RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest Scottish population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23525,344–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38323,405–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23411,352–

04Buncombe County, NCNC277,4179,933–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188,479–

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,4738,462–

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,9596,872–

08Durham County, NCNC347,2405,735–

09Orange County, NCNC152,4985,309–

10Union County, NCNC267,6745,001–

11Henderson County, NCNC122,3754,967–

12Moore County, NCNC110,6194,907–

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254,890–

14Gaston County, NCNC246,5584,871–

15Onslow County, NCNC217,1754,164–

16Catawba County, NCNC170,1723,815–

17Iredell County, NCNC211,7983,773–

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,730–

19Davidson County, NCNC180,1823,695–

20Alamance County, NCNC186,1773,688–

21Burke County, NCNC88,6553,635–

22Johnston County, NCNC256,4483,491–

23Pitt County, NCNC182,9363,487–

24Randolph County, NCNC149,5163,278–

25Harnett County, NCNC150,1373,022–

26Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,676–

27Rowan County, NCNC155,0962,581–

28Craven County, NCNC105,0252,481–

29Chatham County, NCNC85,1112,211–

30Wayne County, NCNC122,2782,143–

31Carteret County, NCNC70,4692,067–

32Haywood County, NCNC63,3692,055–

33Lee County, NCNC70,2581,922–

34Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951,893–

35Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,844–

36Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,813–

37Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,804–

38McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,748–

39Macon County, NCNC39,2321,740–

40Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,642–

41Dare County, NCNC38,2451,608–

42Pender County, NCNC72,1111,553–

43Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,545–

44Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,541–

45Davie County, NCNC45,8551,503–

46Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,490–

47Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,481–

48Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,402–

49Jackson County, NCNC45,0391,399–

50Robeson County, NCNC119,9411,333–

51Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301,251–

52Avery County, NCNC18,1101,225–

53Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,224–

54Nash County, NCNC99,3651,210–

55Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701,203–

56Wilson County, NCNC81,1501,193–

57Surry County, NCNC72,2871,174–

58Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,124–

59Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,043–

60Halifax County, NCNC46,5341,025–

61Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,001–

62Hoke County, NCNC56,939981–

63Granville County, NCNC61,421980–

64Yancey County, NCNC19,084945–

65Mitchell County, NCNC15,062906–

66Stokes County, NCNC46,126891–

67Duplin County, NCNC51,571891–

68Columbus County, NCNC50,487884–

69Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201875–

70Montgomery County, NCNC26,403843–

71Lenoir County, NCNC55,837803–

72Anson County, NCNC21,758770–

73Currituck County, NCNC33,158716–

74Polk County, NCNC20,533683–

75Ashe County, NCNC27,514640–

76Madison County, NCNC22,553619–

77Yadkin County, NCNC38,325589–

78Person County, NCNC40,636574–

79Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121481–

80Swain County, NCNC14,024478–

81Caswell County, NCNC22,563455–

82Clay County, NCNC12,239422–

83Greene County, NCNC20,700392–

84Pamlico County, NCNC12,758345–

85Camden County, NCNC11,315304–

86Graham County, NCNC8,190295–

87Gates County, NCNC10,234283–

88Jones County, NCNC9,575256–

89Hertford County, NCNC19,015255–

90Warren County, NCNC18,898254–

91Martin County, NCNC21,601253–

92Vance County, NCNC42,638230–

93Alleghany County, NCNC11,479223–

94Northampton County, NCNC16,491210–

95Chowan County, NCNC14,082171–

96Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537156–

97Hyde County, NCNC4,554128–

98Bertie County, NCNC17,086124–

99Washington County, NCNC10,638124–

100Perquimans County, NCNC13,490111–

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