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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 (2024 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. The median across all 100 is 1.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hyde County, NC, up 74 places to #26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Mitchell County, NCNC15,0628.6%−0.2 pts

02▼1Avery County, NCNC18,1106.8%−1.7 pts

03▲6Madison County, NCNC22,5535.7%−0.8 pts

04▼1Haywood County, NCNC63,3695.6%−3.1 pts

05Clay County, NCNC12,2395.5%+0.5 pts

06▼2Yancey County, NCNC19,0845.4%−1.6 pts

07▼1Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.7%−3.0 pts

08▼1Macon County, NCNC39,2324.2%−2.3 pts

09▼1Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.0%−2.6 pts

10▲12Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.9%−4.5 pts

11▲5Polk County, NCNC20,5333.5%−1.8 pts

12▼2Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.3%−1.6 pts

13▼1McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.3%−2.5 pts

14▲17Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253.3%+1.2 pts

15Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.2%−1.5 pts

16▲4Swain County, NCNC14,0243.0%−3.0 pts

17▼6Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.0%−3.1 pts

18Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.9%0.0 pts

19▲6Moore County, NCNC110,6192.7%−1.8 pts

20▼6Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.6%−3.8 pts

21▲30Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.6%−2.1 pts

22▲5Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.6%−0.2 pts

23▼10Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.6%−4.6 pts

24▲2Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.5%−2.3 pts

25▼2Orange County, NCNC152,4982.5%−2.9 pts

26▲74Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.5%+0.3 pts

27▼10Davie County, NCNC45,8552.5%−1.4 pts

28▼7Richmond County, NCNC42,0412.5%−1.1 pts

29▼5Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.4%−1.7 pts

30▲28Camden County, NCNC11,3152.4%+0.2 pts

31▼12Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.4%−2.0 pts

32▲1Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.4%−0.8 pts

33▲3Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.3%−2.1 pts

34▼5Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.3%−2.4 pts

35▼1Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.2%−2.1 pts

36▲14Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.2%−1.1 pts

37▲7Lee County, NCNC70,2582.1%−1.7 pts

38▲36Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.1%−0.1 pts

39▲15Graham County, NCNC8,1902.1%−2.1 pts

40▼12Pender County, NCNC72,1112.0%−3.1 pts

41▲25Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952.0%−0.2 pts

42▼7Dare County, NCNC38,2452.0%−2.0 pts

43▲12Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581.9%−0.9 pts

44▼12Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051.9%−1.2 pts

45▼5New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591.9%−3.1 pts

46▼1Burke County, NCNC88,6551.9%−2.3 pts

47▼1Bladen County, NCNC30,0071.8%−3.1 pts

48▲22Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901.8%−0.3 pts

49▼10Union County, NCNC267,6741.8%−2.6 pts

50▲2Catawba County, NCNC170,1721.7%−1.5 pts

51▲24Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.7%−1.6 pts

52▼10Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541.6%−2.1 pts

53Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.6%−1.0 pts

54▼24Chatham County, NCNC85,1111.6%−3.0 pts

55▼7Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.6%−2.4 pts

56▲30Anson County, NCNC21,7581.6%−1.5 pts

57▲3Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.6%−1.8 pts

58▼17Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.5%−3.1 pts

59▼3Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.5%−1.7 pts

60▲7Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.5%−1.1 pts

61▼4Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.5%−1.9 pts

62▼15Surry County, NCNC72,2871.5%−1.3 pts

63▲15Granville County, NCNC61,4211.5%−0.3 pts

64▲4Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.5%−1.4 pts

65▼28Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.5%−3.0 pts

66▼23Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.5%−0.4 pts

67▼29Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.4%−3.5 pts

68▲3Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.4%−2.1 pts

69▼10Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.3%−0.1 pts

70▼9Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.2%−1.3 pts

71▼9Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.2%−0.7 pts

72▲7Person County, NCNC40,6361.2%−1.9 pts

73▲10Craven County, NCNC105,0251.1%−1.8 pts

74▼10Sampson County, NCNC61,5041.1%−1.5 pts

75▲1Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.1%−2.0 pts

76▼11Durham County, NCNC347,2401.1%−1.9 pts

77▼28Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.1%−2.3 pts

78▼6Currituck County, NCNC33,1581.0%−2.0 pts

79▲2Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.0%−0.5 pts

80▲12Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.9%−0.9 pts

81▼8Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.9%−0.7 pts

82▼13Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.8%−1.4 pts

83▼20Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.8%+0.1 pts

84▲7Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.8%−1.0 pts

85▼5Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.7%−1.7 pts

86▼9Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.7%−1.4 pts

87▲6Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.7%−1.1 pts

88▼3Vance County, NCNC42,6380.7%−0.6 pts

89▼1Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.7%−0.1 pts

90▼6Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.7%−2.4 pts

91▲5Martin County, NCNC21,6010.6%−0.5 pts

92▼10Nash County, NCNC99,3650.6%−1.5 pts

93▲1Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.6%−1.3 pts

94▲4Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.6%−0.3 pts

95Washington County, NCNC10,6380.5%−2.4 pts

96▼7Warren County, NCNC18,8980.5%−0.8 pts

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.5%−1.1 pts

98▲1Jones County, NCNC9,5750.4%−1.3 pts

99▼9Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%−0.9 pts

100▼13Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%−2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES