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Largest Chinese population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 79 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 79 is 100. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, NC, up 52 places to #22.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23513,276+9%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839,258+18%

03▲1Durham County, NCNC347,2404,987+19%

04▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,620+36%

05▼2Orange County, NCNC152,4983,531−26%

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182,170−8%

07▲1Union County, NCNC267,6741,364+36%

08▲3Cumberland County, NCNC338,473867−4%

09▲3New Hanover County, NCNC245,959786−1%

10▼3Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725742−29%

11▼1Pitt County, NCNC182,936585−38%

12▼3Buncombe County, NCNC277,417486−49%

13▲5Onslow County, NCNC217,175484+32%

14Chatham County, NCNC85,111447−15%

15▲1Gaston County, NCNC246,558396−1%

16▲4Alamance County, NCNC186,177364+13%

17▲2Iredell County, NCNC211,798346+1%

18▲37Harnett County, NCNC150,137295+638%

19▼2Rowan County, NCNC155,096261−33%

20▲8Burke County, NCNC88,655250+41%

21Davidson County, NCNC180,182206−34%

22▲52Franklin County, NCNC82,037176+2100%

23▲2Watauga County, NCNC54,786172−33%

24Lincoln County, NCNC98,654164−41%

25▲22Wilson County, NCNC81,150162+175%

26▼3Moore County, NCNC110,619159−45%

27▼12Johnston County, NCNC256,448154−67%

28▲12Scotland County, NCNC33,322153+66%

29▲10Montgomery County, NCNC26,403142+43%

30▲15Alexander County, NCNC36,958142+89%

31▼18Henderson County, NCNC122,375139−76%

32▼10Wayne County, NCNC122,278138−55%

33▲1Nash County, NCNC99,365133+2%

34▼5Brunswick County, NCNC174,702129−25%

35▲31Hoke County, NCNC56,939125+681%

36▲13Wilkes County, NCNC66,233120+135%

37▲22Martin County, NCNC21,601118+337%

38▲6Cleveland County, NCNC103,325110+43%

39Duplin County, NCNC51,571106–

40▼7Rockingham County, NCNC94,195100−28%

41▲16Transylvania County, NCNC34,21191+168%

42▲10Lenoir County, NCNC55,83784+75%

43▼12Robeson County, NCNC119,94181−44%

44▼18Macon County, NCNC39,23279−62%

45▲25Jackson County, NCNC45,03973+508%

46Dare County, NCNC38,24570+11%

47▼9Pender County, NCNC72,11168−41%

48▼6Stanly County, NCNC68,83059−31%

49▼12Surry County, NCNC72,28755−54%

50▼23Catawba County, NCNC170,17255−69%

51▼15Caldwell County, NCNC81,10553−57%

52▲1Camden County, NCNC11,31550+11%

53▼12Carteret County, NCNC70,46950−44%

54▲4Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12149+58%

55▼12Craven County, NCNC105,02544−48%

56McDowell County, NCNC45,19833–

57▲5Currituck County, NCNC33,15830+36%

58▼2Haywood County, NCNC63,36927−27%

59▼24Randolph County, NCNC149,51626−80%

60▲3Halifax County, NCNC46,53425+14%

61▲8Hertford County, NCNC19,01525+92%

62▲14Lee County, NCNC70,25823+229%

63▲4Polk County, NCNC20,53320+43%

64▲15Avery County, NCNC18,11018+1700%

65Ashe County, NCNC27,51417–

66▲5Rutherford County, NCNC65,74517+42%

67▼7Madison County, NCNC22,55314−46%

68▼17Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20114−71%

69▲4Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213+18%

70▼40Davie County, NCNC45,8559−94%

71▼17Sampson County, NCNC61,5048−80%

72Chowan County, NCNC14,0827–

73Clay County, NCNC12,2397–

74Yadkin County, NCNC38,3257–

75▼27Bertie County, NCNC17,0866−88%

76Vance County, NCNC42,6385–

77Beaufort County, NCNC44,6704–

78▲2Yancey County, NCNC19,0844+300%

79Washington County, NCNC10,6382–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES