Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Asian Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Orange County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Asian Alone (7.99%), followed by Wake County (7.01%), and Mecklenburg County (6.06%).

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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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Asian Alone Population in 2016

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Asian Alone in 2016

Orange

Wake

Mecklenburg

Durham

Guilford

Catawba

Burke

Cabarrus

Craven

Union

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Asian Alone in 2016

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Orange County	7.99
2	Wake County	7.01
3	Mecklenburg County	6.06
4	Durham County	5.22
5	Guilford County	4.95
6	Catawba County	4.26
7	Burke County	3.81
8	Cabarrus County	3.72
9	Craven County	2.78
10	Union County	2.7
11	Cumberland County	2.69
12	Iredell County	2.58
13	Forsyth County	2.5
14	Camden County	2.19
15	Onslow County	2.12
15	Tyrrell County	2.12
16	Pitt County	2.07
16	Stanly County	2.07
17	Chatham County	1.85
18	Alamance County	1.64
19	Montgomery County	1.59
20	Gaston County	1.55
21	Davidson County	1.53
22	New Hanover County	1.51
23	Moore County	1.44
24	Hoke County	1.41
24	Pasquotank County	1.41
25	Randolph County	1.4
26	Buncombe County	1.32
27	Lee County	1.3
28	Harnett County	1.29
29	Wayne County	1.27
30	Carteret County	1.26
31	Anson County	1.22
31	Henderson County	1.22
31	Watauga County	1.22
32	Wilson County	1.16
33	Rowan County	1.11
34	Alexander County	1.1
35	Cleveland County	1.06
35	Jackson County	1.06
35	Nash County	1.06
36	McDowell County	1.04
37	Macon County	0.99
38	Richmond County	0.92
39	Scotland County	0.88
40	Davie County	0.86
41	Johnston County	0.85
42	Halifax County	0.8
42	Hertford County	0.8
43	Alleghany County	0.78
44	Chowan County	0.77
44	Duplin County	0.77
45	Cherokee County	0.75
46	Bertie County	0.72
46	Brunswick County	0.72
46	Dare County	0.72
46	Hyde County	0.72
47	Currituck County	0.7
47	Lenoir County	0.7
47	Lincoln County	0.7
48	Polk County	0.69
49	Granville County	0.68
49	Surry County	0.68
50	Caldwell County	0.67
51	Robeson County	0.66
51	Vance County	0.66
52	Swain County	0.63
53	Mitchell County	0.62
54	Franklin County	0.61
54	Pender County	0.61
54	Rockingham County	0.61
54	Sampson County	0.61
54	Transylvania County	0.61
55	Rutherford County	0.59
56	Greene County	0.57
56	Haywood County	0.57
56	Pamlico County	0.57
56	Wilkes County	0.57
57	Columbus County	0.56
57	Martin County	0.56
58	Ashe County	0.53
59	Perquimans County	0.52
60	Avery County	0.5
60	Beaufort County	0.5
61	Graham County	0.49
62	Caswell County	0.46
62	Jones County	0.46
62	Madison County	0.46
63	Person County	0.45
63	Yadkin County	0.45
64	Stokes County	0.37
64	Washington County	0.37
65	Warren County	0.36
66	Bladen County	0.35
67	Clay County	0.34
68	Yancey County	0.33
69	Edgecombe County	0.29
70	Gates County	0.28
71	Northampton County	0.26