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Largest Puerto Rican population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Puerto Rican origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 97 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516,015+126%

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47313,438+37%

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38311,536+51%

04Onslow County, NCNC217,1755,808+40%

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2345,620+110%

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7185,109+93%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253,729+115%

08Harnett County, NCNC150,1373,574+233%

09Durham County, NCNC347,2403,072+77%

10Union County, NCNC267,6742,806+78%

11Johnston County, NCNC256,4482,724+138%

12New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592,303+67%

13Gaston County, NCNC246,5581,984+46%

14Alamance County, NCNC186,1771,580+150%

15Hoke County, NCNC56,9391,577+20%

16Craven County, NCNC105,0251,507+55%

17Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,390+419%

18Catawba County, NCNC170,1721,364+100%

19Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,270+15%

20Pitt County, NCNC182,9361,268+78%

21Henderson County, NCNC122,3751,201+556%

22Wayne County, NCNC122,2781,171+62%

23Buncombe County, NCNC277,4171,104+51%

24Moore County, NCNC110,6191,073+189%

25Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011,014+161%

26Orange County, NCNC152,498976+180%

27Brunswick County, NCNC174,702867+75%

28Randolph County, NCNC149,516804−23%

29Lee County, NCNC70,258797−11%

30Nash County, NCNC99,365749+206%

31Rowan County, NCNC155,096735+161%

32Robeson County, NCNC119,941683+324%

33Caldwell County, NCNC81,105650+77%

34Cleveland County, NCNC103,325626+350%

35Carteret County, NCNC70,469611+169%

36Surry County, NCNC72,287525+64%

37Sampson County, NCNC61,504515−27%

38Granville County, NCNC61,421514+103%

39Franklin County, NCNC82,037465+18%

40Haywood County, NCNC63,369448+77%

41Person County, NCNC40,636411+29%

42Lenoir County, NCNC55,837396+108%

43Watauga County, NCNC54,786382+329%

44Wilkes County, NCNC66,233361+128%

45Jackson County, NCNC45,039354+76%

46Chatham County, NCNC85,111348+102%

47Wilson County, NCNC81,150341+123%

48Duplin County, NCNC51,571335+148%

49Pender County, NCNC72,111333+214%

50Montgomery County, NCNC26,403300+971%

51Richmond County, NCNC42,041295+87%

52Rockingham County, NCNC94,195293−12%

53Stanly County, NCNC68,830256+4%

54Dare County, NCNC38,245233+1564%

55Cherokee County, NCNC30,830230+2%

56Jones County, NCNC9,575226+3129%

57Currituck County, NCNC33,158223+36%

58Anson County, NCNC21,758217+648%

59Beaufort County, NCNC44,670216+79%

60Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121213+154%

61Burke County, NCNC88,655210−52%

62Camden County, NCNC11,315192–

63Lincoln County, NCNC98,654192−44%

64Greene County, NCNC20,700187+1069%

65Rutherford County, NCNC65,745181+35%

66Perquimans County, NCNC13,490176+232%

67McDowell County, NCNC45,198171+452%

68Halifax County, NCNC46,534167−42%

69Davie County, NCNC45,855159+330%

70Macon County, NCNC39,232154+27%

71Vance County, NCNC42,638149−6%

72Hertford County, NCNC19,015137+471%

73Ashe County, NCNC27,514128+1500%

74Warren County, NCNC18,898122+39%

75Scotland County, NCNC33,322120+24%

76Caswell County, NCNC22,563118−57%

77Avery County, NCNC18,110108+33%

78Bertie County, NCNC17,086102+325%

79Bladen County, NCNC30,00797+39%

80Swain County, NCNC14,02480+25%

81Pamlico County, NCNC12,75873+329%

82Stokes County, NCNC46,12656+30%

83Alleghany County, NCNC11,47955+400%

84Martin County, NCNC21,60153+2%

85Polk County, NCNC20,53348−70%

86Columbus County, NCNC50,48742+425%

87Alexander County, NCNC36,95834−26%

88Chowan County, NCNC14,08227−46%

89Northampton County, NCNC16,49127−59%

90Clay County, NCNC12,23921+133%

91Madison County, NCNC22,55316−27%

92Transylvania County, NCNC34,21116−11%

93Washington County, NCNC10,63816–

94Yadkin County, NCNC38,32511−87%

95Hyde County, NCNC4,5549−90%

96Yancey County, NCNC19,0848−65%

97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5377−75%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS