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Highest Scottish population share, California counties · 2010

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2010 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 2.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS –

01Sierra County, CACA3,0987.8%–

02Trinity County, CACA15,7205.7%–

03Modoc County, CACA8,4265.1%–

04Plumas County, CACA18,5835.1%–

05Nevada County, CACA101,9114.0%–

06Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.7%–

07Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133.6%–

08El Dorado County, CACA192,3233.6%–

09Marin County, CACA253,6943.5%–

10Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603.5%–

11Humboldt County, CACA131,6473.4%–

12Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8523.4%–

13San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673.2%–

14Placer County, CACA442,0813.1%–

15Lassen County, CACA28,1173.1%–

16Sonoma County, CACA486,4443.0%–

17Mendocino County, CACA88,1223.0%–

18Lake County, CACA67,7722.9%–

19Amador County, CACA41,8762.9%–

20Mariposa County, CACA16,9182.9%–

21Butte County, CACA209,2112.8%–

22Inyo County, CACA18,1582.8%–

23Mono County, CACA12,5052.7%–

24Alpine County, CACA1,0432.7%–

25Del Norte County, CACA26,4102.6%–

26Napa County, CACA132,9492.4%–

27Shasta County, CACA181,6482.4%–

28Glenn County, CACA28,1412.4%–

29Yolo County, CACA224,4102.4%–

30Tehama County, CACA64,6652.3%–

31Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0702.1%–

32Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4602.0%–

33San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482.0%–

34Ventura County, CACA830,8512.0%–

35Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651.9%–

36Solano County, CACA455,3761.9%–

37Yuba County, CACA88,6911.9%–

38San Benito County, CACA70,0821.8%–

39Colusa County, CACA21,8361.8%–

40Sutter County, CACA98,7871.8%–

41San Mateo County, CACA743,5681.7%–

42Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.7%–

43San Francisco County, CACA826,0791.7%–

44Madera County, CACA167,9271.6%–

45Kern County, CACA927,0681.5%–

46Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.5%–

47Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161.4%–

48Monterey County, CACA433,7291.4%–

49Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.4%–

50Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.4%–

51San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0911.2%–

52Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561.1%–

53San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151.1%–

54Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.9%–

55Kings County, CACA154,3270.8%–

56Tulare County, CACA485,1460.8%–

57Merced County, CACA297,2600.8%–

58Imperial County, CACA181,4110.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS