Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Asian Alone (73.57K), followed by Mecklenburg County (64.10K), and Guilford County (25.95K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Asian Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 73567 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 64099 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 25950 |
| 4 | Durham County | 16090 |
| 5 | Orange County | 11416 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 9273 |
| 7 | Cumberland County | 8990 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 7513 |
| 9 | Catawba County | 6661 |
| 10 | Union County | 6118 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 4447 |
| 12 | Onslow County | 4091 |
| 13 | Pitt County | 3673 |
| 14 | Burke County | 3409 |
| 15 | New Hanover County | 3388 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 3358 |
| 17 | Gaston County | 3352 |
| 18 | Craven County | 2856 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 2630 |
| 20 | Davidson County | 2517 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 1999 |
| 22 | Harnett County | 1682 |
| 23 | Johnston County | 1619 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 1578 |
| 25 | Rowan County | 1545 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 1385 |
| 27 | Moore County | 1376 |
| 28 | Chatham County | 1292 |
| 29 | Stanly County | 1257 |
| 30 | Cleveland County | 1029 |
| 31 | Nash County | 994 |
| 32 | Wilson County | 941 |
| 33 | Brunswick County | 905 |
| 34 | Robeson County | 885 |
| 35 | Carteret County | 866 |
| 36 | Lee County | 775 |
| 37 | Hoke County | 749 |
| 38 | Watauga County | 660 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 566 |
| 40 | Rockingham County | 561 |
| 41 | Pasquotank County | 554 |
| 42 | Caldwell County | 546 |
| 43 | Surry County | 486 |
| 44 | McDowell County | 467 |
| 45 | Duplin County | 454 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 450 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 433 |
| 48 | Halifax County | 414 |
| 49 | Richmond County | 413 |
| 50 | Alexander County | 407 |
| 51 | Granville County | 401 |
| 52 | Lenoir County | 398 |
| 53 | Franklin County | 396 |
| 54 | Rutherford County | 388 |
| 54 | Wilkes County | 388 |
| 55 | Sampson County | 386 |
| 56 | Davie County | 362 |
| 57 | Pender County | 361 |
| 58 | Haywood County | 345 |
| 59 | Macon County | 341 |
| 60 | Columbus County | 313 |
| 61 | Scotland County | 309 |
| 62 | Anson County | 307 |
| 63 | Vance County | 295 |
| 64 | Dare County | 257 |
| 65 | Beaufort County | 236 |
| 66 | Camden County | 228 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 209 |
| 68 | Transylvania County | 203 |
| 69 | Hertford County | 193 |
| 70 | Currituck County | 180 |
| 71 | Person County | 176 |
| 72 | Yadkin County | 169 |
| 73 | Stokes County | 168 |
| 74 | Edgecombe County | 154 |
| 75 | Polk County | 141 |
| 76 | Ashe County | 140 |
| 77 | Bertie County | 139 |
| 78 | Martin County | 130 |
| 79 | Greene County | 121 |
| 80 | Bladen County | 118 |
| 81 | Chowan County | 109 |
| 82 | Caswell County | 105 |
| 83 | Madison County | 98 |
| 84 | Mitchell County | 93 |
| 85 | Swain County | 90 |
| 86 | Avery County | 87 |
| 87 | Alleghany County | 85 |
| 87 | Tyrrell County | 85 |
| 88 | Pamlico County | 73 |
| 89 | Warren County | 72 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 70 |
| 91 | Yancey County | 58 |
| 92 | Northampton County | 53 |
| 93 | Washington County | 45 |
| 94 | Jones County | 44 |
| 95 | Graham County | 42 |
| 96 | Hyde County | 39 |
| 97 | Clay County | 37 |
| 98 | Gates County | 32 |