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Largest Samoan population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Samoan, 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 50 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 50 is 34. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Iredell County, NC, up 11 places to #12.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSAMOAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01▲5Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383511+396%

02▲10Nash County, NCNC99,365326+758%

03▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,473290−10%

04▼1Wake County, NCNC1,257,235280+107%

05▲10Onslow County, NCNC217,175264+810%

06▼2Pitt County, NCNC182,936219+78%

07▼5Harnett County, NCNC150,137217−32%

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,718111–

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,959108–

10Martin County, NCNC21,601105–

11Hoke County, NCNC56,939103–

12▲11Iredell County, NCNC211,798101+818%

13Orange County, NCNC152,498101–

14▼5Johnston County, NCNC256,44884+27%

15Durham County, NCNC347,24083–

16Montgomery County, NCNC26,40382–

17Avery County, NCNC18,11080–

18Craven County, NCNC105,02570+250%

19Jackson County, NCNC45,03969–

20▼6Buncombe County, NCNC277,41748+45%

21▲10Wayne County, NCNC122,27846+2200%

22Davidson County, NCNC180,18237–

23Rockingham County, NCNC94,19536–

24▼13Brunswick County, NCNC174,70234−23%

25Surry County, NCNC72,28734–

26▼6Robeson County, NCNC119,94132+78%

27▼3Columbus County, NCNC50,48731+244%

28Union County, NCNC267,67431–

29▼24Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72530−74%

30▼22Gaston County, NCNC246,55829−57%

31Carteret County, NCNC70,46928–

32Camden County, NCNC11,31527–

33▼20Guilford County, NCNC562,23425−26%

34Rowan County, NCNC155,09622–

35Hyde County, NCNC4,55421–

36Caldwell County, NCNC81,10519–

37Burke County, NCNC88,65518–

38Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20116–

39Lee County, NCNC70,25813–

40Alleghany County, NCNC11,4795–

41▼31Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1215−91%

42▼14Warren County, NCNC18,89850%

43Halifax County, NCNC46,5345–

44Yadkin County, NCNC38,3254–

45▼24Granville County, NCNC61,4213−81%

46Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453–

47Vance County, NCNC42,6383–

48▼23Haywood County, NCNC63,3693−67%

49Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251–

50▼21Randolph County, NCNC149,5161−75%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES