Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of 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 (8.15% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (13.79%), followed by Polk County (13.49%), and Brunswick County (13.40%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onslow County | 13.79 |
| 2 | Polk County | 13.49 |
| 3 | Brunswick County | 13.40 |
| 4 | Madison County | 13.25 |
| 5 | Yancey County | 13.14 |
| 6 | Henderson County | 13.02 |
| 7 | Carteret County | 12.97 |
| 8 | Dare County | 12.63 |
| 9 | Haywood County | 11.90 |
| 10 | Transylvania County | 11.74 |
| 11 | Mitchell County | 11.49 |
| 12 | Watauga County | 11.47 |
| 13 | Cherokee County | 11.34 |
| 14 | Currituck County | 11.20 |
| 15 | Macon County | 10.99 |
| 16 | Pender County | 10.94 |
| 17 | New Hanover County | 10.76 |
| 18 | McDowell County | 10.67 |
| 19 | Iredell County | 10.65 |
| 20 | Craven County | 10.64 |
| 21 | Perquimans County | 10.63 |
| 22 | Orange County | 10.48 |
| 23 | Chatham County | 10.36 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 10.28 |
| 25 | Moore County | 10.02 |
| 26 | Buncombe County | 9.96 |
| 27 | Union County | 9.83 |
| 28 | Avery County | 9.81 |
| 29 | Clay County | 9.80 |
| 30 | Camden County | 9.79 |
| 31 | Randolph County | 9.53 |
| 32 | Stokes County | 9.33 |
| 33 | Alexander County | 9.27 |
| 33 | Burke County | 9.27 |
| 34 | Johnston County | 9.22 |
| 35 | Jones County | 9.19 |
| 36 | Wake County | 9.16 |
| 37 | Davie County | 9.08 |
| 38 | Pamlico County | 9.01 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 8.95 |
| 40 | Caswell County | 8.86 |
| 41 | Caldwell County | 8.83 |
| 42 | Davidson County | 8.78 |
| 43 | Catawba County | 8.40 |
| 44 | Yadkin County | 8.36 |
| 45 | Swain County | 8.19 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 8.00 |
| 47 | Gaston County | 7.93 |
| 48 | Harnett County | 7.85 |
| 49 | Hyde County | 7.84 |
| 50 | Rockingham County | 7.72 |
| 51 | Forsyth County | 7.60 |
| 51 | Mecklenburg County | 7.60 |
| 52 | Cabarrus County | 7.49 |
| 53 | Alamance County | 7.44 |
| 54 | Granville County | 7.30 |
| 55 | Person County | 7.27 |
| 56 | Franklin County | 7.26 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 7.21 |
| 57 | Lee County | 7.21 |
| 58 | Ashe County | 7.20 |
| 59 | Graham County | 7.17 |
| 60 | Rowan County | 7.06 |
| 61 | Cumberland County | 6.81 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 6.74 |
| 63 | Surry County | 6.72 |
| 64 | Wayne County | 6.68 |
| 65 | Durham County | 6.56 |
| 65 | Wilkes County | 6.56 |
| 66 | Cleveland County | 6.21 |
| 67 | Guilford County | 6.17 |
| 68 | Greene County | 5.96 |
| 69 | Lenoir County | 5.88 |
| 70 | Hoke County | 5.78 |
| 71 | Pitt County | 5.64 |
| 72 | Stanly County | 5.25 |
| 73 | Tyrrell County | 5.18 |
| 74 | Gates County | 4.81 |
| 75 | Chowan County | 4.76 |
| 76 | Alleghany County | 4.61 |
| 77 | Richmond County | 4.59 |
| 78 | Anson County | 4.22 |
| 79 | Wilson County | 4.12 |
| 80 | Halifax County | 4.10 |
| 81 | Duplin County | 3.97 |
| 82 | Hertford County | 3.90 |
| 83 | Northampton County | 3.82 |
| 84 | Warren County | 3.78 |
| 85 | Nash County | 3.50 |
| 86 | Columbus County | 3.29 |
| 87 | Montgomery County | 3.24 |
| 88 | Vance County | 3.21 |
| 89 | Sampson County | 2.97 |
| 90 | Martin County | 2.76 |
| 91 | Edgecombe County | 2.72 |
| 92 | Bertie County | 2.61 |
| 93 | Washington County | 2.45 |
| 94 | Scotland County | 2.34 |
| 95 | Bladen County | 2.27 |
| 96 | Robeson County | 1.67 |
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