RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest Scottish population share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 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%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Mitchell County, NCNC15,0625.0%−0.8 pts

02Avery County, NCNC18,1104.9%−1.9 pts

03Moore County, NCNC110,6194.6%−1.1 pts

04Polk County, NCNC20,5334.4%+1.0 pts

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.0%−0.2 pts

06Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.0%−1.4 pts

07Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.8%−1.0 pts

08McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.6%−0.3 pts

09Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.4%−0.1 pts

10Orange County, NCNC152,4983.4%−0.7 pts

11Carteret County, NCNC70,4693.3%+0.2 pts

12Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.2%+0.8 pts

13Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.2%−0.4 pts

14Chatham County, NCNC85,1113.2%−0.4 pts

15Madison County, NCNC22,5533.1%+0.1 pts

16New Hanover County, NCNC245,9593.0%−0.5 pts

17Burke County, NCNC88,6553.0%−1.0 pts

18Lee County, NCNC70,2583.0%−0.5 pts

19Macon County, NCNC39,2323.0%−2.2 pts

20Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.9%+0.4 pts

21Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.8%−0.5 pts

22Pender County, NCNC72,1112.8%−0.3 pts

23Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.8%−0.9 pts

24Yancey County, NCNC19,0842.7%−2.6 pts

25Anson County, NCNC21,7582.7%−0.2 pts

26Harnett County, NCNC150,1372.6%−0.1 pts

27Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.6%+0.3 pts

28Craven County, NCNC105,0252.6%+0.1 pts

29Davie County, NCNC45,8552.6%−1.1 pts

30Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.6%−2.0 pts

31Dare County, NCNC38,2452.6%−2.2 pts

32Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.5%+0.2 pts

33Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.5%−0.5 pts

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.5%+0.2 pts

35Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.5%−0.2 pts

36Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.5%+0.3 pts

37Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.5%−0.6 pts

38Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.4%+0.2 pts

39Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.4%−0.1 pts

40Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.4%−2.0 pts

41Clay County, NCNC12,2392.4%−1.7 pts

42Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.3%−0.2 pts

43Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.2%0.0 pts

44Granville County, NCNC61,4212.2%+0.5 pts

45Jones County, NCNC9,5752.2%−0.4 pts

46Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.2%−0.9 pts

47Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.1%−0.4 pts

48Camden County, NCNC11,3152.1%−1.0 pts

49Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.0%0.0 pts

50Graham County, NCNC8,1902.0%−1.4 pts

51Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.0%−1.1 pts

52Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.0%+0.4 pts

53Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0%−0.4 pts

54Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832.0%−0.6 pts

55Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.0%−0.7 pts

56Onslow County, NCNC217,1752.0%−0.5 pts

57Jackson County, NCNC45,0392.0%−1.6 pts

58Union County, NCNC267,6742.0%−0.7 pts

59Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.0%−0.5 pts

60Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.9%−0.4 pts

61Rowan County, NCNC155,0961.9%+0.1 pts

62Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7251.9%−0.9 pts

63Warren County, NCNC18,8981.9%+0.7 pts

64Pitt County, NCNC182,9361.9%−0.3 pts

65Stanly County, NCNC68,8301.9%−0.6 pts

66Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251.8%−0.1 pts

67Martin County, NCNC21,6011.7%+0.7 pts

68Surry County, NCNC72,2871.7%+0.1 pts

69Caswell County, NCNC22,5631.6%−0.3 pts

70Durham County, NCNC347,2401.6%−0.6 pts

71Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.6%−0.6 pts

72Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.6%−0.4 pts

73Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701.6%−0.9 pts

74Stokes County, NCNC46,1261.5%−0.3 pts

75Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.5%−0.6 pts

76Person County, NCNC40,6361.5%+0.1 pts

77Franklin County, NCNC82,0371.4%−0.3 pts

78Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.4%0.0 pts

79Hyde County, NCNC4,5541.4%−0.9 pts

80Bertie County, NCNC17,0861.3%+0.8 pts

81Richmond County, NCNC42,0411.3%−1.9 pts

82Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901.3%+0.4 pts

83Nash County, NCNC99,3651.2%0.0 pts

84Sampson County, NCNC61,5041.1%−1.5 pts

85Wilson County, NCNC81,1501.1%−0.4 pts

86Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251.1%−0.4 pts

87Wayne County, NCNC122,2781.1%−0.7 pts

88Columbus County, NCNC50,4871.0%−0.5 pts

89Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.0%0.0 pts

90Washington County, NCNC10,6381.0%+0.1 pts

91Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.9%−2.1 pts

92Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.9%−0.9 pts

93Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.9%−0.3 pts

94Gates County, NCNC10,2340.9%−1.5 pts

95Swain County, NCNC14,0240.8%−2.6 pts

96Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.7%−0.4 pts

97Vance County, NCNC42,6380.6%+0.1 pts

98Greene County, NCNC20,7000.4%−1.4 pts

99Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.4%−0.5 pts

100Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.4%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS