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Largest Japanese population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Japanese, 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 58 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,526+24%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,011+13%

03Orange County, NCNC152,498518+68%

04Durham County, NCNC347,240518−18%

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,718410+52%

06Onslow County, NCNC217,175350−33%

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,417340+76%

08Guilford County, NCNC562,234299−37%

09Pitt County, NCNC182,936288+31%

10Cumberland County, NCNC338,473230−50%

11Iredell County, NCNC211,798190−62%

12Chatham County, NCNC85,111172+1223%

13Craven County, NCNC105,025123+9%

14Harnett County, NCNC150,137120+344%

15Gaston County, NCNC246,558109+11%

16Johnston County, NCNC256,44884+342%

17New Hanover County, NCNC245,95972−5%

18Moore County, NCNC110,61968−18%

19Catawba County, NCNC170,17263−78%

20Wilson County, NCNC81,15059+51%

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,70255−42%

22Carteret County, NCNC70,46949−42%

23Madison County, NCNC22,55343+514%

24Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72541−42%

25Alamance County, NCNC186,17737+164%

26Macon County, NCNC39,23233−15%

27Watauga County, NCNC54,78633+136%

28Davidson County, NCNC180,18229+164%

29Wilkes County, NCNC66,23329−59%

30Burke County, NCNC88,65528−51%

31Wayne County, NCNC122,27825−68%

32Lincoln County, NCNC98,65425−34%

33Henderson County, NCNC122,37522+340%

34Robeson County, NCNC119,94121+600%

35Surry County, NCNC72,28721+0%

36Lenoir County, NCNC55,83720+1900%

37Currituck County, NCNC33,15819+280%

38Union County, NCNC267,67419−76%

39Cleveland County, NCNC103,32518−71%

40Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12117–

41Stokes County, NCNC46,12614−61%

42Hertford County, NCNC19,01514–

43Columbus County, NCNC50,48713−63%

44Nash County, NCNC99,36513−68%

45Pender County, NCNC72,11112+9%

46Franklin County, NCNC82,03711–

47Bertie County, NCNC17,0869–

48Hoke County, NCNC56,9399+0%

49Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2019–

50Duplin County, NCNC51,5719–

51Davie County, NCNC45,8558–

52Randolph County, NCNC149,5168–

53Scotland County, NCNC33,3227+0%

54Dare County, NCNC38,2455–

55Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624−33%

56Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583−81%

57Ashe County, NCNC27,5141+0%

58Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451−93%

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