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Highest Scottish population share, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Jones County, IAIA21,2533.1%–

02Keokuk County, IAIA9,7973.0%–

03Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%–

04Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.8%–

05Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3682.7%–

06Decatur County, IAIA7,6552.6%–

07Hardin County, IAIA16,4552.6%–

08Sac County, IAIA9,5252.5%–

09Adams County, IAIA3,6172.5%–

10Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.3%–

11Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442.2%–

12Boone County, IAIA26,7992.2%–

13Van Buren County, IAIA7,1312.1%–

14Union County, IAIA11,8292.0%–

15Madison County, IAIA17,2702.0%–

16Polk County, IAIA516,5462.0%–

17Ringgold County, IAIA4,6422.0%–

18Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.0%–

19Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771.9%–

20Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.9%–

21Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.9%–

22Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.9%–

23Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.9%–

24Washington County, IAIA22,6671.8%–

25Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.8%–

26Cass County, IAIA12,9601.8%–

27Scott County, IAIA175,2591.8%–

28Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.8%–

29Cedar County, IAIA18,3591.8%–

30Greene County, IAIA8,6581.8%–

31Johnson County, IAIA160,0441.7%–

32Linn County, IAIA232,0281.7%–

33Warren County, IAIA57,3311.7%–

34Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.7%–

35Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961.7%–

36Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7%–

37Page County, IAIA14,8561.6%–

38Story County, IAIA101,2911.6%–

39Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.6%–

40Clay County, IAIA16,2021.6%–

41Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.5%–

42Webster County, IAIA36,8381.5%–

43Mahaska County, IAIA21,8801.5%–

44Mills County, IAIA14,7931.5%–

45Monona County, IAIA8,5391.5%–

46Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.5%–

47Benton County, IAIA26,0041.5%–

48Henry County, IAIA19,3491.5%–

49Floyd County, IAIA14,9011.4%–

50Marion County, IAIA34,1921.4%–

51Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.4%–

52Lee County, IAIA32,3061.4%–

53Butler County, IAIA14,0491.4%–

54Ida County, IAIA6,7771.3%–

55Davis County, IAIA9,2301.3%–

56Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.3%–

57Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.3%–

58Clarke County, IAIA9,5741.3%–

59Wright County, IAIA12,8011.3%–

60Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.2%–

61Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.2%–

62Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.2%–

63Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.1%–

64Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.1%–

65Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.1%–

66Shelby County, IAIA11,6891.1%–

67Jackson County, IAIA19,2881.1%–

68Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.1%–

69Tama County, IAIA16,7961.1%–

70Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.1%–

71Harrison County, IAIA14,6231.1%–

72Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.0%–

73Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.0%–

74Iowa County, IAIA16,5040.9%–

75Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7330.9%–

76Montgomery County, IAIA10,0020.9%–

77Plymouth County, IAIA25,6970.9%–

78Worth County, IAIA7,3380.9%–

79Winnebago County, IAIA10,2510.9%–

80Calhoun County, IAIA9,5620.8%–

81Adair County, IAIA7,4030.8%–

82Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.8%–

83Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.8%–

84Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.8%–

85Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.8%–

86Franklin County, IAIA9,8680.8%–

87Delaware County, IAIA17,6740.8%–

88Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8990.7%–

89Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.7%–

90Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3720.7%–

91Howard County, IAIA9,4150.7%–

92Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4490.7%–

93O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.7%–

94Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.6%–

95Audubon County, IAIA5,5090.6%–

96Hancock County, IAIA10,5280.5%–

97Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.4%–

98Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.4%–

99Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES