Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of 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 (2.21% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Mitchell County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (4.90%), followed by Moore County (4.55%), and Avery County (4.50%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell County | 4.90 |
| 2 | Moore County | 4.55 |
| 3 | Avery County | 4.50 |
| 3 | Polk County | 4.50 |
| 4 | Buncombe County | 4.01 |
| 4 | Watauga County | 4.01 |
| 5 | Henderson County | 3.72 |
| 6 | Haywood County | 3.61 |
| 7 | McDowell County | 3.59 |
| 8 | Madison County | 3.51 |
| 9 | Orange County | 3.31 |
| 10 | Davie County | 3.27 |
| 11 | Lee County | 3.23 |
| 12 | Macon County | 3.22 |
| 13 | Tyrrell County | 3.17 |
| 14 | New Hanover County | 3.02 |
| 15 | Carteret County | 3.01 |
| 16 | Clay County | 2.89 |
| 17 | Brunswick County | 2.88 |
| 18 | Pender County | 2.83 |
| 19 | Alexander County | 2.81 |
| 20 | Anson County | 2.74 |
| 21 | Transylvania County | 2.71 |
| 22 | Burke County | 2.68 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 2.68 |
| 23 | Cherokee County | 2.66 |
| 24 | Chatham County | 2.64 |
| 25 | Yancey County | 2.63 |
| 26 | Craven County | 2.61 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 2.59 |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 2.57 |
| 29 | Ashe County | 2.52 |
| 30 | Montgomery County | 2.51 |
| 31 | Harnett County | 2.50 |
| 31 | Jackson County | 2.50 |
| 32 | Iredell County | 2.48 |
| 33 | Wake County | 2.46 |
| 34 | Dare County | 2.45 |
| 35 | Stokes County | 2.40 |
| 36 | Camden County | 2.39 |
| 37 | Pamlico County | 2.37 |
| 38 | Davidson County | 2.36 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 2.34 |
| 40 | Onslow County | 2.25 |
| 41 | Alamance County | 2.19 |
| 42 | Jones County | 2.18 |
| 43 | Johnston County | 2.11 |
| 44 | Forsyth County | 2.08 |
| 45 | Catawba County | 2.04 |
| 46 | Graham County | 1.98 |
| 46 | Wilkes County | 1.98 |
| 47 | Guilford County | 1.97 |
| 47 | Mecklenburg County | 1.97 |
| 48 | Gaston County | 1.95 |
| 49 | Granville County | 1.94 |
| 50 | Rowan County | 1.93 |
| 50 | Scotland County | 1.93 |
| 50 | Stanly County | 1.93 |
| 51 | Caswell County | 1.88 |
| 52 | Cabarrus County | 1.86 |
| 53 | Beaufort County | 1.85 |
| 53 | Cleveland County | 1.85 |
| 53 | Currituck County | 1.85 |
| 54 | Duplin County | 1.84 |
| 54 | Hoke County | 1.84 |
| 54 | Union County | 1.84 |
| 55 | Alleghany County | 1.82 |
| 56 | Surry County | 1.81 |
| 57 | Warren County | 1.78 |
| 58 | Cumberland County | 1.72 |
| 58 | Rockingham County | 1.72 |
| 59 | Lenoir County | 1.60 |
| 59 | Richmond County | 1.60 |
| 60 | Durham County | 1.58 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 1.52 |
| 61 | Person County | 1.52 |
| 62 | Pitt County | 1.50 |
| 63 | Chowan County | 1.45 |
| 63 | Hyde County | 1.45 |
| 64 | Martin County | 1.34 |
| 65 | Pasquotank County | 1.30 |
| 66 | Wayne County | 1.25 |
| 67 | Nash County | 1.23 |
| 68 | Washington County | 1.22 |
| 69 | Halifax County | 1.14 |
| 70 | Perquimans County | 1.05 |
| 70 | Wilson County | 1.05 |
| 71 | Robeson County | 1.02 |
| 72 | Columbus County | 1.01 |
| 73 | Yadkin County | 0.96 |
| 74 | Bladen County | 0.89 |
| 75 | Hertford County | 0.87 |
| 76 | Gates County | 0.86 |
| 77 | Sampson County | 0.83 |
| 78 | Greene County | 0.82 |
| 79 | Swain County | 0.74 |
| 80 | Bertie County | 0.67 |
| 81 | Vance County | 0.60 |
| 82 | Edgecombe County | 0.41 |
| 83 | Northampton County | 0.32 |
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