RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest Irish population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Irish ancestry, from the 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23586,855–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38377,732–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23435,178–

04Buncombe County, NCNC277,41730,205–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,71829,839–

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,47328,175–

07Onslow County, NCNC217,17527,744–

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,95925,401–

09Union County, NCNC267,67422,365–

10Gaston County, NCNC246,55819,979–

11Durham County, NCNC347,24018,631–

12Iredell County, NCNC211,79816,978–

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72515,944–

14Catawba County, NCNC170,17215,866–

15Orange County, NCNC152,49815,447–

16Johnston County, NCNC256,44815,434–

17Davidson County, NCNC180,18214,788–

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213,978–

19Henderson County, NCNC122,37513,716–

20Pitt County, NCNC182,93613,424–

21Craven County, NCNC105,02513,419–

22Alamance County, NCNC186,17713,342–

23Randolph County, NCNC149,51611,947–

24Rowan County, NCNC155,09611,426–

25Burke County, NCNC88,65511,312–

26Harnett County, NCNC150,13710,799–

27Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410,000–

28Wayne County, NCNC122,2789,352–

29Rockingham County, NCNC94,1959,162–

30Rutherford County, NCNC65,7458,934–

31Caldwell County, NCNC81,1058,786–

32Moore County, NCNC110,6198,738–

33Carteret County, NCNC70,4698,677–

34Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258,049–

35Nash County, NCNC99,3657,813–

36Haywood County, NCNC63,3697,732–

37McDowell County, NCNC45,1986,975–

38Watauga County, NCNC54,7866,693–

39Surry County, NCNC72,2876,546–

40Chatham County, NCNC85,1116,476–

41Pender County, NCNC72,1115,652–

42Transylvania County, NCNC34,2115,607–

43Franklin County, NCNC82,0375,314–

44Dare County, NCNC38,2455,134–

45Stanly County, NCNC68,8304,882–

46Jackson County, NCNC45,0394,784–

47Stokes County, NCNC46,1264,768–

48Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334,591–

49Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304,458–

50Wilson County, NCNC81,1504,366–

51Columbus County, NCNC50,4873,970–

52Davie County, NCNC45,8553,894–

53Robeson County, NCNC119,9413,788–

54Sampson County, NCNC61,5043,736–

55Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373,684–

56Macon County, NCNC39,2323,638–

57Granville County, NCNC61,4213,609–

58Person County, NCNC40,6363,420–

59Lee County, NCNC70,2583,339–

60Halifax County, NCNC46,5343,323–

61Currituck County, NCNC33,1583,243–

62Alexander County, NCNC36,9583,234–

63Hoke County, NCNC56,9393,070–

64Duplin County, NCNC51,5713,058–

65Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012,998–

66Polk County, NCNC20,5332,974–

67Madison County, NCNC22,5532,945–

68Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702,809–

69Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252,714–

70Richmond County, NCNC42,0412,528–

71Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622,370–

72Ashe County, NCNC27,5142,239–

73Avery County, NCNC18,1102,216–

74Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212,133–

75Caswell County, NCNC22,5632,118–

76Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031,868–

77Yancey County, NCNC19,0841,800–

78Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,720–

79Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,611–

80Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581,604–

81Anson County, NCNC21,7581,468–

82Jones County, NCNC9,5751,438–

83Swain County, NCNC14,0241,316–

84Clay County, NCNC12,2391,247–

85Graham County, NCNC8,1901,220–

86Vance County, NCNC42,6381,214–

87Chowan County, NCNC14,0821,208–

88Northampton County, NCNC16,4911,200–

89Martin County, NCNC21,6011,187–

90Greene County, NCNC20,7001,124–

91Camden County, NCNC11,3151,120–

92Hertford County, NCNC19,0151,028–

93Perquimans County, NCNC13,490926–

94Alleghany County, NCNC11,479905–

95Bertie County, NCNC17,086871–

96Warren County, NCNC18,898780–

97Gates County, NCNC10,234755–

98Washington County, NCNC10,638655–

99Hyde County, NCNC4,554604–

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537402–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES