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Counties in North Carolina by Hispanic share of the population

Duplin County had the highest Hispanic share of the population of 100 counties in 2021, at 22.9%. Clay County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 6.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 9.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.9Duplin County
Lowest1.6Clay County
Median6.8100 counties
North Carolina9.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Duplin CountyDuplin County: 22.9 %22.9Sampson CountySampson County: 20.5 %20.5Lee CountyLee County: 19.7 %19.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.7 %15.7Greene CountyGreene County: 15.7 %15.7Hoke CountyHoke County: 14.3 %14.3Johnston CountyJohnston County: 14.1 %14.1Hyde CountyHyde County: 14 %14Durham CountyDurham County: 13.7 %13.7Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 13.7 %13.7Harnett CountyHarnett County: 13.4 %13.4Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 13.4 %13.4Alamance CountyAlamance County: 13.1 %13.1Onslow CountyOnslow County: 13.1 %13.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 12.5 %12.5Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 12.2 %12.2Chatham CountyChatham County: 12.2 %12.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 12.1 %12.1Union CountyUnion County: 11.5 %11.5Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 11.5 %11.5Surry CountySurry County: 11.3 %11.3Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 11 %11Wilson CountyWilson County: 10.9 %10.9Henderson CountyHenderson County: 10.5 %10.5Wake CountyWake County: 10.3 %10.3Catawba CountyCatawba County: 10.1 %10.1Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 10 %10Rowan CountyRowan County: 9.4 %9.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 9 %9Robeson CountyRobeson County: 8.9 %8.9Granville CountyGranville County: 8.7 %8.7Orange CountyOrange County: 8.6 %8.6Guilford CountyGuilford County: 8.4 %8.4Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 8.3 %8.3Vance CountyVance County: 8.2 %8.2Iredell CountyIredell County: 8.1 %8.1Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 8.1 %8.1Bladen CountyBladen County: 7.8 %7.8Craven CountyCraven County: 7.7 %7.7Gaston CountyGaston County: 7.7 %7.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Duplin County22.9
2Sampson County20.5
3Lee County19.7
4Montgomery County15.7
5Greene County15.7
6Hoke County14.3
7Johnston County14.1
8Hyde County14
9Durham County13.7
10Mecklenburg County13.7
11Harnett County13.4
12Forsyth County13.4
13Alamance County13.1
14Onslow County13.1
15Wayne County12.5
16Cumberland County12.2
17Chatham County12.2
18Randolph County12.1
19Union County11.5
20Yadkin County11.5
21Surry County11.3
22Cabarrus County11
23Wilson County10.9
24Henderson County10.5
25Wake County10.3
26Catawba County10.1
27Alleghany County10
28Rowan County9.4
29Franklin County9
30Robeson County8.9
31Granville County8.7
32Orange County8.6
33Guilford County8.4
34Beaufort County8.3
35Vance County8.2
36Iredell County8.1
37Lenoir County8.1
38Bladen County7.8
39Craven County7.7
39Gaston County7.7
41Davidson County7.6
42Dare County7.6
43Macon County7.5
43Pender County7.5
45Lincoln County7.4
46Nash County7.3
47Davie County7.2
48Moore County7.2
49Buncombe County6.9
50Richmond County6.9
51Wilkes County6.8
52Pitt County6.6
53Burke County6.5
54Jackson County6.3
54Rockingham County6.3
56McDowell County6.3
57Swain County6.3
58Polk County6
59Pasquotank County6
60Caldwell County6
61Mitchell County6
62New Hanover County5.9
63Washington County5.8
64Columbus County5.7
65Jones County5.4
66Yancey County5.4
67Ashe County5.2
68Avery County5.2
69Edgecombe County5.1
70Alexander County5
70Brunswick County5
72Rutherford County4.8
73Person County4.7
74Stanly County4.5
75Currituck County4.5
76Caswell County4.5
77Carteret County4.5
78Haywood County4.3
79Martin County4.3
80Pamlico County4.2
81Anson County4.2
82Tyrrell County4.1
83Graham County4
84Cleveland County3.9
85Warren County3.9
86Watauga County3.9
87Hertford County3.8
88Chowan County3.6
89Cherokee County3.6
90Transylvania County3.4
91Stokes County3.4
92Scotland County3.3
93Camden County3.3
94Halifax County3.1
95Perquimans County2.9
96Madison County2.5
97Northampton County2.4
98Gates County2.4
99Bertie County2.2
100Clay County1.6

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About this ranking

People of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Hispanic or Latino population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest Hispanic share of the population?

Duplin County, with 22.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest Hispanic share of the population?

Clay County, with 1.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Hispanic or Latino population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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