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Largest Irish population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 4,236. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Transylvania County, NC, up 12 places to #41.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235107,941+24%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38387,695+13%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23433,960−3%

04▲3New Hanover County, NCNC245,95930,919+22%

05▼1Forsyth County, NCNC401,71830,363+2%

06Buncombe County, NCNC277,41728,231−7%

07▼2Onslow County, NCNC217,17527,085−2%

08▲2Durham County, NCNC347,24023,965+29%

09▼1Cumberland County, NCNC338,47323,854−15%

10▼1Union County, NCNC267,67423,548+5%

11▲2Brunswick County, NCNC174,70222,864+64%

12Johnston County, NCNC256,44820,208+31%

13▼2Iredell County, NCNC211,79820,197+19%

14Gaston County, NCNC246,55818,151−9%

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72517,269+8%

16▲1Davidson County, NCNC180,18216,651+13%

17▼1Orange County, NCNC152,49814,960−3%

18Henderson County, NCNC122,37514,404+5%

19Catawba County, NCNC170,17212,968−18%

20▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,17712,511−6%

21▼1Randolph County, NCNC149,51611,9670%

22▲2Rowan County, NCNC155,09611,879+4%

23▼1Harnett County, NCNC150,13711,628+8%

24▲1Pitt County, NCNC182,93611,393−15%

25▲1Moore County, NCNC110,61910,532+21%

26▼3Craven County, NCNC105,0259,490−29%

27▲1Wayne County, NCNC122,2789,223−1%

28▲1Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549,068−9%

29▲2Chatham County, NCNC85,1118,979+39%

30▼3Carteret County, NCNC70,4698,935+3%

31▲2Caldwell County, NCNC81,1058,422−4%

32▲6Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258,262+3%

33▼3Burke County, NCNC88,6558,241−27%

34▲2Watauga County, NCNC54,7867,642+14%

35▼3Haywood County, NCNC63,3697,582−2%

36▼2Rockingham County, NCNC94,1957,201−21%

37Rutherford County, NCNC65,7456,956−22%

38▼3Pender County, NCNC72,1116,920+22%

39Franklin County, NCNC82,0376,516+23%

40▲2Surry County, NCNC72,2875,567−15%

41▲12Transylvania County, NCNC34,2115,290−6%

42▼2McDowell County, NCNC45,1984,661−33%

43▼2Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334,625+1%

44▼1Lee County, NCNC70,2584,601+38%

45▼1Dare County, NCNC38,2454,586−11%

46▲2Macon County, NCNC39,2324,517+24%

47▼1Stokes County, NCNC46,1264,468−6%

48▼1Davie County, NCNC45,8554,314+11%

49Stanly County, NCNC68,8304,260−13%

50▲5Alexander County, NCNC36,9584,236+31%

51▲1Jackson County, NCNC45,0394,145−13%

52▲6Wilson County, NCNC81,1503,996−8%

53▲6Currituck County, NCNC33,1583,916+21%

54▼4Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703,761+34%

55▲6Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013,697+23%

56▼5Nash County, NCNC99,3653,685−53%

57▼12Granville County, NCNC61,4213,6180%

58▲6Hoke County, NCNC56,9393,558+16%

59▼5Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303,532−21%

60Person County, NCNC40,6363,270−4%

61▼5Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253,039+12%

62▼5Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373,028−18%

63▼1Madison County, NCNC22,5532,859−3%

64▲3Yancey County, NCNC19,0842,760+53%

65▼2Polk County, NCNC20,5332,538−15%

66▲4Ashe County, NCNC27,5142,480+11%

67▼2Duplin County, NCNC51,5712,337−24%

68▲1Columbus County, NCNC50,4872,268−43%

69▲5Halifax County, NCNC46,5342,251−32%

70▼4Robeson County, NCNC119,9412,208−42%

71▲2Caswell County, NCNC22,5632,050−3%

72▲6Vance County, NCNC42,6382,007+65%

73▼2Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,971−47%

74▼6Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,967−22%

75Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621,719−27%

76▼4Avery County, NCNC18,1101,579−29%

77▲2Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901,474+59%

78▲8Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031,357−27%

79▼3Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,341−37%

80▼3Clay County, NCNC12,2391,256+1%

81▲2Camden County, NCNC11,3151,159+3%

82▲2Swain County, NCNC14,0241,088−17%

83▲7Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,075−33%

84▼4Greene County, NCNC20,7001,019−9%

85▼4Pamlico County, NCNC12,758974−39%

86▲9Martin County, NCNC21,601879−26%

87▲10Alleghany County, NCNC11,479875−3%

88▲5Scotland County, NCNC33,322804−53%

89▼2Chowan County, NCNC14,082788−35%

90▲1Warren County, NCNC18,898786+1%

91▲3Graham County, NCNC8,190751−38%

92▼10Anson County, NCNC21,758691−53%

93▲3Gates County, NCNC10,234687−9%

94▼9Hertford County, NCNC19,015644−37%

95▼7Jones County, NCNC9,575562−61%

96▼7Northampton County, NCNC16,491503−58%

97▼5Bertie County, NCNC17,086425−51%

98▲1Hyde County, NCNC4,554409−32%

99▼1Washington County, NCNC10,638262−60%

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537202−50%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES