Which county has the highest scotch-irish share?

Mitchell County, North Carolina ranks #1 with 8.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by scotch-irish share?

Mitchell County, North Carolina, Avery County, North Carolina, Union County, Georgia, Madison County, North Carolina, Haywood County, North Carolina.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,090 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is scotch-irish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 90 SHOWN OF 3,090

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, US counties

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

3001▼1,359Choctaw County, OKOK14,0590.1%−1.6 pts

3002▲5St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7650.1%−0.4 pts

3003▲85Assumption Parish, LALA19,7200.1%+0.1 pts

3004▼68Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.1%−0.5 pts

3005▲5Wells County, NDND3,7290.1%−0.7 pts

3006▼93Benton County, MNMN41,7440.1%−0.4 pts

3007▲71O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.1%−0.3 pts

3008▲10Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.1%−0.3 pts

3009▼11Sibley County, MNMN15,3560.1%−0.3 pts

3010▼140Waupaca County, WIWI51,4610.1%−0.7 pts

3011▼156Mercer County, OHOH42,7370.1%−0.6 pts

3012▼227Lynn County, TXTX6,0170.1%−1.4 pts

3013▼178Wabasha County, MNMN21,5370.1%−0.6 pts

3014▼125McIntosh County, NDND2,4510.1%−0.3 pts

3015▼2,946Charlton County, GAGA13,1210.1%−1.5 pts

3016▼2,369La Salle County, TXTX6,5170.1%−0.3 pts

3017▼52Watonwan County, MNMN11,4590.1%−1.2 pts

3018▼1,007Comanche County, KSKS1,6730.1%−1.7 pts

3019Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3430.1%−0.4 pts

3020▲8Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4530.1%−0.5 pts

3021Wayne County, NENE10,0200.1%−1.2 pts

3022▼59Carroll County, IAIA20,3030.1%−1.0 pts

3023▼376Steele County, NDND1,7970.1%–

3024▼292Little River County, ARAR11,7630.1%−1.4 pts

3025▼30Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4710.1%−0.4 pts

3026▼1,913Dallam County, TXTX7,5080.1%−3.2 pts

3027▼88Perry County, ININ19,3890.1%−0.9 pts

3028▲28Big Horn County, MTMT12,7520.1%−0.9 pts

3029▼5Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0200.1%−0.3 pts

3030▼166Menominee County, MIMI22,9410.1%−0.7 pts

3031▼168Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1630.1%−0.5 pts

3032▼171Lincoln County, MNMN5,5830.1%−0.4 pts

3033▼364Stark County, NDND34,0130.1%−2.1 pts

3034▲48Chippewa County, MNMN12,4060.1%−0.4 pts

3035▼735Liberty County, MTMT1,9570.1%−0.6 pts

3036▼48Waseca County, MNMN18,6880.1%−0.5 pts

3037▲16Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8040.1%−0.5 pts

3038▼529Screven County, GAGA14,4080.1%−2.4 pts

3039▼306Murray County, MNMN7,9420.1%−0.2 pts

3040▼1,160Gosper County, NENE1,8030.1%−0.7 pts

3041▼517Seward County, KSKS21,0730.1%−1.0 pts

3042▼16Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.1%−0.3 pts

3043▼1,460Kingman County, KSKS7,0290.1%−3.7 pts

3044▼113Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.1%−1.1 pts

3045▼402Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.1%−1.1 pts

3046▼927Harper County, OKOK3,1720.1%−3.4 pts

3047St. James Parish, LALA18,9380.1%−0.5 pts

3048▲12Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5490.1%−0.2 pts

3049▼1Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330.1%−0.5 pts

3050▼314Putnam County, OHOH34,3800.1%−0.5 pts

3051▲11Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.1%−0.1 pts

3052▼1,487Swisher County, TXTX6,7030.1%−1.8 pts

3053▼260Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.1%−0.3 pts

3054▼217Rock County, MNMN9,5240.1%−1.0 pts

3055▼219Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300.1%0.0 pts

3056▲35Sioux County, NDND3,6670.1%0.0 pts

3057▼634Juab County, UTUT13,5670.1%−0.3 pts

3058▼138Webb County, TXTX281,2240.1%0.0 pts

3059▼982Davis County, IAIA9,2300.1%−0.7 pts

3060▼853Macon County, GAGA11,7560.1%−0.7 pts

3061▼386Rock County, NENE1,2590.1%−1.1 pts

3062▼783Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.1%−0.3 pts

3063▼264Houston County, MNMN18,4000.1%−0.7 pts

3064▼1,719Carson County, TXTX5,8050.1%−3.9 pts

3065▲1Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0290.1%−0.2 pts

3066▲15McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.1%−0.1 pts

3067▼312Platte County, NENE35,6490.1%−1.0 pts

3068▼515Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7040.1%−0.6 pts

3069▼117Cameron Parish, LALA4,7180.1%−0.6 pts

3070▼305Boyd County, NENE1,6740.1%−0.6 pts

3071▼1,879Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.1%−1.5 pts

3072▼21Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.1%−0.4 pts

3073▼16Desha County, ARAR9,9840.1%−1.6 pts

3074▼29Imperial County, CACA181,4110.1%−0.4 pts

3075▼26Grant County, SDSD7,5340.1%−1.1 pts

3076▼90Red Lake County, MNMN3,9400.1%−0.5 pts

3077▼248Morris County, TXTX12,1330.0%−3.3 pts

3078▼1,297Power County, IDID8,2460.0%−0.6 pts

3079▼7Colfax County, NENE10,9340.0%−0.3 pts

3080▼525Finney County, KSKS37,5050.0%−1.4 pts

3081Miner County, SDSD2,2810.0%−0.7 pts

3082▼2,075West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1560.0%−2.5 pts

3083▼185Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.0%−0.7 pts

3084▼322Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.0%−0.8 pts

3085Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.0%−0.2 pts

3086▼334Barnes County, NDND10,5730.0%−0.6 pts

3087▼3Maverick County, TXTX58,8230.0%−0.3 pts

3088▲9Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%−0.1 pts

3089▲12Todd County, SDSD8,8630.0%−0.3 pts

3090▲8Starr County, TXTX66,3190.0%–

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