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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Avery County, NCNC18,1108.7%–

02Mitchell County, NCNC15,0628.6%–

03Haywood County, NCNC63,3697.0%–

04Yancey County, NCNC19,0846.4%–

05Clay County, NCNC12,2395.7%–

06Jackson County, NCNC45,0395.7%–

07Macon County, NCNC39,2325.4%–

08Watauga County, NCNC54,7865.1%–

09Madison County, NCNC22,5534.8%–

10Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.3%–

11Henderson County, NCNC122,3754.2%–

12McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.1%–

13Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.9%–

14Buncombe County, NCNC277,4173.7%–

15Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.7%–

16Polk County, NCNC20,5333.7%–

17Davie County, NCNC45,8553.6%–

18Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.5%–

19Rowan County, NCNC155,0963.4%–

20Swain County, NCNC14,0243.3%–

21Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.3%–

22Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.3%–

23Orange County, NCNC152,4983.2%–

24Carteret County, NCNC70,4693.1%–

25Moore County, NCNC110,6193.1%–

26Iredell County, NCNC211,7983.1%–

27Stanly County, NCNC68,8303.1%–

28Pender County, NCNC72,1113.1%–

29Gaston County, NCNC246,5583.1%–

30Chatham County, NCNC85,1113.0%–

31Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253.0%–

32Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.9%–

33Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.9%–

34Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.8%–

35Dare County, NCNC38,2452.7%–

36Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.7%–

37Harnett County, NCNC150,1372.7%–

38Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.7%–

39Union County, NCNC267,6742.7%–

40New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.6%–

41Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252.6%–

42Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.6%–

43Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.6%–

44Lee County, NCNC70,2582.6%–

45Burke County, NCNC88,6552.4%–

46Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.4%–

47Surry County, NCNC72,2872.3%–

48Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832.3%–

49Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.3%–

50Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.2%–

51Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.2%–

52Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.2%–

53Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.1%–

54Graham County, NCNC8,1902.0%–

55Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.0%–

56Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.9%–

57Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.9%–

58Camden County, NCNC11,3151.9%–

59Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.9%–

60Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.9%–

61Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.8%–

62Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.8%–

63Bertie County, NCNC17,0861.8%–

64Sampson County, NCNC61,5041.7%–

65Durham County, NCNC347,2401.7%–

66Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.7%–

67Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.7%–

68Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.7%–

69Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.7%–

70Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901.7%–

71Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.6%–

72Currituck County, NCNC33,1581.6%–

73Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.6%–

74Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.6%–

75Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.5%–

76Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.5%–

77Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.4%–

78Granville County, NCNC61,4211.4%–

79Person County, NCNC40,6361.3%–

80Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.3%–

81Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.2%–

82Nash County, NCNC99,3651.2%–

83Craven County, NCNC105,0251.2%–

84Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.1%–

85Vance County, NCNC42,6381.1%–

86Anson County, NCNC21,7581.1%–

87Gates County, NCNC10,2341.1%–

88Hertford County, NCNC19,0151.1%–

89Warren County, NCNC18,8981.0%–

90Greene County, NCNC20,7000.9%–

91Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.9%–

92Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.9%–

93Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.7%–

94Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.7%–

95Washington County, NCNC10,6380.7%–

96Martin County, NCNC21,6010.6%–

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.5%–

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.4%–

99Jones County, NCNC9,5750.4%–

100Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.2%–

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