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Largest Scottish population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish 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 996. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Currituck County, NC, up 21 places to #53.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23530,513+20%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38321,421−8%

03▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,23411,995+6%

04▼1Buncombe County, NCNC277,41710,756+8%

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188,000−6%

06▲2Durham County, NCNC347,2406,821+19%

07▼1New Hanover County, NCNC245,9596,713−2%

08▼1Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736,036−29%

09▲2Union County, NCNC267,6745,764+15%

10Orange County, NCNC152,4985,735+8%

11▲1Moore County, NCNC110,6195,247+7%

12▲7Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024,887+31%

13Gaston County, NCNC246,5584,775−2%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,3754,524−9%

15▲1Iredell County, NCNC211,7984,343+15%

16▲4Randolph County, NCNC149,5164,196+28%

17▲4Alamance County, NCNC186,1774,190+14%

18▼1Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254,189−14%

19▼10Johnston County, NCNC256,4484,064+16%

20▼5Davidson County, NCNC180,1824,042+9%

21▲3Catawba County, NCNC170,1723,901+2%

22▼4Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,782−9%

23▲2Rowan County, NCNC155,0963,007+17%

24▲8Haywood County, NCNC63,3692,810+37%

25▲6Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,600−3%

26▼4Harnett County, NCNC150,1372,555−15%

27▲6Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052,532+40%

28▼1Craven County, NCNC105,0252,404−3%

29▼3Burke County, NCNC88,6552,360−35%

30▼7Pitt County, NCNC182,9362,340−33%

31▼2Chatham County, NCNC85,1112,238+1%

32▼4Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542,203+19%

33▲3Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252,019+11%

34▼4Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,883−9%

35▲7Wayne County, NCNC122,2781,851−14%

36▼1Pender County, NCNC72,1111,777+14%

37▲3Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951,729−9%

38▼4Lee County, NCNC70,2581,682−12%

39▼2Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,622+5%

40▲18Jackson County, NCNC45,0391,589+14%

41▲9Macon County, NCNC39,2321,582−9%

42▲17Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,542+10%

43▲5Davie County, NCNC45,8551,460−3%

44▲2Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,402−6%

45▲6Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,248+25%

46▼2Surry County, NCNC72,2871,247+6%

47▼8Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,247−19%

48▼7Granville County, NCNC61,4211,230+26%

49▲15Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301,109−11%

50▲17Madison County, NCNC22,553996+61%

51▼13McDowell County, NCNC45,198981−44%

52▲5Ashe County, NCNC27,514945+48%

53▲21Currituck County, NCNC33,158908+27%

54▼2Dare County, NCNC38,245887−45%

55▼12Robeson County, NCNC119,941865−35%

56▲17Richmond County, NCNC42,041849−43%

57▲9Stokes County, NCNC46,126838−6%

58▼3Hoke County, NCNC56,939837−15%

59▼3Avery County, NCNC18,110824−33%

60▼7Polk County, NCNC20,533824+21%

61▼14Nash County, NCNC99,365800−34%

62▼17Duplin County, NCNC51,571791−11%

63▲7Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201782−11%

64▼10Wilson County, NCNC81,150742−38%

65▲17Bladen County, NCNC30,007741−29%

66▼17Alexander County, NCNC36,958741−39%

67▲4Person County, NCNC40,636726+26%

68▲4Columbus County, NCNC50,487720−19%

69▼8Beaufort County, NCNC44,670702−42%

70▲6Halifax County, NCNC46,534659−36%

71▼8Mitchell County, NCNC15,062637−30%

72▼12Lenoir County, NCNC55,837600−25%

73▲2Yancey County, NCNC19,084581−39%

74▲3Yadkin County, NCNC38,325565−4%

75▲5Caswell County, NCNC22,563541+19%

76▼8Montgomery County, NCNC26,403533−37%

77▼15Scotland County, NCNC33,322489−56%

78▼13Sampson County, NCNC61,504458−72%

79▲5Clay County, NCNC12,239356−16%

80▲8Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121338−30%

81▲5Alleghany County, NCNC11,479336+51%

82▲16Greene County, NCNC20,700299−24%

83Vance County, NCNC42,638293+27%

84▲7Perquimans County, NCNC13,490270+143%

85▼6Warren County, NCNC18,898265+4%

86▼5Pamlico County, NCNC12,758249−28%

87▼9Martin County, NCNC21,601228−10%

88▼1Camden County, NCNC11,315179−41%

89▲4Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537172+10%

90▲4Chowan County, NCNC14,082161−6%

91▲6Gates County, NCNC10,234156−45%

92▲3Swain County, NCNC14,024153−68%

93▼24Anson County, NCNC21,758148−81%

94▲6Hyde County, NCNC4,554133+4%

95▼5Graham County, NCNC8,190109−63%

96▼7Jones County, NCNC9,575102−60%

97▼5Hertford County, NCNC19,015102−60%

98▼13Bertie County, NCNC17,086100−19%

99▼3Washington County, NCNC10,63865−48%

100▼1Northampton County, NCNC16,49134−84%

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