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Largest Spaniard population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Spaniard 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 77 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 77 is 78. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rockingham County, NC, up 37 places to #10.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSPANIARD POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,731+321%

02▲1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,535+18%

03▲1Onslow County, NCNC217,175980+197%

04▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,473762+64%

05▲5Forsyth County, NCNC401,718717+423%

06▲3Durham County, NCNC347,240665+84%

07Guilford County, NCNC562,234581+204%

08▼3Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725569+382%

09▼1Union County, NCNC267,674555+188%

10▲37Rockingham County, NCNC94,195512–

11▲8Orange County, NCNC152,498493+174%

12▲3Buncombe County, NCNC277,417482+118%

13▲1Harnett County, NCNC150,137473+514%

14▲14Franklin County, NCNC82,037469+1103%

15▲2Davidson County, NCNC180,182346+2562%

16▼10New Hanover County, NCNC245,959327+197%

17▲4Johnston County, NCNC256,448326+130%

18▼5Brunswick County, NCNC174,702284+788%

19▼8Catawba County, NCNC170,172266+639%

20▲5Henderson County, NCNC122,375237+103%

21▼5Iredell County, NCNC211,798226+131%

22▲19Alamance County, NCNC186,177225+137%

23Burke County, NCNC88,655211+1072%

24▲7Caldwell County, NCNC81,105186−34%

25▼2Gaston County, NCNC246,558173+1342%

26▼4Rowan County, NCNC155,096172+266%

27▲6Surry County, NCNC72,287162+350%

28▲21Haywood County, NCNC63,369160–

29▲9Lee County, NCNC70,258150−35%

30▼6Chatham County, NCNC85,111139+196%

31▼1Transylvania County, NCNC34,211136–

32Pender County, NCNC72,111128+68%

33▼1Robeson County, NCNC119,941114+571%

34▲31Randolph County, NCNC149,516107–

35Currituck County, NCNC33,158106+10500%

36▲3Moore County, NCNC110,61998+85%

37▼1Wayne County, NCNC122,27886+139%

38▼4Lincoln County, NCNC98,65485–

39▲15Macon County, NCNC39,23278–

40▲17Jackson County, NCNC45,03975+150%

41▼15Carteret County, NCNC70,46972+188%

42▲9Camden County, NCNC11,31570–

43▲25Nash County, NCNC99,36567–

44▲4Richmond County, NCNC42,04165–

45Stanly County, NCNC68,83064–

46▲15Montgomery County, NCNC26,40360–

47McDowell County, NCNC45,19858+76%

48▼28Pitt County, NCNC182,93657+8%

49▲6Polk County, NCNC20,53357–

50▼8Watauga County, NCNC54,78656+56%

51▲20Hertford County, NCNC19,01555+5400%

52▼8Dare County, NCNC38,24549+188%

53▲10Madison County, NCNC22,55343+291%

54▼27Swain County, NCNC14,02443–

55▼43Rutherford County, NCNC65,74540–

56Davie County, NCNC45,85536–

57▼39Hoke County, NCNC56,93934−51%

58▼2Granville County, NCNC61,42132–

59▼14Columbus County, NCNC50,48731+107%

60Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20131−63%

61Clay County, NCNC12,23929–

62▼9Yadkin County, NCNC38,32527–

63Caswell County, NCNC22,56326–

64▼12Wilson County, NCNC81,15026+44%

65Gates County, NCNC10,23424–

66Mitchell County, NCNC15,06222–

67▼8Cleveland County, NCNC103,32521−54%

68Washington County, NCNC10,63821–

69▼40Craven County, NCNC105,02519−74%

70Person County, NCNC40,63619+6%

71▼34Cherokee County, NCNC30,83018–

72▼14Avery County, NCNC18,11016–

73Sampson County, NCNC61,50416–

74▼8Yancey County, NCNC19,08410+150%

75▼35Wilkes County, NCNC66,2338–

76▼9Greene County, NCNC20,7007−90%

77Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581–

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