North Carolina Non-Hispanic Asian Alone Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the Non-Hispanic Asian Alone citizen population for North Carolina was 46,755 and represented 0.47% of the total North Carolina citizen population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest Non-Hispanic Asian Alone citizen population (55.60K), followed by Mecklenburg (39.28K), and Guilford (18.57K).

In terms of percentages, Orange had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.65%), followed by Wake (5.39%), and Catawba (4.03%).

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 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Wake 55595 5.39
Mecklenburg 39280 3.96
Guilford 18570 3.67
Durham 10210 3.51
Orange 7820 5.65
Cabarrus 6800 3.22
Union 6515 2.91
Cumberland 6315 1.95
Catawba 6175 4.03
Forsyth 5200 1.45
Onslow 3335 1.68
Gaston 2820 1.29
Burke 2805 3.28
Iredell 2660 1.51
Buncombe 2460 0.96
New Hanover 2330 1.06
Alamance 2240 1.40
Craven 1935 1.96
Pitt 1890 1.14
Davidson 1670 1.03
Randolph 1475 1.08
Harnett 1335 1.04
Rowan 1275 0.91
Henderson 1250 1.12
Johnston 1165 0.58
Chatham 1030 1.47
Stanly 960 1.57
Wayne 920 0.82
Moore 855 0.89
Hoke 705 1.40
Carteret 700 1.04
Cleveland 615 0.63
Brunswick 595 0.45
Lincoln 595 0.72
Lee 570 0.97
Robeson 565 0.49
Wilson 520 0.69
Watauga 505 0.95
Nash 425 0.46
Halifax 415 0.85
Lenoir 390 0.72
Alexander 370 1.03
Caldwell 370 0.47
Jackson 355 0.85
Wilkes 345 0.53
Franklin 335 0.51
Rockingham 330 0.37
Surry 325 0.47
Montgomery 320 1.32
Pasquotank 320 0.80
Richmond 310 0.73
Sampson 310 0.56
Rutherford 250 0.39
Scotland 250 0.74
Columbus 240 0.48
Currituck 235 0.86
Davie 235 0.57
Granville 230 0.39
Haywood 225 0.37
McDowell 225 0.52
Dare 195 0.55
Macon 190 0.54
Cherokee 175 0.62
Camden 170 1.66
Person 170 0.44
Anson 165 0.75
Pender 160 0.27
Stokes 160 0.36
Yadkin 155 0.44
Caswell 140 0.62
Duplin 130 0.29
Hertford 130 0.61
Beaufort 125 0.28
Jones 120 1.31
Bertie 115 0.64
Ashe 105 0.40
Edgecombe 95 0.20
Warren 85 0.46
Perquimans 80 0.62
Swain 80 0.57
Avery 65 0.37
Gates 65 0.62
Madison 65 0.31
Vance 65 0.16
Alleghany 55 0.52
Pamlico 55 0.46
Clay 50 0.46
Martin 50 0.23
Yancey 45 0.25
Mitchell 40 0.28
Northampton 35 0.20
Washington 35 0.32
Polk 30 0.16
Transylvania 30 0.09
Greene 10 0.05
Bladen 4 0.01
Chowan 4 0.03
Graham 0 0.00
Hyde 0 0.00
Tyrrell 0 0.00