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.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups 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 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 |