RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest Scottish population share, North Carolina counties · 2010

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

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