Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Celtic Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.39K people in North Carolina with Celtic ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Celtic ancestry (127), followed by Durham County (119), and Chatham County (96).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Celtic ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Celtic Ancestry in 2021
Wake County
Durham County
Chatham County
Mecklenburg County
Buncombe County
Caldwell County
Henderson County
Duplin County
New Hanover County
Alamance County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Celtic Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wake County 127
2 Durham County 119
3 Chatham County 96
4 Mecklenburg County 94
5 Buncombe County 75
6 Caldwell County 69
7 Henderson County 66
8 Duplin County 50
9 New Hanover County 49
10 Alamance County 44
10 Forsyth County 44
11 Brunswick County 41
12 Person County 37
13 Haywood County 36
14 Scotland County 35
15 Watauga County 33
16 Johnston County 30
17 Guilford County 29
18 Union County 27
19 Franklin County 26
20 Carteret County 22
21 Cumberland County 21
22 Burke County 20
23 Martin County 19
24 Orange County 18
25 Rutherford County 15
26 Cherokee County 13
26 Perquimans County 13
27 Lee County 12
28 Hertford County 11
29 Iredell County 10
29 Wayne County 10
30 Northampton County 9
30 Yancey County 9
31 Craven County 8
31 Lenoir County 8
31 Pasquotank County 8
32 Warren County 6
33 Gaston County 5
33 Nash County 5
33 Onslow County 5
34 Rockingham County 4
35 Harnett County 3
36 Pamlico County 2
36 Polk County 2
37 Surry County 1