Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Asian Alone (87.32K), followed by Mecklenburg County (71.81K), and Guilford County (29.02K).

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 2019
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2019
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Rank County Asian Alone Population
1 Wake County 87316
2 Mecklenburg County 71805
3 Guilford County 29022
4 Durham County 17918
5 Orange County 11925
6 Cabarrus County 10573
7 Forsyth County 10011
8 Cumberland County 9227
9 Union County 8786
10 Catawba County 7455
11 Iredell County 4975
12 Onslow County 4556
13 Pitt County 3736
14 Buncombe County 3718
15 Gaston County 3697
16 New Hanover County 3483
17 Burke County 3341
18 Alamance County 3072
19 Craven County 3020
20 Davidson County 2873
21 Randolph County 2218
22 Johnston County 2008
23 Harnett County 1828
24 Wayne County 1667
25 Chatham County 1657
26 Rowan County 1642
27 Moore County 1630
28 Henderson County 1561
29 Stanly County 1265
30 Brunswick County 1092
31 Cleveland County 1053
32 Wilson County 1044
33 Nash County 1011
34 Lee County 877
35 Carteret County 842
36 Robeson County 841
37 Hoke County 840
38 Lincoln County 701
39 Watauga County 672
40 Caldwell County 618
41 Rockingham County 608
42 Pasquotank County 564
43 Surry County 555
44 Jackson County 506
45 McDowell County 503
46 Franklin County 492
47 Montgomery County 458
48 Granville County 450
49 Duplin County 442
50 Richmond County 438
51 Rutherford County 429
52 Halifax County 428
52 Haywood County 428
53 Pender County 427
54 Sampson County 409
55 Lenoir County 408
56 Wilkes County 404
57 Alexander County 394
58 Macon County 387
59 Davie County 375
60 Vance County 368
61 Anson County 347
62 Scotland County 324
63 Dare County 313
64 Columbus County 285
65 Beaufort County 248
66 Currituck County 230
67 Transylvania County 216
68 Cherokee County 206
69 Camden County 201
70 Hertford County 198
71 Yadkin County 191
72 Stokes County 190
73 Polk County 183
74 Person County 179
75 Edgecombe County 162
76 Caswell County 148
77 Ashe County 145
78 Martin County 129
79 Bladen County 126
80 Bertie County 125
81 Greene County 124
82 Chowan County 118
83 Avery County 113
84 Mitchell County 108
85 Madison County 106
86 Swain County 100
87 Warren County 87
88 Alleghany County 85
89 Pamlico County 81
90 Tyrrell County 75
91 Perquimans County 74
92 Yancey County 63
93 Northampton County 61
94 Jones County 53
95 Washington County 51
96 Clay County 50
97 Graham County 48
98 Gates County 37
99 Hyde County 36