ANCESTRY
Scottish Americans
About 5,562,559 US residents are of Scottish ancestry, 1.7% of the population · up 5.0% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Largest Scottish populations
BY CONCENTRATION
Highest Scottish share
NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR
How the group compares
Median household income
$95,736
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
49.2%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
6.8%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
72.9%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
47.7
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$389,900
US overall: $376,019
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
BY STATE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Where Scottish Americans earn the most
| Maryland | $127,231 | 56.1% | 3.7% | 75.5% | 110,233 |
| Connecticut | $125,805 | 55.7% | 3.6% | 77.0% | 68,901 |
| New Jersey | $121,886 | 50.3% | 5.7% | 78.4% | 100,549 |
| Massachusetts | $120,277 | 59.0% | 4.4% | 71.6% | 169,658 |
| California | $120,218 | 52.8% | 6.4% | 65.2% | 533,586 |
| Virginia | $114,169 | 59.2% | 3.9% | 73.4% | 205,093 |
| Utah | $113,496 | 44.9% | 6.3% | 71.3% | 144,109 |
| Washington | $108,335 | 49.9% | 6.5% | 70.5% | 247,902 |
| Colorado | $105,585 | 60.8% | 5.4% | 68.0% | 175,320 |
| Texas | $104,910 | 52.0% | 5.9% | 70.1% | 498,567 |
| New Hampshire | $99,624 | 43.1% | 5.1% | 75.7% | 68,158 |
| Georgia | $98,831 | 52.2% | 5.9% | 79.2% | 210,923 |
| New York | $98,345 | 54.9% | 6.4% | 64.1% | 240,615 |
| Minnesota | $94,702 | 55.0% | 5.1% | 71.2% | 73,104 |
| Illinois | $94,612 | 49.7% | 6.2% | 72.8% | 169,072 |
| South Carolina | $93,176 | 51.1% | 7.0% | 79.3% | 135,089 |
| Pennsylvania | $93,017 | 49.1% | 6.1% | 74.7% | 231,118 |
| North Carolina | $90,549 | 55.0% | 5.0% | 77.3% | 285,815 |
| Maine | $90,441 | 41.1% | 9.4% | 75.9% | 72,924 |
| Oregon | $90,096 | 46.1% | 9.4% | 66.9% | 152,422 |
| Arizona | $89,987 | 44.6% | 7.4% | 73.2% | 165,429 |
| Florida | $88,392 | 46.4% | 8.0% | 77.1% | 407,813 |
| Tennessee | $87,966 | 45.9% | 7.3% | 77.3% | 187,956 |
| Wisconsin | $87,829 | 49.2% | 6.0% | 70.7% | 69,549 |
| Ohio | $85,172 | 42.6% | 7.4% | 73.9% | 254,185 |
| Idaho | $84,856 | 38.7% | 8.0% | 75.2% | 68,649 |
| Michigan | $84,593 | 41.2% | 7.2% | 81.4% | 250,700 |
| Alabama | $84,439 | 45.7% | 8.8% | 78.4% | 122,345 |
| Kentucky | $80,635 | 43.8% | 11.2% | 73.6% | 100,010 |
| Missouri | $80,063 | 43.2% | 8.1% | 72.0% | 132,563 |
| Indiana | $77,846 | 42.0% | 8.5% | 76.0% | 141,491 |
| Oklahoma | $76,080 | 40.2% | 9.9% | 67.0% | 102,630 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
BY METRO AREA · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Scottish Americans across metro areas
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $160,749 | 74.1% | 2.1% | 70.4% | 124,755 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $146,795 | 69.5% | 7.0% | 61.3% | 72,522 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $143,473 | 66.3% | 5.1% | 61.5% | 149,489 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $136,351 | 59.1% | 5.6% | 59.4% | 123,340 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $130,856 | 58.6% | 5.4% | 72.8% | 95,901 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $128,570 | 60.2% | 4.3% | 72.0% | 136,436 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $124,412 | 56.2% | 5.4% | 66.7% | 116,297 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $115,160 | 54.5% | 4.3% | 68.5% | 149,684 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $114,817 | 58.8% | 4.8% | 78.7% | 117,122 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $114,539 | 54.0% | 3.2% | 76.0% | 104,200 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $112,492 | 65.9% | 3.7% | 62.7% | 80,702 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $109,589 | 53.0% | 6.5% | 65.0% | 89,687 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $106,802 | 59.3% | 4.6% | 70.1% | 104,801 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $101,927 | 41.8% | 6.3% | 85.2% | 103,077 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $95,999 | 47.9% | 4.3% | 70.4% | 101,180 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $84,421 | 52.8% | 6.6% | 71.4% | 76,973 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Scottish Americans across cities
| San Francisco | $169,286 | 78.7% | 4.6% | 34.1% | 10,855 |
| San Jose | $154,355 | 58.3% | 4.3% | 64.3% | 7,930 |
| Arlington | $151,429 | 87.6% | 2.7% | 51.7% | 5,530 |
| Washington | $146,332 | 93.2% | 4.8% | 50.2% | 9,310 |
| Huntington Beach | $137,717 | 53.9% | 5.4% | 65.1% | 3,660 |
| McKinney | $135,900 | 69.0% | 1.5% | 70.8% | 3,788 |
| Scottsdale | $133,064 | 65.8% | 4.7% | 73.8% | 5,322 |
| Anchorage | $132,984 | 54.3% | 1.6% | 74.9% | 5,652 |
| Alexandria | $132,342 | 80.0% | 3.3% | 55.3% | 3,734 |
| New York | $127,785 | 81.6% | 5.4% | 35.5% | 41,356 |
| Cary | $126,667 | 70.5% | 1.2% | 78.0% | 4,501 |
| Frisco | $123,977 | 73.0% | 3.8% | 72.2% | 4,062 |
| Mount Pleasant | $122,200 | 77.2% | 3.4% | 71.4% | 4,017 |
| Plano | $120,326 | 64.3% | 4.0% | 68.2% | 5,187 |
| Oakland | $117,659 | 70.7% | 5.4% | 48.2% | 4,740 |
| Los Angeles | $112,234 | 66.2% | 6.3% | 46.4% | 27,517 |
| Atlanta | $110,087 | 84.1% | 5.1% | 60.5% | 7,453 |
| Charlotte | $110,036 | 74.8% | 4.5% | 69.9% | 14,409 |
| Gilbert | $109,743 | 55.0% | 5.9% | 77.2% | 4,541 |
| Chicago | $109,459 | 78.3% | 5.8% | 47.5% | 19,265 |
| Overland Park | $108,222 | 69.1% | 2.3% | 68.9% | 3,986 |
| Fort Worth | $107,622 | 52.8% | 4.5% | 69.6% | 13,589 |
| Baltimore | $107,169 | 74.7% | 7.3% | 64.8% | 4,367 |
| Boston | $107,076 | 75.2% | 9.4% | 44.9% | 7,539 |
| Seattle | $106,566 | 71.0% | 6.8% | 50.6% | 20,124 |
| Durham | $105,935 | 80.0% | 4.5% | 63.8% | 4,439 |
| Henderson | $105,630 | 35.2% | 3.0% | 73.8% | 5,111 |
| San Diego | $105,477 | 63.4% | 3.9% | 56.6% | 18,982 |
| Sandy | $102,935 | 48.3% | 8.4% | 81.4% | 3,933 |
| Chesapeake | $101,483 | 45.5% | 4.2% | 69.0% | 3,989 |
| Raleigh | $101,406 | 73.7% | 6.2% | 64.3% | 10,403 |
| Virginia Beach | $100,224 | 46.5% | 2.7% | 72.0% | 9,920 |
| Houston | $100,223 | 70.7% | 4.4% | 59.2% | 20,587 |
| Richmond | $99,052 | 78.3% | 6.3% | 66.3% | 4,337 |
| Denver | $98,492 | 72.8% | 5.2% | 52.5% | 14,562 |
| West Jordan | $98,454 | 27.2% | 0.9% | 90.6% | 3,735 |
| Austin | $96,949 | 70.6% | 7.9% | 52.6% | 19,473 |
| Arlington | $96,463 | 40.8% | 2.5% | 68.8% | 5,586 |
| Tampa | $95,553 | 69.4% | 5.1% | 57.8% | 5,214 |
| New Orleans | $93,750 | 78.2% | 7.7% | 63.2% | 3,822 |
| Dallas | $93,235 | 70.1% | 3.9% | 55.2% | 13,850 |
| Aurora | $92,708 | 47.4% | 4.4% | 73.6% | 6,119 |
| Chattanooga | $90,260 | 47.0% | 9.4% | 53.3% | 4,260 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | $90,119 | 57.8% | 6.5% | 62.2% | 12,639 |
| Jacksonville | $88,962 | 43.5% | 7.8% | 75.3% | 14,191 |
| Huntsville | $88,806 | 66.6% | 9.3% | 70.4% | 3,932 |
| Memphis | $88,670 | 67.1% | 7.9% | 65.4% | 5,788 |
| Long Beach | $88,594 | 54.7% | 6.9% | 61.1% | 4,142 |
| Portland | $86,166 | 63.6% | 7.9% | 59.5% | 18,894 |
| Madison | $85,565 | 72.6% | 7.5% | 56.8% | 4,661 |
| Vancouver | $84,904 | 41.0% | 10.1% | 61.2% | 4,435 |
| Bakersfield | $84,459 | 38.0% | 5.7% | 76.1% | 3,667 |
| Sacramento | $83,793 | 56.9% | 10.7% | 59.2% | 5,743 |
| Phoenix | $83,540 | 48.7% | 6.9% | 69.8% | 19,577 |
| Minneapolis | $83,393 | 69.3% | 8.8% | 56.6% | 6,042 |
| Philadelphia | $82,731 | 67.1% | 8.8% | 57.3% | 9,596 |
| Chandler | $81,979 | 46.1% | 3.3% | 72.7% | 4,400 |
| San Antonio | $81,926 | 53.9% | 6.5% | 50.5% | 12,076 |
| Las Vegas | $81,068 | 39.2% | 7.4% | 60.9% | 8,064 |
| Corpus Christi | $80,699 | 38.8% | 6.9% | 63.6% | 3,657 |
| Lakewood | $80,473 | 53.9% | 5.7% | 62.0% | 4,255 |
| Colorado Springs | $80,457 | 52.2% | 10.0% | 67.2% | 12,637 |
| Norfolk | $80,417 | 57.4% | 10.1% | 53.5% | 3,658 |
| Salt Lake City | $80,020 | 61.6% | 10.2% | 61.6% | 6,871 |
| Tacoma | $79,412 | 38.4% | 5.5% | 48.7% | 4,558 |
| Columbus | $79,305 | 51.2% | 8.4% | 55.0% | 14,428 |
| Lubbock | $79,143 | 64.1% | 15.7% | 67.2% | 4,758 |
| Kansas City | $77,956 | 53.7% | 5.9% | 63.2% | 7,235 |
| St. George | $77,384 | 31.0% | 13.6% | 69.2% | 4,857 |
| Fort Collins | $76,599 | 66.6% | 10.8% | 56.7% | 5,422 |
| St. Petersburg | $76,534 | 53.5% | 6.6% | 73.9% | 4,746 |
| Boise City | $75,371 | 53.2% | 7.3% | 68.8% | 7,400 |
| Oklahoma City | $75,254 | 44.3% | 4.7% | 69.9% | 11,053 |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county | $74,685 | 60.1% | 4.8% | 63.0% | 8,292 |
| Reno | $74,596 | 46.6% | 8.9% | 57.7% | 5,260 |
| Lincoln | $74,570 | 56.3% | 4.7% | 64.1% | 3,983 |
| Omaha | $74,061 | 56.0% | 5.6% | 63.7% | 7,684 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $73,194 | 54.8% | 5.0% | 68.8% | 12,786 |
| Wichita | $73,133 | 42.4% | 4.3% | 72.3% | 6,372 |
| Salem | $72,583 | 48.6% | 5.4% | 68.1% | 4,379 |
| Fort Wayne | $72,361 | 48.7% | 4.1% | 62.7% | 4,084 |
| Winston-Salem | $71,825 | 56.2% | 5.5% | 71.7% | 4,784 |
| Fresno | $71,762 | 42.5% | 9.7% | 71.4% | 4,213 |
| Pittsburgh | $71,134 | 56.2% | 9.5% | 49.8% | 4,086 |
| Mesa | $70,762 | 43.1% | 9.4% | 78.0% | 8,281 |
| Murfreesboro | $70,175 | 48.4% | 5.0% | 53.1% | 3,644 |
| Asheville | $70,059 | 66.7% | 11.8% | 55.1% | 3,803 |
| Tulsa | $69,087 | 50.7% | 8.7% | 63.3% | 8,412 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $67,606 | 45.0% | 6.9% | 65.6% | 10,289 |
| St. Louis | $67,581 | 67.5% | 6.7% | 53.9% | 3,670 |
| Peoria | $66,686 | 36.7% | 5.9% | 73.4% | 3,850 |
| Orem | $65,625 | 60.0% | 8.0% | 65.2% | 4,223 |
| Greensboro | $65,324 | 65.3% | 7.2% | 67.3% | 4,767 |
| Albuquerque | $65,152 | 59.4% | 10.7% | 64.5% | 7,990 |
| Spokane | $61,262 | 40.7% | 10.5% | 64.4% | 6,286 |
| Tallahassee | $60,428 | 63.7% | 16.4% | 50.9% | 3,631 |
| Eugene | $59,250 | 46.9% | 15.0% | 57.4% | 6,519 |
| Tucson | $58,413 | 45.0% | 12.6% | 59.1% | 8,147 |
| Knoxville | $53,494 | 47.7% | 12.8% | 57.3% | 5,091 |
| Provo | $49,588 | 49.4% | 19.7% | 37.3% | 4,641 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
ABOUT THIS GROUP
Frequently asked
How many people of Scottish ancestry live in the United States?
About 5,562,559 US residents are of Scottish ancestry, roughly 1.7% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Which US city has the largest Scottish population?
New York, NY has the largest Scottish population of any US city, with about 43,017 residents of Scottish ancestry.
Which state has the most residents of Scottish ancestry?
California leads all states with about 472,949 residents of Scottish ancestry.
What is the median household income of Scottish Americans?
Scottish Americans have a median household income of about $95,736, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024