Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic or Latino Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino (118.52K), followed by Wake County (92.75K), and Forsyth County (43.17K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic or Latino Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Hispanic or Latino Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 118524 |
| 2 | Wake County | 92754 |
| 3 | Forsyth County | 43174 |
| 4 | Durham County | 37574 |
| 5 | Guilford County | 36397 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 34539 |
| 7 | Johnston County | 22437 |
| 8 | Union County | 21926 |
| 9 | Onslow County | 21678 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 17536 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 17526 |
| 12 | Randolph County | 14924 |
| 13 | Buncombe County | 14886 |
| 14 | Harnett County | 13623 |
| 15 | Catawba County | 13144 |
| 16 | Wayne County | 12998 |
| 17 | Gaston County | 12575 |
| 18 | Duplin County | 12339 |
| 19 | Lee County | 11401 |
| 20 | Iredell County | 11296 |
| 21 | New Hanover County | 11159 |
| 22 | Sampson County | 11079 |
| 23 | Orange County | 11065 |
| 24 | Robeson County | 10792 |
| 25 | Rowan County | 10625 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 10457 |
| 27 | Davidson County | 10354 |
| 28 | Pitt County | 9745 |
| 29 | Chatham County | 8174 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 7776 |
| 31 | Surry County | 7171 |
| 32 | Craven County | 7100 |
| 33 | Hoke County | 6129 |
| 34 | Nash County | 6001 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 5390 |
| 36 | Moore County | 5380 |
| 37 | Brunswick County | 5364 |
| 38 | Rockingham County | 5194 |
| 39 | Burke County | 5005 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 4699 |
| 41 | Granville County | 4172 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 3994 |
| 43 | Lenoir County | 3956 |
| 44 | Caldwell County | 3915 |
| 45 | Wilkes County | 3903 |
| 46 | Yadkin County | 3872 |
| 47 | Beaufort County | 3376 |
| 48 | Pender County | 3234 |
| 49 | Vance County | 3068 |
| 50 | Greene County | 3064 |
| 51 | Cleveland County | 2941 |
| 52 | Richmond County | 2781 |
| 53 | Columbus County | 2669 |
| 54 | Davie County | 2564 |
| 55 | Carteret County | 2543 |
| 56 | Rutherford County | 2525 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 2524 |
| 58 | Bladen County | 2506 |
| 59 | Dare County | 2287 |
| 60 | Stanly County | 2216 |
| 61 | Macon County | 2165 |
| 62 | Edgecombe County | 2146 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 2128 |
| 64 | Haywood County | 2029 |
| 65 | Pasquotank County | 1766 |
| 66 | Watauga County | 1758 |
| 67 | Person County | 1597 |
| 68 | Alexander County | 1591 |
| 69 | Halifax County | 1278 |
| 70 | Ashe County | 1274 |
| 71 | Stokes County | 1244 |
| 72 | Polk County | 1123 |
| 73 | Alleghany County | 995 |
| 74 | Transylvania County | 963 |
| 75 | Scotland County | 938 |
| 76 | Anson County | 854 |
| 77 | Currituck County | 826 |
| 78 | Yancey County | 825 |
| 79 | Avery County | 821 |
| 80 | Martin County | 804 |
| 81 | Hertford County | 781 |
| 82 | Caswell County | 754 |
| 83 | Warren County | 748 |
| 84 | Cherokee County | 736 |
| 85 | Mitchell County | 659 |
| 86 | Swain County | 638 |
| 87 | Washington County | 510 |
| 88 | Chowan County | 479 |
| 89 | Madison County | 457 |
| 90 | Hyde County | 421 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 420 |
| 92 | Jones County | 408 |
| 93 | Northampton County | 370 |
| 94 | Bertie County | 341 |
| 95 | Perquimans County | 310 |
| 96 | Clay County | 296 |
| 97 | Tyrrell County | 285 |
| 98 | Camden County | 240 |
| 99 | Graham County | 238 |
| 100 | Gates County | 205 |