North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2012

Updated on December 18, 2022.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 838,441 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in North Carolina and they represented 8.60% of the total population of North Carolina in 2012.

Mecklenburg County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (118,524), followed by Wake County (92,754), and Forsyth County (43,174). On the other hand, Gates County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (205), followed by Graham County (238), and Camden County (240).

When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Duplin County had the highest percentage (20.76%), followed by Lee County (19.24%), and Sampson County (17.39%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's hispanic or latino population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2012
North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2012
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County Population % of County Population
Alamance 17526 11.43
Alexander 1591 4.31
Alleghany 995 9.09
Anson 854 3.25
Ashe 1274 4.73
Avery 821 4.66
Beaufort 3376 7.12
Bertie 341 1.66
Bladen 2506 7.2
Brunswick 5364 4.79
Buncombe 14886 6.11
Burke 5005 5.56
Cabarrus 17536 9.51
Caldwell 3915 4.77
Camden 240 2.4
Carteret 2543 3.75
Caswell 754 3.27
Catawba 13144 8.49
Chatham 8174 12.66
Cherokee 736 2.72
Chowan 479 3.26
Clay 296 2.78
Cleveland 2941 3.02
Columbus 2669 4.64
Craven 7100 6.74
Cumberland 34539 10.46
Currituck 826 3.44
Dare 2287 6.65
Davidson 10354 6.35
Davie 2564 6.21
Duplin 12339 20.76
Durham 37574 13.29
Edgecombe 2146 3.86
Forsyth 43174 12.07
Franklin 4699 7.65
Gaston 12575 6.05
Gates 205 1.72
Graham 238 2.74
Granville 4172 7.25
Greene 3064 14.45
Guilford 36397 7.27
Halifax 1278 2.38
Harnett 13623 11.14
Haywood 2029 3.46
Henderson 10457 9.7
Hertford 781 3.17
Hoke 6129 12.14
Hyde 421 7.4
Iredell 11296 6.94
Jackson 2128 5.23
Johnston 22437 12.87
Jones 408 4.05
Lee 11401 19.24
Lenoir 3956 6.69
Lincoln 5390 6.85
McDowell 2524 5.61
Macon 2165 6.4
Madison 457 2.19
Martin 804 3.37
Mecklenburg 118524 12.25
Mitchell 659 4.3
Montgomery 3994 14.52
Moore 5380 5.96
Nash 6001 6.3
New Hanover 11159 5.34
Northampton 370 1.74
Onslow 21678 11.36
Orange 11065 8.03
Pamlico 420 3.23
Pasquotank 1766 4.37
Pender 3234 6.02
Perquimans 310 2.28
Person 1597 4.08
Pitt 9745 5.63
Polk 1123 5.55
Randolph 14924 10.49
Richmond 2781 6
Robeson 10792 7.97
Rockingham 5194 5.6
Rowan 10625 7.73
Rutherford 2525 3.76
Sampson 11079 17.39
Scotland 938 2.6
Stanly 2216 3.67
Stokes 1244 2.66
Surry 7171 9.78
Swain 638 4.54
Transylvania 963 2.93
Tyrrell 285 6.91
Union 21926 10.54
Vance 3068 6.8
Wake 92754 9.74
Warren 748 3.61
Washington 510 4.03
Watauga 1758 3.38
Wayne 12998 10.43
Wilkes 3903 5.66
Wilson 7776 9.55
Yadkin 3872 10.15
Yancey 825 4.68