The 10 North Carolina Cities With The Largest Asian Population For 2026

Here are the cities in North Carolina with the largest Asian population in 2026:

1. Morrisville
2. Cary
3. Apex
4. Harrisburg
5. Chapel Hill
6. Oak Ridge
7. Archdale
8. Newton
9. Weddington
10. Holly Springs

The 10 Most Asian Cities In North Carolina For 2026

Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In North Carolina With The Largest Asian Population For 2026

We used Saturday Night Science to compare Census data on race across every place in North Carolina.

The Census’s most recently available data comes from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

• Hispanic or Latino
• White alone*
• Black or African American alone*
• American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
• Asian alone*
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
• Some other race alone*
• Two or more races*

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Asian alone.

We limited our analysis to cities with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 124 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are Asian. The percentages ranked from 41.0% to 0.0%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of Asian population, with a higher score being more Asian than a lower score. Morrisville took the distinction of being the most Asian, while Hamlet was the least Asian city.

We updated this article for 2026. This report reflects our eleventh time ranking the cities in North Carolina with the largest Asian population.

Read on for more information on how the cities in North Carolina ranked by population of Asian residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.