RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Largest Japanese population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Japanese, 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 65 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 36.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE POPULATIONVS –

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,233–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383897–

03Durham County, NCNC347,240629–

04Onslow County, NCNC217,175521–

05Iredell County, NCNC211,798503–

06Guilford County, NCNC562,234471–

07Cumberland County, NCNC338,473464–

08Orange County, NCNC152,498308–

09Catawba County, NCNC170,172286–

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,718269–

11Pitt County, NCNC182,936220–

12Buncombe County, NCNC277,417193–

13Craven County, NCNC105,025113–

14Gaston County, NCNC246,55898–

15Brunswick County, NCNC174,70295–

16Carteret County, NCNC70,46985–

17Vance County, NCNC42,63884–

18Moore County, NCNC110,61983–

19McDowell County, NCNC45,19880–

20Wayne County, NCNC122,27879–

21Union County, NCNC267,67478–

22New Hanover County, NCNC245,95976–

23Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72571–

24Caldwell County, NCNC81,10571–

25Wilkes County, NCNC66,23371–

26Cleveland County, NCNC103,32562–

27Burke County, NCNC88,65557–

28Rowan County, NCNC155,09657–

29Nash County, NCNC99,36540–

30Macon County, NCNC39,23239–

31Wilson County, NCNC81,15039–

32Lincoln County, NCNC98,65438–

33Stokes County, NCNC46,12636–

34Columbus County, NCNC50,48735–

35Harnett County, NCNC150,13727–

36Surry County, NCNC72,28721–

37Johnston County, NCNC256,44819–

38Lee County, NCNC70,25819–

39Anson County, NCNC21,75816–

40Pamlico County, NCNC12,75816–

41Rutherford County, NCNC65,74515–

42Watauga County, NCNC54,78614–

43Alamance County, NCNC186,17714–

44Halifax County, NCNC46,53414–

45Camden County, NCNC11,31513–

46Chatham County, NCNC85,11113–

47Alleghany County, NCNC11,47912–

48Davidson County, NCNC180,18211–

49Pender County, NCNC72,11111–

50Cherokee County, NCNC30,8309–

51Hoke County, NCNC56,9399–

52Madison County, NCNC22,5537–

53Scotland County, NCNC33,3227–

54Mitchell County, NCNC15,0626–

55Yancey County, NCNC19,0846–

56Currituck County, NCNC33,1585–

57Granville County, NCNC61,4215–

58Sampson County, NCNC61,5045–

59Henderson County, NCNC122,3755–

60Jackson County, NCNC45,0393–

61Robeson County, NCNC119,9413–

62Warren County, NCNC18,8983–

63Ashe County, NCNC27,5141–

64Avery County, NCNC18,1101–

65Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS