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Highest Scottish population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 1.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Del Norte County, CA, up 13 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲4Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603.5%0.0 pts

02▲1Mono County, CACA12,5053.5%+0.8 pts

03▲6Humboldt County, CACA131,6473.4%0.0 pts

04▼3Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.1%−0.6 pts

05▲13Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.0%+0.4 pts

06▲5Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133.0%−0.6 pts

07Mendocino County, CACA88,1223.0%0.0 pts

08▲4El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.9%−0.7 pts

09▲4San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3672.8%−0.4 pts

10▲6Butte County, CACA209,2112.7%−0.1 pts

11▲4Amador County, CACA41,8762.7%−0.2 pts

12▲8Sonoma County, CACA486,4442.7%−0.4 pts

13▲10Placer County, CACA442,0812.6%−0.5 pts

14▲11Shasta County, CACA181,6482.6%+0.2 pts

15▼5Modoc County, CACA8,4262.6%−2.5 pts

16▼10Nevada County, CACA101,9112.5%−1.5 pts

17▲4Mariposa County, CACA16,9182.5%−0.4 pts

18▼10Marin County, CACA253,6942.4%−1.1 pts

19▼17Inyo County, CACA18,1582.4%−0.3 pts

20▲10Lake County, CACA67,7722.4%−0.5 pts

21▼2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522.3%−1.1 pts

22▼5Sierra County, CACA3,0982.3%−5.6 pts

23▲8Tehama County, CACA64,6652.2%−0.1 pts

24▼20Plumas County, CACA18,5832.1%−3.0 pts

25▲2Napa County, CACA132,9491.8%−0.6 pts

26▲2Yolo County, CACA224,4101.8%−0.6 pts

27▼1Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651.7%−0.2 pts

28▲4Yuba County, CACA88,6911.7%−0.2 pts

29▲5Ventura County, CACA830,8511.6%−0.4 pts

30▲3Lassen County, CACA28,1171.6%−1.6 pts

31▲5San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.6%−0.4 pts

32▲3Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.5%−0.5 pts

33▼19Glenn County, CACA28,1411.4%−1.0 pts

34▲4Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.4%−0.7 pts

35▲5San Francisco County, CACA826,0791.4%−0.3 pts

36▼7Sutter County, CACA98,7871.4%−0.4 pts

37▲4Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.3%−0.4 pts

38▼1Colusa County, CACA21,8361.3%−0.5 pts

39▲3San Mateo County, CACA743,5681.3%−0.5 pts

40▲3Solano County, CACA455,3761.2%−0.7 pts

41▲5Monterey County, CACA433,7291.2%−0.3 pts

42▼18Alpine County, CACA1,0431.2%−1.5 pts

43▲1Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.1%−0.3 pts

44▲1Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161.1%−0.3 pts

45▼23Trinity County, CACA15,7201.1%−4.6 pts

46▼7Madera County, CACA167,9271.1%−0.5 pts

47▲5Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.1%−0.4 pts

48▼1San Benito County, CACA70,0821.1%−0.8 pts

49▼1Kern County, CACA927,0681.0%−0.5 pts

50Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.9%−0.5 pts

51▲3Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.9%−0.2 pts

52▼3San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.9%−0.2 pts

53San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.8%−0.4 pts

54▲1Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.7%−0.2 pts

55▼4Kings County, CACA154,3270.7%−0.1 pts

56Tulare County, CACA485,1460.7%−0.1 pts

57Merced County, CACA297,2600.6%−0.1 pts

58Imperial County, CACA181,4110.2%−0.2 pts

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