Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Asian Alone (96.13K), followed by Mecklenburg County (73.41K), and Guilford County (29.85K).

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 2021
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County Asian Alone Population
1 Wake County 96134
2 Mecklenburg County 73407
3 Guilford County 29846
4 Durham County 19070
5 Cabarrus County 13462
6 Orange County 11775
7 Forsyth County 10547
8 Union County 10294
9 Cumberland County 9222
10 Catawba County 7880
11 Iredell County 5297
12 Onslow County 4609
13 Gaston County 4015
14 Buncombe County 4005
15 Pitt County 3610
16 New Hanover County 3540
17 Alamance County 3365
18 Burke County 3310
19 Davidson County 3075
20 Craven County 3059
21 Johnston County 2425
22 Randolph County 2390
23 Chatham County 1896
24 Moore County 1736
25 Rowan County 1732
26 Harnett County 1707
27 Henderson County 1546
28 Wayne County 1535
29 Stanly County 1257
30 Brunswick County 1198
31 Cleveland County 1147
32 Nash County 1103
33 Lee County 974
34 Wilson County 971
35 Hoke County 881
36 Lincoln County 864
37 Carteret County 815
38 Robeson County 776
39 Watauga County 706
40 Caldwell County 660
41 Rockingham County 635
42 Franklin County 610
43 Surry County 576
44 Pasquotank County 569
45 Jackson County 532
46 Granville County 513
47 McDowell County 512
48 Richmond County 452
49 Haywood County 444
49 Pender County 444
50 Rutherford County 441
51 Montgomery County 437
52 Alexander County 419
53 Halifax County 418
54 Duplin County 416
55 Lenoir County 415
56 Sampson County 413
57 Wilkes County 406
58 Davie County 398
59 Macon County 395
60 Vance County 383
61 Anson County 363
62 Dare County 361
63 Scotland County 339
64 Currituck County 334
65 Columbus County 298
66 Beaufort County 270
67 Hertford County 224
68 Transylvania County 221
69 Cherokee County 202
70 Camden County 201
71 Yadkin County 198
72 Edgecombe County 190
73 Stokes County 188
74 Polk County 187
75 Person County 183
76 Caswell County 155
77 Bladen County 153
78 Bertie County 141
79 Martin County 140
80 Greene County 130
81 Ashe County 127
82 Avery County 126
82 Madison County 126
83 Chowan County 109
83 Swain County 109
84 Mitchell County 97
85 Alleghany County 88
86 Warren County 79
87 Pamlico County 78
87 Perquimans County 78
88 Northampton County 66
89 Yancey County 64
90 Tyrrell County 63
91 Jones County 61
92 Graham County 53
93 Clay County 47
93 Gates County 47
94 Washington County 45
95 Hyde County 39