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Highest Irish population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115.7%–

02Brunswick County, NCNC174,70215.0%–

03Yancey County, NCNC19,08414.7%–

04Watauga County, NCNC54,78613.9%–

05New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913.1%–

06Madison County, NCNC22,55313.1%–

07Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.0%–

08Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.9%–

09Currituck County, NCNC33,15812.8%–

10Polk County, NCNC20,53312.8%–

11Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.2%–

12Dare County, NCNC38,24512.1%–

13Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.1%–

14Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011.9%–

15Macon County, NCNC39,23211.9%–

16Alexander County, NCNC36,95811.6%–

17Mitchell County, NCNC15,06211.5%–

18Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.2%–

19Perquimans County, NCNC13,49011.1%–

20Clay County, NCNC12,23910.8%–

21Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510.7%–

22Camden County, NCNC11,31510.6%–

23Pender County, NCNC72,11110.6%–

24Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510.5%–

25McDowell County, NCNC45,19810.4%–

26Buncombe County, NCNC277,41710.3%–

27Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.3%–

28Moore County, NCNC110,61910.0%–

29Orange County, NCNC152,49810.0%–

30Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.9%–

31Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549.8%–

32Davie County, NCNC45,8559.8%–

33Davidson County, NCNC180,1829.6%–

34Jackson County, NCNC45,0399.5%–

35Burke County, NCNC88,6559.4%–

36Union County, NCNC267,6749.4%–

37Graham County, NCNC8,1909.3%–

38Craven County, NCNC105,0259.2%–

39Ashe County, NCNC27,5149.2%–

40Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359.2%–

41Caswell County, NCNC22,5639.2%–

42Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2019.1%–

43Avery County, NCNC18,1108.9%–

44Hyde County, NCNC4,5548.9%–

45Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.8%–

46Johnston County, NCNC256,4488.6%–

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,6708.5%–

48Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.4%–

49Person County, NCNC40,6368.3%–

50Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258.2%–

51Randolph County, NCNC149,5168.2%–

52Yadkin County, NCNC38,3258.1%–

53Catawba County, NCNC170,1727.9%–

54Rowan County, NCNC155,0967.9%–

55Pamlico County, NCNC12,7587.9%–

56Alleghany County, NCNC11,4797.8%–

57Rockingham County, NCNC94,1957.8%–

58Surry County, NCNC72,2877.8%–

59Forsyth County, NCNC401,7187.8%–

60Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.8%–

61Swain County, NCNC14,0247.8%–

62Gaston County, NCNC246,5587.7%–

63Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837.6%–

64Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.3%–

65Durham County, NCNC347,2407.2%–

66Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.1%–

67Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.0%–

68Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337.0%–

69Lee County, NCNC70,2587.0%–

70Gates County, NCNC10,2346.6%–

71Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.6%–

72Stanly County, NCNC68,8306.6%–

73Pitt County, NCNC182,9366.4%–

74Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.2%–

75Jones County, NCNC9,5756.0%–

76Granville County, NCNC61,4215.9%–

77Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.9%–

78Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.7%–

79Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.5%–

80Montgomery County, NCNC26,4035.2%–

81Wilson County, NCNC81,1505.0%–

82Greene County, NCNC20,7005.0%–

83Vance County, NCNC42,6384.7%–

84Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.7%–

85Halifax County, NCNC46,5344.7%–

86Richmond County, NCNC42,0414.6%–

87Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.5%–

88Warren County, NCNC18,8984.2%–

89Martin County, NCNC21,6014.1%–

90Nash County, NCNC99,3653.8%–

91Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.6%–

92Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.3%–

93Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.2%–

94Anson County, NCNC21,7583.1%–

95Northampton County, NCNC16,4913.0%–

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.8%–

97Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.5%–

98Washington County, NCNC10,6382.4%–

99Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.4%–

100Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.9%–

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