Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.08% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Union County had the highest percentage of its population with Brazilian ancestry (0.32%), followed by Davie County (0.26%), and Cherokee County (0.25%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
Union County
Davie County
Cherokee County
New Hanover County
Mecklenburg County
Davidson County
Greene County
Harnett County
Johnston County
Wake County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Union County 0.32
2 Davie County 0.26
3 Cherokee County 0.25
4 New Hanover County 0.24
5 Mecklenburg County 0.20
6 Davidson County 0.19
7 Greene County 0.18
8 Harnett County 0.13
8 Johnston County 0.13
9 Wake County 0.12
10 Ashe County 0.11
10 Orange County 0.11
11 Carteret County 0.09
11 Stokes County 0.09
12 Craven County 0.08
12 Durham County 0.08
12 Wilson County 0.08
13 Cumberland County 0.07
13 Rutherford County 0.07
13 Watauga County 0.07
14 Catawba County 0.06
14 Chatham County 0.06
14 Guilford County 0.06
14 Iredell County 0.06
14 Wayne County 0.06
15 Buncombe County 0.05
15 Forsyth County 0.05
15 Macon County 0.05
16 Alamance County 0.04
16 Gaston County 0.04
16 Henderson County 0.04
17 Cabarrus County 0.03
17 Columbus County 0.03
17 Dare County 0.03
17 Pender County 0.03
18 Haywood County 0.02
18 Lincoln County 0.02
18 McDowell County 0.02
18 Pitt County 0.02
18 Robeson County 0.02
18 Scotland County 0.02
18 Transylvania County 0.02
19 Brunswick County 0.01
19 Moore County 0.01
19 Onslow County 0.01
19 Polk County 0.01
19 Randolph County 0.01
20 Rowan County 0.004