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North Carolina Y'all vs You Guys vs Youse vs Yinz vs You Lot Map

This map compares regional second-person plural words across the U.S., including y'all, you guys, you all, youse, yinz, you lot, and other local forms. This North Carolina page focuses on county-level results inside the state.

Current result: North Carolina is leaning Y'all on the Y'all vs You Guys vs Youse vs Yinz vs You Lot Map, with 40% of 15 verified votes.

Prompt: What do you usually say when talking to a group of people?

Answer options: Y'all / You guys / You all / Youse / yous / Yinz / You lot / Other.

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Last updated from verified vote data: Jun 14, 2026, 3:22 PM EDT.

North Carolina Results Snapshot

  • Y'all: 6 verified votes (40%)
  • You guys: 1 verified votes (6.7%)
  • You all: 1 verified votes (6.7%)
  • Youse / yous: 4 verified votes (27%)
  • Yinz: 2 verified votes (13%)
  • You lot: 1 verified votes (6.7%)
  • Other: 0 verified votes (0%)

County Results in North Carolina

These counties currently have the most verified votes in North Carolina.

  • Guilford County County: 2 verified votes, Y'all leads with 50%
  • Alamance County County: 1 verified votes, Y'all leads with 100%
  • Avery County County: 1 verified votes, Y'all leads with 100%
  • Camden County County: 1 verified votes, Yinz leads with 100%
  • Cherokee County County: 1 verified votes, Y'all leads with 100%
  • Duplin County County: 1 verified votes, Youse / yous leads with 100%
  • Durham County County: 1 verified votes, Youse / yous leads with 100%
  • Jackson County County: 1 verified votes, Youse / yous leads with 100%
  • Macon County County: 1 verified votes, You all leads with 100%
  • Randolph County County: 1 verified votes, You guys leads with 100%

What This Map Compares

This page is meant to answer common regional comparisons for y'all vs you guys vs youse vs yinz vs you lot map.

  • y'all vs you guys
  • you all vs y'all
  • youse vs you guys
  • where people say yinz
  • where people say youse
  • where people say you lot

Worth Knowing

Y'all is a contraction of you all, while yinz is usually traced to you ones, which helps explain why both behave like regional plural-you words.

How The Map Works

Votes use browser location or ZIP backup, are grouped by national, state, and county result maps, and are live self-selected responses rather than a scientific poll. Exact GPS is not stored in public results.

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