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Highest Scottish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Mitchell County, NCNC15,0625.0%–

02Avery County, NCNC18,1104.9%–

03Moore County, NCNC110,6194.6%–

04Polk County, NCNC20,5334.4%–

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.0%–

06Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.0%–

07Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.8%–

08McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.6%–

09Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.4%–

10Orange County, NCNC152,4983.4%–

11Carteret County, NCNC70,4693.3%–

12Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.2%–

13Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.2%–

14Chatham County, NCNC85,1113.2%–

15Madison County, NCNC22,5533.1%–

16New Hanover County, NCNC245,9593.0%–

17Burke County, NCNC88,6553.0%–

18Lee County, NCNC70,2583.0%–

19Macon County, NCNC39,2323.0%–

20Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.9%–

21Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.8%–

22Pender County, NCNC72,1112.8%–

23Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.8%–

24Yancey County, NCNC19,0842.7%–

25Anson County, NCNC21,7582.7%–

26Harnett County, NCNC150,1372.6%–

27Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.6%–

28Craven County, NCNC105,0252.6%–

29Davie County, NCNC45,8552.6%–

30Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.6%–

31Dare County, NCNC38,2452.6%–

32Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.5%–

33Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.5%–

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.5%–

35Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.5%–

36Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.5%–

37Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.5%–

38Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.4%–

39Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.4%–

40Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.4%–

41Clay County, NCNC12,2392.4%–

42Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.3%–

43Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.2%–

44Granville County, NCNC61,4212.2%–

45Jones County, NCNC9,5752.2%–

46Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.2%–

47Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.1%–

48Camden County, NCNC11,3152.1%–

49Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.0%–

50Graham County, NCNC8,1902.0%–

51Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.0%–

52Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.0%–

53Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0%–

54Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832.0%–

55Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.0%–

56Onslow County, NCNC217,1752.0%–

57Jackson County, NCNC45,0392.0%–

58Union County, NCNC267,6742.0%–

59Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.0%–

60Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.9%–

61Rowan County, NCNC155,0961.9%–

62Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.9%–

63Warren County, NCNC18,8981.9%–

64Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.9%–

65Stanly County, NCNC68,8301.9%–

66Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.8%–

67Martin County, NCNC21,6011.7%–

68Surry County, NCNC72,2871.7%–

69Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.6%–

70Durham County, NCNC347,2401.6%–

71Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.6%–

72Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.6%–

73Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.6%–

74Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.5%–

75Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.5%–

76Person County, NCNC40,6361.5%–

77Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.4%–

78Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.4%–

79Hyde County, NCNC4,5541.4%–

80Bertie County, NCNC17,0861.3%–

81Richmond County, NCNC42,0411.3%–

82Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901.3%–

83Nash County, NCNC99,3651.2%–

84Sampson County, NCNC61,5041.1%–

85Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.1%–

86Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.1%–

87Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.1%–

88Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.0%–

89Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.0%–

90Washington County, NCNC10,6381.0%–

91Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.9%–

92Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.9%–

93Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.9%–

94Gates County, NCNC10,2340.9%–

95Swain County, NCNC14,0240.8%–

96Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.7%–

97Vance County, NCNC42,6380.6%–

98Greene County, NCNC20,7000.4%–

99Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.4%–

100Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.4%–

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