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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2357,150+7%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834,947−1%

03Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172,422+49%

04Durham County, NCNC347,2402,085+7%

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2341,979−20%

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181,835+1%

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591,718+33%

08Orange County, NCNC152,4981,271−26%

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,702976+117%

10Gaston County, NCNC246,558969+69%

11Johnston County, NCNC256,448928+50%

12Cumberland County, NCNC338,473870+11%

13Union County, NCNC267,674863−30%

14Onslow County, NCNC217,175845−6%

15Harnett County, NCNC150,137761+31%

16Pitt County, NCNC182,936743+19%

17Henderson County, NCNC122,375711+14%

18Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725692−9%

19Davidson County, NCNC180,182590+38%

20Moore County, NCNC110,619579+40%

21Iredell County, NCNC211,798568−18%

22Rowan County, NCNC155,096497+15%

23Chatham County, NCNC85,111474+30%

24Catawba County, NCNC170,172455+16%

25Cleveland County, NCNC103,325430+209%

26Carteret County, NCNC70,469402−10%

27Pender County, NCNC72,111402+60%

28Wayne County, NCNC122,278340−22%

29Watauga County, NCNC54,786331−16%

30Burke County, NCNC88,655329−18%

31Alamance County, NCNC186,177323−16%

32Randolph County, NCNC149,516314−36%

33Craven County, NCNC105,025293−41%

34Davie County, NCNC45,855293+174%

35Polk County, NCNC20,533276+254%

36Haywood County, NCNC63,369268−17%

37Lee County, NCNC70,258258+244%

38Nash County, NCNC99,365257−17%

39Wilson County, NCNC81,150241+26%

40Dare County, NCNC38,245233+0%

41Currituck County, NCNC33,158222+109%

42Stanly County, NCNC68,830219+188%

43Macon County, NCNC39,232216−14%

44Transylvania County, NCNC34,211215−53%

45Franklin County, NCNC82,037207+133%

46Rutherford County, NCNC65,745204+51%

47Rockingham County, NCNC94,195199−14%

48Duplin County, NCNC51,571192+90%

49Caldwell County, NCNC81,105167−32%

50Granville County, NCNC61,421163+23%

51Hoke County, NCNC56,939159+101%

52Beaufort County, NCNC44,670155+5%

53Person County, NCNC40,636155+74%

54Jackson County, NCNC45,039153−44%

55Alexander County, NCNC36,958153+32%

56Greene County, NCNC20,700141+386%

57Yadkin County, NCNC38,325140+169%

58Surry County, NCNC72,287137−68%

59Lincoln County, NCNC98,654128+0%

60Lenoir County, NCNC55,837120+7%

61Madison County, NCNC22,553111+19%

62Robeson County, NCNC119,941107+62%

63Halifax County, NCNC46,534106+33%

64Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201104−24%

65Ashe County, NCNC27,51490+309%

66Wilkes County, NCNC66,23389−75%

67Sampson County, NCNC61,50484−22%

68Bladen County, NCNC30,00779−41%

69Pamlico County, NCNC12,75875+295%

70Richmond County, NCNC42,04164−7%

71Avery County, NCNC18,11063+174%

72Martin County, NCNC21,60158−49%

73Perquimans County, NCNC13,49054–

74Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12149+7%

75McDowell County, NCNC45,19849−25%

76Northampton County, NCNC16,49147+135%

77Yancey County, NCNC19,08444−54%

78Cherokee County, NCNC30,83043+258%

79Chowan County, NCNC14,08242−75%

80Caswell County, NCNC22,56341−32%

81Clay County, NCNC12,23937−33%

82Mitchell County, NCNC15,06235+52%

83Hyde County, NCNC4,55432−6%

84Montgomery County, NCNC26,40331−6%

85Washington County, NCNC10,63830+20%

86Anson County, NCNC21,75826+8%

87Hertford County, NCNC19,01526−69%

88Swain County, NCNC14,02424−61%

89Warren County, NCNC18,89823−41%

90Jones County, NCNC9,57522−66%

91Scotland County, NCNC33,32219−65%

92Vance County, NCNC42,63819−54%

93Alleghany County, NCNC11,47918−85%

94Stokes County, NCNC46,12612−92%

95Columbus County, NCNC50,4879−87%

96Bertie County, NCNC17,0869+800%

97Graham County, NCNC8,1905–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES