RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest Scottish population share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.0%+1.5 pts

02Moore County, NCNC110,6195.0%−0.7 pts

03Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.7%−0.7 pts

04Avery County, NCNC18,1104.7%−2.2 pts

05Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.6%+0.3 pts

06Madison County, NCNC22,5534.6%+1.5 pts

07Haywood County, NCNC63,3694.5%+1.0 pts

08Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.2%−1.5 pts

09Macon County, NCNC39,2324.2%−1.0 pts

10Polk County, NCNC20,5334.1%+0.8 pts

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,4173.9%−0.3 pts

12Orange County, NCNC152,4983.8%−0.3 pts

13Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.8%−1.0 pts

14Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.8%−0.8 pts

15Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.6%+0.1 pts

16Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.5%+1.1 pts

17Davie County, NCNC45,8553.3%−0.4 pts

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.2%−0.5 pts

19Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.1%+0.9 pts

20Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.1%−2.2 pts

21Clay County, NCNC12,2393.1%−1.0 pts

22Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.0%+1.0 pts

23Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%−0.1 pts

24Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.9%+0.7 pts

25Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.9%+0.5 pts

26New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.9%−0.6 pts

27Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.8%−0.8 pts

28Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.7%−0.5 pts

29Pender County, NCNC72,1112.7%−0.4 pts

30Burke County, NCNC88,6552.7%−1.3 pts

31Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.6%−0.4 pts

32Lee County, NCNC70,2582.6%−0.9 pts

33Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.5%−0.5 pts

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.5%+0.2 pts

35Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.4%+0.5 pts

36Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.4%−0.1 pts

37Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.4%−0.1 pts

38Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.4%−0.1 pts

39Craven County, NCNC105,0252.3%−0.1 pts

40Dare County, NCNC38,2452.3%−2.4 pts

41Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.3%+0.0 pts

42Union County, NCNC267,6742.3%−0.3 pts

43Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.2%−0.2 pts

44Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.2%−0.2 pts

45McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.2%−1.7 pts

46Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.2%−0.3 pts

47Durham County, NCNC347,2402.1%−0.2 pts

48Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.1%−0.4 pts

49Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.0%−1.0 pts

50Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.0%+1.2 pts

51Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.0%−1.3 pts

52Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0%−0.4 pts

53Granville County, NCNC61,4212.0%+0.3 pts

54Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.0%−0.6 pts

55Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.0%+0.1 pts

56Richmond County, NCNC42,0412.0%−1.2 pts

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.0%+0.1 pts

58Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.9%−0.3 pts

59Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.9%−0.3 pts

60Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.9%−0.2 pts

61Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.9%−0.0 pts

62Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.9%−0.8 pts

63Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.8%−0.9 pts

64Person County, NCNC40,6361.8%+0.4 pts

65Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.8%−0.6 pts

66Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.8%−0.9 pts

67Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.8%−1.1 pts

68Surry County, NCNC72,2871.7%+0.1 pts

69Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.7%−0.4 pts

70Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.7%−0.0 pts

71Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%−1.5 pts

72Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.6%+0.0 pts

73Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.6%−1.0 pts

74Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.6%−0.2 pts

75Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.6%−0.7 pts

76Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.5%−0.0 pts

77Gates County, NCNC10,2341.5%−0.8 pts

78Greene County, NCNC20,7001.5%−0.4 pts

79Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.5%−1.6 pts

80Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.4%−0.1 pts

81Warren County, NCNC18,8981.4%+0.2 pts

82Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.4%−0.5 pts

83Graham County, NCNC8,1901.4%−2.0 pts

84Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.3%−0.8 pts

85Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.2%+0.0 pts

86Jones County, NCNC9,5751.1%−1.4 pts

87Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.1%−0.3 pts

88Swain County, NCNC14,0241.1%−2.4 pts

89Martin County, NCNC21,6011.1%+0.0 pts

90Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.9%−0.6 pts

91Nash County, NCNC99,3650.8%−0.5 pts

92Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.8%−1.8 pts

93Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.7%−0.3 pts

94Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.7%−0.2 pts

95Vance County, NCNC42,6380.7%+0.2 pts

96Anson County, NCNC21,7580.7%−2.2 pts

97Washington County, NCNC10,6380.6%−0.3 pts

98Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.6%−0.0 pts

99Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.5%−0.5 pts

100Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.2%−0.7 pts

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