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Largest South American population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 79 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 79 is 106.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS –

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312,565–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354,900–

03Union County, NCNC267,6742,470–

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182,444–

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,295–

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732,029–

07Durham County, NCNC347,2401,603–

08Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,560–

09Gaston County, NCNC246,5581,467–

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251,122–

11Onslow County, NCNC217,175971–

12Orange County, NCNC152,498873–

13Catawba County, NCNC170,172724–

14New Hanover County, NCNC245,959634–

15Buncombe County, NCNC277,417572–

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,702540–

17Hoke County, NCNC56,939446–

18Johnston County, NCNC256,448435–

19Alamance County, NCNC186,177407–

20Lincoln County, NCNC98,654343–

21Dare County, NCNC38,245328–

22Henderson County, NCNC122,375328–

23Randolph County, NCNC149,516310–

24Pitt County, NCNC182,936300–

25Caldwell County, NCNC81,105242–

26Craven County, NCNC105,025240–

27Rowan County, NCNC155,096234–

28Pender County, NCNC72,111215–

29Davidson County, NCNC180,182206–

30Harnett County, NCNC150,137194–

31Wilson County, NCNC81,150160–

32Burke County, NCNC88,655152–

33Granville County, NCNC61,421135–

34Chatham County, NCNC85,111126–

35Wayne County, NCNC122,278123–

36Nash County, NCNC99,365116–

37Franklin County, NCNC82,037115–

38Macon County, NCNC39,232115–

39Scotland County, NCNC33,322110–

40Lee County, NCNC70,258106–

41Moore County, NCNC110,619106–

42Watauga County, NCNC54,78696–

43Beaufort County, NCNC44,67092–

44Polk County, NCNC20,53380–

45Richmond County, NCNC42,04162–

46Robeson County, NCNC119,94159–

47Surry County, NCNC72,28759–

48Yadkin County, NCNC38,32558–

49Jackson County, NCNC45,03954–

50Currituck County, NCNC33,15851–

51Duplin County, NCNC51,57150–

52Haywood County, NCNC63,36950–

53Montgomery County, NCNC26,40344–

54Yancey County, NCNC19,08442–

55Martin County, NCNC21,60141–

56Rutherford County, NCNC65,74540–

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,32539–

58Sampson County, NCNC61,50439–

59Davie County, NCNC45,85534–

60Madison County, NCNC22,55334–

61Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12133–

62Cherokee County, NCNC30,83032–

63Rockingham County, NCNC94,19526–

64Transylvania County, NCNC34,21122–

65Ashe County, NCNC27,51420–

66Avery County, NCNC18,11019–

67Carteret County, NCNC70,46915–

68Clay County, NCNC12,23915–

69McDowell County, NCNC45,19813–

70Wilkes County, NCNC66,23312–

71Bertie County, NCNC17,08611–

72Hertford County, NCNC19,01510–

73Stanly County, NCNC68,83010–

74Alexander County, NCNC36,9589–

75Greene County, NCNC20,7009–

76Jones County, NCNC9,5759–

77Alleghany County, NCNC11,4796–

78Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5374–

79Halifax County, NCNC46,5343–

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