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Largest Spaniard population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Spaniard origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 71 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSPANIARD POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,572–

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,473883–

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383738–

04Onslow County, NCNC217,175624–

05Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725548–

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,959502–

07Guilford County, NCNC562,234481–

08Union County, NCNC267,674374–

09Durham County, NCNC347,240366–

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,718349–

11Catawba County, NCNC170,172333–

12Rutherford County, NCNC65,745331–

13Brunswick County, NCNC174,702324–

14Harnett County, NCNC150,137308–

15Buncombe County, NCNC277,417298–

16Iredell County, NCNC211,798255–

17Davidson County, NCNC180,182241–

18Hoke County, NCNC56,939230–

19Orange County, NCNC152,498213–

20Pitt County, NCNC182,936201–

21Johnston County, NCNC256,448200–

22Rowan County, NCNC155,096197–

23Gaston County, NCNC246,558176–

24Chatham County, NCNC85,111153–

25Henderson County, NCNC122,375146–

26Carteret County, NCNC70,469138–

27Swain County, NCNC14,024123–

28Franklin County, NCNC82,037118–

29Craven County, NCNC105,025115–

30Transylvania County, NCNC34,211103–

31Caldwell County, NCNC81,10594–

32Robeson County, NCNC119,94189–

33Surry County, NCNC72,28789–

34Lincoln County, NCNC98,65488–

35Currituck County, NCNC33,15880–

36Wayne County, NCNC122,27875–

37Cherokee County, NCNC30,83074–

38Lee County, NCNC70,25874–

39Moore County, NCNC110,61969–

40Wilkes County, NCNC66,23361–

41Alamance County, NCNC186,17757–

42Alexander County, NCNC36,95856–

43Watauga County, NCNC54,78656–

44Dare County, NCNC38,24553–

45Columbus County, NCNC50,48752–

46Graham County, NCNC8,19050–

47Rockingham County, NCNC94,19543–

48Richmond County, NCNC42,04142–

49Haywood County, NCNC63,36941–

50Alleghany County, NCNC11,47939–

51Camden County, NCNC11,31530–

52Wilson County, NCNC81,15027–

53Yadkin County, NCNC38,32525–

54Macon County, NCNC39,23221–

55Polk County, NCNC20,53320–

56Granville County, NCNC61,42118–

57Jackson County, NCNC45,03914–

58Cleveland County, NCNC103,32513–

59Avery County, NCNC18,11013–

60Northampton County, NCNC16,4919–

61Warren County, NCNC18,8988–

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,4038–

63Madison County, NCNC22,5537–

64Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706–

65Randolph County, NCNC149,5165–

66Yancey County, NCNC19,0845–

67Greene County, NCNC20,7004–

68Duplin County, NCNC51,5713–

69Nash County, NCNC99,3653–

70Person County, NCNC40,6362–

71Hertford County, NCNC19,0151–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES