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Largest Salvadoran population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Salvadoran 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 73 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSALVADORAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38314,197–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2356,568–

03Durham County, NCNC347,2405,188–

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,7183,962–

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,076–

06Alamance County, NCNC186,1772,016–

07Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,241–

08Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,218–

09Lee County, NCNC70,2581,104–

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251,076–

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,417838–

12New Hanover County, NCNC245,959835–

13Johnston County, NCNC256,448766–

14Cumberland County, NCNC338,473747–

15Gaston County, NCNC246,558714–

16Rowan County, NCNC155,096713–

17Caldwell County, NCNC81,105711–

18Onslow County, NCNC217,175682–

19Orange County, NCNC152,498680–

20Chatham County, NCNC85,111633–

21Wilkes County, NCNC66,233526–

22Union County, NCNC267,674517–

23Wayne County, NCNC122,278414–

24Catawba County, NCNC170,172408–

25Pitt County, NCNC182,936406–

26Randolph County, NCNC149,516351–

27Harnett County, NCNC150,137345–

28Franklin County, NCNC82,037327–

29Lincoln County, NCNC98,654314–

30Halifax County, NCNC46,534303–

31Davie County, NCNC45,855281–

32Sampson County, NCNC61,504272–

33Rockingham County, NCNC94,195270–

34Henderson County, NCNC122,375238–

35Burke County, NCNC88,655212–

36Granville County, NCNC61,421208–

37Carteret County, NCNC70,469182–

38Stokes County, NCNC46,126182–

39Rutherford County, NCNC65,745181–

40Robeson County, NCNC119,941177–

41Chowan County, NCNC14,082172–

42Duplin County, NCNC51,571161–

43Beaufort County, NCNC44,670155–

44Brunswick County, NCNC174,702125–

45Yadkin County, NCNC38,325108–

46Montgomery County, NCNC26,403105–

47Cleveland County, NCNC103,32597–

48Richmond County, NCNC42,04179–

49Surry County, NCNC72,28777–

50Warren County, NCNC18,89867–

51Perquimans County, NCNC13,49062–

52Stanly County, NCNC68,83059–

53Bladen County, NCNC30,00759–

54McDowell County, NCNC45,19856–

55Greene County, NCNC20,70047–

56Dare County, NCNC38,24545–

57Craven County, NCNC105,02544–

58Avery County, NCNC18,11037–

59Yancey County, NCNC19,08434–

60Moore County, NCNC110,61933–

61Hoke County, NCNC56,93932–

62Ashe County, NCNC27,51430–

63Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121–

64Caswell County, NCNC22,56317–

65Pender County, NCNC72,11116–

66Macon County, NCNC39,23215–

67Polk County, NCNC20,53315–

68Wilson County, NCNC81,15015–

69Northampton County, NCNC16,49114–

70Watauga County, NCNC54,78614–

71Hertford County, NCNC19,01510–

72Jackson County, NCNC45,0398–

73Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016–

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