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Highest Scottish population share, Iowa counties

Iowa 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 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 1.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Adams County, IA, up 77 places to #9.

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Highest Scottish population share by state
All USAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010
01Jones County, IAIA21,2533.1%+1.4 pts
02▲2Keokuk County, IAIA9,7973.0%+1.6 pts
03▲58Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%+0.9 pts
04▲4Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.8%+0.5 pts
05▲12Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3682.7%−0.1 pts
06▼3Decatur County, IAIA7,6552.6%+0.9 pts
07▲53Hardin County, IAIA16,4552.6%+0.8 pts
08▲2Sac County, IAIA9,5252.5%+1.0 pts
09▲77Adams County, IAIA3,6172.5%+0.9 pts
10▼4Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.3%+0.2 pts
11▲52Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442.2%+0.6 pts
12▲16Boone County, IAIA26,7992.2%+0.1 pts
13▼4Van Buren County, IAIA7,1312.1%0.0 pts
14▼12Union County, IAIA11,8292.0%+0.5 pts
15▲17Madison County, IAIA17,2702.0%+0.1 pts
16▲20Polk County, IAIA516,5462.0%+0.1 pts
17▲16Ringgold County, IAIA4,6422.0%−1.4 pts
18▲13Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.0%0.0 pts
19▲62Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771.9%+0.8 pts
20▲45Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.9%+0.2 pts
21▲6Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.9%+0.7 pts
22▼17Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.9%−0.7 pts
23▲39Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.9%+0.7 pts
24▼8Washington County, IAIA22,6671.8%0.0 pts
25▲5Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.8%+0.5 pts
26▲33Cass County, IAIA12,9601.8%+0.6 pts
27▲13Scott County, IAIA175,2591.8%+0.3 pts
28▲9Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.8%−0.4 pts
29▲62Cedar County, IAIA18,3591.8%−0.2 pts
30▲5Greene County, IAIA8,6581.8%−0.4 pts
31▼16Johnson County, IAIA160,0441.7%−0.6 pts
32▼10Linn County, IAIA232,0281.7%−0.2 pts
33▼12Warren County, IAIA57,3311.7%−0.3 pts
34▼21Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.7%+0.7 pts
35▲22Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961.7%+0.2 pts
36▲36Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7%−0.3 pts
37▼14Page County, IAIA14,8561.6%−0.9 pts
38▼12Story County, IAIA101,2911.6%−1.2 pts
39▲19Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.6%−0.1 pts
40▲11Clay County, IAIA16,2021.6%+0.8 pts
41▼3Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.5%+0.1 pts
42▲7Webster County, IAIA36,8381.5%−0.3 pts
43▼29Mahaska County, IAIA21,8801.5%−0.5 pts
44▼37Mills County, IAIA14,7931.5%+0.2 pts
45▼6Monona County, IAIA8,5391.5%+0.9 pts
46▼22Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.5%−1.0 pts
47▲23Benton County, IAIA26,0041.5%−1.0 pts
48▼30Henry County, IAIA19,3491.5%−0.2 pts
49▲40Floyd County, IAIA14,9011.4%+0.6 pts
50▲4Marion County, IAIA34,1921.4%−0.3 pts
51▼32Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.4%−0.5 pts
52▼10Lee County, IAIA32,3061.4%+0.1 pts
53▲31Butler County, IAIA14,0491.4%+0.6 pts
54▲21Ida County, IAIA6,7771.3%+0.3 pts
55▼30Davis County, IAIA9,2301.3%−1.4 pts
56▲41Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.3%−0.2 pts
57▲30Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.3%+0.3 pts
58▼46Clarke County, IAIA9,5741.3%−1.6 pts
59▲8Wright County, IAIA12,8011.3%−0.4 pts
60▼19Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.2%−0.5 pts
61▼14Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.2%−0.1 pts
62▼18Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.2%−1.1 pts
63▼8Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.1%−0.3 pts
64▼16Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.1%−0.1 pts
65▼22Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.1%+0.1 pts
66▲33Shelby County, IAIA11,6891.1%+0.2 pts
67▲18Jackson County, IAIA19,2881.1%+0.5 pts
68▼23Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.1%−0.5 pts
69▼3Tama County, IAIA16,7961.1%−0.6 pts
70▲13Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.1%+0.4 pts
71▲19Harrison County, IAIA14,6231.1%−1.6 pts
72▼52Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.0%−0.5 pts
73▲6Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.0%−0.5 pts
74▼40Iowa County, IAIA16,5040.9%−1.0 pts
75▼19Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7330.9%−0.8 pts
76▼47Montgomery County, IAIA10,0020.9%−1.5 pts
77▼8Plymouth County, IAIA25,6970.9%−0.5 pts
78▲16Worth County, IAIA7,3380.9%+0.4 pts
79▲3Winnebago County, IAIA10,2510.9%−0.5 pts
80▼4Calhoun County, IAIA9,5620.8%−0.3 pts
81▼17Adair County, IAIA7,4030.8%−1.2 pts
82▼14Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.8%0.0 pts
83▲15Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.8%+0.5 pts
84▼10Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.8%−0.2 pts
85▼5Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.8%−0.1 pts
86▲6Franklin County, IAIA9,8680.8%−1.0 pts
87▲6Delaware County, IAIA17,6740.8%0.0 pts
88▼36Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8990.7%−0.3 pts
89▼43Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.7%−1.0 pts
90▼40Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3720.7%−1.2 pts
91▼14Howard County, IAIA9,4150.7%−0.4 pts
92▼14Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4490.7%−0.4 pts
93▼82O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.7%−1.3 pts
94▼23Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.6%−0.6 pts
95▼22Audubon County, IAIA5,5090.6%0.0 pts
96▼43Hancock County, IAIA10,5280.5%−0.5 pts
97▼2Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.4%−0.5 pts
98▼10Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.4%−0.4 pts
99▼3Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.3%−0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES