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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. The median across all 100 is 2.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bladen County, NC, up 58 places to #33.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲12Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.0%+1.5 pts

02▲1Moore County, NCNC110,6195.0%−0.7 pts

03▲3Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.7%−0.7 pts

04▼2Avery County, NCNC18,1104.7%−2.2 pts

05▲35Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.6%+0.3 pts

06▲9Madison County, NCNC22,5534.6%+1.5 pts

07▲2Haywood County, NCNC63,3694.5%+1.0 pts

08▼7Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.2%−1.5 pts

09▲10Macon County, NCNC39,2324.2%−1.0 pts

10▼6Polk County, NCNC20,5334.1%+0.8 pts

11▼6Buncombe County, NCNC277,4173.9%−0.3 pts

12▼2Orange County, NCNC152,4983.8%−0.3 pts

13▼6Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.8%−1.0 pts

14▲16Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.8%−0.8 pts

15▲42Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.6%+0.1 pts

16▼4Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.5%+1.1 pts

17▲12Davie County, NCNC45,8553.3%−0.4 pts

18▲5Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.2%−0.5 pts

19▲19Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.1%+0.9 pts

20▲4Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.1%−2.2 pts

21▲20Clay County, NCNC12,2393.1%−1.0 pts

22▲27Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.0%+1.0 pts

23▲28Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%−0.1 pts

24▲55Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.9%+0.7 pts

25▲7Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.9%+0.5 pts

26▼10New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.9%−0.6 pts

27▼13Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.8%−0.8 pts

28▼17Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.7%−0.5 pts

29▼7Pender County, NCNC72,1112.7%−0.4 pts

30▼13Burke County, NCNC88,6552.7%−1.3 pts

31▲2Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.6%−0.4 pts

32▼14Lee County, NCNC70,2582.6%−0.9 pts

33▲58Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.5%−0.5 pts

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.5%+0.2 pts

35▲34Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.4%+0.5 pts

36▲23Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.4%−0.1 pts

37▼17Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.4%−0.1 pts

38▲9Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.4%−0.1 pts

39▼11Craven County, NCNC105,0252.3%−0.1 pts

40▼9Dare County, NCNC38,2452.3%−2.4 pts

41▼14Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.3%0.0 pts

42▲16Union County, NCNC267,6742.3%−0.3 pts

43▼4Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.2%−0.2 pts

44▲16Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.2%−0.2 pts

45▼37McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.2%−1.7 pts

46▲19Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.2%−0.3 pts

47▲23Durham County, NCNC347,2402.1%−0.2 pts

48▼6Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.1%−0.4 pts

49▼12Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.0%−1.0 pts

50▲32Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.0%+1.2 pts

51▼30Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.0%−1.3 pts

52▲1Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0%−0.4 pts

53▼9Granville County, NCNC61,4212.0%+0.3 pts

54▼19Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.0%−0.6 pts

55▲6Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.0%+0.1 pts

56▲25Richmond County, NCNC42,0412.0%−1.2 pts

57▲9Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.0%+0.1 pts

58▲17Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.9%−0.3 pts

59▼16Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.9%−0.3 pts

60▲12Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.9%−0.2 pts

61▲13Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.9%0.0 pts

62▼8Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.9%−0.8 pts

63▼37Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.8%−0.9 pts

64▲12Person County, NCNC40,6361.8%+0.4 pts

65▼9Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.8%−0.6 pts

66▼11Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.8%−0.9 pts

67▼5Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.8%−1.1 pts

68Surry County, NCNC72,2871.7%+0.1 pts

69▼33Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.7%−0.4 pts

70▲7Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.7%0.0 pts

71▼23Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%−1.5 pts

72▼20Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.6%0.0 pts

73Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.6%−1.0 pts

74▲13Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.6%−0.2 pts

75▼4Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.6%−0.7 pts

76▲10Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.5%0.0 pts

77▲17Gates County, NCNC10,2341.5%−0.8 pts

78▲20Greene County, NCNC20,7001.5%−0.4 pts

79▼33Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.5%−1.6 pts

80▲8Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.4%−0.1 pts

81▼18Warren County, NCNC18,8981.4%+0.2 pts

82▲10Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.4%−0.5 pts

83▼33Graham County, NCNC8,1901.4%−2.0 pts

84▼20Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.3%−0.8 pts

85▲8Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.2%0.0 pts

86▼41Jones County, NCNC9,5751.1%−1.4 pts

87▼9Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.1%−0.3 pts

88▲7Swain County, NCNC14,0241.1%−2.4 pts

89▼22Martin County, NCNC21,6011.1%0.0 pts

90▼5Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.9%−0.6 pts

91▼8Nash County, NCNC99,3650.8%−0.5 pts

92▼8Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.8%−1.8 pts

93▼4Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.7%−0.3 pts

94▲6Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.7%−0.2 pts

95▲2Vance County, NCNC42,6380.7%+0.2 pts

96▼71Anson County, NCNC21,7580.7%−2.2 pts

97▼7Washington County, NCNC10,6380.6%−0.3 pts

98▼18Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.6%0.0 pts

99▼3Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.5%−0.5 pts

100▼1Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.2%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES