RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Jones County, IAIA21,2533.1%+1.4 pts

02Keokuk County, IAIA9,7973.0%+1.6 pts

03Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%+0.9 pts

04Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.8%+0.5 pts

05Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3682.7%−0.1 pts

06Decatur County, IAIA7,6552.6%+0.9 pts

07Hardin County, IAIA16,4552.6%+0.8 pts

08Sac County, IAIA9,5252.5%+1.0 pts

09Adams County, IAIA3,6172.5%+0.9 pts

10Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.3%+0.2 pts

11Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442.2%+0.6 pts

12Boone County, IAIA26,7992.2%+0.1 pts

13Van Buren County, IAIA7,1312.1%+0.0 pts

14Union County, IAIA11,8292.0%+0.5 pts

15Madison County, IAIA17,2702.0%+0.1 pts

16Polk County, IAIA516,5462.0%+0.1 pts

17Ringgold County, IAIA4,6422.0%−1.4 pts

18Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.0%+0.0 pts

19Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771.9%+0.8 pts

20Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.9%+0.2 pts

21Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.9%+0.7 pts

22Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.9%−0.7 pts

23Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.9%+0.7 pts

24Washington County, IAIA22,6671.8%+0.0 pts

25Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.8%+0.5 pts

26Cass County, IAIA12,9601.8%+0.6 pts

27Scott County, IAIA175,2591.8%+0.3 pts

28Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.8%−0.4 pts

29Cedar County, IAIA18,3591.8%−0.2 pts

30Greene County, IAIA8,6581.8%−0.4 pts

31Johnson County, IAIA160,0441.7%−0.6 pts

32Linn County, IAIA232,0281.7%−0.2 pts

33Warren County, IAIA57,3311.7%−0.3 pts

34Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.7%+0.7 pts

35Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961.7%+0.2 pts

36Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7%−0.3 pts

37Page County, IAIA14,8561.6%−0.9 pts

38Story County, IAIA101,2911.6%−1.2 pts

39Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.6%−0.1 pts

40Clay County, IAIA16,2021.6%+0.8 pts

41Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.5%+0.1 pts

42Webster County, IAIA36,8381.5%−0.3 pts

43Mahaska County, IAIA21,8801.5%−0.5 pts

44Mills County, IAIA14,7931.5%+0.2 pts

45Monona County, IAIA8,5391.5%+0.9 pts

46Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.5%−1.0 pts

47Benton County, IAIA26,0041.5%−1.0 pts

48Henry County, IAIA19,3491.5%−0.2 pts

49Floyd County, IAIA14,9011.4%+0.6 pts

50Marion County, IAIA34,1921.4%−0.3 pts

51Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.4%−0.5 pts

52Lee County, IAIA32,3061.4%+0.1 pts

53Butler County, IAIA14,0491.4%+0.6 pts

54Ida County, IAIA6,7771.3%+0.3 pts

55Davis County, IAIA9,2301.3%−1.4 pts

56Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.3%−0.2 pts

57Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.3%+0.3 pts

58Clarke County, IAIA9,5741.3%−1.6 pts

59Wright County, IAIA12,8011.3%−0.4 pts

60Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.2%−0.5 pts

61Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.2%−0.1 pts

62Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.2%−1.1 pts

63Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.1%−0.3 pts

64Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.1%−0.1 pts

65Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.1%+0.1 pts

66Shelby County, IAIA11,6891.1%+0.2 pts

67Jackson County, IAIA19,2881.1%+0.5 pts

68Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.1%−0.5 pts

69Tama County, IAIA16,7961.1%−0.6 pts

70Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.1%+0.4 pts

71Harrison County, IAIA14,6231.1%−1.6 pts

72Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.0%−0.5 pts

73Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.0%−0.5 pts

74Iowa County, IAIA16,5040.9%−1.0 pts

75Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7330.9%−0.8 pts

76Montgomery County, IAIA10,0020.9%−1.5 pts

77Plymouth County, IAIA25,6970.9%−0.5 pts

78Worth County, IAIA7,3380.9%+0.4 pts

79Winnebago County, IAIA10,2510.9%−0.5 pts

80Calhoun County, IAIA9,5620.8%−0.3 pts

81Adair County, IAIA7,4030.8%−1.2 pts

82Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.8%−0.0 pts

83Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.8%+0.5 pts

84Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.8%−0.2 pts

85Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.8%−0.1 pts

86Franklin County, IAIA9,8680.8%−1.0 pts

87Delaware County, IAIA17,6740.8%+0.0 pts

88Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8990.7%−0.3 pts

89Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.7%−1.0 pts

90Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3720.7%−1.2 pts

91Howard County, IAIA9,4150.7%−0.4 pts

92Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4490.7%−0.4 pts

93O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.7%−1.3 pts

94Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.6%−0.6 pts

95Audubon County, IAIA5,5090.6%−0.0 pts

96Hancock County, IAIA10,5280.5%−0.5 pts

97Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.4%−0.5 pts

98Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.4%−0.4 pts

99Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.3%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES