North Carolina Asian Alone Population By County in 2016
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Asian Alone population in North Carolina was 299,955 and represented 2.95% of the total North Carolina population (10,161,802).
Among North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (73,567), followed by Mecklenburg County (64,099), and Guilford County (25,950). Gates County had the lowest (32).
In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Asian Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.
You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in North Carolina.
| County | Asian Alone Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 2630 | 1.64 |
| Alexander | 407 | 1.1 |
| Alleghany | 85 | 0.78 |
| Anson | 307 | 1.22 |
| Ashe | 140 | 0.53 |
| Avery | 87 | 0.5 |
| Beaufort | 236 | 0.5 |
| Bertie | 139 | 0.72 |
| Bladen | 118 | 0.35 |
| Brunswick | 905 | 0.72 |
| Buncombe | 3358 | 1.32 |
| Burke | 3409 | 3.81 |
| Cabarrus | 7513 | 3.72 |
| Caldwell | 546 | 0.67 |
| Camden | 228 | 2.19 |
| Carteret | 866 | 1.26 |
| Caswell | 105 | 0.46 |
| Catawba | 6661 | 4.26 |
| Chatham | 1292 | 1.85 |
| Cherokee | 209 | 0.75 |
| Chowan | 109 | 0.77 |
| Clay | 37 | 0.34 |
| Cleveland | 1029 | 1.06 |
| Columbus | 313 | 0.56 |
| Craven | 2856 | 2.78 |
| Cumberland | 8990 | 2.69 |
| Currituck | 180 | 0.7 |
| Dare | 257 | 0.72 |
| Davidson | 2517 | 1.53 |
| Davie | 362 | 0.86 |
| Duplin | 454 | 0.77 |
| Durham | 16090 | 5.22 |
| Edgecombe | 154 | 0.29 |
| Forsyth | 9273 | 2.5 |
| Franklin | 396 | 0.61 |
| Gaston | 3352 | 1.55 |
| Gates | 32 | 0.28 |
| Graham | 42 | 0.49 |
| Granville | 401 | 0.68 |
| Greene | 121 | 0.57 |
| Guilford | 25950 | 4.95 |
| Halifax | 414 | 0.8 |
| Harnett | 1682 | 1.29 |
| Haywood | 345 | 0.57 |
| Henderson | 1385 | 1.22 |
| Hertford | 193 | 0.8 |
| Hoke | 749 | 1.41 |
| Hyde | 39 | 0.72 |
| Iredell | 4447 | 2.58 |
| Jackson | 450 | 1.06 |
| Johnston | 1619 | 0.85 |
| Jones | 44 | 0.46 |
| Lee | 775 | 1.3 |
| Lenoir | 398 | 0.7 |
| Lincoln | 566 | 0.7 |
| McDowell | 467 | 1.04 |
| Macon | 341 | 0.99 |
| Madison | 98 | 0.46 |
| Martin | 130 | 0.56 |
| Mecklenburg | 64099 | 6.06 |
| Mitchell | 93 | 0.62 |
| Montgomery | 433 | 1.59 |
| Moore | 1376 | 1.44 |
| Nash | 994 | 1.06 |
| New Hanover | 3388 | 1.51 |
| Northampton | 53 | 0.26 |
| Onslow | 4091 | 2.12 |
| Orange | 11416 | 7.99 |
| Pamlico | 73 | 0.57 |
| Pasquotank | 554 | 1.41 |
| Pender | 361 | 0.61 |
| Perquimans | 70 | 0.52 |
| Person | 176 | 0.45 |
| Pitt | 3673 | 2.07 |
| Polk | 141 | 0.69 |
| Randolph | 1999 | 1.4 |
| Richmond | 413 | 0.92 |
| Robeson | 885 | 0.66 |
| Rockingham | 561 | 0.61 |
| Rowan | 1545 | 1.11 |
| Rutherford | 388 | 0.59 |
| Sampson | 386 | 0.61 |
| Scotland | 309 | 0.88 |
| Stanly | 1257 | 2.07 |
| Stokes | 168 | 0.37 |
| Surry | 486 | 0.68 |
| Swain | 90 | 0.63 |
| Transylvania | 203 | 0.61 |
| Tyrrell | 85 | 2.12 |
| Union | 6118 | 2.7 |
| Vance | 295 | 0.66 |
| Wake | 73567 | 7.01 |
| Warren | 72 | 0.36 |
| Washington | 45 | 0.37 |
| Watauga | 660 | 1.22 |
| Wayne | 1578 | 1.27 |
| Wilkes | 388 | 0.57 |
| Wilson | 941 | 1.16 |
| Yadkin | 169 | 0.45 |
| Yancey | 58 | 0.33 |