RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest English population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2020 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 9.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Buncombe County, NCNC277,41721.5%+7.7 pts

02Carteret County, NCNC70,46921.4%+1.7 pts

03Dare County, NCNC38,24519.3%−2.7 pts

04Stokes County, NCNC46,12618.3%+8.4 pts

05Madison County, NCNC22,55317.2%+5.1 pts

06Gates County, NCNC10,23416.9%+5.6 pts

07Perquimans County, NCNC13,49016.4%+3.9 pts

08Haywood County, NCNC63,36915.6%+1.9 pts

09Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.5%+2.1 pts

10Watauga County, NCNC54,78614.9%−1.2 pts

11Polk County, NCNC20,53314.6%+0.8 pts

12Henderson County, NCNC122,37514.5%−1.5 pts

13Chatham County, NCNC85,11113.9%−0.9 pts

14Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213.9%+3.6 pts

15Craven County, NCNC105,02513.4%−0.1 pts

16Jones County, NCNC9,57513.4%−0.2 pts

17Currituck County, NCNC33,15813.3%−1.3 pts

18Orange County, NCNC152,49813.2%−3.6 pts

19Moore County, NCNC110,61913.1%−4.9 pts

20Yancey County, NCNC19,08413.0%+1.7 pts

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212.7%−2.0 pts

22Macon County, NCNC39,23212.5%−1.0 pts

23Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012.3%−1.0 pts

24Clay County, NCNC12,23912.3%−1.6 pts

25Yadkin County, NCNC38,32512.2%+1.2 pts

26Rutherford County, NCNC65,74512.2%+2.8 pts

27Beaufort County, NCNC44,67012.2%−2.2 pts

28McDowell County, NCNC45,19812.1%+2.0 pts

29Transylvania County, NCNC34,21112.1%−5.5 pts

30Davie County, NCNC45,85511.8%−1.0 pts

31Alleghany County, NCNC11,47911.5%−0.2 pts

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.3%+0.7 pts

33Onslow County, NCNC217,17511.3%+2.0 pts

34Johnston County, NCNC256,44811.2%0.0 pts

35Avery County, NCNC18,11011.1%−5.5 pts

36New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911.0%−3.0 pts

37Wake County, NCNC1,257,23510.8%−1.1 pts

38Greene County, NCNC20,70010.7%0.0 pts

39Pender County, NCNC72,11110.7%−1.2 pts

40Granville County, NCNC61,42110.6%+1.9 pts

41Chowan County, NCNC14,08210.6%−0.3 pts

42Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410.6%−0.6 pts

43Alamance County, NCNC186,17710.6%−0.4 pts

44Swain County, NCNC14,02410.2%+1.3 pts

45Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.0%−0.9 pts

46Union County, NCNC267,67410.0%−0.3 pts

47Camden County, NCNC11,3159.8%−3.3 pts

48Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.6%−0.5 pts

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,2339.4%−1.0 pts

50Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.4%−2.1 pts

51Ashe County, NCNC27,5149.3%−1.8 pts

52Surry County, NCNC72,2879.1%−2.3 pts

53Burke County, NCNC88,6559.1%0.0 pts

54Franklin County, NCNC82,0379.0%−3.5 pts

55Caldwell County, NCNC81,1059.0%−1.5 pts

56Wayne County, NCNC122,2789.0%−0.5 pts

57Lenoir County, NCNC55,8378.7%−1.3 pts

58Rockingham County, NCNC94,1958.7%−2.4 pts

59Durham County, NCNC347,2408.7%−0.4 pts

60Catawba County, NCNC170,1728.6%−0.9 pts

61Guilford County, NCNC562,2348.5%−0.9 pts

62Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2018.5%−0.4 pts

63Pitt County, NCNC182,9368.5%−2.1 pts

64Davidson County, NCNC180,1828.2%−1.5 pts

65Person County, NCNC40,6368.2%−5.2 pts

66Stanly County, NCNC68,8308.2%−6.1 pts

67Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.0%−0.6 pts

68Lee County, NCNC70,2587.9%−1.8 pts

69Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5377.9%−5.2 pts

70Martin County, NCNC21,6017.8%−6.8 pts

71Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837.7%−1.5 pts

72Rowan County, NCNC155,0967.5%+0.2 pts

73Alexander County, NCNC36,9587.5%−0.4 pts

74Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.4%−1.8 pts

75Cleveland County, NCNC103,3257.4%−1.6 pts

76Warren County, NCNC18,8987.3%−0.4 pts

77Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.3%+0.5 pts

78Gaston County, NCNC246,5587.2%−1.3 pts

79Nash County, NCNC99,3657.1%−4.1 pts

80Hyde County, NCNC4,5546.7%−10.8 pts

81Sampson County, NCNC61,5046.6%−1.4 pts

82Duplin County, NCNC51,5716.5%−0.2 pts

83Montgomery County, NCNC26,4036.3%−3.7 pts

84Wilson County, NCNC81,1506.3%−3.0 pts

85Vance County, NCNC42,6386.3%−0.5 pts

86Columbus County, NCNC50,4876.1%−1.6 pts

87Caswell County, NCNC22,5636.0%−5.9 pts

88Washington County, NCNC10,6386.0%−1.7 pts

89Richmond County, NCNC42,0416.0%−0.8 pts

90Bertie County, NCNC17,0865.9%−0.6 pts

91Hertford County, NCNC19,0155.8%−0.8 pts

92Graham County, NCNC8,1905.6%−13.2 pts

93Halifax County, NCNC46,5345.4%−3.2 pts

94Northampton County, NCNC16,4915.3%−1.5 pts

95Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1215.0%−2.4 pts

96Anson County, NCNC21,7584.6%−0.7 pts

97Scotland County, NCNC33,3224.1%−1.7 pts

98Hoke County, NCNC56,9393.8%−0.8 pts

99Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.5%−2.4 pts

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9412.5%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS