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Largest West Indian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are West Indian ancestry, 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 89 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWEST INDIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310,245+120%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2355,973+39%

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,4734,451+33%

04Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,505+59%

05Durham County, NCNC347,2403,029+28%

06Onslow County, NCNC217,1751,933+46%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251,878+94%

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181,713+39%

09Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,108+104%

10Union County, NCNC267,6741,065+113%

11Wayne County, NCNC122,278947+128%

12Pitt County, NCNC182,936735+55%

13Orange County, NCNC152,498669+6%

14Duplin County, NCNC51,571664+468%

15Iredell County, NCNC211,798635+19%

16Johnston County, NCNC256,448614+24%

17Gaston County, NCNC246,558593+114%

18Wilson County, NCNC81,150562+168%

19New Hanover County, NCNC245,959488+34%

20Vance County, NCNC42,638442+719%

21Craven County, NCNC105,025404−24%

22Alamance County, NCNC186,177397+148%

23Buncombe County, NCNC277,417360−1%

24Hoke County, NCNC56,939323+114%

25Hertford County, NCNC19,015317+234%

26Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121298+26%

27Lenoir County, NCNC55,837253+35%

28Columbus County, NCNC50,487225+123%

29Robeson County, NCNC119,941169−62%

30Henderson County, NCNC122,375154+39%

31Chatham County, NCNC85,111149+148%

32Watauga County, NCNC54,786141+166%

33Nash County, NCNC99,365139+9%

34Sampson County, NCNC61,504137−34%

35Jackson County, NCNC45,039136+444%

36Moore County, NCNC110,619134+9%

37Warren County, NCNC18,898120+1233%

38Rowan County, NCNC155,096118+97%

39Yadkin County, NCNC38,325109+114%

40Anson County, NCNC21,758107+143%

41Granville County, NCNC61,421102−22%

42Richmond County, NCNC42,041102+200%

43Person County, NCNC40,636101–

44Catawba County, NCNC170,17296+35%

45Brunswick County, NCNC174,70290−52%

46Halifax County, NCNC46,53483−81%

47Lee County, NCNC70,25880−21%

48Rockingham County, NCNC94,19576−1%

49Randolph County, NCNC149,51667−20%

50Stokes County, NCNC46,12662+313%

51Davidson County, NCNC180,18261+103%

52Davie County, NCNC45,85560+22%

53Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20159+40%

54Carteret County, NCNC70,46958+142%

55Caldwell County, NCNC81,10553−13%

56Lincoln County, NCNC98,65450+35%

57McDowell County, NCNC45,19848+140%

58Northampton County, NCNC16,49148−43%

59Bladen County, NCNC30,00747+42%

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,67044−55%

61Macon County, NCNC39,23243+2%

62Greene County, NCNC20,70043+438%

63Currituck County, NCNC33,15841+116%

64Wilkes County, NCNC66,23341−41%

65Cleveland County, NCNC103,32540−75%

66Avery County, NCNC18,11040+208%

67Montgomery County, NCNC26,40340+111%

68Alexander County, NCNC36,95836+350%

69Gates County, NCNC10,23433–

70Franklin County, NCNC82,03723−86%

71Rutherford County, NCNC65,74523+77%

72Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53723–

73Polk County, NCNC20,53322+340%

74Perquimans County, NCNC13,49020−64%

75Dare County, NCNC38,24518−62%

76Swain County, NCNC14,02417+13%

77Burke County, NCNC88,65517+240%

78Pender County, NCNC72,11117−37%

79Madison County, NCNC22,55316+23%

80Ashe County, NCNC27,51415+15%

81Scotland County, NCNC33,32215+150%

82Graham County, NCNC8,19012–

83Martin County, NCNC21,60110−50%

84Haywood County, NCNC63,3699−70%

85Caswell County, NCNC22,5639−78%

86Bertie County, NCNC17,0863−92%

87Clay County, NCNC12,2391–

88Jones County, NCNC9,5751−67%

89Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111−98%

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