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Largest Scottish population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2020 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, NCNC1,257,23527,128+7%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38321,944−6%

03Buncombe County, NCNC277,41710,407+5%

04Guilford County, NCNC562,23410,371−9%

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7188,687+2%

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,9597,005+2%

07Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736,689−21%

08Durham County, NCNC347,2405,216−9%

09Johnston County, NCNC256,4485,033+44%

10Orange County, NCNC152,4984,984−6%

11Union County, NCNC267,6744,655−7%

12Moore County, NCNC110,6194,555−7%

13Gaston County, NCNC246,5584,463−8%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,3754,427−11%

15Davidson County, NCNC180,1824,356+18%

16Iredell County, NCNC211,7984,243+12%

17Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254,107−16%

18Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,925−6%

19Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,821+2%

20Randolph County, NCNC149,5163,636+11%

21Alamance County, NCNC186,1773,561−3%

22Harnett County, NCNC150,1373,532+17%

23Pitt County, NCNC182,9363,405−2%

24Catawba County, NCNC170,1723,094−19%

25Rowan County, NCNC155,0962,742+6%

26Burke County, NCNC88,6552,699−26%

27Craven County, NCNC105,0252,670+8%

28Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542,420+31%

29Chatham County, NCNC85,1112,323+5%

30Carteret County, NCNC70,4692,319+12%

31Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,215−17%

32Haywood County, NCNC63,3692,110+3%

33Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052,000+11%

34Lee County, NCNC70,2581,825−5%

35Pender County, NCNC72,1111,730+11%

36Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,723−5%

37Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,655+7%

38McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,631−7%

39Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,517−2%

40Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951,467−23%

41Granville County, NCNC61,4211,326+35%

42Wayne County, NCNC122,2781,325−38%

43Robeson County, NCNC119,9411,320−1%

44Surry County, NCNC72,2871,196+2%

45Duplin County, NCNC51,5711,185+33%

46Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,171−21%

47Nash County, NCNC99,3651,166−4%

48Davie County, NCNC45,8551,110−26%

49Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,056−14%

50Macon County, NCNC39,2321,047−40%

51Franklin County, NCNC82,037950−5%

52Dare County, NCNC38,245937−42%

53Polk County, NCNC20,533903+32%

54Wilson County, NCNC81,150902−24%

55Hoke County, NCNC56,939880−10%

56Avery County, NCNC18,110865−29%

57Ashe County, NCNC27,514863+35%

58Jackson County, NCNC45,039859−39%

59Transylvania County, NCNC34,211806−43%

60Lenoir County, NCNC55,837777−3%

61Beaufort County, NCNC44,670757−37%

62Scotland County, NCNC33,322752−33%

63Mitchell County, NCNC15,062750−17%

64Cherokee County, NCNC30,830733−41%

65Sampson County, NCNC61,504724−56%

66Stokes County, NCNC46,126707−21%

67Madison County, NCNC22,553679+10%

68Montgomery County, NCNC26,403673−20%

69Anson County, NCNC21,758665−14%

70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201615−30%

71Person County, NCNC40,636606+6%

72Columbus County, NCNC50,487577−35%

73Richmond County, NCNC42,041574−61%

74Currituck County, NCNC33,158549−23%

75Yancey County, NCNC19,084487−48%

76Halifax County, NCNC46,534469−54%

77Yadkin County, NCNC38,325412−30%

78Martin County, NCNC21,601387+53%

79Warren County, NCNC18,898382+50%

80Caswell County, NCNC22,563373−18%

81Pamlico County, NCNC12,758314−9%

82Bladen County, NCNC30,007311−70%

83Vance County, NCNC42,638265+15%

84Clay County, NCNC12,239264−37%

85Bertie County, NCNC17,086257+107%

86Alleghany County, NCNC11,479227+2%

87Camden County, NCNC11,315222−27%

88Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121212−56%

89Jones County, NCNC9,575204−20%

90Graham County, NCNC8,190172−42%

91Perquimans County, NCNC13,490171+54%

92Hertford County, NCNC19,015164−36%

93Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537127−19%

94Chowan County, NCNC14,082121−29%

95Swain County, NCNC14,024121−75%

96Washington County, NCNC10,638118−5%

97Gates County, NCNC10,23498−65%

98Greene County, NCNC20,70094−76%

99Northampton County, NCNC16,49188−58%

100Hyde County, NCNC4,55470−45%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS