RANKING · 2024 ACS · 79 SHOWN OF 79

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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2020

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

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

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

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

05Orange County, NCNC152,4983,531−26%

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182,170−8%

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

08Cumberland County, NCNC338,473867−4%

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,959786−1%

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725742−29%

11Pitt County, NCNC182,936585−38%

12Buncombe County, NCNC277,417486−49%

13Onslow County, NCNC217,175484+32%

14Chatham County, NCNC85,111447−15%

15Gaston County, NCNC246,558396−1%

16Alamance County, NCNC186,177364+13%

17Iredell County, NCNC211,798346+1%

18Harnett County, NCNC150,137295+638%

19Rowan County, NCNC155,096261−33%

20Burke County, NCNC88,655250+41%

21Davidson County, NCNC180,182206−34%

22Franklin County, NCNC82,037176+2100%

23Watauga County, NCNC54,786172−33%

24Lincoln County, NCNC98,654164−41%

25Wilson County, NCNC81,150162+175%

26Moore County, NCNC110,619159−45%

27Johnston County, NCNC256,448154−67%

28Scotland County, NCNC33,322153+66%

29Montgomery County, NCNC26,403142+43%

30Alexander County, NCNC36,958142+89%

31Henderson County, NCNC122,375139−76%

32Wayne County, NCNC122,278138−55%

33Nash County, NCNC99,365133+2%

34Brunswick County, NCNC174,702129−25%

35Hoke County, NCNC56,939125+681%

36Wilkes County, NCNC66,233120+135%

37Martin County, NCNC21,601118+337%

38Cleveland County, NCNC103,325110+43%

39Duplin County, NCNC51,571106–

40Rockingham County, NCNC94,195100−28%

41Transylvania County, NCNC34,21191+168%

42Lenoir County, NCNC55,83784+75%

43Robeson County, NCNC119,94181−44%

44Macon County, NCNC39,23279−62%

45Jackson County, NCNC45,03973+508%

46Dare County, NCNC38,24570+11%

47Pender County, NCNC72,11168−41%

48Stanly County, NCNC68,83059−31%

49Surry County, NCNC72,28755−54%

50Catawba County, NCNC170,17255−69%

51Caldwell County, NCNC81,10553−57%

52Camden County, NCNC11,31550+11%

53Carteret County, NCNC70,46950−44%

54Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12149+58%

55Craven County, NCNC105,02544−48%

56McDowell County, NCNC45,19833–

57Currituck County, NCNC33,15830+36%

58Haywood County, NCNC63,36927−27%

59Randolph County, NCNC149,51626−80%

60Halifax County, NCNC46,53425+14%

61Hertford County, NCNC19,01525+92%

62Lee County, NCNC70,25823+229%

63Polk County, NCNC20,53320+43%

64Avery County, NCNC18,11018+1700%

65Ashe County, NCNC27,51417–

66Rutherford County, NCNC65,74517+42%

67Madison County, NCNC22,55314−46%

68Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20114−71%

69Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213+18%

70Davie County, NCNC45,8559−94%

71Sampson County, NCNC61,5048−80%

72Chowan County, NCNC14,0827–

73Clay County, NCNC12,2397–

74Yadkin County, NCNC38,3257–

75Bertie County, NCNC17,0866−88%

76Vance County, NCNC42,6385–

77Beaufort County, NCNC44,6704–

78Yancey County, NCNC19,0844+300%

79Washington County, NCNC10,6382–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES