RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest Scottish population share, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 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 1.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.9%+0.3 pts

02Inyo County, CACA18,1583.8%+1.1 pts

03Mono County, CACA12,5053.7%+1.0 pts

04Plumas County, CACA18,5833.5%−1.6 pts

05Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603.4%−0.1 pts

06Nevada County, CACA101,9113.2%−0.8 pts

07Mendocino County, CACA88,1223.1%+0.2 pts

08Marin County, CACA253,6943.1%−0.5 pts

09Humboldt County, CACA131,6472.9%−0.6 pts

10Modoc County, CACA8,4262.8%−2.3 pts

11Siskiyou County, CACA42,0132.8%−0.8 pts

12El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.8%−0.8 pts

13San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3672.7%−0.5 pts

14Glenn County, CACA28,1412.7%+0.3 pts

15Amador County, CACA41,8762.6%−0.3 pts

16Butte County, CACA209,2112.6%−0.3 pts

17Sierra County, CACA3,0982.6%−5.2 pts

18Del Norte County, CACA26,4102.5%−0.1 pts

19Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522.5%−0.9 pts

20Sonoma County, CACA486,4442.5%−0.5 pts

21Mariposa County, CACA16,9182.4%−0.5 pts

22Trinity County, CACA15,7202.3%−3.4 pts

23Placer County, CACA442,0812.3%−0.9 pts

24Alpine County, CACA1,0432.2%−0.6 pts

25Shasta County, CACA181,6482.1%−0.4 pts

26Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651.8%−0.1 pts

27Napa County, CACA132,9491.8%−0.7 pts

28Yolo County, CACA224,4101.8%−0.6 pts

29Sutter County, CACA98,7871.8%0.0 pts

30Lake County, CACA67,7721.7%−1.3 pts

31Tehama County, CACA64,6651.6%−0.7 pts

32Yuba County, CACA88,6911.6%−0.2 pts

33Lassen County, CACA28,1171.6%−1.5 pts

34Ventura County, CACA830,8511.6%−0.4 pts

35Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.5%−0.5 pts

36San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.5%−0.5 pts

37Colusa County, CACA21,8361.4%−0.4 pts

38Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.3%−0.7 pts

39Madera County, CACA167,9271.3%−0.2 pts

40San Francisco County, CACA826,0791.3%−0.4 pts

41Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.3%−0.4 pts

42San Mateo County, CACA743,5681.2%−0.5 pts

43Solano County, CACA455,3761.2%−0.7 pts

44Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.2%−0.2 pts

45Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161.1%−0.3 pts

46Monterey County, CACA433,7291.1%−0.3 pts

47San Benito County, CACA70,0821.1%−0.7 pts

48Kern County, CACA927,0681.0%−0.5 pts

49San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151.0%−0.1 pts

50Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.0%−0.4 pts

51Kings County, CACA154,3270.9%+0.1 pts

52Stanislaus County, CACA557,7190.9%−0.6 pts

53San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.9%−0.3 pts

54Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.8%−0.2 pts

55Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.7%−0.2 pts

56Tulare County, CACA485,1460.7%−0.1 pts

57Merced County, CACA297,2600.6%−0.2 pts

58Imperial County, CACA181,4110.4%0.0 pts

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