RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 70 SHOWN OF 70

Largest Chinese population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 70 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23541,565–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38328,198–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,2346,516–

04Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7255,274–

05Durham County, NCNC347,2404,544–

06Union County, NCNC267,6743,863–

07Orange County, NCNC152,4982,621–

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182,189–

09Iredell County, NCNC211,7981,568–

10Cumberland County, NCNC338,473928–

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,417760–

12Alamance County, NCNC186,177753–

13Gaston County, NCNC246,558706–

14Pitt County, NCNC182,936633–

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,959557–

16Wayne County, NCNC122,278455–

17Nash County, NCNC99,365307–

18Chatham County, NCNC85,111271–

19Davidson County, NCNC180,182269–

20Cleveland County, NCNC103,325223–

21Carteret County, NCNC70,469201–

22Robeson County, NCNC119,941190–

23Johnston County, NCNC256,448181–

24Randolph County, NCNC149,516174–

25Catawba County, NCNC170,172171–

26Rowan County, NCNC155,096166–

27Onslow County, NCNC217,175149–

28Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201145–

29Wilson County, NCNC81,150143–

30Harnett County, NCNC150,137139–

31Haywood County, NCNC63,369120–

32Moore County, NCNC110,619119–

33Vance County, NCNC42,638115–

34Sampson County, NCNC61,504105–

35Franklin County, NCNC82,03798–

36McDowell County, NCNC45,19891–

37Brunswick County, NCNC174,70287–

38Halifax County, NCNC46,53486–

39Rutherford County, NCNC65,74580–

40Person County, NCNC40,63677–

41Alexander County, NCNC36,95876–

42Duplin County, NCNC51,57168–

43Columbus County, NCNC50,48766–

44Anson County, NCNC21,75861–

45Macon County, NCNC39,23256–

46Surry County, NCNC72,28755–

47Henderson County, NCNC122,37548–

48Hertford County, NCNC19,01548–

49Jackson County, NCNC45,03945–

50Granville County, NCNC61,42143–

51Burke County, NCNC88,65539–

52Lincoln County, NCNC98,65432–

53Scotland County, NCNC33,32231–

54Wilkes County, NCNC66,23328–

55Lee County, NCNC70,25825–

56Watauga County, NCNC54,78624–

57Hoke County, NCNC56,93921–

58Stanly County, NCNC68,83018–

59Warren County, NCNC18,89817–

60Pender County, NCNC72,11115–

61Avery County, NCNC18,11010–

62Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210–

63Montgomery County, NCNC26,4039–

64Bertie County, NCNC17,0868–

65Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1217–

66Cherokee County, NCNC30,8306–

67Currituck County, NCNC33,1586–

68Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701–

69Clay County, NCNC12,2391–

70Madison County, NCNC22,5531–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES