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Largest Scotch-Irish population, North Carolina counties · 2020

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, NCNC1,233,38324,952–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23520,238–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23410,345–

04Buncombe County, NCNC277,4179,559–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7187,373–

06Gaston County, NCNC246,5586,855–

07Union County, NCNC267,6746,251–

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,9596,114–

09Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7255,546–

10Iredell County, NCNC211,7985,545–

11Durham County, NCNC347,2405,481–

12Randolph County, NCNC149,5164,989–

13Cumberland County, NCNC338,4734,920–

14Henderson County, NCNC122,3754,886–

15Rowan County, NCNC155,0964,768–

16Orange County, NCNC152,4984,730–

17Alamance County, NCNC186,1774,619–

18Haywood County, NCNC63,3694,360–

19Johnston County, NCNC256,4484,245–

20Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,743–

21Harnett County, NCNC150,1373,639–

22Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,635–

23Catawba County, NCNC170,1723,448–

24Moore County, NCNC110,6193,084–

25Pitt County, NCNC182,9363,072–

26Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,853–

27Davidson County, NCNC180,1822,839–

28Jackson County, NCNC45,0392,466–

29Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452,453–

30Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052,386–

31Chatham County, NCNC85,1112,206–

32Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252,203–

33Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542,184–

34Carteret County, NCNC70,4692,169–

35Burke County, NCNC88,6552,166–

36Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,973–

37Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,918–

38Macon County, NCNC39,2321,911–

39Pender County, NCNC72,1111,911–

40McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,871–

41Surry County, NCNC72,2871,656–

42Wayne County, NCNC122,2781,636–

43Lee County, NCNC70,2581,563–

44Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951,555–

45Avery County, NCNC18,1101,523–

46Davie County, NCNC45,8551,515–

47Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,481–

48Mitchell County, NCNC15,0621,289–

49Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,226–

50Craven County, NCNC105,0251,184–

51Wilson County, NCNC81,1501,174–

52Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,155–

53Yancey County, NCNC19,0841,142–

54Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251,129–

55Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,111–

56Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,107–

57Nash County, NCNC99,3651,104–

58Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301,099–

59Madison County, NCNC22,5531,036–

60Dare County, NCNC38,2451,009–

61Duplin County, NCNC51,571985–

62Robeson County, NCNC119,941974–

63Columbus County, NCNC50,487861–

64Granville County, NCNC61,421860–

65Alexander County, NCNC36,958834–

66Bladen County, NCNC30,007790–

67Polk County, NCNC20,533755–

68Stokes County, NCNC46,126718–

69Clay County, NCNC12,239640–

70Hoke County, NCNC56,939627–

71Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201627–

72Montgomery County, NCNC26,403593–

73Caswell County, NCNC22,563580–

74Scotland County, NCNC33,322575–

75Beaufort County, NCNC44,670557–

76Person County, NCNC40,636525–

77Vance County, NCNC42,638506–

78Lenoir County, NCNC55,837483–

79Swain County, NCNC14,024474–

80Halifax County, NCNC46,534444–

81Currituck County, NCNC33,158433–

82Bertie County, NCNC17,086337–

83Alleghany County, NCNC11,479295–

84Anson County, NCNC21,758272–

85Chowan County, NCNC14,082265–

86Hertford County, NCNC19,015261–

87Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121259–

88Pamlico County, NCNC12,758256–

89Perquimans County, NCNC13,490224–

90Camden County, NCNC11,315206–

91Greene County, NCNC20,700194–

92Warren County, NCNC18,898188–

93Graham County, NCNC8,190172–

94Northampton County, NCNC16,491131–

95Martin County, NCNC21,601128–

96Gates County, NCNC10,234127–

97Washington County, NCNC10,63878–

98Jones County, NCNC9,57535–

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53716–

100Hyde County, NCNC4,55412–

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