Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Asian (77.65K), followed by Mecklenburg County (66.60K), and Guilford County (26.68K).

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 2017
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Orange
Forsyth
Cumberland
Cabarrus
Union
Catawba
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Asian Population
1 Wake County 77654
2 Mecklenburg County 66604
3 Guilford County 26682
4 Durham County 16171
5 Orange County 11327
6 Forsyth County 9323
7 Cumberland County 8646
8 Cabarrus County 8293
9 Union County 6884
10 Catawba County 6831
11 Iredell County 4518
12 Onslow County 3859
13 Pitt County 3467
14 Buncombe County 3362
15 Burke County 3345
16 Gaston County 3332
17 New Hanover County 3307
18 Craven County 2845
19 Alamance County 2613
20 Davidson County 2471
21 Randolph County 1913
22 Harnett County 1536
23 Wayne County 1476
24 Rowan County 1474
25 Johnston County 1451
26 Moore County 1428
27 Henderson County 1397
28 Chatham County 1296
29 Stanly County 1228
30 Cleveland County 956
31 Brunswick County 885
32 Wilson County 875
33 Carteret County 837
34 Nash County 811
35 Robeson County 732
36 Hoke County 697
37 Lee County 674
38 Watauga County 646
39 Lincoln County 529
40 Rockingham County 521
41 Caldwell County 516
42 Pasquotank County 498
43 Jackson County 445
44 McDowell County 418
45 Surry County 395
46 Montgomery County 389
47 Halifax County 379
48 Richmond County 373
49 Alexander County 372
50 Rutherford County 370
51 Granville County 367
52 Wilkes County 360
53 Haywood County 339
54 Franklin County 332
55 Davie County 325
56 Macon County 321
57 Lenoir County 316
58 Vance County 303
59 Anson County 298
60 Scotland County 290
61 Pender County 288
62 Sampson County 281
63 Duplin County 252
64 Dare County 246
65 Columbus County 210
66 Transylvania County 206
67 Camden County 192
68 Cherokee County 186
69 Currituck County 179
70 Beaufort County 176
71 Hertford County 165
72 Person County 153
73 Stokes County 149
74 Ashe County 136
75 Polk County 125
76 Bertie County 124
77 Edgecombe County 118
78 Martin County 109
79 Yadkin County 108
80 Caswell County 107
80 Chowan County 107
81 Madison County 102
82 Bladen County 100
83 Tyrrell County 89
84 Greene County 85
85 Swain County 81
86 Mitchell County 80
87 Avery County 74
88 Pamlico County 70
89 Warren County 64
90 Alleghany County 62
91 Perquimans County 53
92 Northampton County 48
93 Jones County 47
94 Washington County 46
95 Yancey County 45
96 Graham County 39
97 Gates County 38
98 Clay County 36
99 Hyde County 35