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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

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

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

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

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

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188,000−6%

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

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

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

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

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

11Moore County, NCNC110,6195,247+7%

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

13Gaston County, NCNC246,5584,775−2%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,782−9%

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

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

25Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,600−3%

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

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

28Craven County, NCNC105,0252,404−3%

29Burke County, NCNC88,6552,360−35%

30Pitt County, NCNC182,9362,340−33%

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

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

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

34Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,883−9%

35Wayne County, NCNC122,2781,851−14%

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

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

38Lee County, NCNC70,2581,682−12%

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

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

41Macon County, NCNC39,2321,582−9%

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

43Davie County, NCNC45,8551,460−3%

44Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,402−6%

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

46Surry County, NCNC72,2871,247+6%

47Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,247−19%

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

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

50Madison County, NCNC22,553996+61%

51McDowell County, NCNC45,198981−44%

52Ashe County, NCNC27,514945+48%

53Currituck County, NCNC33,158908+27%

54Dare County, NCNC38,245887−45%

55Robeson County, NCNC119,941865−35%

56Richmond County, NCNC42,041849−43%

57Stokes County, NCNC46,126838−6%

58Hoke County, NCNC56,939837−15%

59Avery County, NCNC18,110824−33%

60Polk County, NCNC20,533824+21%

61Nash County, NCNC99,365800−34%

62Duplin County, NCNC51,571791−11%

63Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201782−11%

64Wilson County, NCNC81,150742−38%

65Bladen County, NCNC30,007741−29%

66Alexander County, NCNC36,958741−39%

67Person County, NCNC40,636726+26%

68Columbus County, NCNC50,487720−19%

69Beaufort County, NCNC44,670702−42%

70Halifax County, NCNC46,534659−36%

71Mitchell County, NCNC15,062637−30%

72Lenoir County, NCNC55,837600−25%

73Yancey County, NCNC19,084581−39%

74Yadkin County, NCNC38,325565−4%

75Caswell County, NCNC22,563541+19%

76Montgomery County, NCNC26,403533−37%

77Scotland County, NCNC33,322489−56%

78Sampson County, NCNC61,504458−72%

79Clay County, NCNC12,239356−16%

80Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121338−30%

81Alleghany County, NCNC11,479336+51%

82Greene County, NCNC20,700299−24%

83Vance County, NCNC42,638293+27%

84Perquimans County, NCNC13,490270+143%

85Warren County, NCNC18,898265+4%

86Pamlico County, NCNC12,758249−28%

87Martin County, NCNC21,601228−10%

88Camden County, NCNC11,315179−41%

89Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537172+10%

90Chowan County, NCNC14,082161−6%

91Gates County, NCNC10,234156−45%

92Swain County, NCNC14,024153−68%

93Anson County, NCNC21,758148−81%

94Hyde County, NCNC4,554133+4%

95Graham County, NCNC8,190109−63%

96Jones County, NCNC9,575102−60%

97Hertford County, NCNC19,015102−60%

98Bertie County, NCNC17,086100−19%

99Washington County, NCNC10,63865−48%

100Northampton County, NCNC16,49134−84%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES