RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest English population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2023 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2000

01Dare County, NCNC38,24522.0%–

02Carteret County, NCNC70,46919.7%–

03Graham County, NCNC8,19018.7%–

04Moore County, NCNC110,61918.1%–

05Transylvania County, NCNC34,21117.5%–

06Hyde County, NCNC4,55417.5%–

07Orange County, NCNC152,49816.8%–

08Avery County, NCNC18,11016.6%–

09Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.2%–

10Henderson County, NCNC122,37516.0%–

11Chatham County, NCNC85,11114.8%–

12Brunswick County, NCNC174,70214.7%–

13Martin County, NCNC21,60114.6%–

14Currituck County, NCNC33,15814.6%–

15Beaufort County, NCNC44,67014.4%–

16Stanly County, NCNC68,83014.3%–

17New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.0%–

18Clay County, NCNC12,23913.9%–

19Polk County, NCNC20,53313.9%–

20Buncombe County, NCNC277,41713.8%–

21Haywood County, NCNC63,36913.8%–

22Jones County, NCNC9,57513.6%–

23Craven County, NCNC105,02513.5%–

24Macon County, NCNC39,23213.5%–

25Person County, NCNC40,63613.4%–

26Pamlico County, NCNC12,75813.4%–

27Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.3%–

28Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53713.1%–

29Camden County, NCNC11,31513.1%–

30Davie County, NCNC45,85512.8%–

31Franklin County, NCNC82,03712.6%–

32Perquimans County, NCNC13,49012.4%–

33Madison County, NCNC22,55312.1%–

34Wake County, NCNC1,257,23512.0%–

35Pender County, NCNC72,11111.9%–

36Caswell County, NCNC22,56311.9%–

37Alleghany County, NCNC11,47911.7%–

38Randolph County, NCNC149,51611.5%–

39Surry County, NCNC72,28711.4%–

40Gates County, NCNC10,23411.3%–

41Yancey County, NCNC19,08411.2%–

42Lincoln County, NCNC98,65411.2%–

43Nash County, NCNC99,36511.2%–

44Johnston County, NCNC256,44811.1%–

45Rockingham County, NCNC94,19511.1%–

46Yadkin County, NCNC38,32511.1%–

47Ashe County, NCNC27,51411.0%–

48Chowan County, NCNC14,08211.0%–

49Alamance County, NCNC186,17710.9%–

50Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.9%–

51Greene County, NCNC20,70010.7%–

52Jackson County, NCNC45,03910.6%–

53Pitt County, NCNC182,93610.5%–

54Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510.5%–

55Wilkes County, NCNC66,23310.4%–

56Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210.3%–

57Union County, NCNC267,67410.2%–

58McDowell County, NCNC45,19810.2%–

59Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.1%–

60Lenoir County, NCNC55,83710.1%–

61Montgomery County, NCNC26,40310.0%–

62Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.9%–

63Lee County, NCNC70,2589.8%–

64Davidson County, NCNC180,1829.7%–

65Wayne County, NCNC122,2789.5%–

66Guilford County, NCNC562,2349.5%–

67Catawba County, NCNC170,1729.4%–

68Rutherford County, NCNC65,7459.4%–

69Wilson County, NCNC81,1509.3%–

70Onslow County, NCNC217,1759.3%–

71Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.2%–

72Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.2%–

73Burke County, NCNC88,6559.1%–

74Durham County, NCNC347,2409.1%–

75Cleveland County, NCNC103,3259.0%–

76Swain County, NCNC14,0248.9%–

77Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2018.9%–

78Granville County, NCNC61,4218.7%–

79Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.6%–

80Halifax County, NCNC46,5348.6%–

81Gaston County, NCNC246,5588.5%–

82Sampson County, NCNC61,5048.0%–

83Alexander County, NCNC36,9587.9%–

84Columbus County, NCNC50,4877.8%–

85Warren County, NCNC18,8987.7%–

86Washington County, NCNC10,6387.7%–

87Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1217.4%–

88Rowan County, NCNC155,0967.4%–

89Vance County, NCNC42,6386.8%–

90Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%–

91Northampton County, NCNC16,4916.8%–

92Richmond County, NCNC42,0416.8%–

93Duplin County, NCNC51,5716.6%–

94Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.6%–

95Bertie County, NCNC17,0866.6%–

96Bladen County, NCNC30,0075.9%–

97Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.9%–

98Anson County, NCNC21,7585.3%–

99Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.6%–

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9414.0%–

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