North Carolina Hispanic or Latino of All Races Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races citizen population for North Carolina was 131,865 and represented 1.40% of the total North Carolina citizen population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg had the highest Hispanic or Latino of All Races citizen population (76.16K), followed by Wake (61.37K), and Cumberland (32.56K).

In terms of percentages, Lee had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Hispanic or Latino of All Races (12.75%), followed by Duplin (12.44%), and Sampson (11.47%).

The chart and table below shows the Hispanic or Latino of All Races citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Hispanic or Latino of All Races.

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North Carolina Hispanic or Latino of All Races Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Mecklenburg 76155 8.31
Wake 61365 6.66
Cumberland 32560 10.26
Forsyth 30110 8.75
Guilford 24785 5.18
Durham 21345 8.02
Onslow 20285 11.12
Union 14925 7.24
Johnston 14880 8.65
Cabarrus 12480 6.83
Harnett 11545 9.46
Alamance 11350 7.69
Buncombe 10675 4.41
Randolph 9415 6.95
Gaston 8920 4.35
Catawba 8870 5.95
Wayne 8120 6.92
Iredell 7630 4.76
New Hanover 7615 3.64
Rowan 7590 5.64
Pitt 7160 4.23
Orange 7050 5.48
Lee 6970 12.75
Davidson 6925 4.36
Robeson 6925 5.35
Sampson 6715 11.47
Henderson 6600 6.26
Duplin 6585 12.44
Craven 5780 5.72
Chatham 5145 7.93
Hoke 5015 10.06
Wilson 4815 6.20
Surry 4585 6.56
Moore 3980 4.40
Brunswick 3960 3.40
Nash 3915 4.28
Rockingham 3525 3.93
Lincoln 3250 4.21
Burke 3150 3.64
Franklin 3150 5.19
Granville 2905 5.12
Caldwell 2560 3.21
Yadkin 2520 6.95
Montgomery 2485 9.69
Beaufort 2465 5.32
Pender 2400 4.38
Lenoir 2285 4.07
Wilkes 2255 3.39
Cleveland 2115 2.22
Vance 2050 4.75
Carteret 2015 3.01
Columbus 1905 3.41
Rutherford 1890 2.88
Davie 1815 4.48
Greene 1815 9.14
Haywood 1660 2.82
Richmond 1585 3.57
Jackson 1520 3.78
McDowell 1515 3.46
Pasquotank 1470 3.77
Stanly 1440 2.43
Dare 1420 4.18
Macon 1350 4.11
Bladen 1275 3.85
Edgecombe 1230 2.30
Watauga 1150 2.22
Halifax 1070 2.05
Alexander 1045 2.87
Person 1015 2.64
Polk 920 4.60
Currituck 830 3.39
Stokes 805 1.76
Martin 640 2.75
Cherokee 635 2.36
Ashe 630 2.41
Scotland 625 1.78
Transylvania 605 1.88
Swain 565 4.01
Alleghany 525 5.07
Caswell 510 2.25
Yancey 505 2.94
Mitchell 485 3.25
Warren 440 2.21
Avery 405 2.38
Hertford 405 1.72
Anson 355 1.41
Washington 355 2.90
Northampton 320 1.57
Madison 315 1.51
Pamlico 290 2.29
Chowan 275 1.92
Camden 265 2.63
Perquimans 265 1.99
Tyrrell 250 6.35
Clay 245 2.32
Jones 190 1.94
Graham 170 1.99
Hyde 145 2.67
Bertie 130 0.65
Gates 75 0.65