North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2015
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, there were 900,391 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in North Carolina and they represented 8.97% of the total population of North Carolina in 2015.
Mecklenburg County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (130,688), followed by Wake County (100,615), and Forsyth County (45,316). On the other hand, Gates County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (237), followed by Camden County (282), and Graham County (286).
When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Duplin County had the highest percentage (21.23%), followed by Lee County (19.06%), and Sampson County (18.69%).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's hispanic or latino population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 18982 | 12.08 |
| Alexander | 1692 | 4.58 |
| Alleghany | 1043 | 9.61 |
| Anson | 979 | 3.82 |
| Ashe | 1300 | 4.88 |
| Avery | 877 | 5.01 |
| Beaufort | 3521 | 7.43 |
| Bertie | 403 | 2 |
| Bladen | 2490 | 7.3 |
| Brunswick | 5766 | 4.71 |
| Buncombe | 16051 | 6.37 |
| Burke | 5136 | 5.75 |
| Cabarrus | 19371 | 9.86 |
| Caldwell | 4084 | 5.01 |
| Camden | 282 | 2.74 |
| Carteret | 2950 | 4.29 |
| Caswell | 819 | 3.59 |
| Catawba | 14337 | 9.21 |
| Chatham | 8386 | 12.28 |
| Cherokee | 794 | 2.93 |
| Chowan | 512 | 3.59 |
| Clay | 307 | 2.88 |
| Cleveland | 3151 | 3.25 |
| Columbus | 2871 | 5.06 |
| Craven | 7394 | 7.18 |
| Cumberland | 37324 | 11.26 |
| Currituck | 933 | 3.71 |
| Dare | 2489 | 7.01 |
| Davidson | 11044 | 6.75 |
| Davie | 2674 | 6.42 |
| Duplin | 12499 | 21.23 |
| Durham | 39813 | 13.23 |
| Edgecombe | 2289 | 4.26 |
| Forsyth | 45316 | 12.33 |
| Franklin | 5011 | 7.87 |
| Gaston | 13768 | 6.46 |
| Gates | 237 | 2.06 |
| Graham | 286 | 3.33 |
| Granville | 4307 | 7.4 |
| Greene | 3002 | 14.33 |
| Guilford | 39099 | 7.56 |
| Halifax | 1376 | 2.64 |
| Harnett | 15594 | 12.17 |
| Haywood | 2246 | 3.76 |
| Henderson | 10874 | 9.71 |
| Hertford | 898 | 3.68 |
| Hoke | 6760 | 12.8 |
| Hyde | 462 | 8.52 |
| Iredell | 12281 | 7.24 |
| Jackson | 2319 | 5.61 |
| Johnston | 24200 | 13.07 |
| Jones | 418 | 4.28 |
| Lee | 11320 | 19.06 |
| Lenoir | 4541 | 7.83 |
| Lincoln | 5627 | 6.98 |
| McDowell | 2650 | 5.89 |
| Macon | 2259 | 6.62 |
| Madison | 497 | 2.35 |
| Martin | 881 | 3.79 |
| Mecklenburg | 130688 | 12.64 |
| Mitchell | 744 | 4.94 |
| Montgomery | 4180 | 15.24 |
| Moore | 5959 | 6.34 |
| Nash | 6142 | 6.54 |
| New Hanover | 11774 | 5.36 |
| Northampton | 405 | 1.97 |
| Onslow | 23850 | 12.33 |
| Orange | 11702 | 8.27 |
| Pamlico | 463 | 3.64 |
| Pasquotank | 1936 | 4.91 |
| Pender | 3727 | 6.49 |
| Perquimans | 328 | 2.43 |
| Person | 1609 | 4.1 |
| Pitt | 10501 | 5.96 |
| Polk | 1161 | 5.69 |
| Randolph | 15534 | 10.9 |
| Richmond | 2782 | 6.12 |
| Robeson | 11205 | 8.33 |
| Rockingham | 5382 | 5.87 |
| Rowan | 11319 | 8.17 |
| Rutherford | 2723 | 4.1 |
| Sampson | 11880 | 18.69 |
| Scotland | 1024 | 2.9 |
| Stanly | 2384 | 3.93 |
| Stokes | 1296 | 2.81 |
| Surry | 7261 | 10.09 |
| Swain | 742 | 5.18 |
| Transylvania | 1055 | 3.18 |
| Tyrrell | 307 | 7.42 |
| Union | 23811 | 10.72 |
| Vance | 3234 | 7.27 |
| Wake | 100615 | 9.84 |
| Warren | 746 | 3.7 |
| Washington | 583 | 4.76 |
| Watauga | 1796 | 3.38 |
| Wayne | 13741 | 11.05 |
| Wilkes | 4149 | 6.07 |
| Wilson | 7987 | 9.83 |
| Yadkin | 4023 | 10.69 |
| Yancey | 851 | 4.85 |