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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 66 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 1.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Randolph County, AL, up 47 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Clay County, ALAL14,2072.9%+0.4 pts

02▲47Randolph County, ALAL23,1632.3%+0.1 pts

03▲2Butler County, ALAL18,1002.0%+0.5 pts

04▲12Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1351.9%−1.0 pts

05▲3Baldwin County, ALAL267,7611.8%−1.5 pts

06▲15Jackson County, ALAL54,2811.8%−0.1 pts

07▲2Shelby County, ALAL238,5521.7%−2.1 pts

08▲40Lamar County, ALAL13,5871.6%−0.4 pts

09▲24Coosa County, ALAL10,1611.6%+0.8 pts

10▲2Elmore County, ALAL91,5771.5%−2.2 pts

11▲40Barbour County, ALAL24,6071.5%−0.5 pts

12▼11Choctaw County, ALAL11,9041.4%−0.6 pts

13▲11Limestone County, ALAL122,9281.4%−0.3 pts

14▲1Madison County, ALAL433,5161.4%−1.5 pts

15▲7Cullman County, ALAL94,0091.3%−1.5 pts

16▲15St. Clair County, ALAL98,2061.3%−0.8 pts

17▼10Lee County, ALAL189,8811.3%−1.9 pts

18▲29Monroe County, ALAL18,9651.3%−1.0 pts

19▲36Bibb County, ALAL22,2621.3%+0.6 pts

20▼10Geneva County, ALAL27,5541.3%−1.9 pts

21▼10Coffee County, ALAL56,9531.3%−1.4 pts

22▲17Autauga County, ALAL61,9201.2%−1.4 pts

23▼19Winston County, ALAL23,8291.2%−0.3 pts

24▼1Jefferson County, ALAL665,7421.2%−1.5 pts

25▲4Dale County, ALAL49,9121.2%−1.5 pts

26▲41Hale County, ALAL15,1941.1%−0.1 pts

27▼14Morgan County, ALAL126,4831.1%−1.6 pts

28▼22Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9531.1%−1.2 pts

29▼11Calhoun County, ALAL115,8341.1%−1.0 pts

30▲31Cherokee County, ALAL26,4131.1%−0.1 pts

31▲21Blount County, ALAL60,1561.1%−1.5 pts

32▲2Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3681.1%−1.3 pts

33▼3Marshall County, ALAL103,5371.0%−2.1 pts

34▼6Conecuh County, ALAL10,8991.0%−1.2 pts

35▼18Marion County, ALAL29,0971.0%−0.3 pts

36▲7Mobile County, ALAL411,6581.0%−1.4 pts

37▲17DeKalb County, ALAL74,0851.0%−1.2 pts

38▼18Covington County, ALAL37,9471.0%−0.7 pts

39▼3Wilcox County, ALAL9,6661.0%+0.2 pts

40▼3Chilton County, ALAL47,7080.9%−0.7 pts

41▼6Walker County, ALAL65,1400.9%−0.8 pts

42▲17Colbert County, ALAL59,4740.9%−0.9 pts

43▲15Lawrence County, ALAL33,8430.9%−0.7 pts

44▼12Houston County, ALAL110,3180.9%−1.2 pts

45▼3Clarke County, ALAL22,0140.9%−0.7 pts

46▼8Franklin County, ALAL32,4490.8%−0.9 pts

47▼6Etowah County, ALAL103,8860.8%−1.2 pts

48▼3Pike County, ALAL33,6880.8%−2.0 pts

49▼22Escambia County, ALAL36,6650.8%−1.1 pts

50▼6Chambers County, ALAL34,2530.8%0.0 pts

51▼32Washington County, ALAL14,8220.8%−1.9 pts

52▼50Pickens County, ALAL18,2210.8%−1.2 pts

53Montgomery County, ALAL225,8910.8%−1.1 pts

54▼28Talladega County, ALAL81,6030.7%−0.3 pts

55▼15Marengo County, ALAL18,3110.7%−1.1 pts

56Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1750.7%−1.2 pts

57▲3Bullock County, ALAL9,7800.6%0.0 pts

58▲4Russell County, ALAL58,8980.6%−1.0 pts

59▼34Dallas County, ALAL35,1400.6%−0.4 pts

60▼46Lowndes County, ALAL9,3590.6%+0.2 pts

61▼15Henry County, ALAL18,3940.5%−0.5 pts

62▼12Fayette County, ALAL15,8720.5%−1.9 pts

63▲3Perry County, ALAL7,4250.5%−1.5 pts

64Macon County, ALAL18,1320.4%−0.4 pts

65▼8Cleburne County, ALAL15,9700.4%−1.1 pts

66▼3Sumter County, ALAL11,5880.3%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES