Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Asian (86.19K), followed by Mecklenburg County (70.54K), and Guilford County (28.48K).

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 2019
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Orange
Cabarrus
Forsyth
Cumberland
Union
Catawba
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Asian Population in 2019
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Asian Population
1 Wake County 86189
2 Mecklenburg County 70544
3 Guilford County 28478
4 Durham County 17477
5 Orange County 11743
6 Cabarrus County 10279
7 Forsyth County 9558
8 Cumberland County 8752
9 Union County 8552
10 Catawba County 7238
11 Iredell County 4807
12 Onslow County 4123
13 Gaston County 3596
14 Pitt County 3514
15 Buncombe County 3505
16 New Hanover County 3315
17 Burke County 3215
18 Craven County 2878
19 Alamance County 2872
20 Davidson County 2611
21 Randolph County 2052
22 Johnston County 1720
23 Harnett County 1601
24 Chatham County 1550
25 Moore County 1521
26 Rowan County 1518
27 Henderson County 1474
28 Wayne County 1465
29 Stanly County 1222
30 Brunswick County 994
31 Cleveland County 965
32 Wilson County 917
33 Nash County 828
34 Carteret County 798
35 Hoke County 731
36 Lee County 717
37 Robeson County 711
38 Lincoln County 649
39 Watauga County 633
40 Caldwell County 567
41 Rockingham County 552
42 Pasquotank County 501
43 Jackson County 466
44 McDowell County 420
45 Surry County 418
46 Haywood County 404
47 Franklin County 399
48 Montgomery County 393
49 Rutherford County 392
50 Granville County 386
50 Halifax County 386
51 Richmond County 379
52 Alexander County 370
53 Wilkes County 353
54 Macon County 343
55 Anson County 329
55 Lenoir County 329
55 Pender County 329
56 Vance County 322
57 Scotland County 317
58 Davie County 304
59 Dare County 290
60 Sampson County 287
61 Duplin County 241
62 Currituck County 211
63 Transylvania County 207
64 Columbus County 195
65 Beaufort County 193
65 Camden County 193
66 Cherokee County 186
67 Stokes County 173
68 Hertford County 162
69 Person County 143
69 Polk County 143
70 Caswell County 140
71 Ashe County 135
72 Edgecombe County 134
73 Yadkin County 126
74 Martin County 117
75 Bertie County 114
76 Chowan County 111
77 Madison County 103
78 Avery County 94
79 Bladen County 92
80 Mitchell County 90
81 Swain County 89
82 Greene County 88
83 Warren County 75
84 Pamlico County 74
85 Tyrrell County 70
86 Alleghany County 61
87 Perquimans County 57
88 Yancey County 51
89 Jones County 50
89 Northampton County 50
90 Clay County 47
90 Washington County 47
91 Graham County 44
92 Gates County 35
93 Hyde County 30