Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Asian Alone (52.99K), followed by Mecklenburg County (46.81K), and Guilford County (20.73K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2011
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Orange
Cumberland
Forsyth
Catawba
Cabarrus
Onslow
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Asian Alone Population
1 Wake County 52985
2 Mecklenburg County 46806
3 Guilford County 20725
4 Durham County 12947
5 Orange County 9594
6 Cumberland County 7912
7 Forsyth County 7237
8 Catawba County 5701
9 Cabarrus County 4135
10 Onslow County 3666
11 Union County 3639
12 Iredell County 3450
13 Burke County 3220
14 Pitt County 3063
15 New Hanover County 2693
16 Gaston County 2656
17 Buncombe County 2652
18 Craven County 2287
19 Davidson County 2106
20 Alamance County 2024
21 Wayne County 1513
22 Randolph County 1490
23 Rowan County 1430
24 Harnett County 1257
25 Johnston County 1143
26 Robeson County 1117
27 Henderson County 1112
28 Stanly County 1110
29 Moore County 867
29 Nash County 867
30 Cleveland County 827
31 Chatham County 791
32 Wilson County 733
33 Carteret County 676
34 Brunswick County 659
35 Hoke County 642
36 Lee County 573
37 Watauga County 515
38 Pasquotank County 509
39 Richmond County 503
40 Caldwell County 491
41 Rockingham County 457
42 Lincoln County 448
43 Montgomery County 447
44 Surry County 441
45 McDowell County 409
46 Halifax County 401
47 Jackson County 390
48 Alexander County 363
49 Lenoir County 343
50 Granville County 324
51 Franklin County 318
52 Sampson County 317
53 Rutherford County 309
54 Anson County 304
55 Duplin County 301
56 Scotland County 296
57 Davie County 288
58 Pender County 276
59 Wilkes County 260
60 Haywood County 227
61 Macon County 222
62 Vance County 215
63 Beaufort County 214
64 Dare County 212
65 Columbus County 206
66 Camden County 168
67 Currituck County 167
68 Hertford County 162
69 Stokes County 155
69 Transylvania County 155
70 Cherokee County 149
71 Edgecombe County 148
72 Person County 138
73 Ashe County 114
74 Yadkin County 111
75 Bertie County 108
76 Martin County 98
77 Greene County 89
78 Tyrrell County 88
79 Polk County 87
80 Bladen County 80
80 Chowan County 80
81 Madison County 75
82 Swain County 72
83 Alleghany County 65
84 Avery County 64
84 Caswell County 64
84 Mitchell County 64
85 Warren County 60
86 Perquimans County 55
87 Pamlico County 54
88 Northampton County 47
89 Washington County 36
89 Yancey County 36
90 Jones County 35
91 Graham County 29
92 Clay County 25
93 Gates County 21
94 Hyde County 20