North Carolina Non-Hispanic Asian Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic Asian Alone citizen population for North Carolina was 38,605 and represented 0.41% of the total North Carolina citizen population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest Non-Hispanic Asian Alone citizen population (40.81K), followed by Mecklenburg (31.34K), and Guilford (13.85K).

In terms of percentages, Orange had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.77%), followed by Wake (4.43%), and Catawba (3.55%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Asian Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Asian Alone.

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North Carolina Non-Hispanic Asian Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Wake 40805 4.43
Mecklenburg 31335 3.42
Guilford 13850 2.90
Durham 8420 3.16
Orange 6140 4.77
Cumberland 5375 1.69
Catawba 5285 3.55
Forsyth 4830 1.40
Union 3980 1.93
Cabarrus 3395 1.86
Burke 2810 3.25
Iredell 2580 1.61
Onslow 2490 1.37
Gaston 2215 1.08
Buncombe 2155 0.89
New Hanover 1890 0.90
Pitt 1810 1.07
Davidson 1675 1.05
Alamance 1655 1.12
Craven 1610 1.59
Randolph 1155 0.85
Rowan 1010 0.75
Harnett 990 0.81
Wayne 945 0.81
Henderson 890 0.84
Johnston 890 0.52
Stanly 880 1.48
Cleveland 810 0.85
Chatham 725 1.12
Moore 695 0.77
Robeson 690 0.53
Nash 665 0.73
Hoke 570 1.14
Brunswick 515 0.44
Wilson 445 0.57
Alexander 420 1.15
Carteret 420 0.63
Watauga 420 0.81
Lincoln 415 0.54
Lee 390 0.71
Caldwell 375 0.47
Surry 350 0.50
Jackson 345 0.86
Rutherford 345 0.53
Montgomery 325 1.27
Rockingham 300 0.34
Pasquotank 295 0.76
Davie 285 0.70
Franklin 260 0.43
Haywood 255 0.43
McDowell 250 0.57
Lenoir 240 0.43
Halifax 235 0.45
Scotland 215 0.61
Anson 205 0.81
Granville 180 0.32
Pender 180 0.33
Sampson 175 0.30
Macon 155 0.47
Person 150 0.39
Transylvania 150 0.47
Dare 140 0.41
Richmond 140 0.32
Wilkes 125 0.19
Columbus 105 0.19
Currituck 100 0.41
Stokes 100 0.22
Warren 100 0.50
Hertford 90 0.38
Caswell 80 0.35
Madison 80 0.38
Cherokee 75 0.28
Vance 75 0.17
Avery 70 0.41
Camden 70 0.70
Gates 65 0.57
Bertie 60 0.30
Duplin 60 0.11
Swain 50 0.36
Ashe 45 0.17
Edgecombe 45 0.08
Martin 40 0.17
Chowan 35 0.24
Northampton 35 0.17
Greene 30 0.15
Yancey 30 0.18
Beaufort 25 0.05
Mitchell 25 0.17
Pamlico 25 0.20
Yadkin 20 0.06
Polk 15 0.08
Bladen 10 0.03
Clay 10 0.10
Jones 10 0.10
Alleghany 0 0.00
Graham 0 0.00
Hyde 0 0.00
Perquimans 0 0.00
Tyrrell 0 0.00
Washington 0 0.00