Counties in North Carolina by asian population share

Orange County had the highest asian population share of 100 counties in 2021, at 7.8%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7.8Orange County
Median0.8100 counties
North Carolina3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Orange CountyOrange County: 7.8 %7.8Wake CountyWake County: 7.5 %7.5Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 6 %6Guilford CountyGuilford County: 5.1 %5.1Durham CountyDurham County: 4.9 %4.9Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 4.6 %4.6Catawba CountyCatawba County: 4.4 %4.4Burke CountyBurke County: 3.6 %3.6Union CountyUnion County: 3.5 %3.5Craven CountyCraven County: 2.6 %2.6Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2.4 %2.4Iredell CountyIredell County: 2.4 %2.4Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 2.4 %2.4Onslow CountyOnslow County: 1.9 %1.9Camden CountyCamden County: 1.9 %1.9Stanly CountyStanly County: 1.9 %1.9Pitt CountyPitt County: 1.7 %1.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1.7 %1.7Alamance CountyAlamance County: 1.7 %1.7Gaston CountyGaston County: 1.7 %1.7Chatham CountyChatham County: 1.6 %1.6Hoke CountyHoke County: 1.5 %1.5Davidson CountyDavidson County: 1.4 %1.4Henderson CountyHenderson County: 1.4 %1.4Jones CountyJones County: 1.3 %1.3New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 1.3 %1.3Carteret CountyCarteret County: 1.3 %1.3Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 1.2 %1.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 1.2 %1.2Watauga CountyWatauga County: 1.2 %1.2Gates CountyGates County: 1.2 %1.2Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 1.2 %1.2Lee CountyLee County: 1.1 %1.1Alexander CountyAlexander County: 1.1 %1.1Harnett CountyHarnett County: 1.1 %1.1Moore CountyMoore County: 1.1 %1.1Wilson CountyWilson County: 1.1 %1.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 1.1 %1.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 1.1 %1.1Rowan CountyRowan County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Orange County7.8
2Wake County7.5
3Mecklenburg County6
4Guilford County5.1
5Durham County4.9
6Cabarrus County4.6
7Catawba County4.4
8Burke County3.6
9Union County3.5
10Craven County2.6
11Cumberland County2.4
12Iredell County2.4
13Forsyth County2.4
14Onslow County1.9
15Camden County1.9
16Stanly County1.9
17Pitt County1.7
18Montgomery County1.7
19Alamance County1.7
20Gaston County1.7
21Chatham County1.6
22Hoke County1.5
23Davidson County1.4
24Henderson County1.4
25Jones County1.3
25New Hanover County1.3
27Carteret County1.3
28Pasquotank County1.2
28Randolph County1.2
28Watauga County1.2
31Gates County1.2
32Buncombe County1.2
33Lee County1.1
34Alexander County1.1
34Harnett County1.1
34Moore County1.1
37Wilson County1.1
38Wayne County1.1
39McDowell County1.1
40Rowan County1.1
41Scotland County1
42Jackson County1
43Hertford County1
44Vance County0.9
45Anson County0.9
46Cleveland County0.9
47Nash County0.9
48Lincoln County0.8
49Richmond County0.8
50Bertie County0.8
50Caswell County0.8
50Halifax County0.8
50Lenoir County0.8
54Cherokee County0.7
55Clay County0.7
56Johnston County0.7
57Polk County0.7
58Rockingham County0.7
59Surry County0.7
60Martin County0.6
60Pamlico County0.6
62Currituck County0.6
62Macon County0.6
64Sampson County0.6
65Davie County0.6
65Perquimans County0.6
67Brunswick County0.6
68Franklin County0.6
68Pender County0.6
68Robeson County0.6
68Swain County0.6
72Wilkes County0.6
73Caldwell County0.6
74Avery County0.5
74Haywood County0.5
76Alleghany County0.5
77Columbus County0.5
77Granville County0.5
77Rutherford County0.5
80Dare County0.5
81Tyrrell County0.5
82Ashe County0.5
83Warren County0.5
84Duplin County0.4
84Person County0.4
84Stokes County0.4
87Yancey County0.4
88Madison County0.3
89Beaufort County0.3
90Washington County0.3
91Mitchell County0.3
92Edgecombe County0.2
93Bladen County0.2
94Northampton County0.1
94Yadkin County0.1
96Transylvania County0.1
97Greene County0
98Chowan County0
99Graham County0
99Hyde County0

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Asian as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest asian population share?

Orange County, with 7.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest asian population share?

Hyde County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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