Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Asian Alone (56.32K), followed by Mecklenburg County (50.09K), and Guilford County (21.79K).

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 2012
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County Asian Alone Population
1 Wake County 56315
2 Mecklenburg County 50093
3 Guilford County 21787
4 Durham County 13414
5 Orange County 10021
6 Cumberland County 8428
7 Forsyth County 7567
8 Catawba County 5809
9 Cabarrus County 4466
10 Union County 3953
11 Onslow County 3849
12 Iredell County 3757
13 Burke County 3202
14 Pitt County 3154
15 New Hanover County 2919
16 Buncombe County 2852
17 Gaston County 2790
18 Craven County 2446
19 Davidson County 2142
20 Alamance County 2110
21 Wayne County 1590
22 Randolph County 1574
23 Rowan County 1491
24 Harnett County 1394
25 Johnston County 1212
26 Henderson County 1157
27 Stanly County 1155
28 Robeson County 1041
29 Moore County 947
30 Cleveland County 877
31 Nash County 867
32 Chatham County 847
33 Wilson County 779
34 Carteret County 747
35 Brunswick County 737
36 Hoke County 666
37 Lee County 606
38 Pasquotank County 555
39 Watauga County 544
40 Caldwell County 504
41 Richmond County 464
41 Rockingham County 464
42 Lincoln County 460
43 Montgomery County 456
44 Surry County 442
45 McDowell County 426
46 Halifax County 405
47 Jackson County 382
47 Lenoir County 382
48 Alexander County 377
49 Granville County 349
49 Sampson County 349
50 Franklin County 340
50 Rutherford County 340
51 Scotland County 315
52 Pender County 312
53 Duplin County 305
54 Davie County 297
55 Anson County 295
56 Wilkes County 280
57 Haywood County 246
58 Vance County 238
59 Beaufort County 227
60 Columbus County 225
61 Dare County 215
62 Macon County 211
63 Camden County 193
64 Currituck County 180
65 Transylvania County 170
66 Hertford County 163
67 Edgecombe County 161
67 Stokes County 161
68 Cherokee County 155
69 Person County 147
70 Yadkin County 121
71 Ashe County 119
72 Bertie County 108
73 Chowan County 106
74 Bladen County 102
75 Polk County 96
76 Martin County 95
77 Tyrrell County 89
78 Greene County 86
79 Madison County 85
80 Swain County 79
81 Mitchell County 78
82 Warren County 70
83 Avery County 69
83 Caswell County 69
83 Perquimans County 69
84 Alleghany County 68
85 Pamlico County 58
86 Northampton County 51
87 Washington County 40
87 Yancey County 40
88 Jones County 38
89 Graham County 35
90 Clay County 31
91 Hyde County 28
92 Gates County 23