Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Asian Alone (82.78K), followed by Mecklenburg County (69.84K), and Guilford County (28.14K).

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 2018
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Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Orange
Forsyth
Cabarrus
Cumberland
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2018
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Rank County Asian Alone Population
1 Wake County 82775
2 Mecklenburg County 69838
3 Guilford County 28136
4 Durham County 17195
5 Orange County 11813
6 Forsyth County 9838
7 Cabarrus County 9470
8 Cumberland County 9238
9 Union County 7904
10 Catawba County 7162
11 Iredell County 4720
12 Onslow County 4334
13 Pitt County 3734
14 Buncombe County 3619
15 Gaston County 3557
16 New Hanover County 3462
17 Burke County 3341
18 Alamance County 2971
19 Craven County 2957
20 Davidson County 2760
21 Randolph County 2123
22 Johnston County 1867
23 Harnett County 1766
24 Rowan County 1629
25 Wayne County 1616
26 Chatham County 1557
27 Henderson County 1540
28 Moore County 1531
29 Stanly County 1277
30 Cleveland County 1035
31 Brunswick County 1034
32 Nash County 1031
33 Wilson County 1008
34 Lee County 862
35 Carteret County 855
36 Robeson County 846
37 Hoke County 810
38 Watauga County 715
39 Lincoln County 644
40 Caldwell County 599
41 Rockingham County 594
42 Pasquotank County 544
43 Surry County 529
44 McDowell County 509
45 Jackson County 486
46 Franklin County 472
47 Duplin County 462
48 Montgomery County 441
49 Granville County 434
50 Halifax County 433
51 Sampson County 424
52 Rutherford County 418
53 Richmond County 413
54 Pender County 410
55 Wilkes County 402
56 Lenoir County 391
57 Haywood County 390
58 Alexander County 384
58 Vance County 384
59 Macon County 372
60 Davie County 368
61 Anson County 341
62 Scotland County 306
63 Columbus County 289
64 Dare County 282
65 Beaufort County 257
66 Transylvania County 215
67 Cherokee County 208
68 Hertford County 207
69 Camden County 200
70 Currituck County 193
71 Yadkin County 189
72 Person County 183
73 Polk County 173
73 Stokes County 173
74 Edgecombe County 161
75 Ashe County 148
76 Bertie County 141
77 Martin County 137
78 Bladen County 129
79 Caswell County 123
79 Greene County 123
80 Chowan County 114
81 Avery County 106
82 Madison County 100
83 Mitchell County 96
84 Swain County 94
85 Alleghany County 87
86 Tyrrell County 83
87 Pamlico County 78
88 Warren County 76
89 Perquimans County 75
90 Northampton County 61
91 Yancey County 58
92 Jones County 50
93 Graham County 48
94 Washington County 47
95 Clay County 45
96 Gates County 44
97 Hyde County 35