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Highest English population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Buncombe County, NCNC277,41721.5%–

02Carteret County, NCNC70,46921.4%–

03Dare County, NCNC38,24519.3%–

04Stokes County, NCNC46,12618.3%–

05Madison County, NCNC22,55317.2%–

06Gates County, NCNC10,23416.9%–

07Perquimans County, NCNC13,49016.4%–

08Haywood County, NCNC63,36915.6%–

09Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.5%–

10Watauga County, NCNC54,78614.9%–

11Polk County, NCNC20,53314.6%–

12Henderson County, NCNC122,37514.5%–

13Chatham County, NCNC85,11113.9%–

14Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213.9%–

15Craven County, NCNC105,02513.4%–

16Jones County, NCNC9,57513.4%–

17Currituck County, NCNC33,15813.3%–

18Orange County, NCNC152,49813.2%–

19Moore County, NCNC110,61913.1%–

20Yancey County, NCNC19,08413.0%–

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212.7%–

22Macon County, NCNC39,23212.5%–

23Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012.3%–

24Clay County, NCNC12,23912.3%–

25Yadkin County, NCNC38,32512.2%–

26Rutherford County, NCNC65,74512.2%–

27Beaufort County, NCNC44,67012.2%–

28McDowell County, NCNC45,19812.1%–

29Transylvania County, NCNC34,21112.1%–

30Davie County, NCNC45,85511.8%–

31Alleghany County, NCNC11,47911.5%–

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.3%–

33Onslow County, NCNC217,17511.3%–

34Johnston County, NCNC256,44811.2%–

35Avery County, NCNC18,11011.1%–

36New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911.0%–

37Wake County, NCNC1,257,23510.8%–

38Greene County, NCNC20,70010.7%–

39Pender County, NCNC72,11110.7%–

40Granville County, NCNC61,42110.6%–

41Chowan County, NCNC14,08210.6%–

42Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410.6%–

43Alamance County, NCNC186,17710.6%–

44Swain County, NCNC14,02410.2%–

45Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.0%–

46Union County, NCNC267,67410.0%–

47Camden County, NCNC11,3159.8%–

48Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.6%–

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,2339.4%–

50Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.4%–

51Ashe County, NCNC27,5149.3%–

52Surry County, NCNC72,2879.1%–

53Burke County, NCNC88,6559.1%–

54Franklin County, NCNC82,0379.0%–

55Caldwell County, NCNC81,1059.0%–

56Wayne County, NCNC122,2789.0%–

57Lenoir County, NCNC55,8378.7%–

58Rockingham County, NCNC94,1958.7%–

59Durham County, NCNC347,2408.7%–

60Catawba County, NCNC170,1728.6%–

61Guilford County, NCNC562,2348.5%–

62Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2018.5%–

63Pitt County, NCNC182,9368.5%–

64Davidson County, NCNC180,1828.2%–

65Person County, NCNC40,6368.2%–

66Stanly County, NCNC68,8308.2%–

67Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.0%–

68Lee County, NCNC70,2587.9%–

69Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5377.9%–

70Martin County, NCNC21,6017.8%–

71Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837.7%–

72Rowan County, NCNC155,0967.5%–

73Alexander County, NCNC36,9587.5%–

74Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.4%–

75Cleveland County, NCNC103,3257.4%–

76Warren County, NCNC18,8987.3%–

77Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.3%–

78Gaston County, NCNC246,5587.2%–

79Nash County, NCNC99,3657.1%–

80Hyde County, NCNC4,5546.7%–

81Sampson County, NCNC61,5046.6%–

82Duplin County, NCNC51,5716.5%–

83Montgomery County, NCNC26,4036.3%–

84Wilson County, NCNC81,1506.3%–

85Vance County, NCNC42,6386.3%–

86Columbus County, NCNC50,4876.1%–

87Caswell County, NCNC22,5636.0%–

88Washington County, NCNC10,6386.0%–

89Richmond County, NCNC42,0416.0%–

90Bertie County, NCNC17,0865.9%–

91Hertford County, NCNC19,0155.8%–

92Graham County, NCNC8,1905.6%–

93Halifax County, NCNC46,5345.4%–

94Northampton County, NCNC16,4915.3%–

95Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1215.0%–

96Anson County, NCNC21,7584.6%–

97Scotland County, NCNC33,3224.1%–

98Hoke County, NCNC56,9393.8%–

99Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.5%–

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9412.5%–

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