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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 (2023 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 2000

01Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.0%–

02Moore County, NCNC110,6195.0%–

03Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.7%–

04Avery County, NCNC18,1104.7%–

05Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.6%–

06Madison County, NCNC22,5534.6%–

07Haywood County, NCNC63,3694.5%–

08Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.2%–

09Macon County, NCNC39,2324.2%–

10Polk County, NCNC20,5334.1%–

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,4173.9%–

12Orange County, NCNC152,4983.8%–

13Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.8%–

14Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.8%–

15Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.6%–

16Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.5%–

17Davie County, NCNC45,8553.3%–

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.2%–

19Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.1%–

20Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.1%–

21Clay County, NCNC12,2393.1%–

22Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.0%–

23Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%–

24Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.9%–

25Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.9%–

26New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.9%–

27Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.8%–

28Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.7%–

29Pender County, NCNC72,1112.7%–

30Burke County, NCNC88,6552.7%–

31Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.6%–

32Lee County, NCNC70,2582.6%–

33Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.5%–

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.5%–

35Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.4%–

36Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.4%–

37Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.4%–

38Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.4%–

39Craven County, NCNC105,0252.3%–

40Dare County, NCNC38,2452.3%–

41Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.3%–

42Union County, NCNC267,6742.3%–

43Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.2%–

44Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.2%–

45McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.2%–

46Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.2%–

47Durham County, NCNC347,2402.1%–

48Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.1%–

49Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.0%–

50Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.0%–

51Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.0%–

52Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0%–

53Granville County, NCNC61,4212.0%–

54Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.0%–

55Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.0%–

56Richmond County, NCNC42,0412.0%–

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.0%–

58Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.9%–

59Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331.9%–

60Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.9%–

61Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.9%–

62Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.9%–

63Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.8%–

64Person County, NCNC40,6361.8%–

65Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.8%–

66Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.8%–

67Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.8%–

68Surry County, NCNC72,2871.7%–

69Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.7%–

70Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.7%–

71Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%–

72Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.6%–

73Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.6%–

74Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.6%–

75Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.6%–

76Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.5%–

77Gates County, NCNC10,2341.5%–

78Greene County, NCNC20,7001.5%–

79Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.5%–

80Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.4%–

81Warren County, NCNC18,8981.4%–

82Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.4%–

83Graham County, NCNC8,1901.4%–

84Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.3%–

85Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.2%–

86Jones County, NCNC9,5751.1%–

87Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.1%–

88Swain County, NCNC14,0241.1%–

89Martin County, NCNC21,6011.1%–

90Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.9%–

91Nash County, NCNC99,3650.8%–

92Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.8%–

93Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.7%–

94Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.7%–

95Vance County, NCNC42,6380.7%–

96Anson County, NCNC21,7580.7%–

97Washington County, NCNC10,6380.6%–

98Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.6%–

99Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.5%–

100Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.2%–

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