Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Asian (52.27K), followed by Mecklenburg County (45.86K), and Guilford County (20.37K).

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 Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2011
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Orange
Cumberland
Forsyth
Catawba
Cabarrus
Union
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2011
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Asian Population
1 Wake County 52270
2 Mecklenburg County 45857
3 Guilford County 20370
4 Durham County 12548
5 Orange County 9521
6 Cumberland County 7483
7 Forsyth County 6950
8 Catawba County 5591
9 Cabarrus County 3957
10 Union County 3520
11 Iredell County 3377
12 Onslow County 3294
13 Burke County 3123
14 Pitt County 2890
15 Gaston County 2607
16 New Hanover County 2574
17 Buncombe County 2545
18 Craven County 2201
19 Davidson County 1976
20 Alamance County 1942
21 Randolph County 1408
22 Wayne County 1405
23 Rowan County 1373
24 Harnett County 1122
25 Stanly County 1081
26 Henderson County 1062
27 Robeson County 1038
28 Johnston County 980
29 Moore County 822
30 Cleveland County 770
31 Chatham County 743
32 Nash County 734
33 Wilson County 688
34 Carteret County 651
35 Brunswick County 614
36 Hoke County 555
37 Lee County 494
38 Watauga County 491
39 Pasquotank County 484
40 Richmond County 480
41 Caldwell County 463
42 Rockingham County 428
43 Lincoln County 425
44 Montgomery County 421
45 Surry County 382
46 Halifax County 378
47 Jackson County 370
48 Alexander County 359
49 McDowell County 356
50 Lenoir County 313
51 Granville County 309
52 Rutherford County 295
52 Scotland County 295
53 Anson County 290
54 Franklin County 273
55 Davie County 254
55 Wilkes County 254
56 Sampson County 234
57 Pender County 221
58 Haywood County 213
59 Dare County 209
60 Vance County 207
61 Macon County 206
62 Beaufort County 184
63 Duplin County 175
64 Camden County 161
64 Columbus County 161
65 Transylvania County 154
66 Currituck County 153
67 Stokes County 148
68 Edgecombe County 144
69 Cherokee County 142
70 Hertford County 131
71 Person County 121
72 Ashe County 112
73 Bertie County 99
74 Martin County 94
75 Tyrrell County 88
76 Yadkin County 83
77 Chowan County 80
78 Greene County 78
79 Madison County 72
80 Bladen County 70
80 Swain County 70
81 Caswell County 64
82 Polk County 61
83 Avery County 59
84 Mitchell County 58
85 Alleghany County 55
86 Warren County 53
87 Pamlico County 52
88 Perquimans County 40
89 Northampton County 38
90 Washington County 36
90 Yancey County 36
91 Jones County 34
92 Graham County 29
93 Clay County 24
94 Gates County 20
95 Hyde County 18