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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 (2020 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

01Avery County, NCNC18,1108.7%+0.2 pts

02Mitchell County, NCNC15,0628.6%−0.2 pts

03Haywood County, NCNC63,3697.0%−1.6 pts

04Yancey County, NCNC19,0846.4%−0.6 pts

05Clay County, NCNC12,2395.7%+0.7 pts

06Jackson County, NCNC45,0395.7%−2.0 pts

07Macon County, NCNC39,2325.4%−1.1 pts

08Watauga County, NCNC54,7865.1%−1.4 pts

09Madison County, NCNC22,5534.8%−1.7 pts

10Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.3%−0.6 pts

11Henderson County, NCNC122,3754.2%−1.9 pts

12McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.1%−1.7 pts

13Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.9%−3.3 pts

14Buncombe County, NCNC277,4173.7%−2.7 pts

15Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.7%−1.0 pts

16Polk County, NCNC20,5333.7%−1.6 pts

17Davie County, NCNC45,8553.6%−0.3 pts

18Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.5%+0.6 pts

19Rowan County, NCNC155,0963.4%−1.0 pts

20Swain County, NCNC14,0243.3%−2.7 pts

21Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.3%−0.3 pts

22Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.3%−5.1 pts

23Orange County, NCNC152,4983.2%−2.2 pts

24Carteret County, NCNC70,4693.1%−1.0 pts

25Moore County, NCNC110,6193.1%−1.4 pts

26Iredell County, NCNC211,7983.1%−1.8 pts

27Stanly County, NCNC68,8303.1%+0.3 pts

28Pender County, NCNC72,1113.1%−2.1 pts

29Gaston County, NCNC246,5583.1%−1.6 pts

30Chatham County, NCNC85,1113.0%−1.6 pts

31Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253.0%+1.0 pts

32Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.9%−0.1 pts

33Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.9%−0.3 pts

34Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.8%−1.6 pts

35Dare County, NCNC38,2452.7%−1.3 pts

36Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.7%−1.7 pts

37Harnett County, NCNC150,1372.7%−1.8 pts

38Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.7%−2.3 pts

39Union County, NCNC267,6742.7%−1.7 pts

40New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.6%−2.4 pts

41Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252.6%−2.0 pts

42Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.6%−1.2 pts

43Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.6%+0.7 pts

44Lee County, NCNC70,2582.6%−1.3 pts

45Burke County, NCNC88,6552.4%−1.7 pts

46Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.4%−2.5 pts

47Surry County, NCNC72,2872.3%−0.5 pts

48Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832.3%−1.7 pts

49Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.3%−1.2 pts

50Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.2%−1.1 pts

51Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.2%−2.5 pts

52Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.2%−1.1 pts

53Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.1%−0.5 pts

54Graham County, NCNC8,1902.0%−2.2 pts

55Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.0%−0.7 pts

56Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.9%−1.3 pts

57Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.9%−1.5 pts

58Camden County, NCNC11,3151.9%−0.3 pts

59Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.9%+0.6 pts

60Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.9%−1.5 pts

61Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.8%−0.7 pts

62Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.8%−0.1 pts

63Bertie County, NCNC17,0861.8%+1.1 pts

64Sampson County, NCNC61,5041.7%−0.9 pts

65Durham County, NCNC347,2401.7%−1.3 pts

66Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.7%−0.5 pts

67Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.7%−0.9 pts

68Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.7%−1.2 pts

69Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.7%−0.5 pts

70Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901.7%−0.4 pts

71Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.6%−1.8 pts

72Currituck County, NCNC33,1581.6%−1.4 pts

73Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.6%−0.0 pts

74Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.6%−0.7 pts

75Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.5%−1.7 pts

76Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.5%−1.7 pts

77Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.4%−0.6 pts

78Granville County, NCNC61,4211.4%−0.3 pts

79Person County, NCNC40,6361.3%−1.8 pts

80Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.3%−1.0 pts

81Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.2%−0.4 pts

82Nash County, NCNC99,3651.2%−0.9 pts

83Craven County, NCNC105,0251.2%−1.8 pts

84Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.1%−1.9 pts

85Vance County, NCNC42,6381.1%−0.1 pts

86Anson County, NCNC21,7581.1%−1.9 pts

87Gates County, NCNC10,2341.1%−1.4 pts

88Hertford County, NCNC19,0151.1%+0.4 pts

89Warren County, NCNC18,8981.0%−0.3 pts

90Greene County, NCNC20,7000.9%−0.2 pts

91Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.9%−0.9 pts

92Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.9%−0.9 pts

93Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.7%−1.1 pts

94Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.7%−1.2 pts

95Washington County, NCNC10,6380.7%−2.2 pts

96Martin County, NCNC21,6010.6%−0.6 pts

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.5%−1.1 pts

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.4%−0.5 pts

99Jones County, NCNC9,5750.4%−1.3 pts

100Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.2%−2.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS