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Highest Scottish population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2010 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 2.5%.

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Highest Scottish population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS –
01Avery County, NCNC18,1106.8%–
02Mitchell County, NCNC15,0625.8%–
03Moore County, NCNC110,6195.7%–
04Watauga County, NCNC54,7865.4%–
05Yancey County, NCNC19,0845.3%–
06Macon County, NCNC39,2325.2%–
07Henderson County, NCNC122,3754.8%–
08Dare County, NCNC38,2454.8%–
09Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304.6%–
10Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.3%–
11Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.3%–
12Orange County, NCNC152,4984.1%–
13Clay County, NCNC12,2394.1%–
14Burke County, NCNC88,6554.0%–
15McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.9%–
16Davie County, NCNC45,8553.7%–
17Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.7%–
18Chatham County, NCNC85,1113.6%–
19Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.6%–
20Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.6%–
21Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.5%–
22New Hanover County, NCNC245,9593.5%–
23Lee County, NCNC70,2583.5%–
24Swain County, NCNC14,0243.4%–
25Graham County, NCNC8,1903.4%–
26Polk County, NCNC20,5333.4%–
27Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.3%–
28Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.2%–
29Carteret County, NCNC70,4693.2%–
30Camden County, NCNC11,3153.1%–
31Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.1%–
32Pender County, NCNC72,1113.1%–
33Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.1%–
34Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033.1%–
35Madison County, NCNC22,5533.0%–
36Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.0%–
37Wake County, NCNC1,257,2353.0%–
38Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252.9%–
39Anson County, NCNC21,7582.9%–
40Harnett County, NCNC150,1372.8%–
41Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.7%–
42Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832.7%–
43Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.6%–
44Union County, NCNC267,6742.6%–
45Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.6%–
46Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702.5%–
47Jones County, NCNC9,5752.5%–
48Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.5%–
49Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.5%–
50Craven County, NCNC105,0252.5%–
51Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.5%–
52Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.5%–
53Onslow County, NCNC217,1752.5%–
54Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.4%–
55Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.4%–
56Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.4%–
57Ashe County, NCNC27,5142.4%–
58Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.4%–
59Gates County, NCNC10,2342.4%–
60Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.3%–
61Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.3%–
62Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.3%–
63Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.2%–
64Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.2%–
65Hoke County, NCNC56,9392.2%–
66Durham County, NCNC347,2402.2%–
67Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.2%–
68Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.2%–
69Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.2%–
70Pitt County, NCNC182,9362.2%–
71Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952.0%–
72Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.0%–
73Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.9%–
74Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.9%–
75Rowan County, NCNC155,0961.9%–
76Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.9%–
77Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.9%–
78Greene County, NCNC20,7001.9%–
79Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.8%–
80Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.7%–
81Granville County, NCNC61,4211.7%–
82Surry County, NCNC72,2871.6%–
83Duplin County, NCNC51,5711.6%–
84Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.6%–
85Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.5%–
86Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.5%–
87Person County, NCNC40,6361.5%–
88Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.4%–
89Nash County, NCNC99,3651.3%–
90Warren County, NCNC18,8981.2%–
91Chowan County, NCNC14,0821.2%–
92Hertford County, NCNC19,0151.0%–
93Martin County, NCNC21,6011.0%–
94Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.0%–
95Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.9%–
96Washington County, NCNC10,6380.9%–
97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.9%–
98Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.8%–
99Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.6%–
100Vance County, NCNC42,6380.5%–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS