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Largest South American population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are South American 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 93 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 154. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Stanly County, NC, up 19 places to #40.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest South American population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38325,700+105%
02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23515,126+209%
03▲1Union County, NCNC267,6745,024+103%
04▲1Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184,787+96%
05▲2Durham County, NCNC347,2403,959+147%
06▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,669+60%
07▲2Gaston County, NCNC246,5583,630+147%
08▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,4733,197+58%
09▲4Iredell County, NCNC211,7983,050+96%
10▼2Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172,935+413%
11▲3Johnston County, NCNC256,4482,877+561%
12▼2Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252,506+123%
13▼1Orange County, NCNC152,4982,004+130%
14▲6Catawba County, NCNC170,1721,946+169%
15▼4Onslow County, NCNC217,1751,677+73%
16▼1New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591,647+160%
17▼1Alamance County, NCNC186,1771,646+304%
18▼1Henderson County, NCNC122,3751,234+276%
19▼1Davidson County, NCNC180,182979+375%
20▲1Chatham County, NCNC85,111974+673%
21▼2Brunswick County, NCNC174,702961+78%
22▲10Harnett County, NCNC150,137870+348%
23Pitt County, NCNC182,936829+176%
24▲9Franklin County, NCNC82,037738+542%
25▲9Rowan County, NCNC155,096699+199%
26▼4Craven County, NCNC105,025663+176%
27▲18Randolph County, NCNC149,516662+114%
28▲8Moore County, NCNC110,619597+463%
29▲2Lincoln County, NCNC98,654586+71%
30▼5Rutherford County, NCNC65,745580+1350%
31▲13Watauga County, NCNC54,786574+498%
32▼5Wilson County, NCNC81,150505+216%
33▲7Caldwell County, NCNC81,105482+99%
34▼4Hoke County, NCNC56,939454+2%
35▼6Nash County, NCNC99,365441+280%
36▼1Carteret County, NCNC70,469286+1807%
37▼13Wayne County, NCNC122,278280+128%
38▼12Dare County, NCNC38,245278−15%
39▼11Lee County, NCNC70,258267+152%
40▲19Stanly County, NCNC68,830227+2170%
41▼3Sampson County, NCNC61,504220+464%
42▲7Person County, NCNC40,636204–
43▲11Montgomery County, NCNC26,403193+339%
44Swain County, NCNC14,024180–
45▲5Davie County, NCNC45,855173+409%
46▲1Granville County, NCNC61,421159+18%
47▼1Cleveland County, NCNC103,325154+295%
48▼6Haywood County, NCNC63,369154+208%
49▲4Pender County, NCNC72,111149−31%
50▲13Burke County, NCNC88,655143−6%
51▲6Rockingham County, NCNC94,195137+427%
52▲15Stokes County, NCNC46,126131–
53▼10Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201123–
54▲2Yancey County, NCNC19,084120+186%
55▼18Richmond County, NCNC42,04198+58%
56Clay County, NCNC12,23997+547%
57▼16Macon County, NCNC39,23296−17%
58▲8Hertford County, NCNC19,01588+780%
59Bladen County, NCNC30,00786–
60▲2Alexander County, NCNC36,95884+833%
61▼22Currituck County, NCNC33,15877+51%
62▲12Halifax County, NCNC46,53475+2400%
63▲15Ashe County, NCNC27,51474+270%
64▼13Robeson County, NCNC119,94173+24%
65▼1Jackson County, NCNC45,03972+33%
66▼18Beaufort County, NCNC44,67062−33%
67▼6McDowell County, NCNC45,19861+369%
68▲3Polk County, NCNC20,53359−26%
69▼11Surry County, NCNC72,28756−5%
70▲5Warren County, NCNC18,89852–
71▼19Vance County, NCNC42,63846–
72▼7Lenoir County, NCNC55,83741–
73▲7Cherokee County, NCNC30,83038+19%
74Transylvania County, NCNC34,21137+68%
75▼6Duplin County, NCNC51,57137−26%
76Columbus County, NCNC50,48732–
77Madison County, NCNC22,55330−12%
78▼23Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12129−12%
79Avery County, NCNC18,11027+42%
80▼10Mitchell County, NCNC15,06227–
81Anson County, NCNC21,75826–
82Washington County, NCNC10,63826–
83▼10Bertie County, NCNC17,08625+127%
84Hyde County, NCNC4,55421–
85▼6Pamlico County, NCNC12,75821–
86Scotland County, NCNC33,32221−81%
87▼10Jones County, NCNC9,57519+111%
88▼28Wilkes County, NCNC66,23311−8%
89▼21Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510−83%
90▼14Alleghany County, NCNC11,4798+33%
91Chowan County, NCNC14,0828–
92Greene County, NCNC20,7005−44%
93▼12Graham County, NCNC8,1904–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES