Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Asian Alone (111.42K), followed by Mecklenburg County (77.91K), and Guilford County (31.28K).

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.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2023
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Cabarrus
Union
Orange
Forsyth
Cumberland
Catawba
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2023
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Rank County Asian Alone Population
1 Wake County 111424
2 Mecklenburg County 77908
3 Guilford County 31277
4 Durham County 20528
5 Cabarrus County 16890
6 Union County 13411
7 Orange County 12254
8 Forsyth County 11068
9 Cumberland County 9534
10 Catawba County 8159
11 Iredell County 5616
12 Onslow County 4775
13 Gaston County 4480
14 Buncombe County 4182
15 Pitt County 3927
16 Alamance County 3793
17 New Hanover County 3731
18 Davidson County 3536
19 Burke County 3277
20 Craven County 3132
21 Johnston County 3048
22 Randolph County 2514
23 Chatham County 2298
24 Harnett County 2098
25 Moore County 1954
26 Rowan County 1806
27 Wayne County 1620
28 Henderson County 1548
29 Brunswick County 1398
30 Stanly County 1339
31 Cleveland County 1249
32 Nash County 1179
33 Lee County 1070
34 Lincoln County 1040
35 Hoke County 1035
36 Wilson County 984
37 Robeson County 883
38 Carteret County 793
39 Franklin County 775
40 Watauga County 745
41 Caldwell County 724
42 Rockingham County 698
43 Pender County 637
44 Pasquotank County 590
45 Surry County 579
46 Granville County 571
47 McDowell County 535
48 Jackson County 531
49 Richmond County 503
50 Haywood County 496
51 Montgomery County 484
52 Alexander County 465
53 Rutherford County 452
54 Davie County 437
55 Sampson County 424
56 Halifax County 415
57 Vance County 413
57 Wilkes County 413
58 Duplin County 412
59 Currituck County 411
60 Dare County 405
61 Macon County 398
62 Lenoir County 393
63 Anson County 376
64 Scotland County 336
65 Columbus County 306
66 Beaufort County 294
67 Edgecombe County 259
68 Hertford County 256
69 Transylvania County 231
70 Yadkin County 230
71 Polk County 222
72 Cherokee County 219
73 Stokes County 212
74 Camden County 199
75 Person County 180
76 Caswell County 167
77 Bladen County 147
77 Martin County 147
78 Ashe County 141
79 Avery County 138
80 Bertie County 135
81 Greene County 131
82 Madison County 124
83 Chowan County 115
83 Warren County 115
84 Swain County 106
85 Mitchell County 104
86 Perquimans County 94
87 Pamlico County 88
88 Alleghany County 87
89 Yancey County 79
90 Northampton County 75
91 Tyrrell County 65
92 Jones County 60
93 Clay County 56
93 Graham County 56
94 Washington County 53
95 Gates County 52
96 Hyde County 39