Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.35K people in North Carolina with Brazilian ancestry (0.08% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Waxhaw town had the highest percentage of its population with Brazilian ancestry (2.29%), followed by Thomasville city (1.03%), and Cornelius town (0.99%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Brazilian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021

Waxhaw town

Thomasville city

Cornelius town

Myrtle Grove CDP

Apex town

Lake Norman of Iredell CDP

Havelock city

Spring Lake town

Davidson town

Fuquay-Varina town

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Waxhaw town	2.29
2	Thomasville city	1.03
3	Cornelius town	0.99
4	Myrtle Grove CDP	0.91
5	Apex town	0.70
6	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	0.43
7	Havelock city	0.38
8	Spring Lake town	0.33
9	Davidson town	0.32
10	Fuquay-Varina town	0.31
11	Stallings town	0.30
12	Indian Trail town	0.28
13	Mint Hill town	0.27
14	Matthews town	0.23
15	Charlotte city	0.19
15	Hickory city	0.19
16	Boone town	0.14
17	Asheville city	0.13
17	Hope Mills town	0.13
17	Wilson city	0.13
18	Chapel Hill town	0.12
19	Clemmons village	0.11
19	Waynesville town	0.11
20	Durham city	0.10
21	Raleigh city	0.09
22	Fayetteville city	0.08
22	Garner town	0.08
23	Gastonia city	0.07
23	Goldsboro city	0.07
23	Greensboro city	0.07
24	Kannapolis city	0.06
25	Winston-Salem city	0.05
26	Monroe city	0.04
26	Mount Holly city	0.04
27	Asheboro city	0.03
27	Burlington city	0.03