Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Asian (55.52K), followed by Mecklenburg County (49.10K), and Guilford County (21.41K).

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 2012
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Orange
Cumberland
Forsyth
Catawba
Cabarrus
Union
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Asian Population
1 Wake County 55518
2 Mecklenburg County 49103
3 Guilford County 21412
4 Durham County 12995
5 Orange County 9943
6 Cumberland County 7993
7 Forsyth County 7229
8 Catawba County 5678
9 Cabarrus County 4279
10 Union County 3827
11 Iredell County 3675
12 Onslow County 3454
13 Burke County 3105
14 Pitt County 2980
15 New Hanover County 2794
16 Gaston County 2733
17 Buncombe County 2730
18 Craven County 2353
19 Davidson County 2016
20 Alamance County 2006
21 Randolph County 1486
22 Wayne County 1459
23 Rowan County 1428
24 Harnett County 1220
25 Stanly County 1126
26 Henderson County 1099
27 Johnston County 1015
28 Robeson County 946
29 Moore County 892
30 Cleveland County 810
31 Chatham County 796
32 Nash County 727
33 Carteret County 726
34 Wilson County 719
35 Brunswick County 685
36 Hoke County 582
37 Pasquotank County 525
38 Lee County 522
39 Watauga County 520
40 Caldwell County 473
41 Richmond County 438
42 Lincoln County 436
43 Rockingham County 433
44 Montgomery County 417
45 Halifax County 378
46 Surry County 376
47 Alexander County 369
48 McDowell County 368
49 Jackson County 360
50 Lenoir County 337
51 Granville County 326
52 Rutherford County 325
53 Scotland County 313
54 Franklin County 292
55 Anson County 279
56 Wilkes County 266
57 Davie County 258
58 Sampson County 256
59 Pender County 251
60 Haywood County 231
61 Vance County 224
62 Dare County 207
63 Macon County 196
64 Beaufort County 190
65 Camden County 186
66 Duplin County 175
67 Columbus County 172
68 Transylvania County 169
69 Currituck County 164
70 Edgecombe County 152
71 Stokes County 151
72 Cherokee County 149
73 Hertford County 132
74 Person County 126
75 Ashe County 117
76 Chowan County 106
77 Bertie County 101
78 Bladen County 90
78 Martin County 90
79 Tyrrell County 89
80 Yadkin County 87
81 Madison County 82
82 Swain County 76
83 Greene County 72
83 Mitchell County 72
84 Polk County 69
85 Caswell County 68
86 Warren County 63
87 Avery County 62
88 Alleghany County 58
89 Pamlico County 56
90 Perquimans County 54
91 Northampton County 42
92 Washington County 40
93 Yancey County 38
94 Jones County 37
95 Graham County 34
96 Clay County 28
97 Hyde County 24
98 Gates County 22