| Rank | Scottish as First Ancestry Population Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 10.3% | Avery County Schools / 17,815 |
| 2. | 8.2% | Yancey County Schools / 17,814 |
| 3. | 7.0% | Moore County Schools / 88,314 |
| 4. | 6.7% | Mitchell County Schools / 15,539 |
| 5. | 6.5% | Graham County Schools / 8,766 |
| 6. | 6.2% | Cherokee County Schools / 27,304 |
| 7. | 6.0% | Henderson County Schools / 106,577 |
| 8. | 5.9% | Watauga County Schools / 51,103 |
| 9. | 5.7% | Pamlico County Schools / 13,145 |
| 10. | 5.2% | Macon County Schools / 33,815 |
| 11. | 5.1% | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 84,665 |
| 12. | 4.9% | Transylvania County Schools / 32,825 |
| 13. | 4.9% | Dare County Schools / 34,019 |
| 14. | 4.6% | Polk County Schools / 20,386 |
| 14. | 4.6% | Richmond County Schools / 46,608 |
| 16. | 4.5% | Asheville City Schools / 38,985 |
| 17. | 4.5% | Buncombe County Schools / 200,015 |
| 18. | 4.5% | Carteret County Schools / 66,415 |
| 19. | 4.5% | Burke County Schools / 90,821 |
| 20. | 4.4% | Clay County Schools / 10,575 |
| 21. | 4.2% | Brunswick County Schools / 107,925 |
| 22. | 4.1% | Swain County Schools / 9,939 |
| 23. | 4.1% | Clinton City Schools / 15,922 |
| 24. | 4.0% | Haywood County Schools / 58,915 |
| 25. | 3.9% | New Hanover County Schools / 203,276 |
| 26. | 3.9% | McDowell County Schools / 44,926 |
| 27. | 3.9% | Davie County Schools / 41,183 |
| 27. | 3.9% | Alexander County Schools / 37,014 |
| 29. | 3.8% | Currituck County Schools / 23,677 |
| 30. | 3.8% | Davidson County Schools / 127,795 |
| 30. | 3.8% | Orange County Schools / 49,293 |
| 32. | 3.7% | Hickory City Schools / 31,271 |
| 33. | 3.7% | Bladen County Schools / 34,922 |
| 34. | 3.7% | Lee County Schools / 57,876 |
| 35. | 3.6% | Stokes County Schools / 47,224 |
| 36. | 3.5% | Harnett County Schools / 115,559 |
| 37. | 3.5% | Madison County Schools / 20,727 |
| 38. | 3.5% | Fort Bragg Schools / 24,689 |
| 39. | 3.4% | Montgomery County Schools / 27,741 |
| 39. | 3.4% | Pender County Schools / 52,447 |
| 41. | 3.4% | Scotland County Schools / 36,266 |
| 42. | 3.4% | Ashe County Schools / 27,099 |
| 43. | 3.3% | Lincoln County Schools / 78,052 |
| 44. | 3.3% | Chatham County Schools / 63,896 |
| 45. | 3.3% | Stanly County Schools / 60,489 |
| 46. | 3.2% | Camden County Schools / 9,965 |
| 47. | 3.2% | Wake County Schools / 905,573 |
| 48. | 3.1% | Union County Public Schools / 201,617 |
| 49. | 3.1% | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 132,553 |
| 50. | 3.0% | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,367 |
| 50. | 3.0% | Randolph County Schools / 112,366 |
| 52. | 3.0% | Forsyth County Schools / 351,368 |
| 52. | 3.0% | Gaston County Schools / 206,291 |
| 54. | 2.9% | Caldwell County Schools / 82,493 |
| 55. | 2.9% | Cabarrus County Schools / 155,604 |
| 56. | 2.8% | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 926,873 |
| 57. | 2.8% | Greene County Schools / 21,386 |
| 57. | 2.8% | Johnston County Schools / 169,122 |
| 59. | 2.7% | Jackson County Schools / 35,967 |
| 60. | 2.7% | Sampson County Schools / 47,486 |
| 61. | 2.7% | Cumberland County Schools / 294,640 |
| 62. | 2.7% | Duplin County Schools / 58,510 |
| 63. | 2.7% | Mooresville City Schools / 27,061 |
| 64. | 2.6% | Asheboro City Schools / 29,202 |
| 65. | 2.6% | Rutherford County Schools / 67,446 |
| 66. | 2.6% | Craven County Schools / 102,904 |
| 67. | 2.6% | Anson County Schools / 26,699 |
| 68. | 2.6% | Guilford County Schools / 489,576 |
| 68. | 2.6% | Mount Airy City Schools / 10,576 |
| 68. | 2.6% | Jones County Schools / 10,144 |
| 71. | 2.6% | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 151,170 |
| 72. | 2.5% | Franklin County Schools / 60,470 |
| 73. | 2.5% | Hyde County Schools / 5,810 |
| 74. | 2.5% | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,735 |
| 75. | 2.4% | Caswell County Schools / 23,615 |
| 76. | 2.4% | Onslow County Schools / 148,931 |
| 77. | 2.4% | Pitt County Schools / 167,951 |
| 77. | 2.4% | Gates County Schools / 12,069 |
| 79. | 2.4% | Rockingham County Schools / 93,264 |
| 80. | 2.3% | Durham Public Schools / 269,283 |
| 81. | 2.3% | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,858 |
| 82. | 2.3% | Catawba County Schools / 105,261 |
| 83. | 2.2% | Elkin City Schools / 6,285 |
| 84. | 2.2% | Alleghany County Schools / 11,069 |
| 85. | 2.2% | Kannapolis City Schools / 31,123 |
| 86. | 2.2% | Wilkes County Schools / 69,265 |
| 87. | 2.2% | Beaufort County Schools / 47,542 |
| 88. | 2.2% | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,530 |
| 89. | 2.1% | Newton-Conover City Schools / 17,669 |
| 90. | 2.0% | Granville County Schools / 59,666 |
| 91. | 2.0% | Hoke County Schools / 47,368 |
| 92. | 2.0% | Washington County Schools / 13,085 |
| 93. | 2.0% | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,551 |
| 94. | 1.9% | Wayne County Public Schools / 122,419 |
| 95. | 1.9% | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,825 |
| 96. | 1.9% | Person County Schools / 39,322 |
| 97. | 1.9% | Wilson County Schools / 81,020 |
| 98. | 1.8% | Yadkin County Schools / 38,254 |
| 99. | 1.8% | Surry County Schools / 56,690 |
| 100. | 1.7% | Cleveland County Schools / 97,890 |
| 101. | 1.6% | Lenoir County Schools / 59,372 |
| 101. | 1.6% | Perquimans County Schools / 13,414 |
| 101. | 1.6% | Hertford County Schools / 24,525 |
| 101. | 1.6% | Whiteville City Schools / 15,233 |
| 105. | 1.5% | Robeson County Schools / 133,920 |
| 106. | 1.4% | Columbus County Schools / 42,379 |
| 107. | 1.4% | Martin County Schools / 24,298 |
| 108. | 1.3% | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 106,512 |
| 109. | 1.2% | Thomasville City Schools / 14,825 |
| 110. | 1.1% | Northampton County Schools / 21,959 |
| 111. | 1.0% | Halifax County Schools / 32,131 |
| 112. | 1.0% | Lexington City Schools / 20,008 |
| 112. | 1.0% | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,286 |
| 114. | 1.0% | Warren County Schools / 20,860 |
| 115. | 0.9% | Vance County Schools / 45,183 |
| 116. | 0.7% | Bertie County Schools / 21,035 |
| 117. | 0.5% | Weldon City Schools / 7,827 |
| 118. | 0.4% | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,074 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Scottish as First Ancestry Population Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Scottish as First Ancestry Population Percentage' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
