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Largest Korean population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Korean, 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 75 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPKOREAN POPULATIONVS –

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354,777–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833,354–

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732,237–

04Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,686–

05Durham County, NCNC347,2401,448–

06Orange County, NCNC152,4981,245–

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,959842–

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,718582–

09Onslow County, NCNC217,175540–

10Union County, NCNC267,674412–

11Iredell County, NCNC211,798398–

12Harnett County, NCNC150,137341–

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725317–

14Buncombe County, NCNC277,417282–

15Pitt County, NCNC182,936242–

16Wayne County, NCNC122,278200–

17Randolph County, NCNC149,516181–

18Alamance County, NCNC186,177178–

19Gaston County, NCNC246,558178–

20Granville County, NCNC61,421162–

21Burke County, NCNC88,655160–

22Lee County, NCNC70,258142–

23Catawba County, NCNC170,172133–

24Johnston County, NCNC256,448125–

25Hoke County, NCNC56,939122–

26Polk County, NCNC20,533122–

27Watauga County, NCNC54,786119–

28Davidson County, NCNC180,182110–

29Brunswick County, NCNC174,702107–

30Caldwell County, NCNC81,105102–

31Moore County, NCNC110,61997–

32Cherokee County, NCNC30,83092–

33Martin County, NCNC21,60192–

34Haywood County, NCNC63,36981–

35Lenoir County, NCNC55,83777–

36Columbus County, NCNC50,48770–

37Craven County, NCNC105,02566–

38Duplin County, NCNC51,57164–

39Rowan County, NCNC155,09654–

40Wilkes County, NCNC66,23354–

41Henderson County, NCNC122,37552–

42Robeson County, NCNC119,94151–

43Sampson County, NCNC61,50450–

44Carteret County, NCNC70,46949–

45Chatham County, NCNC85,11149–

46Wilson County, NCNC81,15046–

47Stanly County, NCNC68,83044–

48Lincoln County, NCNC98,65441–

49Anson County, NCNC21,75840–

50Rutherford County, NCNC65,74534–

51Franklin County, NCNC82,03733–

52Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20129–

53Surry County, NCNC72,28729–

54Avery County, NCNC18,11028–

55Hertford County, NCNC19,01527–

56Cleveland County, NCNC103,32524–

57Rockingham County, NCNC94,19524–

58Montgomery County, NCNC26,40322–

59Yancey County, NCNC19,08420–

60Jackson County, NCNC45,03918–

61Pender County, NCNC72,11118–

62Scotland County, NCNC33,32216–

63Nash County, NCNC99,36515–

64Ashe County, NCNC27,51414–

65Currituck County, NCNC33,15814–

66Dare County, NCNC38,24510–

67Macon County, NCNC39,2329–

68Bladen County, NCNC30,0077–

69Camden County, NCNC11,3156–

70Warren County, NCNC18,8985–

71Chowan County, NCNC14,0823–

72Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113–

73Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252–

74Northampton County, NCNC16,4912–

75Bertie County, NCNC17,0861–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS