RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Mitchell County, NCNC15,0628.6%−0.2 pts

02Avery County, NCNC18,1106.8%−1.7 pts

03Madison County, NCNC22,5535.7%−0.8 pts

04Haywood County, NCNC63,3695.6%−3.1 pts

05Clay County, NCNC12,2395.5%+0.5 pts

06Yancey County, NCNC19,0845.4%−1.6 pts

07Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.7%−3.0 pts

08Macon County, NCNC39,2324.2%−2.3 pts

09Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.0%−2.6 pts

10Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.9%−4.5 pts

11Polk County, NCNC20,5333.5%−1.8 pts

12Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.3%−1.6 pts

13McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.3%−2.5 pts

14Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253.3%+1.2 pts

15Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.2%−1.5 pts

16Swain County, NCNC14,0243.0%−3.0 pts

17Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.0%−3.1 pts

18Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.9%+0.0 pts

19Moore County, NCNC110,6192.7%−1.8 pts

20Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.6%−3.8 pts

21Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.6%−2.1 pts

22Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.6%−0.2 pts

23Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.6%−4.6 pts

24Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.5%−2.3 pts

25Orange County, NCNC152,4982.5%−2.9 pts

26Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.5%+0.3 pts

27Davie County, NCNC45,8552.5%−1.4 pts

28Richmond County, NCNC42,0412.5%−1.1 pts

29Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.4%−1.7 pts

30Camden County, NCNC11,3152.4%+0.2 pts

31Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.4%−2.0 pts

32Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.4%−0.8 pts

33Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.3%−2.1 pts

34Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.3%−2.4 pts

35Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.2%−2.1 pts

36Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.2%−1.1 pts

37Lee County, NCNC70,2582.1%−1.7 pts

38Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.1%−0.1 pts

39Graham County, NCNC8,1902.1%−2.1 pts

40Pender County, NCNC72,1112.0%−3.1 pts

41Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952.0%−0.2 pts

42Dare County, NCNC38,2452.0%−2.0 pts

43Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581.9%−0.9 pts

44Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051.9%−1.2 pts

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

46Burke County, NCNC88,6551.9%−2.3 pts

47Bladen County, NCNC30,0071.8%−3.1 pts

48Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901.8%−0.3 pts

49Union County, NCNC267,6741.8%−2.6 pts

50Catawba County, NCNC170,1721.7%−1.5 pts

51Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.7%−1.6 pts

52Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541.6%−2.1 pts

53Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.6%−1.0 pts

54Chatham County, NCNC85,1111.6%−3.0 pts

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

56Anson County, NCNC21,7581.6%−1.5 pts

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

58Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.5%−3.1 pts

59Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.5%−1.7 pts

60Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.5%−1.1 pts

61Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.5%−1.9 pts

62Surry County, NCNC72,2871.5%−1.3 pts

63Granville County, NCNC61,4211.5%−0.3 pts

64Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.5%−1.4 pts

65Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.5%−3.0 pts

66Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.5%−0.4 pts

67Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791.4%−3.5 pts

68Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.4%−2.1 pts

69Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.3%−0.1 pts

70Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.2%−1.3 pts

71Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.2%−0.7 pts

72Person County, NCNC40,6361.2%−1.9 pts

73Craven County, NCNC105,0251.1%−1.8 pts

74Sampson County, NCNC61,5041.1%−1.5 pts

75Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.1%−2.0 pts

76Durham County, NCNC347,2401.1%−1.9 pts

77Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.1%−2.3 pts

78Currituck County, NCNC33,1581.0%−2.0 pts

79Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.0%−0.5 pts

80Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.9%−0.9 pts

81Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.9%−0.7 pts

82Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.8%−1.4 pts

83Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.8%+0.1 pts

84Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.8%−1.0 pts

85Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.7%−1.7 pts

86Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.7%−1.4 pts

87Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.7%−1.1 pts

88Vance County, NCNC42,6380.7%−0.6 pts

89Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.7%−0.1 pts

90Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.7%−2.4 pts

91Martin County, NCNC21,6010.6%−0.5 pts

92Nash County, NCNC99,3650.6%−1.5 pts

93Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.6%−1.3 pts

94Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.6%−0.3 pts

95Washington County, NCNC10,6380.5%−2.4 pts

96Warren County, NCNC18,8980.5%−0.8 pts

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.5%−1.1 pts

98Jones County, NCNC9,5750.4%−1.3 pts

99Greene County, NCNC20,7000.2%−0.9 pts

100Gates County, NCNC10,2340.2%−2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES