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Largest British population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are British ancestry, from the 2010 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 135.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH POPULATIONVS –

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2356,690–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834,973–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,467–

04Durham County, NCNC347,2401,957–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181,810–

06Orange County, NCNC152,4981,725–

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,4171,626–

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,9591,295–

09Union County, NCNC267,6741,233–

10Onslow County, NCNC217,175898–

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,473783–

12Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725764–

13Iredell County, NCNC211,798694–

14Pitt County, NCNC182,936625–

15Henderson County, NCNC122,375624–

16Johnston County, NCNC256,448617–

17Harnett County, NCNC150,137581–

18Gaston County, NCNC246,558575–

19Craven County, NCNC105,025494–

20Randolph County, NCNC149,516490–

21Transylvania County, NCNC34,211457–

22Brunswick County, NCNC174,702449–

23Carteret County, NCNC70,469447–

24Wayne County, NCNC122,278435–

25Rowan County, NCNC155,096432–

26Surry County, NCNC72,287431–

27Davidson County, NCNC180,182427–

28Moore County, NCNC110,619415–

29Burke County, NCNC88,655399–

30Watauga County, NCNC54,786396–

31Catawba County, NCNC170,172393–

32Alamance County, NCNC186,177384–

33Chatham County, NCNC85,111365–

34Wilkes County, NCNC66,233356–

35Haywood County, NCNC63,369324–

36Nash County, NCNC99,365309–

37Jackson County, NCNC45,039275–

38Pender County, NCNC72,111251–

39Macon County, NCNC39,232250–

40Caldwell County, NCNC81,105244–

41Dare County, NCNC38,245232–

42Rockingham County, NCNC94,195232–

43Wilson County, NCNC81,150191–

44Chowan County, NCNC14,082167–

45Beaufort County, NCNC44,670147–

46Stokes County, NCNC46,126142–

47Cleveland County, NCNC103,325139–

48Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201136–

49Bladen County, NCNC30,007135–

50Rutherford County, NCNC65,745135–

51Granville County, NCNC61,421133–

52Lincoln County, NCNC98,654128–

53Alleghany County, NCNC11,479121–

54Alexander County, NCNC36,958116–

55Martin County, NCNC21,601114–

56Lenoir County, NCNC55,837112–

57Sampson County, NCNC61,504108–

58Davie County, NCNC45,855107–

59Currituck County, NCNC33,158106–

60Duplin County, NCNC51,571101–

61Yancey County, NCNC19,08496–

62Madison County, NCNC22,55393–

63Franklin County, NCNC82,03789–

64Person County, NCNC40,63689–

65Camden County, NCNC11,31585–

66Hertford County, NCNC19,01583–

67Halifax County, NCNC46,53480–

68Hoke County, NCNC56,93979–

69Polk County, NCNC20,53378–

70Stanly County, NCNC68,83076–

71Lee County, NCNC70,25875–

72Columbus County, NCNC50,48770–

73Richmond County, NCNC42,04169–

74Robeson County, NCNC119,94166–

75McDowell County, NCNC45,19865–

76Jones County, NCNC9,57564–

77Swain County, NCNC14,02461–

78Caswell County, NCNC22,56360–

79Clay County, NCNC12,23955–

80Scotland County, NCNC33,32254–

81Yadkin County, NCNC38,32552–

82Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12146–

83Vance County, NCNC42,63841–

84Warren County, NCNC18,89839–

85Hyde County, NCNC4,55434–

86Montgomery County, NCNC26,40333–

87Greene County, NCNC20,70029–

88Washington County, NCNC10,63825–

89Anson County, NCNC21,75824–

90Avery County, NCNC18,11023–

91Mitchell County, NCNC15,06223–

92Ashe County, NCNC27,51422–

93Gates County, NCNC10,23422–

94Northampton County, NCNC16,49120–

95Pamlico County, NCNC12,75819–

96Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012–

97Bertie County, NCNC17,0861–

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