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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 2020 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. The median across all 73 is 182.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSALVADORAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38314,197+32%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2356,568+52%

03Durham County, NCNC347,2405,188+113%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,7183,962+54%

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,076+52%

06Alamance County, NCNC186,1772,016+51%

07Davidson County, NCNC180,1821,241+105%

08Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,218+70%

09Lee County, NCNC70,2581,104−23%

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251,076+242%

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,417838−19%

12New Hanover County, NCNC245,959835+112%

13Johnston County, NCNC256,448766+76%

14Cumberland County, NCNC338,473747+243%

15Gaston County, NCNC246,558714+310%

16Rowan County, NCNC155,096713−18%

17Caldwell County, NCNC81,105711+194%

18Onslow County, NCNC217,175682+340%

19Orange County, NCNC152,498680+169%

20Chatham County, NCNC85,111633+66%

21Wilkes County, NCNC66,233526+353%

22Union County, NCNC267,674517−10%

23Wayne County, NCNC122,278414+118%

24Catawba County, NCNC170,172408−20%

25Pitt County, NCNC182,936406+40%

26Randolph County, NCNC149,516351+23%

27Harnett County, NCNC150,137345−26%

28Franklin County, NCNC82,037327+1158%

29Lincoln County, NCNC98,654314+3040%

30Halifax County, NCNC46,534303+116%

31Davie County, NCNC45,855281+78%

32Sampson County, NCNC61,504272+27%

33Rockingham County, NCNC94,195270+2600%

34Henderson County, NCNC122,375238+86%

35Burke County, NCNC88,655212−41%

36Granville County, NCNC61,421208+1200%

37Carteret County, NCNC70,469182–

38Stokes County, NCNC46,126182–

39Rutherford County, NCNC65,745181+183%

40Robeson County, NCNC119,941177+285%

41Chowan County, NCNC14,082172–

42Duplin County, NCNC51,571161+32%

43Beaufort County, NCNC44,670155–

44Brunswick County, NCNC174,702125+172%

45Yadkin County, NCNC38,325108+108%

46Montgomery County, NCNC26,403105–

47Cleveland County, NCNC103,32597+9600%

48Richmond County, NCNC42,04179+13%

49Surry County, NCNC72,28777−43%

50Warren County, NCNC18,89867–

51Perquimans County, NCNC13,49062–

52Bladen County, NCNC30,00759–

53Stanly County, NCNC68,83059−35%

54McDowell County, NCNC45,19856–

55Greene County, NCNC20,70047+488%

56Dare County, NCNC38,24545−73%

57Craven County, NCNC105,02544+69%

58Avery County, NCNC18,11037–

59Yancey County, NCNC19,08434–

60Moore County, NCNC110,61933+83%

61Hoke County, NCNC56,93932−66%

62Ashe County, NCNC27,51430–

63Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121−76%

64Caswell County, NCNC22,56317−57%

65Pender County, NCNC72,11116−6%

66Macon County, NCNC39,23215–

67Polk County, NCNC20,53315–

68Wilson County, NCNC81,15015−74%

69Northampton County, NCNC16,49114–

70Watauga County, NCNC54,78614–

71Hertford County, NCNC19,01510−70%

72Jackson County, NCNC45,0398–

73Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS