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Highest Irish population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

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, NCNC34,21117.3%–

02Onslow County, NCNC217,17516.4%–

03Cherokee County, NCNC30,83016.3%–

04McDowell County, NCNC45,19815.6%–

05Dare County, NCNC38,24515.3%–

06Mitchell County, NCNC15,06215.1%–

07Polk County, NCNC20,53314.7%–

08Madison County, NCNC22,55314.3%–

09Jones County, NCNC9,57514.3%–

10Graham County, NCNC8,19014.0%–

11Currituck County, NCNC33,15813.9%–

12Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213.7%–

13Watauga County, NCNC54,78613.5%–

14Craven County, NCNC105,02513.4%–

15Rutherford County, NCNC65,74513.3%–

16Carteret County, NCNC70,46913.3%–

17Lincoln County, NCNC98,65413.2%–

18Henderson County, NCNC122,37513.2%–

19Haywood County, NCNC63,36913.2%–

20Buncombe County, NCNC277,41712.9%–

21New Hanover County, NCNC245,95912.9%–

22Burke County, NCNC88,65512.5%–

23Avery County, NCNC18,11012.3%–

24Pamlico County, NCNC12,75812.3%–

25Jackson County, NCNC45,03912.2%–

26Clay County, NCNC12,23912.0%–

27Orange County, NCNC152,49811.9%–

28Union County, NCNC267,67411.7%–

29Camden County, NCNC11,31511.5%–

30Pender County, NCNC72,11111.2%–

31Iredell County, NCNC211,79811.0%–

32Macon County, NCNC39,23210.9%–

33Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510.7%–

34Hyde County, NCNC4,55410.6%–

35Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.5%–

36Catawba County, NCNC170,17210.4%–

37Wake County, NCNC1,257,23510.2%–

38Moore County, NCNC110,61910.2%–

39Stokes County, NCNC46,12610.1%–

40Yancey County, NCNC19,08410.0%–

41Harnett County, NCNC150,1379.9%–

42Gaston County, NCNC246,5589.9%–

43Rockingham County, NCNC94,1959.8%–

44Johnston County, NCNC256,4489.6%–

45Davie County, NCNC45,8559.6%–

46Swain County, NCNC14,0249.5%–

47Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.4%–

48Davidson County, NCNC180,1829.2%–

49Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5379.2%–

50Franklin County, NCNC82,0379.1%–

51Alamance County, NCNC186,1779.1%–

52Cumberland County, NCNC338,4739.0%–

53Surry County, NCNC72,2878.9%–

54Caswell County, NCNC22,5638.9%–

55Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3838.8%–

56Alexander County, NCNC36,9588.8%–

57Person County, NCNC40,6368.8%–

58Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188.7%–

59Randolph County, NCNC149,5168.5%–

60Ashe County, NCNC27,5148.4%–

61Rowan County, NCNC155,0968.3%–

62Pitt County, NCNC182,9368.3%–

63Nash County, NCNC99,3658.3%–

64Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258.2%–

65Alleghany County, NCNC11,4798.2%–

66Chowan County, NCNC14,0828.1%–

67Stanly County, NCNC68,8308.1%–

68Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.8%–

69Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017.5%–

70Guilford County, NCNC562,2347.4%–

71Durham County, NCNC347,2407.2%–

72Yadkin County, NCNC38,3257.1%–

73Perquimans County, NCNC13,4907.1%–

74Columbus County, NCNC50,4877.0%–

75Hoke County, NCNC56,9397.0%–

76Montgomery County, NCNC26,4036.8%–

77Wilkes County, NCNC66,2336.6%–

78Gates County, NCNC10,2346.3%–

79Granville County, NCNC61,4216.2%–

80Lenoir County, NCNC55,8376.2%–

81Halifax County, NCNC46,5346.0%–

82Lee County, NCNC70,2586.0%–

83Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.0%–

84Sampson County, NCNC61,5045.9%–

85Wilson County, NCNC81,1505.5%–

86Anson County, NCNC21,7585.5%–

87Richmond County, NCNC42,0415.4%–

88Northampton County, NCNC16,4915.4%–

89Duplin County, NCNC51,5715.4%–

90Greene County, NCNC20,7005.3%–

91Washington County, NCNC10,6384.9%–

92Martin County, NCNC21,6014.9%–

93Scotland County, NCNC33,3224.7%–

94Bladen County, NCNC30,0074.7%–

95Hertford County, NCNC19,0154.2%–

96Bertie County, NCNC17,0864.2%–

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1213.8%–

98Warren County, NCNC18,8983.7%–

99Robeson County, NCNC119,9412.9%–

100Vance County, NCNC42,6382.7%–

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