Counties in North Carolina by Hispanic share of the population

Duplin County had the highest Hispanic share of the population of 100 counties in 2023, at 22.7%. Gates County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 7.7% and the figure for North Carolina was 11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.7Duplin County
Lowest2.1Gates County
Median7.7100 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Duplin CountyDuplin County: 22.7 %22.7Sampson CountySampson County: 21.3 %21.3Lee CountyLee County: 21.1 %21.1Johnston CountyJohnston County: 16.2 %16.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.5 %15.5Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 15.4 %15.4Durham CountyDurham County: 15.3 %15.3Hoke CountyHoke County: 15.3 %15.3Greene CountyGreene County: 15.1 %15.1Alamance CountyAlamance County: 14.8 %14.8Harnett CountyHarnett County: 14.6 %14.6Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 14.6 %14.6Onslow CountyOnslow County: 13.8 %13.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 13.6 %13.6Chatham CountyChatham County: 13.4 %13.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 13.2 %13.2Union CountyUnion County: 12.9 %12.9Henderson CountyHenderson County: 12.8 %12.8Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 12.4 %12.4Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 12.4 %12.4Surry CountySurry County: 12.2 %12.2Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 12.1 %12.1Wilson CountyWilson County: 11.9 %11.9Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 11.5 %11.5Wake CountyWake County: 11.4 %11.4Rowan CountyRowan County: 11.3 %11.3Catawba CountyCatawba County: 11.1 %11.1Granville CountyGranville County: 10.7 %10.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 10.6 %10.6Orange CountyOrange County: 10.6 %10.6Robeson CountyRobeson County: 10.5 %10.5Tyrrell CountyTyrrell County: 10 %10Guilford CountyGuilford County: 9.8 %9.8Macon CountyMacon County: 9.7 %9.7Gaston CountyGaston County: 9.3 %9.3Vance CountyVance County: 9.1 %9.1Bladen CountyBladen County: 9 %9Iredell CountyIredell County: 8.9 %8.9Davidson CountyDavidson County: 8.6 %8.6Pender CountyPender County: 8.5 %8.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Duplin County22.7-0.5 pts
2Sampson County21.3+0.3 pts
3Lee County21.1+1.1 pts
4Johnston County16.2+1.7 pts
5Montgomery County15.5-0.4 pts
6Mecklenburg County15.4+1.5 pts
7Durham County15.3+1.5 pts
8Hoke County15.3+0.5 pts
9Greene County15.1-0.8 pts
10Alamance County14.8+1.3 pts
11Harnett County14.6+0.9 pts
12Forsyth County14.6+1 pts
13Onslow County13.8+0.5 pts
14Randolph County13.6+1.2 pts
15Chatham County13.4+1.3 pts
16Wayne County13.2+0.5 pts
17Union County12.9+1.1 pts
18Henderson County12.8+2.2 pts
19Cabarrus County12.4+1 pts
19Cumberland County12.4-0.2 pts
21Surry County12.2+0.7 pts
22Yadkin County12.1+0.5 pts
23Wilson County11.9+0.7 pts
24Alleghany County11.5+1.4 pts
25Wake County11.4+1 pts
26Rowan County11.3+1.5 pts
27Catawba County11.1+0.7 pts
28Granville County10.7+1.3 pts
29Franklin County10.6+1.2 pts
30Orange County10.6+1.8 pts
31Robeson County10.5+1.1 pts
32Tyrrell County10+1.4 pts
33Guilford County9.8+1.2 pts
34Macon County9.7+1.8 pts
35Gaston County9.3+1.3 pts
36Vance County9.1+0.6 pts
37Bladen County9+0.9 pts
38Iredell County8.9+0.6 pts
39Davidson County8.6+0.7 pts
40Pender County8.5+0.7 pts
41Lenoir County8.4+0.1 pts
42Buncombe County8.3+1.2 pts
43Burke County8.2+1.6 pts
44Davie County8+0.7 pts
45Nash County7.9+0.4 pts
46Lincoln County7.8+0.3 pts
47Beaufort County7.8-0.5 pts
48Hyde County7.7-4.6 pts
49Pitt County7.7+1 pts
50Jackson County7.7+1.1 pts
51New Hanover County7.6+1.6 pts
52Moore County7.6+0.3 pts
53Richmond County7.5+0.4 pts
54Craven County7.4-0.3 pts
55Wilkes County7.3+0.3 pts
56Dare County7.1-0.5 pts
57Rockingham County6.9+0.4 pts
58McDowell County6.8+0.3 pts
59Hertford County6.5+1.8 pts
60Caldwell County6.4+0.3 pts
61Watauga County6.1+2.1 pts
62Pasquotank County5.9-0.3 pts
63Person County5.9+1 pts
64Ashe County5.9+0.6 pts
65Edgecombe County5.8+0.4 pts
66Avery County5.7+0.6 pts
67Yancey County5.6+0.2 pts
68Brunswick County5.5+0.4 pts
69Columbus County5.5-0.4 pts
70Polk County5.5-0.5 pts
71Rutherford County5.5+0.4 pts
72Alexander County5.4+0.2 pts
73Mitchell County5.3-0.7 pts
74Stanly County5.3+0.5 pts
75Swain County5.1-1.8 pts
76Transylvania County4.9+1.4 pts
77Currituck County4.9+0.1 pts
78Caswell County4.9+0.1 pts
79Jones County4.8-0.9 pts
80Haywood County4.7+0.2 pts
81Carteret County4.7+0.2 pts
82Pamlico County4.6+0.1 pts
83Warren County4.4+0.2 pts
84Cleveland County4.4+0.3 pts
85Martin County4.3-0.1 pts
86Clay County3.9+0.1 pts
87Washington County3.9-2.3 pts
88Camden County3.9+0.2 pts
89Chowan County3.9+0.2 pts
90Scotland County3.7+0.1 pts
91Anson County3.7-0.9 pts
92Stokes County3.60 pts
93Madison County3.5+0.8 pts
94Cherokee County3.5-0.2 pts
95Halifax County3.2-0 pts
96Perquimans County3-0.2 pts
97Graham County2.9-1.2 pts
98Northampton County2.3-0.3 pts
99Bertie County2.2+0.7 pts
100Gates County2.1-1.1 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest Hispanic share of the population?

Duplin County, with 22.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest Hispanic share of the population?

Gates County, with 2.1% in 2023.

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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