North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2018

Updated on December 18, 2022.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, there were 992,905 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in North Carolina and they represented 9.56% of the total population of North Carolina in 2018.

Mecklenburg County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (147,156), followed by Wake County (111,211), and Forsyth County (49,347). On the other hand, Gates County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (271), followed by Camden County (317), and Graham County (332).

When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Duplin County had the highest percentage (22.43%), followed by Sampson County (19.99%), and Lee County (19.14%).

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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 2018
North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of County Population
Alamance 21256 12.77
Alexander 1807 4.85
Alleghany 1106 9.91
Anson 1040 4.25
Ashe 1382 5.1
Avery 873 4.99
Beaufort 3790 8.04
Bertie 405 2.12
Bladen 2532 7.63
Brunswick 6716 4.9
Buncombe 17352 6.68
Burke 5615 6.22
Cabarrus 22363 10.57
Caldwell 4650 5.66
Camden 317 2.99
Carteret 2985 4.29
Caswell 964 4.25
Catawba 15637 9.86
Chatham 8871 12.12
Cherokee 1004 3.53
Chowan 504 3.6
Clay 404 3.62
Cleveland 3576 3.66
Columbus 3041 5.45
Craven 7656 7.46
Cumberland 40330 12.06
Currituck 1112 4.11
Dare 2714 7.39
Davidson 12279 7.37
Davie 2927 6.89
Duplin 13233 22.43
Durham 43376 13.66
Edgecombe 2512 4.83
Forsyth 49347 13.01
Franklin 5854 8.65
Gaston 16237 7.29
Gates 271 2.35
Graham 332 3.91
Granville 4941 8.22
Greene 3254 15.47
Guilford 43263 8.11
Halifax 1550 3.06
Harnett 17597 13.07
Haywood 2570 4.13
Henderson 11887 10.2
Hertford 891 3.73
Hoke 7589 13.88
Hyde 476 9.51
Iredell 13931 7.81
Jackson 2740 6.29
Johnston 27835 13.71
Jones 494 5.17
Lee 11720 19.14
Lenoir 4289 7.65
Lincoln 6035 7.16
McDowell 2816 6.19
Macon 2537 7.2
Madison 527 2.43
Martin 956 4.21
Mecklenburg 147156 13.43
Mitchell 844 5.63
Montgomery 4180 15.42
Moore 6815 6.89
Nash 6610 7.02
New Hanover 13255 5.7
Northampton 457 2.32
Onslow 25340 12.86
Orange 12450 8.41
Pamlico 522 4.14
Pasquotank 2379 5.99
Pender 4545 7.32
Perquimans 356 2.65
Person 1743 4.41
Pitt 11493 6.4
Polk 1278 6.18
Randolph 16679 11.65
Richmond 3014 6.72
Robeson 11784 8.94
Rockingham 5579 6.15
Rowan 12736 9.04
Rutherford 3082 4.62
Sampson 12647 19.99
Scotland 1095 3.16
Stanly 2710 4.37
Stokes 1495 3.29
Surry 7846 10.9
Swain 882 6.19
Transylvania 1175 3.44
Tyrrell 368 8.95
Union 26535 11.23
Vance 3576 7.99
Wake 111211 10.18
Warren 742 3.75
Washington 626 5.31
Watauga 2132 3.79
Wayne 14931 12.09
Wilkes 4595 6.71
Wilson 8683 10.67
Yadkin 4138 11.05
Yancey 953 5.33