Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic or Latino Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino (141.92K), followed by Wake County (107.65K), and Forsyth County (47.95K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Hispanic or Latino Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 141915 |
| 2 | Wake County | 107653 |
| 3 | Forsyth County | 47945 |
| 4 | Durham County | 42100 |
| 5 | Guilford County | 41696 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 38763 |
| 7 | Johnston County | 26361 |
| 8 | Union County | 25533 |
| 9 | Onslow County | 24736 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 21132 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 20281 |
| 12 | Harnett County | 16911 |
| 13 | Buncombe County | 16848 |
| 14 | Randolph County | 16201 |
| 15 | Gaston County | 15296 |
| 16 | Catawba County | 15152 |
| 17 | Wayne County | 14486 |
| 18 | Iredell County | 13333 |
| 19 | Duplin County | 12999 |
| 20 | New Hanover County | 12672 |
| 21 | Sampson County | 12351 |
| 22 | Rowan County | 12251 |
| 23 | Orange County | 12112 |
| 24 | Davidson County | 11812 |
| 25 | Robeson County | 11600 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 11572 |
| 27 | Lee County | 11445 |
| 28 | Pitt County | 11293 |
| 29 | Chatham County | 8645 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 8375 |
| 31 | Surry County | 7628 |
| 32 | Craven County | 7420 |
| 33 | Hoke County | 7345 |
| 34 | Nash County | 6560 |
| 35 | Moore County | 6522 |
| 36 | Brunswick County | 6268 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 5844 |
| 38 | Rockingham County | 5514 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 5513 |
| 40 | Burke County | 5491 |
| 41 | Granville County | 4731 |
| 42 | Caldwell County | 4560 |
| 43 | Lenoir County | 4507 |
| 44 | Wilkes County | 4379 |
| 45 | Pender County | 4295 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 4153 |
| 47 | Yadkin County | 4138 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 3658 |
| 49 | Cleveland County | 3445 |
| 50 | Vance County | 3439 |
| 51 | Greene County | 3149 |
| 52 | Columbus County | 3008 |
| 53 | Richmond County | 2911 |
| 54 | Carteret County | 2897 |
| 55 | Rutherford County | 2887 |
| 56 | Davie County | 2837 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 2740 |
| 58 | Dare County | 2656 |
| 59 | Jackson County | 2619 |
| 60 | Stanly County | 2608 |
| 61 | Bladen County | 2494 |
| 62 | Edgecombe County | 2450 |
| 63 | Macon County | 2449 |
| 64 | Haywood County | 2395 |
| 65 | Pasquotank County | 2202 |
| 66 | Watauga County | 1959 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 1746 |
| 68 | Person County | 1687 |
| 69 | Halifax County | 1465 |
| 70 | Stokes County | 1436 |
| 71 | Ashe County | 1305 |
| 72 | Polk County | 1250 |
| 73 | Transylvania County | 1098 |
| 74 | Alleghany County | 1065 |
| 75 | Scotland County | 1058 |
| 76 | Currituck County | 1033 |
| 77 | Anson County | 1007 |
| 78 | Martin County | 946 |
| 79 | Cherokee County | 925 |
| 80 | Avery County | 901 |
| 81 | Caswell County | 896 |
| 82 | Yancey County | 892 |
| 83 | Hertford County | 874 |
| 84 | Mitchell County | 833 |
| 85 | Swain County | 794 |
| 86 | Warren County | 767 |
| 87 | Washington County | 633 |
| 88 | Madison County | 538 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 497 |
| 90 | Pamlico County | 488 |
| 91 | Hyde County | 466 |
| 92 | Jones County | 444 |
| 93 | Northampton County | 420 |
| 94 | Bertie County | 389 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 370 |
| 96 | Clay County | 360 |
| 97 | Perquimans County | 350 |
| 98 | Graham County | 315 |
| 99 | Camden County | 307 |
| 100 | Gates County | 260 |