RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest Irish population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish 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 8.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Transylvania County, NC, up 29 places to #1.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲29Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115.7%−1.6 pts

02▲3Brunswick County, NCNC174,70215.0%+1.3 pts

03Yancey County, NCNC19,08414.7%+4.6 pts

04▲10Watauga County, NCNC54,78613.9%+0.4 pts

05▲14New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913.1%+0.3 pts

06▲3Madison County, NCNC22,55313.1%−1.3 pts

07▼6Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.0%−3.4 pts

08▼6Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.9%−0.4 pts

09▲15Currituck County, NCNC33,15812.8%−1.1 pts

10▼6Polk County, NCNC20,53312.8%−1.9 pts

11Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.2%−1.0 pts

12▼6Dare County, NCNC38,24512.1%−3.1 pts

13▼3Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.1%−1.1 pts

14▼2Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011.9%−4.4 pts

15▲5Macon County, NCNC39,23211.9%+1.0 pts

16▲24Alexander County, NCNC36,95811.6%+2.8 pts

17▼9Mitchell County, NCNC15,06211.5%−3.6 pts

18▲8Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.2%+0.7 pts

19▲9Perquimans County, NCNC13,49011.1%+4.1 pts

20▼13Clay County, NCNC12,23910.8%−1.2 pts

21▲18Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510.7%−2.6 pts

22▲3Camden County, NCNC11,31510.6%−0.9 pts

23▼7Pender County, NCNC72,11110.6%−0.7 pts

24▲14Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510.5%−0.2 pts

25▼10McDowell County, NCNC45,19810.4%−5.2 pts

26▼4Buncombe County, NCNC277,41710.3%−2.7 pts

27▼9Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.3%−0.7 pts

28▲1Moore County, NCNC110,61910.0%−0.1 pts

29▼12Orange County, NCNC152,49810.0%−1.9 pts

30▲7Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.9%−0.2 pts

31▼10Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549.8%−3.4 pts

32▲2Davie County, NCNC45,8559.8%+0.2 pts

33▲10Davidson County, NCNC180,1829.6%+0.4 pts

34▲13Jackson County, NCNC45,0399.5%−2.8 pts

35▼3Burke County, NCNC88,6559.4%−3.1 pts

36▼5Union County, NCNC267,6749.4%−2.4 pts

37▲20Graham County, NCNC8,1909.3%−4.7 pts

38▼15Craven County, NCNC105,0259.2%−4.2 pts

39▲14Ashe County, NCNC27,5149.2%+0.8 pts

40▼4Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359.2%−1.1 pts

41Caswell County, NCNC22,5639.2%+0.3 pts

42▲24Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2019.1%+1.6 pts

43▼30Avery County, NCNC18,1108.9%−3.4 pts

44▲23Hyde County, NCNC4,5548.9%−1.7 pts

45▲14Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.8%−0.3 pts

46▼13Johnston County, NCNC256,4488.6%−1.0 pts

47▲9Beaufort County, NCNC44,6708.5%+2.5 pts

48▼2Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.4%−1.5 pts

49▲15Person County, NCNC40,6368.3%−0.5 pts

50▲24Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258.2%−0.1 pts

51▼16Randolph County, NCNC149,5168.2%−0.4 pts

52▼10Yadkin County, NCNC38,3258.1%+1.0 pts

53▼8Catawba County, NCNC170,1727.9%−2.4 pts

54▲6Rowan County, NCNC155,0967.9%−0.4 pts

55▼28Pamlico County, NCNC12,7587.9%−4.4 pts

56▲26Alleghany County, NCNC11,4797.8%−0.3 pts

57▼8Rockingham County, NCNC94,1957.8%−2.0 pts

58▲10Surry County, NCNC72,2877.8%−1.1 pts

59▼5Forsyth County, NCNC401,7187.8%−0.9 pts

60▼2Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.8%0.0 pts

61▲4Swain County, NCNC14,0247.8%−1.7 pts

62▼12Gaston County, NCNC246,5587.7%−2.1 pts

63▼11Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837.6%−1.2 pts

64▼13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.3%−2.1 pts

65▲4Durham County, NCNC347,2407.2%0.0 pts

66▼11Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.1%−2.0 pts

67▼4Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.0%−2.0 pts

68▼6Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337.0%+0.4 pts

69▼21Lee County, NCNC70,2587.0%+1.0 pts

70▲11Gates County, NCNC10,2346.6%+0.3 pts

71▲9Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.6%−0.3 pts

72Stanly County, NCNC68,8306.6%−1.5 pts

73▲3Pitt County, NCNC182,9366.4%−1.9 pts

74▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.2%−1.2 pts

75▼31Jones County, NCNC9,5756.0%−8.3 pts

76▼15Granville County, NCNC61,4215.9%−0.3 pts

77▼4Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.9%−3.3 pts

78▼3Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.7%−2.4 pts

79▼2Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.5%−0.7 pts

80▲15Montgomery County, NCNC26,4035.2%−1.5 pts

81▲4Wilson County, NCNC81,1505.0%−0.4 pts

82▼12Greene County, NCNC20,7005.0%−0.3 pts

83▲11Vance County, NCNC42,6384.7%+2.0 pts

84▼1Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.7%−0.7 pts

85▲2Halifax County, NCNC46,5344.7%−1.3 pts

86▼8Richmond County, NCNC42,0414.6%−0.8 pts

87▲1Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.5%−2.5 pts

88▲2Warren County, NCNC18,8984.2%+0.4 pts

89▲8Martin County, NCNC21,6014.1%−0.8 pts

90▼1Nash County, NCNC99,3653.8%−4.4 pts

91▲7Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.6%−1.0 pts

92Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.3%−2.6 pts

93▼7Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.2%−1.0 pts

94▼15Anson County, NCNC21,7583.1%−2.4 pts

95▼11Northampton County, NCNC16,4913.0%−2.4 pts

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.8%−1.0 pts

97▼6Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.5%−1.7 pts

98▼5Washington County, NCNC10,6382.4%−2.5 pts

99▲1Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.4%−2.3 pts

100▼1Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.9%−1.0 pts

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