North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2023
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, there were 1,238,421 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in North Carolina and they represented 11.43% of the total population of North Carolina in 2023.
Mecklenburg County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (185,549), followed by Wake County (137,414), and Forsyth County (59,974). On the other hand, Gates County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (218), followed by Graham County (261), and Tyrrell County (379).
When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Duplin County had the highest percentage (23.59%), followed by Sampson County (22.44%), and Lee County (21.78%).
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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 | 27657 | 15.44 |
| Alexander | 2118 | 5.81 |
| Alleghany | 1307 | 11.52 |
| Anson | 1013 | 4.63 |
| Ashe | 1657 | 6.12 |
| Avery | 1092 | 6.22 |
| Beaufort | 3517 | 7.91 |
| Bertie | 424 | 2.51 |
| Bladen | 2812 | 9.54 |
| Brunswick | 9130 | 5.71 |
| Buncombe | 23618 | 8.56 |
| Burke | 7567 | 8.57 |
| Cabarrus | 31100 | 12.96 |
| Caldwell | 5488 | 6.81 |
| Camden | 510 | 4.58 |
| Carteret | 3414 | 4.9 |
| Caswell | 1218 | 5.34 |
| Catawba | 19203 | 11.66 |
| Chatham | 10965 | 13.43 |
| Cherokee | 1190 | 3.97 |
| Chowan | 576 | 4.15 |
| Clay | 503 | 4.24 |
| Cleveland | 5039 | 4.97 |
| Columbus | 2919 | 5.82 |
| Craven | 7942 | 7.76 |
| Cumberland | 44316 | 13.12 |
| Currituck | 1719 | 5.44 |
| Dare | 2800 | 7.35 |
| Davidson | 16078 | 9.2 |
| Davie | 3746 | 8.4 |
| Duplin | 11681 | 23.59 |
| Durham | 51912 | 15.41 |
| Edgecombe | 3080 | 6.31 |
| Forsyth | 59974 | 15.26 |
| Franklin | 8934 | 11.6 |
| Gaston | 24180 | 10.19 |
| Gates | 218 | 2.11 |
| Graham | 261 | 3.24 |
| Granville | 7120 | 11.45 |
| Greene | 3271 | 15.93 |
| Guilford | 56077 | 10.2 |
| Halifax | 1680 | 3.55 |
| Harnett | 22017 | 15.56 |
| Haywood | 3191 | 5.07 |
| Henderson | 15461 | 12.97 |
| Hertford | 1208 | 6.21 |
| Hoke | 8595 | 15.79 |
| Hyde | 386 | 8.38 |
| Iredell | 19122 | 9.57 |
| Jackson | 3560 | 7.99 |
| Johnston | 40972 | 16.93 |
| Jones | 508 | 5.4 |
| Lee | 14608 | 21.78 |
| Lenoir | 5039 | 9.18 |
| Lincoln | 8014 | 8.38 |
| McDowell | 3179 | 7.08 |
| Macon | 3920 | 10.21 |
| Madison | 836 | 3.79 |
| Martin | 965 | 4.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 185549 | 15.95 |
| Mitchell | 869 | 5.79 |
| Montgomery | 4150 | 15.91 |
| Moore | 8355 | 7.82 |
| Nash | 8067 | 8.36 |
| New Hanover | 18916 | 7.92 |
| Northampton | 452 | 2.7 |
| Onslow | 30443 | 14.25 |
| Orange | 15841 | 10.52 |
| Pamlico | 655 | 5.27 |
| Pasquotank | 2565 | 6.19 |
| Pender | 6055 | 8.84 |
| Perquimans | 455 | 3.4 |
| Person | 2590 | 6.52 |
| Pitt | 14075 | 8.04 |
| Polk | 1165 | 5.81 |
| Randolph | 21016 | 14.25 |
| Richmond | 3404 | 8.04 |
| Robeson | 13077 | 11.14 |
| Rockingham | 6755 | 7.3 |
| Rowan | 18432 | 12.15 |
| Rutherford | 3898 | 5.95 |
| Sampson | 13373 | 22.44 |
| Scotland | 1485 | 4.32 |
| Stanly | 3913 | 5.96 |
| Stokes | 1866 | 4.1 |
| Surry | 9015 | 12.62 |
| Swain | 839 | 6.03 |
| Transylvania | 1704 | 5.08 |
| Tyrrell | 379 | 10.95 |
| Union | 34825 | 13.58 |
| Vance | 4163 | 9.84 |
| Wake | 137414 | 11.55 |
| Warren | 906 | 4.81 |
| Washington | 475 | 4.43 |
| Watauga | 3191 | 5.83 |
| Wayne | 16571 | 13.96 |
| Wilkes | 5023 | 7.61 |
| Wilson | 10011 | 12.68 |
| Yadkin | 4774 | 12.64 |
| Yancey | 1103 | 5.82 |