RANKING · 2024 ACS · 97 SHOWN OF 97

Highest British population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are British ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: British residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 97 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 97 is 0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pamlico County, NC, up 59 places to #15.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Polk County, NCNC20,5331.4%+1.0 pts

02▲2Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.9%+0.2 pts

03▼2Orange County, NCNC152,4980.8%−0.5 pts

04▲6New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.7%+0.1 pts

05Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.7%+0.3 pts

06▲5Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.7%+0.1 pts

07▲18Greene County, NCNC20,7000.7%+0.6 pts

08▲11Davie County, NCNC45,8550.7%+0.4 pts

09▲4Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.6%+0.2 pts

10▲13Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.6%−0.8 pts

11▲1Durham County, NCNC347,2400.6%−0.1 pts

12▲54Dare County, NCNC38,2450.6%−0.1 pts

13▲17Pender County, NCNC72,1110.6%+0.1 pts

14▼6Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.6%−0.2 pts

15▲59Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.6%+0.5 pts

16▼13Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.6%−0.2 pts

17▲1Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.6%0.0 pts

18▲2Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.6%0.0 pts

19▼5Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.6%−0.1 pts

20▲15Macon County, NCNC39,2320.6%−0.2 pts

21▲15Moore County, NCNC110,6190.6%+0.1 pts

22▲12Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.5%0.0 pts

23▼16Madison County, NCNC22,5530.5%+0.1 pts

24▲4Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.5%−0.1 pts

25▲8Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.4%−0.1 pts

26▲13Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.4%−0.1 pts

27▲24Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.4%+0.3 pts

28▲42Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.4%+0.1 pts

29▲27Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.4%0.0 pts

30▲10Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.4%+0.1 pts

31▼16Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.4%–

32▲5Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.4%−0.1 pts

33▲27Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.4%0.0 pts

34▼5Lee County, NCNC70,2580.4%+0.3 pts

35▲13Person County, NCNC40,6360.4%+0.2 pts

36▲49Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.4%+0.2 pts

37▲10Burke County, NCNC88,6550.4%−0.1 pts

38▲45Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.4%+0.2 pts

39▲5Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.4%−0.2 pts

40▲54Avery County, NCNC18,1100.4%+0.2 pts

41▼35Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.3%−0.4 pts

42▼10Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.3%0.0 pts

43▼27Union County, NCNC267,6740.3%−0.3 pts

44▲29Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.3%+0.1 pts

45▲10Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.3%+0.2 pts

46▼20Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.3%+0.3 pts

47▲7Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.3%0.0 pts

48▲24Clay County, NCNC12,2390.3%−0.2 pts

49▲15Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.3%+0.1 pts

50▲28Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.3%+0.1 pts

51▼8Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.3%−0.8 pts

52▲23Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.3%+0.1 pts

53▼15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.3%−0.2 pts

54▲17Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.3%−0.2 pts

55▼14Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.3%−0.1 pts

56▼35Craven County, NCNC105,0250.3%−0.2 pts

57▲8Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.3%+0.1 pts

58▼27Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.3%0.0 pts

59▲22Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.3%+0.2 pts

60▼18Washington County, NCNC10,6380.3%+0.1 pts

61▲8Martin County, NCNC21,6010.3%−0.2 pts

62▼45Granville County, NCNC61,4210.3%0.0 pts

63▲32Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.3%−0.1 pts

64▼3Nash County, NCNC99,3650.3%−0.1 pts

65▼3Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.3%0.0 pts

66▼9Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.3%−0.1 pts

67▲23Jones County, NCNC9,5750.2%−0.4 pts

68▼46Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.2%−0.3 pts

69▼42Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.2%+0.1 pts

70▲14Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.2%+0.1 pts

71▼3Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%0.0 pts

72▼14Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.2%0.0 pts

73▼21Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.2%−0.1 pts

74▼28Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.2%−0.1 pts

75▼16Surry County, NCNC72,2870.2%−0.4 pts

76▲13Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.2%−0.1 pts

77▼27Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.2%−0.1 pts

78▲8Swain County, NCNC14,0240.2%−0.3 pts

79▲20Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.2%−0.9 pts

80▲11Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.2%0.0 pts

81▼32Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%+0.1 pts

82▲14Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%0.0 pts

83▼59Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%0.0 pts

84▼5Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%−0.4 pts

85▼22Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.1%−0.2 pts

86▲11Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%−0.1 pts

87▼7Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.1%0.0 pts

88▼11Anson County, NCNC21,7580.1%0.0 pts

89▼22McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%0.0 pts

90▼37Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%0.0 pts

91▲7Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%0.0 pts

92▲8Graham County, NCNC8,1900.1%–

93▼11Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%−0.1 pts

94▼1Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%0.0 pts

95▼3Vance County, NCNC42,6380.0%0.0 pts

96▼20Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.0%−0.3 pts

97▼9Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%−0.1 pts

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