Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Asian in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all North Carolina counties, Orange County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Asian (7.06%), followed by Wake County (5.63%), and Mecklenburg County (4.86%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Asian in 2011
Orange
Wake
Mecklenburg
Durham
Guilford
Catawba
Burke
Cumberland
Cabarrus
Craven
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Asian in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Orange County 7.06
2 Wake County 5.63
3 Mecklenburg County 4.86
4 Durham County 4.54
5 Guilford County 4.12
6 Catawba County 3.62
7 Burke County 3.45
8 Cumberland County 2.26
9 Cabarrus County 2.18
10 Craven County 2.1
10 Iredell County 2.1
11 Tyrrell County 2.03
12 Forsyth County 1.96
13 Stanly County 1.79
14 Onslow County 1.78
15 Union County 1.72
16 Pitt County 1.69
17 Camden County 1.61
18 Montgomery County 1.52
19 Alamance County 1.27
20 Gaston County 1.26
21 New Hanover County 1.25
22 Davidson County 1.21
23 Pasquotank County 1.2
24 Chatham County 1.16
25 Wayne County 1.13
26 Hoke County 1.12
27 Anson County 1.09
28 Buncombe County 1.06
29 Richmond County 1.03
30 Rowan County 1
31 Henderson County 0.99
31 Randolph County 0.99
32 Alexander County 0.97
32 Carteret County 0.97
33 Watauga County 0.95
34 Harnett County 0.94
35 Jackson County 0.92
35 Moore County 0.92
36 Wilson County 0.85
37 Lee County 0.84
38 Scotland County 0.81
39 Cleveland County 0.79
39 McDowell County 0.79
40 Nash County 0.77
40 Robeson County 0.77
41 Halifax County 0.7
42 Currituck County 0.64
43 Davie County 0.62
44 Dare County 0.61
44 Macon County 0.61
45 Johnston County 0.57
46 Brunswick County 0.56
46 Caldwell County 0.56
47 Chowan County 0.54
47 Granville County 0.54
47 Lincoln County 0.54
48 Hertford County 0.53
48 Lenoir County 0.53
49 Cherokee County 0.52
49 Surry County 0.52
50 Alleghany County 0.5
50 Swain County 0.5
51 Bertie County 0.48
52 Transylvania County 0.47
53 Rockingham County 0.46
53 Vance County 0.46
54 Franklin County 0.45
55 Rutherford County 0.44
56 Ashe County 0.42
56 Pender County 0.42
57 Beaufort County 0.39
57 Martin County 0.39
57 Pamlico County 0.39
58 Mitchell County 0.38
59 Sampson County 0.37
59 Wilkes County 0.37
60 Greene County 0.36
60 Haywood County 0.36
61 Madison County 0.35
62 Jones County 0.34
63 Avery County 0.33
63 Graham County 0.33
64 Hyde County 0.31
64 Person County 0.31
64 Stokes County 0.31
65 Duplin County 0.3
65 Perquimans County 0.3
65 Polk County 0.3
66 Columbus County 0.28
66 Washington County 0.28
67 Caswell County 0.27
68 Edgecombe County 0.26
69 Warren County 0.25
70 Clay County 0.23
71 Yadkin County 0.22
72 Bladen County 0.2
72 Yancey County 0.2
73 Gates County 0.17
73 Northampton County 0.17