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Largest Chinese population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 80 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS –

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23512,193–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837,828–

03Orange County, NCNC152,4984,741–

04Durham County, NCNC347,2404,174–

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,662–

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182,369–

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251,047–

08Union County, NCNC267,6741,004–

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,417949–

10Pitt County, NCNC182,936947–

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,473901–

12New Hanover County, NCNC245,959790–

13Henderson County, NCNC122,375591–

14Chatham County, NCNC85,111528–

15Johnston County, NCNC256,448470–

16Gaston County, NCNC246,558401–

17Rowan County, NCNC155,096390–

18Onslow County, NCNC217,175366–

19Iredell County, NCNC211,798343–

20Alamance County, NCNC186,177321–

21Davidson County, NCNC180,182314–

22Wayne County, NCNC122,278305–

23Moore County, NCNC110,619288–

24Lincoln County, NCNC98,654277–

25Watauga County, NCNC54,786255–

26Macon County, NCNC39,232208–

27Catawba County, NCNC170,172179–

28Burke County, NCNC88,655177–

29Brunswick County, NCNC174,702173–

30Davie County, NCNC45,855158–

31Robeson County, NCNC119,941145–

32Gates County, NCNC10,234139–

33Rockingham County, NCNC94,195139–

34Nash County, NCNC99,365130–

35Randolph County, NCNC149,516128–

36Caldwell County, NCNC81,105124–

37Surry County, NCNC72,287119–

38Pender County, NCNC72,111115–

39Montgomery County, NCNC26,40399–

40Scotland County, NCNC33,32292–

41Carteret County, NCNC70,46989–

42Stanly County, NCNC68,83086–

43Craven County, NCNC105,02585–

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32577–

45Alexander County, NCNC36,95875–

46Dare County, NCNC38,24563–

47Wilson County, NCNC81,15059–

48Bertie County, NCNC17,08651–

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,23351–

50Lenoir County, NCNC55,83748–

51Granville County, NCNC61,42148–

52Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20148–

53Camden County, NCNC11,31545–

54Harnett County, NCNC150,13740–

55Sampson County, NCNC61,50440–

56Haywood County, NCNC63,36937–

57Transylvania County, NCNC34,21134–

58Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12131–

59Martin County, NCNC21,60127–

60Madison County, NCNC22,55326–

61Person County, NCNC40,63626–

62Currituck County, NCNC33,15822–

63Halifax County, NCNC46,53422–

64Pamlico County, NCNC12,75818–

65Bladen County, NCNC30,00716–

66Hoke County, NCNC56,93916–

67Polk County, NCNC20,53314–

68Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013–

69Hertford County, NCNC19,01513–

70Jackson County, NCNC45,03912–

71Rutherford County, NCNC65,74512–

72Columbus County, NCNC50,48711–

73Mitchell County, NCNC15,06211–

74Franklin County, NCNC82,0378–

75Warren County, NCNC18,8987–

76Lee County, NCNC70,2587–

77Anson County, NCNC21,7585–

78Richmond County, NCNC42,0413–

79Avery County, NCNC18,1101–

80Yancey County, NCNC19,0841–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS