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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. The median across all 58 is 29. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chatham County, NC, up 34 places to #12.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Japanese population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE POPULATIONVS 2020
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,526+24%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,011+13%
03▲5Orange County, NCNC152,498518+68%
04▼1Durham County, NCNC347,240518−18%
05▲5Forsyth County, NCNC401,718410+52%
06▼2Onslow County, NCNC217,175350−33%
07▲5Buncombe County, NCNC277,417340+76%
08▼2Guilford County, NCNC562,234299−37%
09▲2Pitt County, NCNC182,936288+31%
10▼3Cumberland County, NCNC338,473230−50%
11▼6Iredell County, NCNC211,798190−62%
12▲34Chatham County, NCNC85,111172+1223%
13Craven County, NCNC105,025123+9%
14▲21Harnett County, NCNC150,137120+344%
15▼1Gaston County, NCNC246,558109+11%
16▲21Johnston County, NCNC256,44884+342%
17▲5New Hanover County, NCNC245,95972−5%
18Moore County, NCNC110,61968−18%
19▼10Catawba County, NCNC170,17263−78%
20▲11Wilson County, NCNC81,15059+51%
21▼6Brunswick County, NCNC174,70255−42%
22▼6Carteret County, NCNC70,46949−42%
23▲29Madison County, NCNC22,55343+514%
24▼1Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72541−42%
25▲18Alamance County, NCNC186,17737+164%
26▲4Macon County, NCNC39,23233−15%
27▲15Watauga County, NCNC54,78633+136%
28▲20Davidson County, NCNC180,18229+164%
29▼4Wilkes County, NCNC66,23329−59%
30▼3Burke County, NCNC88,65528−51%
31▼11Wayne County, NCNC122,27825−68%
32Lincoln County, NCNC98,65425−34%
33▲26Henderson County, NCNC122,37522+340%
34▲27Robeson County, NCNC119,94121+600%
35▲1Surry County, NCNC72,287210%
36▲29Lenoir County, NCNC55,83720+1900%
37▲19Currituck County, NCNC33,15819+280%
38▼17Union County, NCNC267,67419−76%
39▼13Cleveland County, NCNC103,32518−71%
40Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12117–
41▼8Stokes County, NCNC46,12614−61%
42Hertford County, NCNC19,01514–
43▼9Columbus County, NCNC50,48713−63%
44▼15Nash County, NCNC99,36513−68%
45▲4Pender County, NCNC72,11112+9%
46Franklin County, NCNC82,03711–
47Bertie County, NCNC17,0869–
48▲3Hoke County, NCNC56,93990%
49Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2019–
50Duplin County, NCNC51,5719–
51Davie County, NCNC45,8558–
52Randolph County, NCNC149,5168–
53Scotland County, NCNC33,32270%
54Dare County, NCNC38,2455–
55▼1Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624−33%
56▼16Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583−81%
57▲6Ashe County, NCNC27,51410%
58▼17Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451−93%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES