RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most English-only households, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents 5+ who speak only English at home (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 92.1%.

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01Madison County, NCNC22,55398.2%–

02Camden County, NCNC11,31597.7%–

03Clay County, NCNC12,23997.6%–

04Transylvania County, NCNC34,21197.1%–

05Washington County, NCNC10,63897.1%–

06Stokes County, NCNC46,12697.0%–

07Northampton County, NCNC16,49197.0%–

08Gates County, NCNC10,23496.8%–

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,83096.6%–

10Martin County, NCNC21,60196.2%–

11Haywood County, NCNC63,36996.2%–

12Pamlico County, NCNC12,75896.1%–

13Bertie County, NCNC17,08696.1%–

14Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20196.1%–

15Perquimans County, NCNC13,49095.9%–

16Mitchell County, NCNC15,06295.6%–

17Halifax County, NCNC46,53495.6%–

18Chowan County, NCNC14,08295.5%–

19Rutherford County, NCNC65,74595.4%–

20Currituck County, NCNC33,15895.3%–

21Warren County, NCNC18,89895.3%–

22Avery County, NCNC18,11095.2%–

23Hertford County, NCNC19,01595.1%–

24Ashe County, NCNC27,51495.1%–

25Brunswick County, NCNC174,70295.0%–

26Person County, NCNC40,63695.0%–

27Cleveland County, NCNC103,32594.9%–

28Scotland County, NCNC33,32294.8%–

29Carteret County, NCNC70,46994.6%–

30Jones County, NCNC9,57594.5%–

31Polk County, NCNC20,53394.5%–

32Caldwell County, NCNC81,10594.4%–

33Yancey County, NCNC19,08494.2%–

34Columbus County, NCNC50,48794.1%–

35Anson County, NCNC21,75894.1%–

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,19594.1%–

37Watauga County, NCNC54,78694.1%–

38Graham County, NCNC8,19094.0%–

39Beaufort County, NCNC44,67093.8%–

40Alexander County, NCNC36,95893.7%–

41Caswell County, NCNC22,56393.6%–

42Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12193.3%–

43Bladen County, NCNC30,00793.1%–

44Stanly County, NCNC68,83093.0%–

45McDowell County, NCNC45,19892.8%–

46Moore County, NCNC110,61992.7%–

47Wilkes County, NCNC66,23392.5%–

48Swain County, NCNC14,02492.3%–

49Hyde County, NCNC4,55492.2%–

50Pender County, NCNC72,11192.1%–

51Craven County, NCNC105,02592.0%–

52New Hanover County, NCNC245,95991.9%–

53Jackson County, NCNC45,03991.9%–

54Richmond County, NCNC42,04191.9%–

55Davie County, NCNC45,85591.8%–

56Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53791.8%–

57Macon County, NCNC39,23291.8%–

58Lenoir County, NCNC55,83791.7%–

59Pitt County, NCNC182,93691.5%–

60Lincoln County, NCNC98,65491.5%–

61Dare County, NCNC38,24591.4%–

62Nash County, NCNC99,36591.0%–

63Vance County, NCNC42,63890.9%–

64Davidson County, NCNC180,18290.9%–

65Burke County, NCNC88,65590.7%–

66Buncombe County, NCNC277,41790.6%–

67Franklin County, NCNC82,03790.5%–

68Granville County, NCNC61,42190.3%–

69Gaston County, NCNC246,55890.0%–

70Alleghany County, NCNC11,47989.8%–

71Iredell County, NCNC211,79889.7%–

72Robeson County, NCNC119,94189.7%–

73Onslow County, NCNC217,17589.6%–

74Yadkin County, NCNC38,32589.2%–

75Rowan County, NCNC155,09689.1%–

76Surry County, NCNC72,28788.6%–

77Hoke County, NCNC56,93988.3%–

78Wilson County, NCNC81,15088.0%–

79Henderson County, NCNC122,37587.9%–

80Harnett County, NCNC150,13787.7%–

81Cumberland County, NCNC338,47387.5%–

82Catawba County, NCNC170,17287.2%–

83Randolph County, NCNC149,51686.5%–

84Greene County, NCNC20,70085.6%–

85Wayne County, NCNC122,27885.2%–

86Chatham County, NCNC85,11184.9%–

87Alamance County, NCNC186,17784.5%–

88Johnston County, NCNC256,44884.5%–

89Montgomery County, NCNC26,40384.1%–

90Forsyth County, NCNC401,71883.8%–

91Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72583.4%–

92Guilford County, NCNC562,23483.1%–

93Orange County, NCNC152,49883.0%–

94Union County, NCNC267,67482.6%–

95Sampson County, NCNC61,50480.7%–

96Wake County, NCNC1,257,23580.6%–

97Lee County, NCNC70,25879.4%–

98Durham County, NCNC347,24078.8%–

99Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38377.7%–

100Duplin County, NCNC51,57177.0%–

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