Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic or Latino Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino (136.46K), followed by Wake County (104.24K), and Forsyth County (46.58K).
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.
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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 2016
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| Rank | County | Hispanic or Latino Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 136462 |
| 2 | Wake County | 104236 |
| 3 | Forsyth County | 46583 |
| 4 | Durham County | 41050 |
| 5 | Guilford County | 40457 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 38323 |
| 7 | Johnston County | 25244 |
| 8 | Union County | 24633 |
| 9 | Onslow County | 24019 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 20157 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 19608 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 16463 |
| 13 | Harnett County | 16251 |
| 14 | Randolph County | 15902 |
| 15 | Catawba County | 14818 |
| 16 | Gaston County | 14477 |
| 17 | Wayne County | 14122 |
| 18 | Duplin County | 12857 |
| 19 | Iredell County | 12787 |
| 20 | New Hanover County | 12199 |
| 21 | Sampson County | 12006 |
| 22 | Orange County | 11784 |
| 23 | Rowan County | 11740 |
| 24 | Davidson County | 11467 |
| 25 | Robeson County | 11270 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 11256 |
| 27 | Lee County | 11091 |
| 28 | Pitt County | 10898 |
| 29 | Chatham County | 8396 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 8108 |
| 31 | Surry County | 7468 |
| 32 | Craven County | 7349 |
| 33 | Hoke County | 7037 |
| 34 | Nash County | 6372 |
| 35 | Moore County | 6232 |
| 36 | Brunswick County | 6006 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 5729 |
| 38 | Rockingham County | 5499 |
| 39 | Burke County | 5252 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 5224 |
| 41 | Granville County | 4527 |
| 42 | Lenoir County | 4440 |
| 43 | Caldwell County | 4318 |
| 44 | Wilkes County | 4282 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 4158 |
| 46 | Yadkin County | 4120 |
| 47 | Pender County | 4028 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 3639 |
| 49 | Vance County | 3385 |
| 50 | Cleveland County | 3348 |
| 51 | Greene County | 3085 |
| 52 | Columbus County | 2982 |
| 53 | Carteret County | 2958 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 2831 |
| 55 | Rutherford County | 2749 |
| 56 | Davie County | 2733 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 2696 |
| 58 | Dare County | 2615 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 2477 |
| 60 | Bladen County | 2460 |
| 61 | Jackson County | 2441 |
| 62 | Macon County | 2349 |
| 63 | Haywood County | 2340 |
| 64 | Edgecombe County | 2310 |
| 65 | Pasquotank County | 2012 |
| 66 | Watauga County | 1850 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 1711 |
| 68 | Person County | 1633 |
| 69 | Halifax County | 1403 |
| 70 | Stokes County | 1344 |
| 71 | Ashe County | 1286 |
| 72 | Polk County | 1166 |
| 73 | Scotland County | 1076 |
| 74 | Transylvania County | 1070 |
| 75 | Alleghany County | 1039 |
| 76 | Anson County | 1015 |
| 77 | Currituck County | 991 |
| 78 | Martin County | 907 |
| 79 | Cherokee County | 893 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 870 |
| 81 | Avery County | 868 |
| 81 | Caswell County | 868 |
| 82 | Hertford County | 865 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 808 |
| 84 | Swain County | 758 |
| 85 | Warren County | 730 |
| 86 | Washington County | 605 |
| 87 | Chowan County | 530 |
| 88 | Madison County | 524 |
| 89 | Hyde County | 476 |
| 90 | Pamlico County | 469 |
| 91 | Northampton County | 442 |
| 92 | Jones County | 432 |
| 93 | Bertie County | 393 |
| 94 | Perquimans County | 355 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 342 |
| 96 | Clay County | 329 |
| 97 | Camden County | 311 |
| 98 | Graham County | 289 |
| 99 | Gates County | 247 |