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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH SHAREVS 2000

01Polk County, NCNC20,5331.4%–

02Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.9%–

03Orange County, NCNC152,4980.8%–

04New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.7%–

05Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.7%–

06Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.7%–

07Greene County, NCNC20,7000.7%–

08Davie County, NCNC45,8550.7%–

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.6%–

10Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.6%–

11Durham County, NCNC347,2400.6%–

12Dare County, NCNC38,2450.6%–

13Pender County, NCNC72,1110.6%–

14Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.6%–

15Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.6%–

16Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.6%–

17Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.6%–

18Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.6%–

19Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.6%–

20Macon County, NCNC39,2320.6%–

21Moore County, NCNC110,6190.6%–

22Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.5%–

23Madison County, NCNC22,5530.5%–

24Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.5%–

25Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.4%–

26Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.4%–

27Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.4%–

28Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.4%–

29Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.4%–

30Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.4%–

31Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.4%–

32Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.4%–

33Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.4%–

34Lee County, NCNC70,2580.4%–

35Person County, NCNC40,6360.4%–

36Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.4%–

37Burke County, NCNC88,6550.4%–

38Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.4%–

39Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.4%–

40Avery County, NCNC18,1100.4%–

41Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.3%–

42Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.3%–

43Union County, NCNC267,6740.3%–

44Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.3%–

45Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.3%–

46Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.3%–

47Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.3%–

48Clay County, NCNC12,2390.3%–

49Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.3%–

50Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.3%–

51Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.3%–

52Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.3%–

53Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.3%–

54Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.3%–

55Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.3%–

56Craven County, NCNC105,0250.3%–

57Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.3%–

58Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.3%–

59Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.3%–

60Washington County, NCNC10,6380.3%–

61Martin County, NCNC21,6010.3%–

62Granville County, NCNC61,4210.3%–

63Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.3%–

64Nash County, NCNC99,3650.3%–

65Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.3%–

66Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.3%–

67Jones County, NCNC9,5750.2%–

68Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.2%–

69Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.2%–

70Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.2%–

71Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.2%–

72Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.2%–

73Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.2%–

74Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.2%–

75Surry County, NCNC72,2870.2%–

76Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.2%–

77Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.2%–

78Swain County, NCNC14,0240.2%–

79Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.2%–

80Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.2%–

81Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

82Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%–

83Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.1%–

84Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.1%–

85Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.1%–

86Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

87Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.1%–

88Anson County, NCNC21,7580.1%–

89McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.1%–

90Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%–

91Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.1%–

92Graham County, NCNC8,1900.1%–

93Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%–

94Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.1%–

95Vance County, NCNC42,6380.0%–

96Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.0%–

97Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES