RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest Scotch-Irish population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23518,490–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38318,181–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,2348,344–

04Buncombe County, NCNC277,4177,250–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7185,978–

06Gaston County, NCNC246,5585,395–

07Iredell County, NCNC211,7984,993–

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594,420–

09Union County, NCNC267,6744,401–

10Randolph County, NCNC149,5164,222–

11Alamance County, NCNC186,1773,972–

12Cumberland County, NCNC338,4733,815–

13Orange County, NCNC152,4983,786–

14Johnston County, NCNC256,4483,767–

15Durham County, NCNC347,2403,745–

16Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253,644–

17Rowan County, NCNC155,0963,574–

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,568–

19Henderson County, NCNC122,3753,564–

20Haywood County, NCNC63,3693,488–

21Catawba County, NCNC170,1722,820–

22Moore County, NCNC110,6192,806–

23Pitt County, NCNC182,9362,706–

24Davidson County, NCNC180,1822,572–

25Onslow County, NCNC217,1752,561–

26Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,183–

27Harnett County, NCNC150,1372,051–

28Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452,049–

29Jackson County, NCNC45,0392,039–

30Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951,841–

31Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,670–

32Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,666–

33Burke County, NCNC88,6551,628–

34Macon County, NCNC39,2321,588–

35Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,561–

36Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,520–

37Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,508–

38McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,479–

39Lee County, NCNC70,2581,406–

40Pender County, NCNC72,1111,340–

41Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,307–

42Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621,290–

43Chatham County, NCNC85,1111,278–

44Madison County, NCNC22,5531,251–

45Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251,236–

46Avery County, NCNC18,1101,205–

47Craven County, NCNC105,0251,174–

48Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,120–

49Davie County, NCNC45,8551,105–

50Surry County, NCNC72,2871,083–

51Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,041–

52Yancey County, NCNC19,0841,024–

53Stokes County, NCNC46,126959–

54Granville County, NCNC61,421908–

55Ashe County, NCNC27,514894–

56Franklin County, NCNC82,037893–

57Columbus County, NCNC50,487843–

58Wayne County, NCNC122,278842–

59Robeson County, NCNC119,941819–

60Alexander County, NCNC36,958803–

61Cherokee County, NCNC30,830759–

62Dare County, NCNC38,245751–

63Polk County, NCNC20,533695–

64Montgomery County, NCNC26,403672–

65Sampson County, NCNC61,504672–

66Clay County, NCNC12,239640–

67Nash County, NCNC99,365562–

68Wilson County, NCNC81,150556–

69Bladen County, NCNC30,007535–

70Lenoir County, NCNC55,837492–

71Person County, NCNC40,636471–

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,670459–

73Scotland County, NCNC33,322458–

74Swain County, NCNC14,024422–

75Duplin County, NCNC51,571418–

76Halifax County, NCNC46,534358–

77Hoke County, NCNC56,939351–

78Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201351–

79Anson County, NCNC21,758350–

80Caswell County, NCNC22,563330–

81Currituck County, NCNC33,158320–

82Vance County, NCNC42,638289–

83Camden County, NCNC11,315262–

84Perquimans County, NCNC13,490237–

85Pamlico County, NCNC12,758235–

86Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121220–

87Chowan County, NCNC14,082174–

88Graham County, NCNC8,190171–

89Alleghany County, NCNC11,479161–

90Bertie County, NCNC17,086141–

91Hertford County, NCNC19,015133–

92Martin County, NCNC21,601127–

93Hyde County, NCNC4,554116–

94Northampton County, NCNC16,49195–

95Warren County, NCNC18,89887–

96Washington County, NCNC10,63854–

97Greene County, NCNC20,70049–

98Jones County, NCNC9,57538–

99Gates County, NCNC10,23421–

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53719–

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