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Highest Scottish population share, Illinois counties

Illinois 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 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 1.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Calhoun County, IL, up 93 places to #4.

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Highest Scottish population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010
01Hamilton County, ILIL7,8594.5%+1.9 pts
02Stark County, ILIL5,3194.1%+1.2 pts
03▲4Schuyler County, ILIL6,6573.9%+1.4 pts
04▲93Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.4%+0.6 pts
05▲14Saline County, ILIL22,7722.9%+1.2 pts
06▲59Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.7%+0.6 pts
07▼3Macoupin County, ILIL43,7482.6%+0.2 pts
08▲33Hancock County, ILIL16,8032.6%+0.7 pts
09▲51Fulton County, ILIL32,9012.5%+0.6 pts
10▲4Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.4%+0.7 pts
11▼2Union County, ILIL16,6562.4%0.0 pts
12▲75Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.3%+1.6 pts
13▲67Johnson County, ILIL13,3632.3%+0.5 pts
14▲12Pike County, ILIL14,2312.3%−0.1 pts
15▼12Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.3%+0.1 pts
16▲11McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.3%−0.1 pts
17▲17Wabash County, ILIL10,9072.2%+0.6 pts
18▲39Warren County, ILIL16,2222.1%−0.2 pts
19▲1Christian County, ILIL33,4432.1%+0.9 pts
20▲41Montgomery County, ILIL28,0762.1%+0.9 pts
21▼5Franklin County, ILIL36,9162.1%−0.3 pts
22▲52Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.1%−0.2 pts
23▼2Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.0%−0.1 pts
24▲74Edwards County, ILIL5,8982.0%+0.2 pts
25▼1Sangamon County, ILIL194,1701.9%−0.1 pts
26▼1Knox County, ILIL47,7671.9%+0.3 pts
27▲10Peoria County, ILIL178,5531.9%+0.2 pts
28▲10Jefferson County, ILIL36,1471.9%+0.1 pts
29▲26Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.9%+0.2 pts
30▲5Henry County, ILIL48,0951.9%+0.1 pts
31▼14Tazewell County, ILIL130,0491.8%−0.4 pts
32▲38Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.7%+0.2 pts
33▲6Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.7%−0.4 pts
34▲2Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.7%−0.6 pts
35▲54Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.7%+0.6 pts
36▲16Adams County, ILIL64,2671.7%+0.3 pts
37▲30St. Clair County, ILIL250,7081.7%+0.4 pts
38▼6Macon County, ILIL99,3001.7%+0.1 pts
39▼17Bureau County, ILIL32,5101.7%−0.8 pts
40▼30Fayette County, ILIL20,7901.7%0.0 pts
41▼12McLean County, ILIL171,4191.7%−0.3 pts
42▼24DeKalb County, ILIL101,8351.6%0.0 pts
43▲19McHenry County, ILIL317,7511.6%0.0 pts
44▼32Greene County, ILIL11,3131.6%−0.2 pts
45▲2Logan County, ILIL27,1821.6%+0.1 pts
46▲7Douglas County, ILIL19,8801.6%−1.3 pts
47▼1Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.6%+0.3 pts
48▲28Rock Island County, ILIL141,8691.5%−0.1 pts
49▼18Boone County, ILIL53,5681.5%−0.1 pts
50▼1LaSalle County, ILIL107,7731.5%−0.1 pts
51▼11Madison County, ILIL263,1101.5%+0.1 pts
52▲33Massac County, ILIL13,5021.5%−1.0 pts
53▲16Scott County, ILIL4,8661.5%−0.1 pts
54▼46White County, ILIL13,2501.5%+0.3 pts
55▲1Winnebago County, ILIL283,6741.5%+0.2 pts
56▼13Perry County, ILIL20,1601.5%+0.1 pts
57▼6Mason County, ILIL12,4111.5%+0.4 pts
58Kankakee County, ILIL105,5251.5%+0.2 pts
59▲13Marshall County, ILIL11,4731.4%−1.0 pts
60▲13Morgan County, ILIL32,5151.4%−0.4 pts
61▼19De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.4%−0.5 pts
62▼18Grundy County, ILIL54,0521.4%−1.0 pts
63▼40Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.4%−1.6 pts
64▲29Clark County, ILIL15,1141.4%−1.2 pts
65▼15Champaign County, ILIL209,9721.3%−0.5 pts
66▲12Lee County, ILIL32,9141.3%+0.4 pts
67▼39Coles County, ILIL46,6071.3%−0.5 pts
68▼63Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.3%+0.4 pts
69▼36Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.3%−0.6 pts
70▲7Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.3%0.0 pts
71▲15Richland County, ILIL15,2191.3%−0.1 pts
72▲19Bond County, ILIL16,9591.2%+0.1 pts
73▲10Clinton County, ILIL37,1281.2%−0.1 pts
74▼3DuPage County, ILIL934,2981.2%−0.3 pts
75▼7Lake County, ILIL719,3391.2%−0.3 pts
76▼10Kane County, ILIL525,7571.2%−0.3 pts
77▲23Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.2%+0.2 pts
78▼67Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.2%−0.2 pts
79▲11Clay County, ILIL12,7931.2%+0.4 pts
80▼67Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.2%−1.6 pts
81▲13Effingham County, ILIL34,5191.2%−0.3 pts
82▼18Marion County, ILIL36,3821.2%−0.2 pts
83▼4Randolph County, ILIL29,9211.1%−0.3 pts
84▲18Cass County, ILIL12,4631.1%−0.1 pts
85▼22Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.1%−1.0 pts
86▲15Washington County, ILIL13,5641.1%−0.2 pts
87▼28Stephenson County, ILIL43,2201.1%+0.1 pts
88▼4Kendall County, ILIL145,4701.1%−0.5 pts
89▼83Menard County, ILIL11,8631.1%−1.6 pts
90▼60Iroquois County, ILIL26,1501.0%−0.2 pts
91▼3Will County, ILIL712,2531.0%−0.1 pts
92▼10Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.0%−0.5 pts
93▼78Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.0%−0.2 pts
94▼46Pope County, ILIL3,6721.0%−3.4 pts
95▼50Ogle County, ILIL51,3991.0%−0.7 pts
96▼42Monroe County, ILIL34,8401.0%−0.6 pts
97▼22Ford County, ILIL13,2160.9%−1.1 pts
98▲1Brown County, ILIL6,4010.9%−1.0 pts
99▼7Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5940.9%−0.1 pts
100▼4Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.7%0.0 pts
101▼20Pulaski County, ILIL4,8200.5%−0.1 pts
102▼7Putnam County, ILIL5,6190.4%−1.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES