Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic or Latino Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino (173.24K), followed by Wake County (130.81K), and Forsyth County (56.43K).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | Hispanic or Latino Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 173242 |
| 2 | Wake County | 130811 |
| 3 | Forsyth County | 56430 |
| 4 | Guilford County | 53277 |
| 5 | Durham County | 50078 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 41456 |
| 7 | Johnston County | 37025 |
| 8 | Union County | 31474 |
| 9 | Cabarrus County | 28750 |
| 10 | Onslow County | 28360 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 25692 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 22404 |
| 13 | Gaston County | 21279 |
| 14 | Randolph County | 19666 |
| 15 | Harnett County | 19645 |
| 16 | Catawba County | 17780 |
| 17 | New Hanover County | 17664 |
| 18 | Iredell County | 16860 |
| 19 | Rowan County | 16655 |
| 20 | Orange County | 15591 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 15388 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 15099 |
| 23 | Davidson County | 14515 |
| 24 | Lee County | 13488 |
| 25 | Pitt County | 13274 |
| 26 | Sampson County | 12431 |
| 27 | Robeson County | 12093 |
| 28 | Duplin County | 10980 |
| 29 | Chatham County | 10522 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 9257 |
| 31 | Surry County | 8725 |
| 32 | Hoke County | 8201 |
| 33 | Brunswick County | 7920 |
| 34 | Moore County | 7803 |
| 35 | Nash County | 7590 |
| 36 | Craven County | 7496 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 7490 |
| 38 | Burke County | 7239 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 6954 |
| 40 | Granville County | 6561 |
| 41 | Rockingham County | 6213 |
| 42 | Pender County | 5385 |
| 43 | Caldwell County | 5193 |
| 44 | Wilkes County | 4743 |
| 45 | Lenoir County | 4588 |
| 46 | Yadkin County | 4478 |
| 47 | Cleveland County | 4400 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 3956 |
| 49 | Vance County | 3785 |
| 50 | Macon County | 3636 |
| 51 | Davie County | 3521 |
| 52 | Rutherford County | 3516 |
| 53 | Beaufort County | 3473 |
| 54 | Watauga County | 3404 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 3283 |
| 56 | Carteret County | 3260 |
| 57 | Stanly County | 3223 |
| 58 | Richmond County | 3212 |
| 59 | Greene County | 3054 |
| 60 | McDowell County | 3010 |
| 61 | Haywood County | 2936 |
| 62 | Edgecombe County | 2827 |
| 63 | Columbus County | 2740 |
| 64 | Dare County | 2654 |
| 65 | Bladen County | 2628 |
| 66 | Pasquotank County | 2417 |
| 67 | Person County | 2277 |
| 68 | Alexander County | 1947 |
| 69 | Transylvania County | 1674 |
| 70 | Ashe County | 1571 |
| 71 | Halifax County | 1566 |
| 71 | Stokes County | 1566 |
| 72 | Currituck County | 1474 |
| 73 | Alleghany County | 1276 |
| 74 | Scotland County | 1237 |
| 75 | Hertford County | 1208 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 1098 |
| 77 | Yancey County | 1046 |
| 78 | Polk County | 1040 |
| 79 | Cherokee County | 1006 |
| 80 | Avery County | 988 |
| 81 | Martin County | 942 |
| 82 | Warren County | 831 |
| 83 | Anson County | 799 |
| 84 | Mitchell County | 792 |
| 85 | Madison County | 774 |
| 86 | Swain County | 691 |
| 87 | Pamlico County | 551 |
| 88 | Chowan County | 532 |
| 89 | Jones County | 429 |
| 90 | Camden County | 424 |
| 90 | Clay County | 424 |
| 91 | Washington County | 413 |
| 92 | Perquimans County | 412 |
| 93 | Bertie County | 383 |
| 94 | Northampton County | 378 |
| 95 | Hyde County | 366 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 300 |
| 97 | Graham County | 234 |
| 98 | Gates County | 213 |