Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Asian Alone (78.68K), followed by Mecklenburg County (67.78K), and Guilford County (27.16K).

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 2017
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Asian Alone Population
1 Wake County 78680
2 Mecklenburg County 67776
3 Guilford County 27155
4 Durham County 16664
5 Orange County 11474
6 Forsyth County 9743
7 Cumberland County 9117
8 Cabarrus County 8574
9 Union County 7086
10 Catawba County 7030
11 Iredell County 4667
12 Onslow County 4282
13 Pitt County 3690
14 Buncombe County 3542
15 New Hanover County 3471
16 Burke County 3463
17 Gaston County 3430
18 Craven County 2978
19 Alamance County 2799
20 Davidson County 2696
21 Randolph County 2069
22 Johnston County 1736
23 Harnett County 1726
24 Wayne County 1675
25 Rowan County 1595
26 Moore County 1509
27 Henderson County 1469
28 Chatham County 1388
29 Stanly County 1269
30 Cleveland County 1041
31 Nash County 1001
32 Wilson County 980
33 Brunswick County 968
34 Carteret County 879
35 Robeson County 867
36 Lee County 806
37 Hoke County 796
38 Watauga County 679
39 Caldwell County 573
40 Lincoln County 570
41 Rockingham County 566
42 Pasquotank County 552
43 Surry County 510
44 McDowell County 497
45 Jackson County 475
46 Duplin County 455
47 Montgomery County 445
48 Granville County 421
49 Richmond County 419
50 Halifax County 418
51 Franklin County 411
52 Wilkes County 404
53 Lenoir County 403
54 Sampson County 398
55 Rutherford County 395
56 Alexander County 392
57 Davie County 380
58 Pender County 373
59 Haywood County 361
60 Macon County 354
61 Vance County 345
62 Anson County 319
63 Scotland County 295
64 Columbus County 286
65 Dare County 262
66 Beaufort County 231
67 Transylvania County 214
68 Cherokee County 204
69 Hertford County 201
70 Camden County 200
71 Currituck County 197
72 Person County 185
73 Yadkin County 167
74 Stokes County 163
75 Polk County 159
76 Edgecombe County 147
77 Ashe County 145
78 Bertie County 138
79 Bladen County 125
80 Caswell County 121
80 Martin County 121
81 Greene County 120
82 Chowan County 112
83 Madison County 105
84 Mitchell County 96
85 Tyrrell County 93
86 Avery County 92
87 Swain County 87
88 Alleghany County 86
89 Pamlico County 78
90 Warren County 75
91 Perquimans County 68
92 Northampton County 58
93 Yancey County 53
94 Washington County 49
95 Jones County 48
96 Graham County 43
97 Gates County 40
98 Clay County 39
98 Hyde County 39