Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.35K people in North Carolina with Brazilian ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population with Brazilian ancestry (2.25K), followed by Wake County (1.33K), and Union County (754).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Brazilian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
Mecklenburg County
Wake County
Union County
New Hanover County
Guilford County
Davidson County
Johnston County
Durham County
Cumberland County
Forsyth County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Mecklenburg County 2249
2 Wake County 1333
3 Union County 754
4 New Hanover County 529
5 Guilford County 328
6 Davidson County 311
7 Johnston County 275
8 Durham County 261
9 Cumberland County 238
10 Forsyth County 193
11 Harnett County 178
12 Orange County 158
13 Buncombe County 145
14 Davie County 111
15 Iredell County 109
16 Gaston County 92
17 Catawba County 90
18 Craven County 84
19 Cabarrus County 74
20 Cherokee County 70
21 Wayne County 69
22 Alamance County 68
23 Wilson County 63
24 Carteret County 60
25 Henderson County 50
26 Rutherford County 44
27 Chatham County 43
28 Stokes County 40
29 Watauga County 39
30 Greene County 36
31 Ashe County 30
32 Pitt County 26
33 Onslow County 22
33 Robeson County 22
34 Pender County 20
35 Lincoln County 19
35 Macon County 19
36 Columbus County 17
37 Dare County 12
38 Haywood County 11
39 McDowell County 10
39 Moore County 10
40 Randolph County 9
41 Transylvania County 8
42 Brunswick County 7
43 Rowan County 6
44 Scotland County 5
45 Polk County 2