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Largest Salvadoran population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Salvadoran 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 80 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 80 is 242. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wilson County, NC, up 27 places to #41.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Salvadoran population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSALVADORAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38316,840+57%
02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358,163+89%
03▲1Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184,992+94%
04▼1Durham County, NCNC347,2404,541+87%
05▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,1773,365+151%
06▼1Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,304+142%
07▲3Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252,766+778%
08▲14Union County, NCNC267,6741,610+180%
09Lee County, NCNC70,2581,514+5%
10▲8Onslow County, NCNC217,1751,455+839%
11▲12Wayne County, NCNC122,2781,345+608%
12▼1Buncombe County, NCNC277,4171,240+19%
13▲2Gaston County, NCNC246,5581,230+607%
14Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731,103+406%
15▼2Johnston County, NCNC256,4481,085+149%
16▼9Davidson County, NCNC180,182935+55%
17▼5New Hanover County, NCNC245,959757+92%
18▲2Chatham County, NCNC85,111745+96%
19▼3Rowan County, NCNC155,096736−16%
20▲12Sampson County, NCNC61,504722+236%
21▼4Caldwell County, NCNC81,105716+196%
22▲12Henderson County, NCNC122,375664+419%
23▲4Harnett County, NCNC150,137662+43%
24Catawba County, NCNC170,172652+28%
25▼6Orange County, NCNC152,498589+133%
26▲10Granville County, NCNC61,421576+3500%
27▼19Iredell County, NCNC211,798573−20%
28▼2Randolph County, NCNC149,516496+74%
29▲1Halifax County, NCNC46,534495+254%
30▲12Duplin County, NCNC51,571402+230%
31▼10Wilkes County, NCNC66,233384+231%
32▼4Franklin County, NCNC82,037360+1285%
33▲24Craven County, NCNC105,025310+1092%
34▼5Lincoln County, NCNC98,654299+2890%
35▼2Rockingham County, NCNC94,195297+2870%
36▲9Yadkin County, NCNC38,325270+419%
37▼12Pitt County, NCNC182,936268−7%
38▲2Robeson County, NCNC119,941254+452%
39▼4Burke County, NCNC88,655244−33%
40▲9Surry County, NCNC72,287242+78%
41▲27Wilson County, NCNC81,150200+251%
42▲11Stanly County, NCNC68,830190+109%
43▼6Carteret County, NCNC70,469187–
44▲17Hoke County, NCNC56,939170+83%
45▲19Caswell County, NCNC22,563166+315%
46Currituck County, NCNC33,158163+213%
47Cleveland County, NCNC103,325156+15500%
48▼7Chowan County, NCNC14,082145–
49Martin County, NCNC21,601136–
50▼4Montgomery County, NCNC26,403129–
51▼1Warren County, NCNC18,898120–
52▼21Davie County, NCNC45,85596−39%
53▲7Moore County, NCNC110,61996+433%
54Person County, NCNC40,63678+136%
55Hyde County, NCNC4,55476–
56▼13Beaufort County, NCNC44,67071–
57Vance County, NCNC42,63869–
58▼14Brunswick County, NCNC174,70268+48%
59Alleghany County, NCNC11,47940+233%
60▲10Watauga County, NCNC54,78640–
61▼9Bladen County, NCNC30,00739–
62Columbus County, NCNC50,48730–
63▼7Dare County, NCNC38,24530−82%
64▲5Northampton County, NCNC16,49122–
65Scotland County, NCNC33,32222−55%
66Haywood County, NCNC63,36918−82%
67▼8Yancey County, NCNC19,08417–
68▼1Polk County, NCNC20,53314–
69▲4Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20112–
70▼15Greene County, NCNC20,70011+38%
71Hertford County, NCNC19,01511−67%
72▼9Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12110−89%
73▼34Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510−84%
75▼10Pender County, NCNC72,1119−47%
76Bertie County, NCNC17,0868–
77▼23McDowell County, NCNC45,1988–
78Jones County, NCNC9,5757−46%
79Cherokee County, NCNC30,8306–
80▼18Ashe County, NCNC27,5142–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES