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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Mitchell County, NCNC15,0628.6%–

02Avery County, NCNC18,1106.8%–

03Madison County, NCNC22,5535.7%–

04Haywood County, NCNC63,3695.6%–

05Clay County, NCNC12,2395.5%–

06Yancey County, NCNC19,0845.4%–

07Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.7%–

08Macon County, NCNC39,2324.2%–

09Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.0%–

10Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.9%–

11Polk County, NCNC20,5333.5%–

12Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.3%–

13McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.3%–

14Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253.3%–

15Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.2%–

16Swain County, NCNC14,0243.0%–

17Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.0%–

18Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.9%–

19Moore County, NCNC110,6192.7%–

20Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.6%–

21Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.6%–

22Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.6%–

23Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.6%–

24Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.5%–

25Orange County, NCNC152,4982.5%–

26Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.5%–

27Davie County, NCNC45,8552.5%–

28Richmond County, NCNC42,0412.5%–

29Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.4%–

30Camden County, NCNC11,3152.4%–

31Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.4%–

32Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.4%–

33Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.3%–

34Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.3%–

35Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.2%–

36Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.2%–

37Lee County, NCNC70,2582.1%–

38Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.1%–

39Graham County, NCNC8,1902.1%–

40Pender County, NCNC72,1112.0%–

41Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952.0%–

42Dare County, NCNC38,2452.0%–

43Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581.9%–

44Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051.9%–

45New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591.9%–

46Burke County, NCNC88,6551.9%–

47Bladen County, NCNC30,0071.8%–

48Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901.8%–

49Union County, NCNC267,6741.8%–

50Catawba County, NCNC170,1721.7%–

51Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.7%–

52Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541.6%–

53Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.6%–

54Chatham County, NCNC85,1111.6%–

55Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.6%–

56Anson County, NCNC21,7581.6%–

57Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.6%–

58Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.5%–

59Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.5%–

60Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.5%–

61Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.5%–

62Surry County, NCNC72,2871.5%–

63Granville County, NCNC61,4211.5%–

64Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.5%–

65Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.5%–

66Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.5%–

67Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.4%–

68Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.4%–

69Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.3%–

70Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.2%–

71Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.2%–

72Person County, NCNC40,6361.2%–

73Craven County, NCNC105,0251.1%–

74Sampson County, NCNC61,5041.1%–

75Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.1%–

76Durham County, NCNC347,2401.1%–

77Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.1%–

78Currituck County, NCNC33,1581.0%–

79Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.0%–

80Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.9%–

81Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.9%–

82Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.8%–

83Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.8%–

84Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.8%–

85Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.7%–

86Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.7%–

87Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.7%–

88Vance County, NCNC42,6380.7%–

89Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.7%–

90Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.7%–

91Martin County, NCNC21,6010.6%–

92Nash County, NCNC99,3650.6%–

93Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.6%–

94Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.6%–

95Washington County, NCNC10,6380.5%–

96Warren County, NCNC18,8980.5%–

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.5%–

98Jones County, NCNC9,5750.4%–

99Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%–

100Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%–

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