Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 228.86K people in North Carolina with Scottish ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (27.42K), followed by Mecklenburg County (21.64K), and Buncombe County (10.71K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 27418 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 21638 |
| 3 | Buncombe County | 10709 |
| 4 | Guilford County | 10604 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 7927 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | 6802 |
| 7 | Cumberland County | 5736 |
| 8 | Durham County | 5042 |
| 9 | Orange County | 4873 |
| 10 | Iredell County | 4556 |
| 11 | Onslow County | 4542 |
| 12 | Moore County | 4482 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 4466 |
| 14 | Gaston County | 4404 |
| 15 | Union County | 4341 |
| 16 | Henderson County | 4302 |
| 17 | Cabarrus County | 4105 |
| 18 | Davidson County | 3970 |
| 19 | Brunswick County | 3854 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 3849 |
| 21 | Alamance County | 3702 |
| 22 | Harnett County | 3327 |
| 23 | Catawba County | 3259 |
| 24 | Rowan County | 2818 |
| 25 | Craven County | 2642 |
| 26 | Pitt County | 2564 |
| 27 | Burke County | 2350 |
| 28 | Haywood County | 2224 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 2217 |
| 30 | Watauga County | 2171 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 2070 |
| 32 | Carteret County | 2043 |
| 33 | Lee County | 2026 |
| 34 | Chatham County | 1979 |
| 35 | Cleveland County | 1831 |
| 36 | Pender County | 1695 |
| 37 | McDowell County | 1597 |
| 38 | Rockingham County | 1562 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 1513 |
| 40 | Wayne County | 1469 |
| 41 | Davie County | 1389 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 1315 |
| 43 | Surry County | 1293 |
| 44 | Robeson County | 1217 |
| 45 | Stanly County | 1198 |
| 46 | Granville County | 1180 |
| 47 | Macon County | 1177 |
| 48 | Nash County | 1163 |
| 49 | Jackson County | 1075 |
| 50 | Stokes County | 1071 |
| 51 | Franklin County | 1030 |
| 52 | Alexander County | 1026 |
| 53 | Hoke County | 960 |
| 54 | Duplin County | 919 |
| 55 | Dare County | 899 |
| 56 | Transylvania County | 893 |
| 57 | Lenoir County | 887 |
| 58 | Polk County | 873 |
| 59 | Beaufort County | 830 |
| 60 | Wilson County | 824 |
| 61 | Avery County | 798 |
| 62 | Cherokee County | 758 |
| 63 | Madison County | 747 |
| 64 | Mitchell County | 732 |
| 65 | Richmond County | 694 |
| 66 | Ashe County | 671 |
| 67 | Scotland County | 661 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 650 |
| 69 | Anson County | 614 |
| 70 | Person County | 594 |
| 71 | Halifax County | 560 |
| 72 | Pasquotank County | 523 |
| 73 | Columbus County | 521 |
| 74 | Currituck County | 510 |
| 75 | Sampson County | 496 |
| 76 | Yancey County | 482 |
| 77 | Caswell County | 429 |
| 78 | Yadkin County | 357 |
| 79 | Warren County | 337 |
| 80 | Clay County | 318 |
| 81 | Martin County | 297 |
| 82 | Pamlico County | 291 |
| 83 | Bladen County | 268 |
| 84 | Vance County | 254 |
| 85 | Camden County | 247 |
| 86 | Edgecombe County | 203 |
| 86 | Jones County | 203 |
| 87 | Chowan County | 200 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | 198 |
| 89 | Hertford County | 191 |
| 90 | Greene County | 168 |
| 91 | Graham County | 160 |
| 92 | Perquimans County | 137 |
| 93 | Washington County | 136 |
| 94 | Bertie County | 122 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 109 |
| 96 | Swain County | 105 |
| 97 | Gates County | 91 |
| 98 | Hyde County | 68 |
| 99 | Northampton County | 57 |
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