Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Asian (72.58K), followed by Mecklenburg County (62.99K), and Guilford County (25.52K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Asian Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 72579 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 62987 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 25524 |
| 4 | Durham County | 15565 |
| 5 | Orange County | 11284 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 8880 |
| 7 | Cumberland County | 8540 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 7253 |
| 9 | Catawba County | 6474 |
| 10 | Union County | 5931 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 4305 |
| 12 | Onslow County | 3666 |
| 13 | Pitt County | 3449 |
| 14 | Burke County | 3297 |
| 15 | Gaston County | 3266 |
| 16 | New Hanover County | 3238 |
| 17 | Buncombe County | 3187 |
| 18 | Craven County | 2726 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 2451 |
| 20 | Davidson County | 2315 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 1838 |
| 22 | Harnett County | 1494 |
| 23 | Rowan County | 1445 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 1391 |
| 25 | Johnston County | 1359 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 1326 |
| 27 | Moore County | 1301 |
| 28 | Stanly County | 1219 |
| 29 | Chatham County | 1207 |
| 30 | Cleveland County | 948 |
| 31 | Wilson County | 843 |
| 32 | Brunswick County | 830 |
| 33 | Carteret County | 823 |
| 34 | Nash County | 820 |
| 35 | Robeson County | 756 |
| 36 | Lee County | 652 |
| 37 | Hoke County | 647 |
| 38 | Watauga County | 630 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 532 |
| 40 | Rockingham County | 517 |
| 41 | Pasquotank County | 503 |
| 42 | Caldwell County | 491 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 421 |
| 44 | McDowell County | 391 |
| 45 | Alexander County | 390 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 383 |
| 47 | Halifax County | 381 |
| 48 | Surry County | 380 |
| 49 | Richmond County | 370 |
| 50 | Rutherford County | 363 |
| 51 | Granville County | 355 |
| 52 | Wilkes County | 349 |
| 53 | Lenoir County | 326 |
| 54 | Haywood County | 323 |
| 55 | Franklin County | 318 |
| 56 | Macon County | 313 |
| 57 | Davie County | 309 |
| 58 | Scotland County | 305 |
| 59 | Anson County | 287 |
| 60 | Pender County | 273 |
| 61 | Sampson County | 272 |
| 62 | Duplin County | 262 |
| 63 | Vance County | 259 |
| 64 | Dare County | 242 |
| 65 | Columbus County | 234 |
| 66 | Camden County | 220 |
| 67 | Transylvania County | 195 |
| 68 | Cherokee County | 187 |
| 69 | Beaufort County | 182 |
| 70 | Currituck County | 162 |
| 71 | Hertford County | 157 |
| 72 | Stokes County | 155 |
| 73 | Person County | 145 |
| 74 | Ashe County | 134 |
| 75 | Bertie County | 125 |
| 76 | Edgecombe County | 124 |
| 77 | Martin County | 118 |
| 78 | Polk County | 114 |
| 79 | Yadkin County | 110 |
| 80 | Chowan County | 107 |
| 81 | Caswell County | 101 |
| 82 | Madison County | 95 |
| 83 | Bladen County | 94 |
| 84 | Greene County | 88 |
| 85 | Swain County | 84 |
| 86 | Tyrrell County | 81 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 80 |
| 88 | Avery County | 72 |
| 89 | Pamlico County | 68 |
| 90 | Alleghany County | 61 |
| 90 | Warren County | 61 |
| 91 | Perquimans County | 55 |
| 92 | Yancey County | 52 |
| 93 | Jones County | 43 |
| 93 | Northampton County | 43 |
| 94 | Washington County | 42 |
| 95 | Graham County | 38 |
| 96 | Hyde County | 35 |
| 97 | Clay County | 34 |
| 98 | Gates County | 31 |