RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Highest Scottish population share, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa 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 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 1.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS –

01Ringgold County, IAIA4,6423.4%–

02Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.9%–

03Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3682.8%–

04Story County, IAIA101,2912.8%–

05Davis County, IAIA9,2302.7%–

06Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.6%–

07Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.6%–

08Page County, IAIA14,8562.5%–

09Fremont County, IAIA6,5222.5%–

10Benton County, IAIA26,0042.4%–

11Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.4%–

12Johnson County, IAIA160,0442.3%–

13Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.3%–

14Humboldt County, IAIA9,4092.3%–

15Appanoose County, IAIA12,0772.2%–

16Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.2%–

17Greene County, IAIA8,6582.2%–

18Van Buren County, IAIA7,1312.1%–

19Boone County, IAIA26,7992.1%–

20Mahaska County, IAIA21,8802.0%–

21Adair County, IAIA7,4032.0%–

22Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.0%–

23Warren County, IAIA57,3312.0%–

24Emmet County, IAIA9,1072.0%–

25Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.0%–

26Linn County, IAIA232,0282.0%–

27Madison County, IAIA17,2701.9%–

28Cedar County, IAIA18,3591.9%–

29Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.9%–

30Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.9%–

31Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3721.9%–

32O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.9%–

33Polk County, IAIA516,5461.9%–

34Washington County, IAIA22,6671.8%–

35Webster County, IAIA36,8381.8%–

36Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.8%–

37Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.8%–

38Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.8%–

39Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.8%–

40Franklin County, IAIA9,8681.7%–

41Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331.7%–

42Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.7%–

43Jones County, IAIA21,2531.7%–

44Marion County, IAIA34,1921.7%–

45Henry County, IAIA19,3491.7%–

46Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441.7%–

47Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.6%–

48Tama County, IAIA16,7961.6%–

49Wright County, IAIA12,8011.6%–

50Adams County, IAIA3,6171.6%–

51Union County, IAIA11,8291.6%–

52Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.6%–

53Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.5%–

54Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.5%–

55Sac County, IAIA9,5251.5%–

56Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.5%–

57Scott County, IAIA175,2591.5%–

58Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961.5%–

59Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.4%–

60Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.4%–

61Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.4%–

62Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511.4%–

63Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971.4%–

64Lee County, IAIA32,3061.3%–

65Mills County, IAIA14,7931.3%–

66Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.3%–

67Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.3%–

68Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.2%–

69Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381.2%–

70Cass County, IAIA12,9601.2%–

71Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.2%–

72Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.2%–

73Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.2%–

74Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771.2%–

75Howard County, IAIA9,4151.1%–

76Ida County, IAIA6,7771.0%–

77Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.0%–

78Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491.0%–

79Clayton County, IAIA16,8451.0%–

80Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.0%–

81Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.0%–

82Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.0%–

83Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6630.9%–

84Shelby County, IAIA11,6890.9%–

85Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.9%–

86Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.9%–

87Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.8%–

88Floyd County, IAIA14,9010.8%–

89Butler County, IAIA14,0490.8%–

90Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.8%–

91Delaware County, IAIA17,6740.7%–

92Clay County, IAIA16,2020.7%–

93Carroll County, IAIA20,3030.7%–

94Audubon County, IAIA5,5090.6%–

95Jackson County, IAIA19,2880.6%–

96Monona County, IAIA8,5390.6%–

97Worth County, IAIA7,3380.5%–

98Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.4%–

99Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.3%–

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