Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic or Latino in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Duplin County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino (21.69%), followed by Sampson County (19%), and Lee County (18.59%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Hispanic or Latino in 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplin County | 21.69 |
| 2 | Sampson County | 19 |
| 3 | Lee County | 18.59 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | 15.24 |
| 5 | Greene County | 14.63 |
| 6 | Durham County | 13.32 |
| 7 | Hoke County | 13.26 |
| 8 | Johnston County | 13.22 |
| 9 | Mecklenburg County | 12.9 |
| 10 | Forsyth County | 12.54 |
| 11 | Onslow County | 12.46 |
| 12 | Harnett County | 12.42 |
| 13 | Alamance County | 12.23 |
| 14 | Chatham County | 12.05 |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 11.48 |
| 16 | Wayne County | 11.36 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 11.12 |
| 18 | Yadkin County | 10.94 |
| 19 | Union County | 10.88 |
| 20 | Surry County | 10.37 |
| 21 | Cabarrus County | 9.99 |
| 22 | Wilson County | 9.97 |
| 23 | Wake County | 9.94 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 9.9 |
| 25 | Alleghany County | 9.51 |
| 26 | Catawba County | 9.47 |
| 27 | Hyde County | 8.76 |
| 28 | Tyrrell County | 8.51 |
| 29 | Robeson County | 8.45 |
| 30 | Rowan County | 8.42 |
| 31 | Orange County | 8.25 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 8.08 |
| 33 | Lenoir County | 7.75 |
| 34 | Granville County | 7.71 |
| 34 | Guilford County | 7.71 |
| 35 | Beaufort County | 7.68 |
| 36 | Vance County | 7.6 |
| 37 | Iredell County | 7.41 |
| 38 | Bladen County | 7.31 |
| 39 | Dare County | 7.28 |
| 40 | Craven County | 7.15 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 7.05 |
| 42 | Davidson County | 6.97 |
| 43 | Macon County | 6.85 |
| 43 | Pender County | 6.85 |
| 44 | Nash County | 6.77 |
| 45 | Gaston County | 6.68 |
| 46 | Moore County | 6.53 |
| 47 | Davie County | 6.52 |
| 48 | Buncombe County | 6.45 |
| 49 | Richmond County | 6.29 |
| 50 | Wilkes County | 6.24 |
| 51 | Pitt County | 6.15 |
| 52 | Rockingham County | 6.02 |
| 53 | McDowell County | 6.01 |
| 54 | Burke County | 5.87 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 5.72 |
| 56 | Polk County | 5.71 |
| 57 | New Hanover County | 5.42 |
| 58 | Mitchell County | 5.39 |
| 59 | Swain County | 5.34 |
| 60 | Columbus County | 5.29 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | 5.28 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 5.1 |
| 63 | Washington County | 5.01 |
| 64 | Avery County | 4.97 |
| 65 | Yancey County | 4.95 |
| 66 | Ashe County | 4.84 |
| 67 | Brunswick County | 4.75 |
| 68 | Alexander County | 4.61 |
| 69 | Jones County | 4.51 |
| 70 | Edgecombe County | 4.34 |
| 71 | Carteret County | 4.3 |
| 72 | Person County | 4.15 |
| 73 | Rutherford County | 4.14 |
| 74 | Stanly County | 4.07 |
| 75 | Anson County | 4.03 |
| 76 | Martin County | 3.92 |
| 77 | Haywood County | 3.87 |
| 78 | Currituck County | 3.86 |
| 79 | Caswell County | 3.82 |
| 80 | Chowan County | 3.73 |
| 81 | Pamlico County | 3.67 |
| 81 | Warren County | 3.67 |
| 82 | Hertford County | 3.57 |
| 83 | Cleveland County | 3.45 |
| 84 | Watauga County | 3.42 |
| 85 | Graham County | 3.38 |
| 86 | Cherokee County | 3.21 |
| 87 | Transylvania County | 3.2 |
| 88 | Clay County | 3.05 |
| 88 | Scotland County | 3.05 |
| 89 | Camden County | 3 |
| 90 | Stokes County | 2.93 |
| 91 | Halifax County | 2.71 |
| 92 | Perquimans County | 2.64 |
| 93 | Madison County | 2.45 |
| 94 | Northampton County | 2.19 |
| 95 | Gates County | 2.13 |
| 96 | Bertie County | 2.02 |