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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.28K people in North Carolina with Jamaican ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population with Jamaican ancestry (4.53K), followed by Cumberland County (2.87K), and Wake County (1.65K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Mecklenburg County
Cumberland County
Wake County
Guilford County
Cabarrus County
Durham County
Forsyth County
Onslow County
Harnett County
Pitt County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Mecklenburg County 4533
2 Cumberland County 2874
3 Wake County 1645
4 Guilford County 1404
5 Cabarrus County 1298
6 Durham County 1247
7 Forsyth County 989
8 Onslow County 702
9 Harnett County 636
10 Pitt County 543
11 Vance County 511
12 Union County 397
13 Buncombe County 336
14 Orange County 301
15 Iredell County 283
16 Gaston County 278
17 Johnston County 207
18 Wayne County 195
19 New Hanover County 162
20 Alamance County 150
21 Lenoir County 144
22 Hoke County 129
23 Craven County 125
24 Hertford County 119
25 Davidson County 117
26 Catawba County 114
27 Duplin County 113
28 Nash County 106
29 Robeson County 101
30 Brunswick County 96
31 Henderson County 92
32 Edgecombe County 88
33 Watauga County 76
34 Halifax County 72
34 Wilson County 72
35 Rockingham County 62
36 Caldwell County 58
36 Moore County 58
37 Camden County 57
38 Lee County 53
39 Warren County 50
40 Chatham County 49
40 McDowell County 49
40 Macon County 49
41 Rowan County 48
42 Alexander County 41
43 Lincoln County 40
44 Columbus County 39
45 Stokes County 35
46 Beaufort County 31
47 Anson County 29
47 Polk County 29
48 Pasquotank County 28
48 Tyrrell County 28
49 Richmond County 23
50 Ashe County 20
51 Perquimans County 17
52 Cleveland County 14
53 Franklin County 13
53 Gates County 13
53 Madison County 13
53 Sampson County 13
54 Northampton County 12
55 Randolph County 11
56 Greene County 10
57 Wilkes County 9
58 Scotland County 6
59 Burke County 5
60 Stanly County 4
61 Bladen County 3
61 Granville County 3
61 Montgomery County 3
62 Person County 2
63 Bertie County 1
63 Jones County 1