County, NCNC40,636319–

36Halifax County, NCNC46,534290–

37Rowan County, NCNC155,096282–

38Caswell County, NCNC22,563275–

39Davidson County, NCNC180,182268–

40Granville County, NCNC61,421253–

41Haywood County, NCNC63,369253–

42Stanly County, NCNC68,830247–

43Nash County, NCNC99,365245–

44Carteret County, NCNC70,469227–

45Cherokee County, NCNC30,830225–

46Jackson County, NCNC45,039201–

47Lenoir County, NCNC55,837190–

48Henderson County, NCNC122,375183–

49Chatham County, NCNC85,111172–

50Currituck County, NCNC33,158164–

51Robeson County, NCNC119,941161–

52Polk County, NCNC20,533158–

53Richmond County, NCNC42,041158–

54Vance County, NCNC42,638158–

55Wilkes County, NCNC66,233158–

56Wilson County, NCNC81,150153–

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,325139–

58Duplin County, NCNC51,571135–

59Rutherford County, NCNC65,745134–

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,670121–

61Macon County, NCNC39,232121–

62Pender County, NCNC72,111106–

63Scotland County, NCNC33,32297–

64Hyde County, NCNC4,55489–

65Watauga County, NCNC54,78689–

66Warren County, NCNC18,89888–

67Yadkin County, NCNC38,32585–

68Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12184–

69Avery County, NCNC18,11081–

70Bladen County, NCNC30,00770–

71Northampton County, NCNC16,49166–

72Swain County, NCNC14,02464–

73Perquimans County, NCNC13,49053–

74Martin County, NCNC21,60152–

75Chowan County, NCNC14,08250–

76Mitchell County, NCNC15,06249–

77Alexander County, NCNC36,95846–

78Stokes County, NCNC46,12643–

79Graham County, NCNC8,19039–

80Davie County, NCNC45,85537–

81McDowell County, NCNC45,19831–

82Anson County, NCNC21,75829–

83Montgomery County, NCNC26,40328–

84Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53728–

85Bertie County, NCNC17,08624–

86Hertford County, NCNC19,01524–

87Gates County, NCNC10,23423–

88Yancey County, NCNC19,08423–

89Madison County, NCNC22,55322–

90Transylvania County, NCNC34,21118–

91Pamlico County, NCNC12,75817–

92Greene County, NCNC20,70016–

93Dare County, NCNC38,24514–

94Alleghany County, NCNC11,47911–

95Clay County, NCNC12,2399–

96Ashe County, NCNC27,5148–

97Columbus County, NCNC50,4878–

98Jones County, NCNC9,5757–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES