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Largest British population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are British ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 97 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 97 is 167. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dare County, NC, up 26 places to #40.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest British population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2357,150+7%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834,947−1%
03▲1Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172,422+49%
04▲1Durham County, NCNC347,2402,085+7%
05▼2Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,979−20%
06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181,835+1%
07New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591,718+33%
08▲1Orange County, NCNC152,4981,271−26%
09▲5Brunswick County, NCNC174,702976+117%
10▲2Gaston County, NCNC246,558969+69%
11▲7Johnston County, NCNC256,448928+50%
12▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,473870+11%
13▼5Union County, NCNC267,674863−30%
14▼1Onslow County, NCNC217,175845−6%
15▲2Harnett County, NCNC150,137761+31%
16▲5Pitt County, NCNC182,936743+19%
17▼1Henderson County, NCNC122,375711+14%
18▼7Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725692−9%
19▲12Davidson County, NCNC180,182590+38%
20▲5Moore County, NCNC110,619579+40%
21▲3Iredell County, NCNC211,798568−18%
22▲5Rowan County, NCNC155,096497+15%
23▲7Chatham County, NCNC85,111474+30%
24▼9Catawba County, NCNC170,172455+16%
25▲9Cleveland County, NCNC103,325430+209%
26▲3Carteret County, NCNC70,469402−10%
27▲11Pender County, NCNC72,111402+60%
28▼6Wayne County, NCNC122,278340−22%
29▼6Watauga County, NCNC54,786331−16%
30▲2Burke County, NCNC88,655329−18%
31▼12Alamance County, NCNC186,177323−16%
32▼6Randolph County, NCNC149,516314−36%
33▼13Craven County, NCNC105,025293−41%
34▲8Davie County, NCNC45,855293+174%
35▲12Polk County, NCNC20,533276+254%
36▲5Haywood County, NCNC63,369268−17%
37Lee County, NCNC70,258258+244%
38▲2Nash County, NCNC99,365257−17%
39▲12Wilson County, NCNC81,150241+26%
40▲26Dare County, NCNC38,2452330%
41▲4Currituck County, NCNC33,158222+109%
42▲4Stanly County, NCNC68,830219+188%
43▲10Macon County, NCNC39,232216−14%
44▲6Transylvania County, NCNC34,211215−53%
45▲3Franklin County, NCNC82,037207+133%
46▲3Rutherford County, NCNC65,745204+51%
47▼8Rockingham County, NCNC94,195199−14%
48▲21Duplin County, NCNC51,571192+90%
49▼13Caldwell County, NCNC81,105167−32%
50▼17Granville County, NCNC61,421163+23%
51▲8Hoke County, NCNC56,939159+101%
52▼9Beaufort County, NCNC44,670155+5%
53▲3Person County, NCNC40,636155+74%
54▼19Jackson County, NCNC45,039153−44%
55▲12Alexander County, NCNC36,958153+32%
56▲6Greene County, NCNC20,700141+386%
57▲20Yadkin County, NCNC38,325140+169%
58▼14Surry County, NCNC72,287137−68%
59▼31Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541280%
60▼5Lenoir County, NCNC55,837120+7%
61▼7Madison County, NCNC22,553111+19%
62▲1Robeson County, NCNC119,941107+62%
63▲8Halifax County, NCNC46,534106+33%
64▼4Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201104−24%
65▼8Ashe County, NCNC27,51490+309%
66▼8Wilkes County, NCNC66,23389−75%
67▲14Sampson County, NCNC61,50484−22%
68▲19Bladen County, NCNC30,00779−41%
69▲20Pamlico County, NCNC12,75875+295%
70▲13Richmond County, NCNC42,04164−7%
71▲22Avery County, NCNC18,11063+174%
72▲6Martin County, NCNC21,60158−49%
73▼3Perquimans County, NCNC13,49054–
74▼22Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12149+7%
75▼14McDowell County, NCNC45,19849−25%
76▲10Northampton County, NCNC16,49147+135%
77▼9Yancey County, NCNC19,08444−54%
78▼14Cherokee County, NCNC30,83043+258%
79Chowan County, NCNC14,08242−75%
80▲10Caswell County, NCNC22,56341−32%
81▲10Clay County, NCNC12,23937−33%
82▼10Mitchell County, NCNC15,06235+52%
83▲5Hyde County, NCNC4,55432−6%
84▼2Montgomery County, NCNC26,40331−6%
85Washington County, NCNC10,63830+20%
86▼6Anson County, NCNC21,75826+8%
87▼13Hertford County, NCNC19,01526−69%
88▲6Swain County, NCNC14,02424−61%
89▲7Warren County, NCNC18,89823−41%
90▲8Jones County, NCNC9,57522−66%
91▼15Scotland County, NCNC33,32219−65%
92▼8Vance County, NCNC42,63819−54%
93▲6Alleghany County, NCNC11,47918−85%
94▼29Stokes County, NCNC46,12612−92%
95▼20Columbus County, NCNC50,4879−87%
96▼4Bertie County, NCNC17,0869+800%
97▲3Graham County, NCNC8,1905–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES