Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Asian Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for North Carolina counties, in April 2020, among all of North Carolina's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Morrisville town had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Asian Alone (46.29%), followed by Cary town (22.37%), and Chapel Hill town (15.02%).
The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Asian Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in North Carolina.
| Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrisville town | 46.29 |
| 2 | Cary town | 22.37 |
| 3 | Chapel Hill town | 15.02 |
| 4 | Harrisburg town | 13.60 |
| 5 | Apex town | 12.45 |
| 6 | Weddington town | 9.35 |
| 7 | Archdale city | 8.91 |
| 8 | Carrboro town | 8.89 |
| 9 | High Point city | 8.81 |
| 10 | Charlotte city | 7.07 |
| 11 | Waxhaw town | 6.99 |
| 12 | Concord city | 6.73 |
| 13 | New Bern city | 6.53 |
| 14 | Stallings town | 6.43 |
| 15 | Pineville town | 5.66 |
| 16 | Durham city | 5.65 |
| 17 | Holly Springs town | 5.47 |
| 18 | Mooresville town | 5.24 |
| 19 | Greensboro city | 5.07 |
| 20 | Raleigh city | 5.05 |
| 21 | Matthews town | 4.79 |
| 22 | Summerfield town | 4.45 |
| 23 | Clemmons village | 4.36 |
| 24 | Newton city | 4.32 |
| 25 | Huntersville town | 4.17 |
| 26 | Mint Hill town | 3.95 |
| 27 | Hickory city | 3.89 |
| 28 | Wake Forest town | 3.73 |
| 29 | Belmont city | 3.43 |
| 30 | Spring Lake town | 3.40 |
| 31 | Boone town | 3.39 |
| 31 | Jacksonville city | 3.39 |
| 32 | Knightdale town | 3.37 |
| 33 | Davidson town | 3.34 |
| 33 | Mebane city | 3.34 |
| 34 | Havelock city | 3.23 |
| 35 | Fayetteville city | 3.19 |
| 36 | Lexington city | 2.99 |
| 37 | Mount Holly city | 2.84 |
| 38 | Spout Springs CDP | 2.83 |
| 39 | Indian Trail town | 2.77 |
| 39 | Piney Green CDP | 2.77 |
| 40 | Albemarle city | 2.76 |
| 40 | Greenville city | 2.76 |
| 41 | Elon town | 2.54 |
| 41 | Winston-Salem city | 2.54 |
| 42 | Kannapolis city | 2.47 |
| 43 | Cornelius town | 2.44 |
| 43 | Fuquay-Varina town | 2.44 |
| 44 | Murraysville CDP | 2.42 |
| 45 | Burlington city | 2.40 |
| 46 | Goldsboro city | 2.37 |
| 47 | Hope Mills town | 2.32 |
| 48 | Lake Norman of Iredell CDP | 2.28 |
| 49 | Morganton city | 2.24 |
| 50 | Garner town | 2.22 |
| 51 | Lewisville town | 2.19 |
| 52 | Pinehurst village | 2.18 |
| 53 | Kernersville town | 2.03 |
| 54 | Lumberton city | 2.00 |
| 55 | Anderson Creek CDP | 1.97 |
| 56 | Statesville city | 1.93 |
| 57 | Gastonia city | 1.75 |
| 58 | Wilson city | 1.70 |
| 59 | Wilmington city | 1.61 |
| 60 | Asheville city | 1.60 |
| 60 | Clayton town | 1.60 |
| 61 | Winterville town | 1.59 |
| 62 | Myrtle Grove CDP | 1.54 |
| 63 | Sanford city | 1.52 |
| 63 | Southern Pines town | 1.52 |
| 64 | Thomasville city | 1.51 |
| 65 | Roanoke Rapids city | 1.49 |
| 66 | Kings Mountain city | 1.46 |
| 67 | Mount Airy city | 1.43 |
| 67 | Salisbury city | 1.43 |
| 68 | Rocky Mount city | 1.41 |
| 69 | Leland town | 1.39 |
| 70 | Asheboro city | 1.37 |
| 71 | Graham city | 1.31 |
| 72 | Laurinburg city | 1.27 |
| 73 | Hendersonville city | 1.26 |
| 74 | Elizabeth City city | 1.22 |
| 75 | Monroe city | 1.15 |
| 76 | Henderson city | 1.14 |
| 77 | Kinston city | 1.05 |
| 77 | Shelby city | 1.05 |
| 78 | Waynesville town | 1.02 |
| 79 | Lenoir city | 1.00 |
| 79 | Lincolnton city | 1.00 |
| 80 | Smithfield town | 0.98 |
| 81 | Eden city | 0.97 |
| 82 | Reidsville city | 0.62 |
| 83 | Tarboro town | 0.52 |