Counties in North Carolina by asian population share

Wake County had the highest asian population share of 100 counties in 2023, at 8.1%. Washington County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8.1Wake County
Median0.8100 counties
North Carolina3.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Wake CountyWake County: 8.1 %8.1Orange CountyOrange County: 7.9 %7.9Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 6.1 %6.1Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 5.4 %5.4Guilford CountyGuilford County: 5.2 %5.2Durham CountyDurham County: 5.2 %5.2Catawba CountyCatawba County: 4.1 %4.1Union CountyUnion County: 4.1 %4.1Burke CountyBurke County: 3.4 %3.4Craven CountyCraven County: 2.7 %2.7Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2.6 %2.6Iredell CountyIredell County: 2.5 %2.5Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 2.3 %2.3Chatham CountyChatham County: 2 %2Stanly CountyStanly County: 1.9 %1.9Pitt CountyPitt County: 1.8 %1.8Onslow CountyOnslow County: 1.8 %1.8Alamance CountyAlamance County: 1.7 %1.7Gaston CountyGaston County: 1.6 %1.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1.6 %1.6Anson CountyAnson County: 1.6 %1.6Davidson CountyDavidson County: 1.5 %1.5Hoke CountyHoke County: 1.4 %1.4New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 1.4 %1.4Henderson CountyHenderson County: 1.2 %1.2Moore CountyMoore County: 1.2 %1.2Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 1.2 %1.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.2 %1.2Watauga CountyWatauga County: 1.2 %1.2Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 1.2 %1.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 1.1 %1.1Graham CountyGraham County: 1.1 %1.1Randolph CountyRandolph County: 1.1 %1.1Alexander CountyAlexander County: 1.1 %1.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 1.1 %1.1Lee CountyLee County: 1.1 %1.1Hertford CountyHertford County: 1 %1Wilson CountyWilson County: 1 %1Scotland CountyScotland County: 1 %1Rowan CountyRowan County: 1 %1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Wake County8.1+0.2 pts
2Orange County7.9+0.1 pts
3Mecklenburg County6.1-0.1 pts
4Cabarrus County5.4+0.4 pts
5Guilford County5.2-0 pts
6Durham County5.2-0.1 pts
7Catawba County4.10 pts
8Union County4.1+0.3 pts
9Burke County3.4-0 pts
10Craven County2.7+0.1 pts
11Cumberland County2.6+0.1 pts
12Iredell County2.50 pts
13Forsyth County2.3-0.1 pts
14Chatham County2+0.4 pts
15Stanly County1.90 pts
16Pitt County1.8+0.1 pts
17Onslow County1.8-0.1 pts
18Alamance County1.7+0.1 pts
19Gaston County1.6-0 pts
20Montgomery County1.6+0.1 pts
21Anson County1.60 pts
22Davidson County1.50 pts
23Hoke County1.40 pts
24New Hanover County1.4+0.1 pts
25Henderson County1.2-0 pts
25Moore County1.2-0 pts
27Pasquotank County1.2-0.1 pts
28Jackson County1.2+0.1 pts
28Watauga County1.2-0.2 pts
30Buncombe County1.20 pts
31Wayne County1.10 pts
32Graham County1.1+1.1 pts
33Randolph County1.1-0.1 pts
34Alexander County1.10 pts
34McDowell County1.10 pts
36Lee County1.1-0.1 pts
37Hertford County1-0 pts
38Wilson County10 pts
39Scotland County1+0.6 pts
40Rowan County1-0.1 pts
41Currituck County1+0.2 pts
42Harnett County0.9-0.1 pts
43Halifax County0.9+0.1 pts
44Cleveland County0.9-0 pts
45Carteret County0.9-0.3 pts
46Tyrrell County0.9+0.5 pts
47Macon County0.8-0 pts
48Franklin County0.8+0.2 pts
48Nash County0.8+0.1 pts
48Perquimans County0.8+0.4 pts
51Richmond County0.8+0.1 pts
52Johnston County0.8+0.1 pts
53Bertie County0.80 pts
53Lenoir County0.80 pts
53Lincoln County0.8-0 pts
56Alleghany County0.8+0.5 pts
56Clay County0.8-0.4 pts
56Robeson County0.8+0.1 pts
59Camden County0.7-0.7 pts
59Jones County0.7-0.3 pts
61Davie County0.7-0 pts
62Warren County0.7+0.1 pts
63Surry County0.60 pts
63Vance County0.6-0.3 pts
65Brunswick County0.60 pts
66Duplin County0.6+0.1 pts
67Pamlico County0.6-0.1 pts
67Pender County0.6+0.1 pts
69Granville County0.6-0.1 pts
70Wilkes County0.6+0.1 pts
71Martin County0.60 pts
72Transylvania County0.5+0.5 pts
73Cherokee County0.50 pts
73Rutherford County0.5-0 pts
75Caldwell County0.5-0.1 pts
76Sampson County0.5-0.1 pts
77Dare County0.50 pts
78Avery County0.4-0 pts
78Caswell County0.4-0.4 pts
78Madison County0.40 pts
78Person County0.4-0 pts
82Columbus County0.4-0.1 pts
82Mitchell County0.4+0.1 pts
84Yancey County0.40 pts
85Swain County0.4-0.1 pts
86Haywood County0.4-0 pts
87Ashe County0.4-0.1 pts
88Beaufort County0.2-0 pts
89Edgecombe County0.20 pts
90Bladen County0.2-0.1 pts
91Rockingham County0.2-0.4 pts
92Northampton County0.1+0.1 pts
93Polk County0.1-0.1 pts
94Yadkin County0.10 pts
95Chowan County0.1-0 pts
96Stokes County00 pts
97Greene County0-0.1 pts
98Gates County0-0.1 pts
98Hyde County00 pts
98Washington County00 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest asian population share?

Wake County, with 8.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest asian population share?

Washington County, with 0% in 2023.

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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