Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 844.65K people in North Carolina with Irish ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Irish ancestry (101.98K), followed by Mecklenburg County (83.69K), and Guilford County (33.16K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 101976 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 83694 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 33159 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 28936 |
| 5 | Onslow County | 27805 |
| 6 | Buncombe County | 26582 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 24235 |
| 8 | Union County | 23161 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 22727 |
| 10 | Durham County | 21006 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 19583 |
| 12 | Johnston County | 19478 |
| 13 | Brunswick County | 17931 |
| 14 | Gaston County | 17930 |
| 15 | Cabarrus County | 16566 |
| 16 | Orange County | 15445 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 15047 |
| 18 | Davidson County | 14746 |
| 19 | Randolph County | 13703 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 13430 |
| 21 | Alamance County | 12594 |
| 22 | Craven County | 10785 |
| 23 | Harnett County | 10452 |
| 24 | Rowan County | 10297 |
| 25 | Moore County | 9882 |
| 26 | Pitt County | 9616 |
| 27 | Carteret County | 8809 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 8804 |
| 29 | Burke County | 8139 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 7858 |
| 31 | Chatham County | 7779 |
| 32 | Haywood County | 7341 |
| 33 | Caldwell County | 7124 |
| 34 | Rockingham County | 7016 |
| 35 | Pender County | 6557 |
| 36 | Watauga County | 6205 |
| 37 | Cleveland County | 6140 |
| 38 | Rutherford County | 5779 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 4907 |
| 40 | Surry County | 4802 |
| 41 | McDowell County | 4752 |
| 42 | Dare County | 4638 |
| 43 | Lee County | 4518 |
| 44 | Granville County | 4441 |
| 45 | Wilkes County | 4348 |
| 46 | Stokes County | 4162 |
| 47 | Macon County | 4014 |
| 48 | Transylvania County | 3870 |
| 49 | Davie County | 3864 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 3439 |
| 51 | Alexander County | 3384 |
| 52 | Nash County | 3316 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 3261 |
| 54 | Lenoir County | 3253 |
| 55 | Wilson County | 3249 |
| 56 | Beaufort County | 3236 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 3233 |
| 58 | Yadkin County | 3111 |
| 59 | Currituck County | 3087 |
| 60 | Hoke County | 3015 |
| 61 | Person County | 2835 |
| 62 | Madison County | 2817 |
| 63 | Pasquotank County | 2712 |
| 64 | Polk County | 2618 |
| 65 | Yancey County | 2412 |
| 66 | Halifax County | 2019 |
| 67 | Caswell County | 2018 |
| 68 | Richmond County | 1986 |
| 69 | Robeson County | 1982 |
| 70 | Duplin County | 1977 |
| 71 | Ashe County | 1914 |
| 72 | Sampson County | 1768 |
| 73 | Avery County | 1741 |
| 74 | Mitchell County | 1718 |
| 75 | Columbus County | 1695 |
| 76 | Perquimans County | 1382 |
| 77 | Vance County | 1367 |
| 78 | Edgecombe County | 1351 |
| 79 | Greene County | 1223 |
| 80 | Swain County | 1160 |
| 81 | Pamlico County | 1107 |
| 82 | Clay County | 1078 |
| 83 | Camden County | 1014 |
| 84 | Anson County | 946 |
| 85 | Hertford County | 859 |
| 86 | Jones County | 857 |
| 87 | Montgomery County | 838 |
| 88 | Scotland County | 804 |
| 89 | Warren County | 714 |
| 90 | Northampton County | 684 |
| 91 | Bladen County | 682 |
| 92 | Chowan County | 656 |
| 93 | Martin County | 614 |
| 94 | Graham County | 580 |
| 95 | Gates County | 509 |
| 96 | Alleghany County | 503 |
| 97 | Bertie County | 473 |
| 98 | Hyde County | 368 |
| 99 | Washington County | 274 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 178 |
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