North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2020

Updated on June 17, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, there were 1,122,387 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in North Carolina and they represented 10.74% of the total population of North Carolina in 2020.

Mecklenburg County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (170,340), followed by Wake County (128,451), and Forsyth County (54,891). On the other hand, Graham County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (210), followed by Gates County (219), and Tyrrell County (291).

When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Duplin County had the highest percentage (22.21%), followed by Sampson County (20.83%), and Lee County (20.72%).

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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 2020
North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2020
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County Population % of County Population
Alamance 24818 14.43
Alexander 1855 5.08
Alleghany 1255 11.52
Anson 689 3.13
Ashe 1501 5.65
Avery 970 5.44
Beaufort 3470 7.76
Bertie 349 1.95
Bladen 2569 8.67
Brunswick 7468 5.41
Buncombe 21991 8.15
Burke 7142 8.16
Cabarrus 27528 12.12
Caldwell 4959 6.15
Camden 366 3.52
Carteret 3133 4.63
Caswell 1044 4.6
Catawba 17444 10.84
Chatham 10394 13.56
Cherokee 922 3.2
Chowan 505 3.69
Clay 415 3.73
Cleveland 4100 4.11
Columbus 2666 5.28
Craven 7264 7.24
Cumberland 39840 11.88
Currituck 1250 4.4
Dare 2564 6.92
Davidson 13930 8.23
Davie 3391 7.9
Duplin 10806 22.21
Durham 49984 15.35
Edgecombe 2722 5.58
Forsyth 54891 14.32
Franklin 6966 10.07
Gaston 20187 8.83
Gates 219 2.1
Graham 210 2.61
Granville 6225 10.2
Greene 2957 14.46
Guilford 52204 9.68
Halifax 1497 3.09
Harnett 18911 14.14
Haywood 2836 4.56
Henderson 14937 12.81
Hertford 1538 7.19
Hoke 7760 14.86
Hyde 357 7.84
Iredell 15868 8.46
Jackson 3211 7.6
Johnston 34809 15.98
Jones 399 4.36
Lee 13143 20.72
Lenoir 4390 7.98
Lincoln 6441 7.39
McDowell 2923 6.56
Macon 3511 9.46
Madison 726 3.41
Martin 927 4.22
Mecklenburg 170340 15.24
Mitchell 737 4.95
Montgomery 3928 15.27
Moore 7465 7.44
Nash 7327 7.7
New Hanover 17244 7.62
Northampton 362 2.08
Onslow 28188 13.57
Orange 15505 10.8
Pamlico 522 4.24
Pasquotank 2306 5.68
Pender 4990 8.23
Perquimans 339 2.6
Person 2187 5.58
Pitt 12907 7.58
Polk 1029 5.31
Randolph 19103 13.23
Richmond 3110 7.25
Robeson 11747 10.1
Rockingham 6094 6.68
Rowan 16062 10.91
Rutherford 3284 5.09
Sampson 12308 20.83
Scotland 1151 3.36
Stanly 3081 4.92
Stokes 1460 3.28
Surry 8519 11.94
Swain 629 4.46
Transylvania 1647 4.98
Tyrrell 291 8.98
Union 30310 12.66
Vance 3735 8.78
Wake 128451 11.36
Warren 785 4.22
Washington 396 3.61
Watauga 3428 6.33
Wayne 14981 12.78
Wilkes 4660 7.07
Wilson 9037 11.47
Yadkin 4381 11.76
Yancey 1014 5.48