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Highest English population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010
01Buncombe County, NCNC277,41726.9%+13.1 pts
02Carteret County, NCNC70,46924.4%+4.7 pts
03Stokes County, NCNC46,12622.6%+12.7 pts
04Mitchell County, NCNC15,06222.0%+11.8 pts
05Currituck County, NCNC33,15820.5%+6.0 pts
06Watauga County, NCNC54,78620.2%+4.1 pts
07Polk County, NCNC20,53319.6%+5.8 pts
08Madison County, NCNC22,55319.3%+7.2 pts
09Haywood County, NCNC63,36919.2%+5.4 pts
10Dare County, NCNC38,24519.1%−2.9 pts
11Transylvania County, NCNC34,21119.1%+1.6 pts
12Clay County, NCNC12,23918.7%+4.8 pts
13Davie County, NCNC45,85517.5%+4.7 pts
14Macon County, NCNC39,23217.3%+3.8 pts
15Henderson County, NCNC122,37517.3%+1.3 pts
16Camden County, NCNC11,31517.1%+3.9 pts
17Gates County, NCNC10,23417.0%+5.7 pts
18Cherokee County, NCNC30,83017.0%+3.6 pts
19Chatham County, NCNC85,11117.0%+2.2 pts
20Surry County, NCNC72,28716.5%+5.2 pts
21Moore County, NCNC110,61916.5%−1.6 pts
22Yadkin County, NCNC38,32516.4%+5.4 pts
23Brunswick County, NCNC174,70216.0%+1.3 pts
24Jackson County, NCNC45,03915.9%+5.3 pts
25New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915.8%+1.8 pts
26Alleghany County, NCNC11,47915.6%+3.9 pts
27Orange County, NCNC152,49815.6%−1.2 pts
28Chowan County, NCNC14,08215.3%+4.4 pts
29Ashe County, NCNC27,51415.3%+4.3 pts
30Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.3%+4.1 pts
31Randolph County, NCNC149,51615.3%+3.8 pts
32Caldwell County, NCNC81,10515.2%+4.8 pts
33Nash County, NCNC99,36515.0%+3.9 pts
34Perquimans County, NCNC13,49015.0%+2.6 pts
35Pender County, NCNC72,11114.3%+2.4 pts
36McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.3%+4.1 pts
37Beaufort County, NCNC44,67014.1%−0.3 pts
38Craven County, NCNC105,02514.1%+0.5 pts
39Rutherford County, NCNC65,74513.9%+4.5 pts
40Wake County, NCNC1,257,23513.7%+1.8 pts
41Montgomery County, NCNC26,40313.6%+3.7 pts
42Iredell County, NCNC211,79813.3%+3.3 pts
43Jones County, NCNC9,57513.2%−0.3 pts
44Alexander County, NCNC36,95813.2%+5.3 pts
45Forsyth County, NCNC401,71813.2%+2.3 pts
46Pamlico County, NCNC12,75813.2%−0.2 pts
47Catawba County, NCNC170,17213.2%+3.7 pts
48Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.1%+3.8 pts
49Wilkes County, NCNC66,23313.1%+2.6 pts
50Lincoln County, NCNC98,65412.9%+1.7 pts
51Caswell County, NCNC22,56312.9%+1.0 pts
52Alamance County, NCNC186,17712.6%+1.6 pts
53Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53712.6%−0.6 pts
54Granville County, NCNC61,42112.5%+3.8 pts
55Union County, NCNC267,67412.4%+2.2 pts
56Person County, NCNC40,63612.4%−1.0 pts
57Johnston County, NCNC256,44812.4%+1.2 pts
58Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512.3%+1.2 pts
59Lenoir County, NCNC55,83712.3%+2.2 pts
60Davidson County, NCNC180,18212.1%+2.4 pts
61Burke County, NCNC88,65512.1%+3.0 pts
62Swain County, NCNC14,02412.1%+3.2 pts
63Avery County, NCNC18,11012.0%−4.5 pts
64Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.8%−0.8 pts
65Gaston County, NCNC246,55811.8%+3.3 pts
66Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20111.8%+2.9 pts
67Duplin County, NCNC51,57111.4%+4.8 pts
68Lee County, NCNC70,25811.2%+1.5 pts
69Wilson County, NCNC81,15011.2%+1.9 pts
70Cleveland County, NCNC103,32511.1%+2.2 pts
71Rowan County, NCNC155,09611.1%+3.8 pts
72Pitt County, NCNC182,93611.0%+0.5 pts
73Durham County, NCNC347,24011.0%+2.0 pts
74Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.9%−3.4 pts
75Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.8%+1.3 pts
76Greene County, NCNC20,70010.7%+0.0 pts
77Wayne County, NCNC122,27810.6%+1.0 pts
78Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.4%+1.2 pts
79Harnett County, NCNC150,13710.2%+1.6 pts
80Northampton County, NCNC16,4919.6%+2.8 pts
81Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.3%+0.1 pts
82Columbus County, NCNC50,4879.2%+1.4 pts
83Martin County, NCNC21,6019.1%−5.5 pts
84Graham County, NCNC8,1909.0%−9.7 pts
85Vance County, NCNC42,6388.7%+1.9 pts
86Warren County, NCNC18,8988.7%+1.0 pts
87Washington County, NCNC10,6388.2%+0.5 pts
88Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1217.8%+0.4 pts
89Sampson County, NCNC61,5047.7%−0.3 pts
90Halifax County, NCNC46,5347.7%−0.9 pts
91Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.5%+0.7 pts
92Bertie County, NCNC17,0867.4%+0.8 pts
93Richmond County, NCNC42,0417.4%+0.6 pts
94Hertford County, NCNC19,0157.1%+0.5 pts
95Anson County, NCNC21,7587.0%+1.6 pts
96Bladen County, NCNC30,0076.7%+0.8 pts
97Scotland County, NCNC33,3226.6%+0.7 pts
98Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.4%+1.9 pts
99Hyde County, NCNC4,5545.1%−12.5 pts
100Robeson County, NCNC119,9413.6%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES