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.
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 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 |