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Largest South American population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are South American 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 81 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38317,932+43%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359,897+102%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,039+32%

04Union County, NCNC267,6742,800+13%

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182,745+12%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732,731+35%

07Durham County, NCNC347,2402,459+53%

08Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172,293+301%

09Gaston County, NCNC246,5582,191+49%

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251,938+73%

11Onslow County, NCNC217,1751,707+76%

12Orange County, NCNC152,4981,377+58%

13Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,226−21%

14Johnston County, NCNC256,4481,185+172%

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591,105+74%

16Alamance County, NCNC186,1771,010+148%

17Henderson County, NCNC122,375929+183%

18Davidson County, NCNC180,182599+191%

19Brunswick County, NCNC174,702588+9%

20Catawba County, NCNC170,172554−23%

21Chatham County, NCNC85,111542+330%

22Craven County, NCNC105,025525+119%

23Pitt County, NCNC182,936447+49%

24Wayne County, NCNC122,278442+259%

25Rutherford County, NCNC65,745438+995%

26Dare County, NCNC38,245414+26%

27Wilson County, NCNC81,150385+141%

28Lee County, NCNC70,258378+257%

29Nash County, NCNC99,365340+193%

30Hoke County, NCNC56,939312−30%

31Lincoln County, NCNC98,654240−30%

32Harnett County, NCNC150,137239+23%

33Franklin County, NCNC82,037203+77%

34Rowan County, NCNC155,096195−17%

35Carteret County, NCNC70,469193+1187%

36Moore County, NCNC110,619189+78%

37Richmond County, NCNC42,041184+197%

38Sampson County, NCNC61,504184+372%

39Currituck County, NCNC33,158162+218%

40Caldwell County, NCNC81,105160−34%

41Macon County, NCNC39,232155+35%

42Haywood County, NCNC63,369152+204%

43Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201145–

44Watauga County, NCNC54,786145+51%

45Randolph County, NCNC149,516140−55%

46Cleveland County, NCNC103,325134+244%

47Granville County, NCNC61,421125−7%

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,670124+35%

49Person County, NCNC40,636120–

50Davie County, NCNC45,855117+244%

51Robeson County, NCNC119,941117+98%

52Vance County, NCNC42,638107–

53Pender County, NCNC72,111104−52%

54Montgomery County, NCNC26,403102+132%

55Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12166+100%

56Yancey County, NCNC19,08464+52%

57Rockingham County, NCNC94,19563+142%

58Surry County, NCNC72,28755−7%

59Stanly County, NCNC68,83052+420%

60Wilkes County, NCNC66,23351+325%

61McDowell County, NCNC45,19849+277%

62Alexander County, NCNC36,95848+433%

63Burke County, NCNC88,65542−72%

64Lenoir County, NCNC55,83741–

65Jackson County, NCNC45,03941−24%

66Hertford County, NCNC19,01540+300%

67Stokes County, NCNC46,12638–

68Yadkin County, NCNC38,32534−41%

69Duplin County, NCNC51,57133−34%

70Mitchell County, NCNC15,06232–

71Polk County, NCNC20,53321−74%

72Martin County, NCNC21,60116−61%

73Bertie County, NCNC17,0869−18%

74Halifax County, NCNC46,5349+200%

75Warren County, NCNC18,8988–

76Alleghany County, NCNC11,4797+17%

77Jones County, NCNC9,5757−22%

78Ashe County, NCNC27,5145−75%

79Pamlico County, NCNC12,7585–

80Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303−91%

81Graham County, NCNC8,1901–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS