RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Highest Scottish population share, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa 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 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 1.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Jones County, IAIA21,2534.0%+2.3 pts

02Union County, IAIA11,8293.1%+1.5 pts

03Decatur County, IAIA7,6552.9%+1.1 pts

04Keokuk County, IAIA9,7972.8%+1.4 pts

05Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.7%0.0 pts

06Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.5%+0.4 pts

07Mills County, IAIA14,7932.5%+1.2 pts

08Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.2%−0.1 pts

09Van Buren County, IAIA7,1312.2%+0.1 pts

10Sac County, IAIA9,5252.2%+0.7 pts

11O'Brien County, IAIA14,2202.1%+0.2 pts

12Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.1%−0.8 pts

13Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.1%+1.1 pts

14Mahaska County, IAIA21,8802.1%0.0 pts

15Johnson County, IAIA160,0442.0%−0.4 pts

16Washington County, IAIA22,6672.0%+0.1 pts

17Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681.9%−0.9 pts

18Henry County, IAIA19,3491.9%+0.2 pts

19Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.8%−0.1 pts

20Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.8%+0.3 pts

21Warren County, IAIA57,3311.8%−0.2 pts

22Linn County, IAIA232,0281.8%−0.2 pts

23Page County, IAIA14,8561.8%−0.7 pts

24Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.8%−0.7 pts

25Davis County, IAIA9,2301.7%−1.0 pts

26Story County, IAIA101,2911.7%−1.0 pts

27Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.7%+0.5 pts

28Boone County, IAIA26,7991.7%−0.4 pts

29Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.7%−0.7 pts

30Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.7%+0.4 pts

31Jasper County, IAIA38,1531.7%−0.2 pts

32Madison County, IAIA17,2701.7%−0.3 pts

33Ringgold County, IAIA4,6421.6%−1.8 pts

34Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.6%−0.3 pts

35Greene County, IAIA8,6581.6%−0.5 pts

36Polk County, IAIA516,5461.6%−0.3 pts

37Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.6%−0.6 pts

38Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.6%+0.2 pts

39Monona County, IAIA8,5391.6%+1.0 pts

40Scott County, IAIA175,2591.6%+0.1 pts

41Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.6%−0.2 pts

42Lee County, IAIA32,3061.6%+0.3 pts

43Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.6%+0.6 pts

44Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.5%−0.7 pts

45Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.4%−0.1 pts

46Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.4%−0.4 pts

47Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.4%+0.1 pts

48Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.4%+0.2 pts

49Webster County, IAIA36,8381.4%−0.4 pts

50Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3721.4%−0.6 pts

51Clay County, IAIA16,2021.3%+0.6 pts

52Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.3%+0.3 pts

53Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.3%+0.3 pts

54Marion County, IAIA34,1921.3%−0.4 pts

55Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.3%−0.1 pts

56Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331.3%−0.4 pts

57Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961.3%−0.2 pts

58Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.3%−0.4 pts

59Cass County, IAIA12,9601.3%+0.1 pts

60Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.3%−0.6 pts

61Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.2%−0.7 pts

62Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.2%0.0 pts

63Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441.2%−0.4 pts

64Adair County, IAIA7,4031.2%−0.8 pts

65Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.2%−0.5 pts

66Tama County, IAIA16,7961.2%−0.5 pts

67Wright County, IAIA12,8011.1%−0.5 pts

68Fayette County, IAIA19,0471.1%+0.2 pts

69Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971.1%−0.3 pts

70Benton County, IAIA26,0041.0%−1.4 pts

71Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381.0%−0.2 pts

72Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.0%−1.0 pts

73Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.0%+0.4 pts

74Clayton County, IAIA16,8451.0%0.0 pts

75Ida County, IAIA6,7771.0%−0.1 pts

76Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.0%−0.2 pts

77Howard County, IAIA9,4150.9%−0.2 pts

78Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4490.9%−0.1 pts

79Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.9%−0.5 pts

80Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.9%0.0 pts

81Dickinson County, IAIA18,0770.9%−0.3 pts

82Winnebago County, IAIA10,2510.8%−0.5 pts

83Carroll County, IAIA20,3030.8%+0.1 pts

84Butler County, IAIA14,0490.8%0.0 pts

85Jackson County, IAIA19,2880.8%+0.2 pts

86Adams County, IAIA3,6170.8%−0.8 pts

87Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6630.8%−0.2 pts

88Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.8%0.0 pts

89Floyd County, IAIA14,9010.7%−0.1 pts

90Harrison County, IAIA14,6230.7%−2.0 pts

91Cedar County, IAIA18,3590.7%−1.3 pts

92Franklin County, IAIA9,8680.6%−1.1 pts

93Delaware County, IAIA17,6740.6%−0.1 pts

94Worth County, IAIA7,3380.6%+0.1 pts

95Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.6%−0.3 pts

96Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.5%+0.1 pts

97Mitchell County, IAIA10,6500.5%−1.0 pts

98Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.3%0.0 pts

99Shelby County, IAIA11,6890.3%−0.6 pts

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