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.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2016
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Orange
Forsyth
Cumberland
Cabarrus
Catawba
Union
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