RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest Irish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2020 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 7.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Onslow County, NCNC217,17514.2%−2.2 pts

02Carteret County, NCNC70,46913.5%+0.2 pts

03Yancey County, NCNC19,08413.4%+3.4 pts

04Polk County, NCNC20,53312.7%−2.0 pts

05Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212.6%−1.1 pts

06Dare County, NCNC38,24512.3%−3.0 pts

07Clay County, NCNC12,23912.3%+0.3 pts

08Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.2%−2.9 pts

09Madison County, NCNC22,55312.2%−2.2 pts

10Haywood County, NCNC63,36911.8%−1.4 pts

11Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.7%−1.5 pts

12Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011.4%−4.9 pts

13Avery County, NCNC18,11011.1%−1.2 pts

14Watauga County, NCNC54,78611.0%−2.5 pts

15McDowell County, NCNC45,19810.9%−4.7 pts

16Pender County, NCNC72,11110.9%−0.4 pts

17Orange County, NCNC152,49810.7%−1.2 pts

18Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.6%−0.4 pts

19New Hanover County, NCNC245,95910.6%−2.3 pts

20Macon County, NCNC39,23210.5%−0.4 pts

21Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410.5%−2.7 pts

22Buncombe County, NCNC277,41710.3%−2.6 pts

23Craven County, NCNC105,02510.3%−3.1 pts

24Currituck County, NCNC33,15810.3%−3.7 pts

25Camden County, NCNC11,31510.1%−1.4 pts

26Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.1%−0.4 pts

27Pamlico County, NCNC12,75810.0%−2.3 pts

28Perquimans County, NCNC13,4909.9%+2.8 pts

29Moore County, NCNC110,6199.8%−0.4 pts

30Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.6%−7.7 pts

31Union County, NCNC267,6749.4%−2.4 pts

32Burke County, NCNC88,6559.3%−3.2 pts

33Johnston County, NCNC256,4489.2%−0.4 pts

34Davie County, NCNC45,8559.0%−0.6 pts

35Randolph County, NCNC149,5168.9%+0.4 pts

36Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.9%−1.3 pts

37Stokes County, NCNC46,1268.8%−1.3 pts

38Caldwell County, NCNC81,1058.8%−1.9 pts

39Rutherford County, NCNC65,7458.7%−4.6 pts

40Alexander County, NCNC36,9588.6%−0.2 pts

41Caswell County, NCNC22,5638.5%−0.4 pts

42Yadkin County, NCNC38,3258.5%+1.3 pts

43Davidson County, NCNC180,1828.4%−0.8 pts

44Jones County, NCNC9,5758.3%−6.0 pts

45Catawba County, NCNC170,1728.2%−2.1 pts

46Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.0%−1.9 pts

47Jackson County, NCNC45,0397.8%−4.5 pts

48Lee County, NCNC70,2587.7%+1.7 pts

49Rockingham County, NCNC94,1957.7%−2.2 pts

50Gaston County, NCNC246,5587.7%−2.2 pts

51Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.6%−1.7 pts

52Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837.6%−1.2 pts

53Ashe County, NCNC27,5147.6%−0.8 pts

54Forsyth County, NCNC401,7187.5%−1.2 pts

55Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.5%−1.5 pts

56Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707.4%+1.4 pts

57Graham County, NCNC8,1907.3%−6.7 pts

58Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.3%−0.5 pts

59Franklin County, NCNC82,0377.3%−1.8 pts

60Rowan County, NCNC155,0967.2%−1.1 pts

61Granville County, NCNC61,4217.1%+0.9 pts

62Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337.0%+0.4 pts

63Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%−2.2 pts

64Person County, NCNC40,6366.7%−2.0 pts

65Swain County, NCNC14,0246.7%−2.8 pts

66Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016.7%−0.8 pts

67Hyde County, NCNC4,5546.7%−3.9 pts

68Surry County, NCNC72,2876.7%−2.3 pts

69Durham County, NCNC347,2406.3%−1.0 pts

70Greene County, NCNC20,7006.1%+0.8 pts

71Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.0%−1.4 pts

72Stanly County, NCNC68,8305.9%−2.2 pts

73Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.8%−3.4 pts

74Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255.8%−2.5 pts

75Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.8%−2.4 pts

76Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.6%−2.7 pts

77Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.6%−0.6 pts

78Richmond County, NCNC42,0414.9%−0.5 pts

79Anson County, NCNC21,7584.9%−0.6 pts

80Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.7%−2.2 pts

81Gates County, NCNC10,2344.7%−1.6 pts

82Alleghany County, NCNC11,4794.5%−3.7 pts

83Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.3%−1.1 pts

84Northampton County, NCNC16,4914.0%−1.4 pts

85Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.9%−1.6 pts

86Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.9%−0.4 pts

87Halifax County, NCNC46,5343.8%−2.2 pts

88Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.7%−3.3 pts

89Nash County, NCNC99,3653.6%−4.6 pts

90Warren County, NCNC18,8983.5%−0.2 pts

91Bertie County, NCNC17,0863.5%−0.7 pts

92Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.1%−2.8 pts

93Washington County, NCNC10,6383.1%−1.9 pts

94Vance County, NCNC42,6383.0%+0.3 pts

95Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033.0%−3.7 pts

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.7%−1.1 pts

97Martin County, NCNC21,6012.5%−2.3 pts

98Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.3%−2.3 pts

99Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.8%−1.0 pts

100Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.8%−2.9 pts

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