RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest Scotch-Irish population, North Carolina counties · 2010

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

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38335,310–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23528,676–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23416,167–

04Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714,972–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,71811,110–

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,9599,848–

07Cumberland County, NCNC338,4739,783–

08Gaston County, NCNC246,5589,583–

09Union County, NCNC267,6748,271–

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257,935–

11Durham County, NCNC347,2407,703–

12Iredell County, NCNC211,7987,509–

13Orange County, NCNC152,4986,998–

14Alamance County, NCNC186,1776,384–

15Henderson County, NCNC122,3756,347–

16Rowan County, NCNC155,0966,025–

17Haywood County, NCNC63,3695,092–

18Catawba County, NCNC170,1724,979–

19Harnett County, NCNC150,1374,876–

20Davidson County, NCNC180,1824,656–

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024,506–

22Onslow County, NCNC217,1754,333–

23Pitt County, NCNC182,9364,247–

24Johnston County, NCNC256,4484,155–

25Randolph County, NCNC149,5164,014–

26Moore County, NCNC110,6193,845–

27Burke County, NCNC88,6553,721–

28Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253,333–

29Watauga County, NCNC54,7863,266–

30Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453,128–

31Jackson County, NCNC45,0393,007–

32Craven County, NCNC105,0252,935–

33Chatham County, NCNC85,1112,852–

34Wayne County, NCNC122,2782,843–

35Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542,829–

36Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112,712–

37Carteret County, NCNC70,4692,663–

38McDowell County, NCNC45,1982,600–

39Pender County, NCNC72,1112,590–

40Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052,501–

41Robeson County, NCNC119,9412,420–

42Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332,215–

43Macon County, NCNC39,2322,181–

44Lee County, NCNC70,2582,124–

45Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952,088–

46Surry County, NCNC72,2872,032–

47Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301,953–

48Nash County, NCNC99,3651,952–

49Columbus County, NCNC50,4871,841–

50Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,700–

51Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,680–

52Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,661–

53Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,660–

54Wilson County, NCNC81,1501,636–

55Davie County, NCNC45,8551,583–

56Avery County, NCNC18,1101,533–

57Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621,375–

58Dare County, NCNC38,2451,356–

59Hoke County, NCNC56,9391,345–

60Madison County, NCNC22,5531,337–

61Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,317–

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031,292–

63Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,269–

64Yancey County, NCNC19,0841,259–

65Duplin County, NCNC51,5711,250–

66Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,213–

67Person County, NCNC40,6361,201–

68Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,133–

69Polk County, NCNC20,5331,071–

70Stokes County, NCNC46,1261,057–

71Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371,036–

72Granville County, NCNC61,4211,029–

73Halifax County, NCNC46,534991–

74Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121872–

75Swain County, NCNC14,024835–

76Anson County, NCNC21,758812–

77Yadkin County, NCNC38,325780–

78Beaufort County, NCNC44,670723–

79Currituck County, NCNC33,158700–

80Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201640–

81Vance County, NCNC42,638556–

82Alleghany County, NCNC11,479550–

83Clay County, NCNC12,239527–

84Caswell County, NCNC22,563435–

85Northampton County, NCNC16,491403–

86Washington County, NCNC10,638380–

87Graham County, NCNC8,190367–

88Pamlico County, NCNC12,758361–

89Gates County, NCNC10,234304–

90Martin County, NCNC21,601275–

91Perquimans County, NCNC13,490275–

92Warren County, NCNC18,898268–

93Greene County, NCNC20,700247–

94Camden County, NCNC11,315215–

95Chowan County, NCNC14,082197–

96Hertford County, NCNC19,015177–

97Jones County, NCNC9,575167–

98Bertie County, NCNC17,086144–

99Hyde County, NCNC4,554128–

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53739–

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