Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 66.11K people in North Carolina with British ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with British ancestry (10.85K), followed by Mecklenburg County (7.60K), and Guilford County (3.08K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with British ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.
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Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 10853 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 7597 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 3083 |
| 4 | Durham County | 2913 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 2587 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 2374 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 2093 |
| 8 | Orange County | 1852 |
| 9 | Union County | 1746 |
| 10 | Onslow County | 1491 |
| 11 | Cumberland County | 1361 |
| 12 | Gaston County | 1360 |
| 13 | Cabarrus County | 1302 |
| 14 | Catawba County | 1203 |
| 15 | Brunswick County | 1051 |
| 16 | Harnett County | 1031 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 993 |
| 18 | Johnston County | 908 |
| 19 | Pitt County | 806 |
| 20 | Alamance County | 768 |
| 21 | Iredell County | 766 |
| 22 | Rowan County | 759 |
| 23 | Craven County | 706 |
| 24 | Moore County | 680 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 680 |
| 25 | Randolph County | 633 |
| 26 | Carteret County | 578 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 557 |
| 27 | Watauga County | 557 |
| 28 | Davidson County | 550 |
| 29 | Rockingham County | 500 |
| 30 | Cleveland County | 495 |
| 31 | Chatham County | 485 |
| 32 | Pender County | 433 |
| 33 | Burke County | 431 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 428 |
| 35 | Caldwell County | 409 |
| 36 | Lee County | 379 |
| 37 | Currituck County | 367 |
| 38 | Haywood County | 366 |
| 39 | Granville County | 364 |
| 40 | Davie County | 354 |
| 41 | Surry County | 348 |
| 42 | Polk County | 312 |
| 43 | Franklin County | 304 |
| 44 | Nash County | 288 |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 288 |
| 45 | Beaufort County | 287 |
| 46 | Lenoir County | 259 |
| 47 | Macon County | 236 |
| 48 | Edgecombe County | 227 |
| 49 | Stanly County | 207 |
| 50 | Madison County | 204 |
| 51 | Transylvania County | 203 |
| 52 | Yancey County | 202 |
| 53 | Person County | 201 |
| 54 | Greene County | 185 |
| 55 | Pasquotank County | 184 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 156 |
| 57 | Ashe County | 154 |
| 57 | Wilkes County | 154 |
| 58 | Dare County | 151 |
| 58 | Hoke County | 151 |
| 59 | Alexander County | 145 |
| 60 | Duplin County | 137 |
| 61 | Yadkin County | 135 |
| 62 | Wilson County | 124 |
| 63 | Cherokee County | 119 |
| 64 | Camden County | 118 |
| 64 | Perquimans County | 118 |
| 65 | Columbus County | 114 |
| 66 | Robeson County | 104 |
| 67 | Chowan County | 103 |
| 68 | Sampson County | 100 |
| 69 | Scotland County | 98 |
| 70 | Stokes County | 84 |
| 71 | Halifax County | 82 |
| 72 | Mitchell County | 76 |
| 73 | Hertford County | 75 |
| 74 | Martin County | 74 |
| 75 | Washington County | 72 |
| 76 | Vance County | 66 |
| 77 | Anson County | 65 |
| 78 | Northampton County | 62 |
| 78 | Pamlico County | 62 |
| 79 | Montgomery County | 57 |
| 80 | Bladen County | 51 |
| 81 | Caswell County | 45 |
| 82 | Clay County | 37 |
| 82 | Richmond County | 37 |
| 83 | Hyde County | 35 |
| 83 | Swain County | 35 |
| 84 | Warren County | 25 |
| 85 | Avery County | 23 |
| 86 | Bertie County | 19 |
| 86 | Jones County | 19 |
| 86 | Tyrrell County | 19 |
| 87 | Gates County | 15 |
| 88 | Graham County | 6 |
| 89 | Alleghany County | 3 |
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