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Highest Irish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Onslow County, NCNC217,17514.2%–

02Carteret County, NCNC70,46913.5%–

03Yancey County, NCNC19,08413.4%–

04Polk County, NCNC20,53312.7%–

05Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212.6%–

06Dare County, NCNC38,24512.3%–

07Clay County, NCNC12,23912.3%–

08Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.2%–

09Madison County, NCNC22,55312.2%–

10Haywood County, NCNC63,36911.8%–

11Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.7%–

12Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011.4%–

13Avery County, NCNC18,11011.1%–

14Watauga County, NCNC54,78611.0%–

15McDowell County, NCNC45,19810.9%–

16Pender County, NCNC72,11110.9%–

17Orange County, NCNC152,49810.7%–

18Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.6%–

19New Hanover County, NCNC245,95910.6%–

20Macon County, NCNC39,23210.5%–

21Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410.5%–

22Buncombe County, NCNC277,41710.3%–

23Craven County, NCNC105,02510.3%–

24Currituck County, NCNC33,15810.3%–

25Camden County, NCNC11,31510.1%–

26Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.1%–

27Pamlico County, NCNC12,75810.0%–

28Perquimans County, NCNC13,4909.9%–

29Moore County, NCNC110,6199.8%–

30Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.6%–

31Union County, NCNC267,6749.4%–

32Burke County, NCNC88,6559.3%–

33Johnston County, NCNC256,4489.2%–

34Davie County, NCNC45,8559.0%–

35Randolph County, NCNC149,5168.9%–

36Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.9%–

37Stokes County, NCNC46,1268.8%–

38Caldwell County, NCNC81,1058.8%–

39Rutherford County, NCNC65,7458.7%–

40Alexander County, NCNC36,9588.6%–

41Caswell County, NCNC22,5638.5%–

42Yadkin County, NCNC38,3258.5%–

43Davidson County, NCNC180,1828.4%–

44Jones County, NCNC9,5758.3%–

45Catawba County, NCNC170,1728.2%–

46Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.0%–

47Jackson County, NCNC45,0397.8%–

48Lee County, NCNC70,2587.7%–

49Rockingham County, NCNC94,1957.7%–

50Gaston County, NCNC246,5587.7%–

51Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.6%–

52Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837.6%–

53Ashe County, NCNC27,5147.6%–

54Forsyth County, NCNC401,7187.5%–

55Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.5%–

56Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707.4%–

57Graham County, NCNC8,1907.3%–

58Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.3%–

59Franklin County, NCNC82,0377.3%–

60Rowan County, NCNC155,0967.2%–

61Granville County, NCNC61,4217.1%–

62Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337.0%–

63Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%–

64Person County, NCNC40,6366.7%–

65Swain County, NCNC14,0246.7%–

66Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016.7%–

67Hyde County, NCNC4,5546.7%–

68Surry County, NCNC72,2876.7%–

69Durham County, NCNC347,2406.3%–

70Greene County, NCNC20,7006.1%–

71Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.0%–

72Stanly County, NCNC68,8305.9%–

73Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.8%–

74Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255.8%–

75Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.8%–

76Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.6%–

77Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.6%–

78Richmond County, NCNC42,0414.9%–

79Anson County, NCNC21,7584.9%–

80Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.7%–

81Gates County, NCNC10,2344.7%–

82Alleghany County, NCNC11,4794.5%–

83Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.3%–

84Northampton County, NCNC16,4914.0%–

85Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.9%–

86Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.9%–

87Halifax County, NCNC46,5343.8%–

88Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.7%–

89Nash County, NCNC99,3653.6%–

90Warren County, NCNC18,8983.5%–

91Bertie County, NCNC17,0863.5%–

92Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.1%–

93Washington County, NCNC10,6383.1%–

94Vance County, NCNC42,6383.0%–

95Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033.0%–

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.7%–

97Martin County, NCNC21,6012.5%–

98Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.3%–

99Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.8%–

100Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.8%–

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