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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

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, NCNC15,0628.8%–

02Haywood County, NCNC63,3698.7%–

03Avery County, NCNC18,1108.5%–

04Transylvania County, NCNC34,2118.4%–

05Jackson County, NCNC45,0397.7%–

06Cherokee County, NCNC30,8307.1%–

07Yancey County, NCNC19,0847.0%–

08Watauga County, NCNC54,7866.6%–

09Macon County, NCNC39,2326.5%–

10Madison County, NCNC22,5536.5%–

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,4176.4%–

12Henderson County, NCNC122,3756.1%–

13Swain County, NCNC14,0246.0%–

14McDowell County, NCNC45,1985.8%–

15Orange County, NCNC152,4985.4%–

16Polk County, NCNC20,5335.3%–

17Pender County, NCNC72,1115.2%–

18Clay County, NCNC12,2395.1%–

19New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.0%–

20Alleghany County, NCNC11,4795.0%–

21Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.9%–

22Bladen County, NCNC30,0074.9%–

23Iredell County, NCNC211,7984.9%–

24Gaston County, NCNC246,5584.7%–

25Montgomery County, NCNC26,4034.7%–

26Rutherford County, NCNC65,7454.7%–

27Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.7%–

28Chatham County, NCNC85,1114.6%–

29Moore County, NCNC110,6194.5%–

30Harnett County, NCNC150,1374.5%–

31Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024.4%–

32Rowan County, NCNC155,0964.4%–

33Union County, NCNC267,6744.3%–

34Alamance County, NCNC186,1774.3%–

35Graham County, NCNC8,1904.2%–

36Burke County, NCNC88,6554.1%–

37Carteret County, NCNC70,4694.1%–

38Dare County, NCNC38,2454.0%–

39Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.0%–

40Davie County, NCNC45,8553.9%–

41Lee County, NCNC70,2583.8%–

42Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.7%–

43Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.6%–

44Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.5%–

45Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253.4%–

46Guilford County, NCNC562,2343.4%–

47Wake County, NCNC1,257,2353.4%–

48Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.3%–

49Catawba County, NCNC170,1723.3%–

50Forsyth County, NCNC401,7183.2%–

51Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.2%–

52Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.2%–

53Cumberland County, NCNC338,4733.1%–

54Person County, NCNC40,6363.1%–

55Hoke County, NCNC56,9393.0%–

56Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.0%–

57Anson County, NCNC21,7583.0%–

58Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%–

59Durham County, NCNC347,2403.0%–

60Craven County, NCNC105,0252.9%–

61Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.9%–

62Washington County, NCNC10,6382.9%–

63Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.9%–

64Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.8%–

65Surry County, NCNC72,2872.8%–

66Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.8%–

67Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.6%–

68Pitt County, NCNC182,9362.6%–

69Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.6%–

70Onslow County, NCNC217,1752.6%–

71Gates County, NCNC10,2342.5%–

72Wayne County, NCNC122,2782.4%–

73Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.2%–

74Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952.2%–

75Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.2%–

76Camden County, NCNC11,3152.2%–

77Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.2%–

78Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.1%–

79Nash County, NCNC99,3652.1%–

80Wilson County, NCNC81,1502.1%–

81Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.0%–

82Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.9%–

83Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.8%–

84Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.8%–

85Northampton County, NCNC16,4911.8%–

86Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.8%–

87Granville County, NCNC61,4211.8%–

88Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.7%–

89Jones County, NCNC9,5751.7%–

90Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.6%–

91Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211.6%–

92Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.5%–

93Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.3%–

94Warren County, NCNC18,8981.3%–

95Vance County, NCNC42,6381.2%–

96Greene County, NCNC20,7001.2%–

97Martin County, NCNC21,6011.1%–

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.9%–

99Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.7%–

100Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.7%–

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