North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2021

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 1,153,562 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in North Carolina and they represented 10.92% of the total population of North Carolina in 2021.

Mecklenburg County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (173,242), followed by Wake County (130,811), and Forsyth County (56,430). On the other hand, Gates County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (213), followed by Graham County (234), and Tyrrell County (300).

When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Duplin County had the highest percentage (22.61%), followed by Lee County (21.06%), and Sampson County (21.06%).

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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 2021
North Carolina Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of County Population
Alamance 25692 14.77
Alexander 1947 5.35
Alleghany 1276 11.52
Anson 799 3.65
Ashe 1571 5.87
Avery 988 5.64
Beaufort 3473 7.81
Bertie 383 2.21
Bladen 2628 8.9
Brunswick 7920 5.47
Buncombe 22404 8.24
Burke 7239 8.27
Cabarrus 28750 12.4
Caldwell 5193 6.45
Camden 424 3.92
Carteret 3260 4.74
Caswell 1098 4.84
Catawba 17780 11
Chatham 10522 13.47
Cherokee 1006 3.45
Chowan 532 3.87
Clay 424 3.73
Cleveland 4400 4.39
Columbus 2740 5.48
Craven 7496 7.47
Cumberland 41456 12.27
Currituck 1474 4.96
Dare 2654 7
Davidson 14515 8.5
Davie 3521 8.07
Duplin 10980 22.61
Durham 50078 15.18
Edgecombe 2827 5.85
Forsyth 56430 14.61
Franklin 7490 10.43
Gaston 21279 9.2
Gates 213 2.05
Graham 234 2.92
Granville 6561 10.69
Greene 3054 15.06
Guilford 53277 9.82
Halifax 1566 3.24
Harnett 19645 14.49
Haywood 2936 4.7
Henderson 15099 12.89
Hertford 1208 6.05
Hoke 8201 15.42
Hyde 366 7.88
Iredell 16860 8.77
Jackson 3283 7.71
Johnston 37025 16.29
Jones 429 4.66
Lee 13488 21.06
Lenoir 4588 8.39
Lincoln 6954 7.73
McDowell 3010 6.76
Macon 3636 9.7
Madison 774 3.56
Martin 942 4.33
Mecklenburg 173242 15.38
Mitchell 792 5.29
Montgomery 3956 15.3
Moore 7803 7.57
Nash 7590 7.97
New Hanover 17664 7.68
Northampton 378 2.21
Onslow 28360 13.77
Orange 15591 10.49
Pamlico 551 4.46
Pasquotank 2417 5.92
Pender 5385 8.55
Perquimans 412 3.14
Person 2277 5.82
Pitt 13274 7.71
Polk 1040 5.28
Randolph 19666 13.55
Richmond 3212 7.5
Robeson 12093 10.41
Rockingham 6213 6.81
Rowan 16655 11.26
Rutherford 3516 5.44
Sampson 12431 21.06
Scotland 1237 3.61
Stanly 3223 5.11
Stokes 1566 3.51
Surry 8725 12.24
Swain 691 4.89
Transylvania 1674 5.03
Tyrrell 300 8.88
Union 31474 12.89
Vance 3785 8.99
Wake 130811 11.35
Warren 831 4.42
Washington 413 3.8
Watauga 3404 6.19
Wayne 15388 13.17
Wilkes 4743 7.21
Wilson 9257 11.83
Yadkin 4478 12.01
Yancey 1046 5.58