RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

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. The median across all 100 is 12.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Nash County, NC, up 46 places to #33.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Buncombe County, NCNC277,41726.9%+13.1 pts

02Carteret County, NCNC70,46924.4%+4.7 pts

03▲1Stokes County, NCNC46,12622.6%+12.7 pts

04▲10Mitchell County, NCNC15,06222.0%+11.8 pts

05▲12Currituck County, NCNC33,15820.5%+6.0 pts

06▲4Watauga County, NCNC54,78620.2%+4.1 pts

07▲4Polk County, NCNC20,53319.6%+5.8 pts

08▼3Madison County, NCNC22,55319.3%+7.2 pts

09▼1Haywood County, NCNC63,36919.2%+5.4 pts

10▼7Dare County, NCNC38,24519.1%−2.9 pts

11▲18Transylvania County, NCNC34,21119.1%+1.6 pts

12▲12Clay County, NCNC12,23918.7%+4.8 pts

13▲17Davie County, NCNC45,85517.5%+4.7 pts

14▲8Macon County, NCNC39,23217.3%+3.8 pts

15▼3Henderson County, NCNC122,37517.3%+1.3 pts

16▲31Camden County, NCNC11,31517.1%+3.9 pts

17▼11Gates County, NCNC10,23417.0%+5.7 pts

18▲5Cherokee County, NCNC30,83017.0%+3.6 pts

19▼6Chatham County, NCNC85,11117.0%+2.2 pts

20▲32Surry County, NCNC72,28716.5%+5.2 pts

21▼2Moore County, NCNC110,61916.5%−1.6 pts

22▲3Yadkin County, NCNC38,32516.4%+5.4 pts

23▼2Brunswick County, NCNC174,70216.0%+1.3 pts

24▲8Jackson County, NCNC45,03915.9%+5.3 pts

25▲11New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915.8%+1.8 pts

26▲5Alleghany County, NCNC11,47915.6%+3.9 pts

27▼9Orange County, NCNC152,49815.6%−1.2 pts

28▲13Chowan County, NCNC14,08215.3%+4.4 pts

29▲22Ashe County, NCNC27,51415.3%+4.3 pts

30▼10Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.3%+4.1 pts

31▲19Randolph County, NCNC149,51615.3%+3.8 pts

32▲23Caldwell County, NCNC81,10515.2%+4.8 pts

33▲46Nash County, NCNC99,36515.0%+3.9 pts

34▼27Perquimans County, NCNC13,49015.0%+2.6 pts

35▲4Pender County, NCNC72,11114.3%+2.4 pts

36▼8McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.3%+4.1 pts

37▼10Beaufort County, NCNC44,67014.1%−0.3 pts

38▼23Craven County, NCNC105,02514.1%+0.5 pts

39▼13Rutherford County, NCNC65,74513.9%+4.5 pts

40▼3Wake County, NCNC1,257,23513.7%+1.8 pts

41▲42Montgomery County, NCNC26,40313.6%+3.7 pts

42▲6Iredell County, NCNC211,79813.3%+3.3 pts

43▼27Jones County, NCNC9,57513.2%−0.3 pts

44▲29Alexander County, NCNC36,95813.2%+5.3 pts

45Forsyth County, NCNC401,71813.2%+2.3 pts

46▼37Pamlico County, NCNC12,75813.2%−0.2 pts

47▲13Catawba County, NCNC170,17213.2%+3.7 pts

48▼15Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.1%+3.8 pts

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,23313.1%+2.6 pts

50▼8Lincoln County, NCNC98,65412.9%+1.7 pts

51▲36Caswell County, NCNC22,56312.9%+1.0 pts

52▼9Alamance County, NCNC186,17712.6%+1.6 pts

53▲16Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53712.6%−0.6 pts

54▼14Granville County, NCNC61,42112.5%+3.8 pts

55▼9Union County, NCNC267,67412.4%+2.2 pts

56▲9Person County, NCNC40,63612.4%−1.0 pts

57▼23Johnston County, NCNC256,44812.4%+1.2 pts

58Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512.3%+1.2 pts

59▼2Lenoir County, NCNC55,83712.3%+2.2 pts

60▲4Davidson County, NCNC180,18212.1%+2.4 pts

61▼8Burke County, NCNC88,65512.1%+3.0 pts

62▼18Swain County, NCNC14,02412.1%+3.2 pts

63▼28Avery County, NCNC18,11012.0%−4.5 pts

64▼10Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.8%−0.8 pts

65▲13Gaston County, NCNC246,55811.8%+3.3 pts

66▼4Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20111.8%+2.9 pts

67▲15Duplin County, NCNC51,57111.4%+4.8 pts

68Lee County, NCNC70,25811.2%+1.5 pts

69▲15Wilson County, NCNC81,15011.2%+1.9 pts

70▲5Cleveland County, NCNC103,32511.1%+2.2 pts

71▲1Rowan County, NCNC155,09611.1%+3.8 pts

72▼9Pitt County, NCNC182,93611.0%+0.5 pts

73▼14Durham County, NCNC347,24011.0%+2.0 pts

74▼8Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.9%−3.4 pts

75▼14Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.8%+1.3 pts

76▼38Greene County, NCNC20,70010.7%0.0 pts

77▼21Wayne County, NCNC122,27810.6%+1.0 pts

78▼4Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72510.4%+1.2 pts

79▼12Harnett County, NCNC150,13710.2%+1.6 pts

80▲14Northampton County, NCNC16,4919.6%+2.8 pts

81▼10Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.3%+0.1 pts

82▲4Columbus County, NCNC50,4879.2%+1.4 pts

83▼13Martin County, NCNC21,6019.1%−5.5 pts

84▲8Graham County, NCNC8,1909.0%−9.7 pts

85Vance County, NCNC42,6388.7%+1.9 pts

86▼10Warren County, NCNC18,8988.7%+1.0 pts

87▲1Washington County, NCNC10,6388.2%+0.5 pts

88▲7Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1217.8%+0.4 pts

89▼8Sampson County, NCNC61,5047.7%−0.3 pts

90▲3Halifax County, NCNC46,5347.7%−0.9 pts

91▼14Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.5%+0.7 pts

92▼2Bertie County, NCNC17,0867.4%+0.8 pts

93▼4Richmond County, NCNC42,0417.4%+0.6 pts

94▼3Hertford County, NCNC19,0157.1%+0.5 pts

95▲1Anson County, NCNC21,7587.0%+1.6 pts

96▲3Bladen County, NCNC30,0076.7%+0.8 pts

97Scotland County, NCNC33,3226.6%+0.7 pts

98Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.4%+1.9 pts

99▼19Hyde County, NCNC4,5545.1%−12.5 pts

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9413.6%−0.4 pts

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