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Largest Korean population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Korean, 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 76 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 76 is 55. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bertie County, NC, up 42 places to #33.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPKOREAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2356,340+33%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833,807+14%

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731,709−24%

04▲2Orange County, NCNC152,4981,223−2%

05▼1Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,071−36%

06▲1New Hanover County, NCNC245,959933+11%

07▼2Durham County, NCNC347,240877−39%

08▲1Onslow County, NCNC217,175579+7%

09▼1Forsyth County, NCNC401,718460−21%

10▲4Buncombe County, NCNC277,417451+60%

11Iredell County, NCNC211,798437+10%

12▼2Union County, NCNC267,674386−6%

13▲24Craven County, NCNC105,025323+389%

14▲1Pitt County, NCNC182,936315+30%

15▲26Henderson County, NCNC122,375285+448%

16▼4Harnett County, NCNC150,137257−25%

17▼4Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725242−24%

18Gaston County, NCNC246,558203+14%

19▲21Wilkes County, NCNC66,233197+265%

20▲4Johnston County, NCNC256,448165+32%

21▼5Wayne County, NCNC122,278156−22%

22▲29Franklin County, NCNC82,037149+352%

23▲5Davidson County, NCNC180,182143+30%

24▼5Alamance County, NCNC186,177135−24%

25▲14Rowan County, NCNC155,096127+135%

26▼4Lee County, NCNC70,258119−16%

27▼2Hoke County, NCNC56,939114−7%

28▼5Catawba County, NCNC170,172109−18%

29▼12Randolph County, NCNC149,516107−41%

30▼3Watauga County, NCNC54,786106−11%

31Moore County, NCNC110,61984−13%

32Richmond County, NCNC42,04183–

33▲42Bertie County, NCNC17,08669+6800%

34▲11Chatham County, NCNC85,11169+41%

35▲30Currituck County, NCNC33,15865+364%

36▲18Avery County, NCNC18,11059+111%

37▲26Nash County, NCNC99,36557+280%

38▲23Pender County, NCNC72,11155+206%

39▲14Surry County, NCNC72,28753+83%

40▼14Polk County, NCNC20,53351−58%

41▲5Wilson County, NCNC81,15044−4%

42▲6Lincoln County, NCNC98,65444+7%

43▼1Robeson County, NCNC119,94143−16%

44▲24Bladen County, NCNC30,00741+486%

45▲7Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20139+34%

46▲1Stanly County, NCNC68,83039−11%

47▼18Brunswick County, NCNC174,70237−65%

48Graham County, NCNC8,19036–

49▼15Haywood County, NCNC63,36936−56%

50McDowell County, NCNC45,19833–

51▲5Cleveland County, NCNC103,32532+33%

52▼31Burke County, NCNC88,65531−81%

53▼3Rutherford County, NCNC65,74531−9%

54▼24Caldwell County, NCNC81,10527−74%

55▲2Rockingham County, NCNC94,19526+8%

56▲10Dare County, NCNC38,24523+130%

57Alexander County, NCNC36,95823–

58▼3Hertford County, NCNC19,01523−15%

59Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019–

60Stokes County, NCNC46,12619–

61▼17Carteret County, NCNC70,46917−65%

62▲2Ashe County, NCNC27,51416+14%

63▲4Macon County, NCNC39,23213+44%

64▲8Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119+200%

65▲9Yadkin County, NCNC38,3259+350%

66Perquimans County, NCNC13,4908–

67Clay County, NCNC12,2397–

68▲2Warren County, NCNC18,89850%

69▼31Duplin County, NCNC51,5715−92%

70▼1Camden County, NCNC11,3153−50%

71Madison County, NCNC22,5533–

72▼29Sampson County, NCNC61,5043−94%

73▼38Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373−96%

74▼3Chowan County, NCNC14,0822−33%

75▼43Martin County, NCNC21,6011−99%

76Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES