Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Asian (81.68K), followed by Mecklenburg County (68.59K), and Guilford County (27.62K).

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 2018
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Orange
Forsyth
Cabarrus
Cumberland
Union
Catawba
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Asian Population
1 Wake County 81677
2 Mecklenburg County 68587
3 Guilford County 27618
4 Durham County 16723
5 Orange County 11643
6 Forsyth County 9411
7 Cabarrus County 9176
8 Cumberland County 8792
9 Union County 7681
10 Catawba County 6952
11 Iredell County 4567
12 Onslow County 3902
13 Pitt County 3504
14 Gaston County 3452
15 Buncombe County 3429
16 New Hanover County 3297
17 Burke County 3219
18 Craven County 2823
19 Alamance County 2780
20 Davidson County 2511
21 Randolph County 1967
22 Johnston County 1578
23 Harnett County 1550
24 Rowan County 1505
25 Chatham County 1457
26 Henderson County 1454
27 Moore County 1434
28 Wayne County 1427
29 Stanly County 1234
30 Cleveland County 957
31 Brunswick County 943
32 Wilson County 888
33 Nash County 846
34 Carteret County 811
35 Robeson County 716
36 Lee County 710
37 Hoke County 697
38 Watauga County 678
39 Lincoln County 591
40 Caldwell County 543
40 Rockingham County 543
41 Pasquotank County 484
42 Jackson County 448
43 McDowell County 430
44 Surry County 405
45 Halifax County 392
46 Rutherford County 385
47 Franklin County 382
48 Montgomery County 379
49 Granville County 370
50 Haywood County 368
51 Alexander County 362
52 Richmond County 355
53 Wilkes County 351
54 Vance County 342
55 Macon County 332
56 Pender County 325
57 Anson County 320
58 Lenoir County 305
59 Davie County 303
60 Scotland County 301
61 Sampson County 300
62 Dare County 263
63 Duplin County 247
64 Columbus County 208
65 Transylvania County 206
66 Beaufort County 202
67 Camden County 193
68 Cherokee County 190
69 Currituck County 176
70 Hertford County 171
71 Stokes County 159
72 Person County 157
73 Ashe County 138
73 Polk County 138
74 Edgecombe County 132
75 Bertie County 127
76 Martin County 125
76 Yadkin County 125
77 Caswell County 116
78 Chowan County 107
79 Bladen County 97
79 Madison County 97
80 Greene County 87
81 Avery County 86
82 Swain County 84
83 Mitchell County 80
84 Tyrrell County 79
85 Pamlico County 70
86 Warren County 64
87 Alleghany County 63
88 Perquimans County 60
89 Northampton County 50
90 Yancey County 48
91 Jones County 47
92 Graham County 44
93 Washington County 43
94 Clay County 42
94 Gates County 42
95 Hyde County 31