Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 226.40K people in North Carolina with Scotch Irish ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population with Scotch Irish ancestry (22.58K), followed by Wake County (19.93K), and Guilford County (10.61K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scotch 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 22575 |
| 2 | Wake County | 19929 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 10611 |
| 4 | Buncombe County | 8749 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 6921 |
| 6 | Gaston County | 6516 |
| 7 | Union County | 5384 |
| 8 | Iredell County | 5293 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 5167 |
| 10 | Rowan County | 4912 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 4888 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 4833 |
| 13 | Henderson County | 4727 |
| 14 | Randolph County | 4704 |
| 15 | Durham County | 4692 |
| 16 | Orange County | 4341 |
| 17 | Johnston County | 4252 |
| 18 | Cumberland County | 4067 |
| 19 | Haywood County | 3984 |
| 20 | Onslow County | 3565 |
| 21 | Brunswick County | 3271 |
| 22 | Catawba County | 3176 |
| 23 | Moore County | 3054 |
| 24 | Harnett County | 2992 |
| 25 | Davidson County | 2864 |
| 26 | Pitt County | 2830 |
| 27 | Watauga County | 2681 |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 2296 |
| 29 | Jackson County | 2277 |
| 30 | Rutherford County | 2038 |
| 31 | Cleveland County | 2035 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2032 |
| 33 | Chatham County | 2022 |
| 34 | Burke County | 2014 |
| 35 | Stanly County | 1959 |
| 36 | Macon County | 1900 |
| 37 | Carteret County | 1887 |
| 38 | Wilkes County | 1852 |
| 39 | McDowell County | 1787 |
| 40 | Pender County | 1701 |
| 41 | Surry County | 1695 |
| 42 | Davie County | 1605 |
| 43 | Lee County | 1550 |
| 44 | Richmond County | 1542 |
| 45 | Rockingham County | 1472 |
| 46 | Avery County | 1470 |
| 47 | Mitchell County | 1308 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 1295 |
| 49 | Yadkin County | 1292 |
| 50 | Wilson County | 1255 |
| 51 | Transylvania County | 1187 |
| 52 | Franklin County | 1108 |
| 53 | Craven County | 1082 |
| 54 | Cherokee County | 1067 |
| 55 | Yancey County | 1047 |
| 56 | Bladen County | 1042 |
| 57 | Dare County | 1003 |
| 58 | Ashe County | 928 |
| 59 | Madison County | 872 |
| 60 | Nash County | 823 |
| 61 | Sampson County | 801 |
| 62 | Robeson County | 755 |
| 63 | Polk County | 745 |
| 64 | Granville County | 738 |
| 65 | Columbus County | 733 |
| 66 | Alexander County | 694 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 659 |
| 68 | Clay County | 605 |
| 69 | Hoke County | 601 |
| 70 | Stokes County | 594 |
| 71 | Scotland County | 576 |
| 72 | Duplin County | 554 |
| 73 | Person County | 544 |
| 74 | Vance County | 486 |
| 75 | Caswell County | 473 |
| 76 | Beaufort County | 457 |
| 77 | Halifax County | 445 |
| 77 | Lenoir County | 445 |
| 78 | Swain County | 410 |
| 79 | Bertie County | 352 |
| 80 | Currituck County | 349 |
| 81 | Alleghany County | 287 |
| 81 | Hertford County | 287 |
| 82 | Anson County | 269 |
| 82 | Chowan County | 269 |
| 82 | Pasquotank County | 269 |
| 83 | Perquimans County | 214 |
| 84 | Greene County | 203 |
| 85 | Martin County | 189 |
| 86 | Pamlico County | 179 |
| 87 | Camden County | 166 |
| 88 | Warren County | 156 |
| 89 | Edgecombe County | 148 |
| 90 | Graham County | 117 |
| 91 | Northampton County | 74 |
| 92 | Hyde County | 44 |
| 93 | Washington County | 34 |
| 94 | Jones County | 29 |
| 95 | Gates County | 17 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 13 |
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