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Highest Scottish population share, New York counties

New York 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 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 1.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Schenectady County, NY, up 20 places to #20.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲9Hamilton County, NYNY5,0064.5%−1.4 pts

02▲4Washington County, NYNY59,3533.7%−0.9 pts

03▼2Warren County, NYNY65,0203.6%+0.6 pts

04Essex County, NYNY36,4383.5%+0.1 pts

05▼2Otsego County, NYNY60,5893.4%−0.6 pts

06▲1Franklin County, NYNY46,5003.1%+1.0 pts

07▲15Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243.1%−0.7 pts

08▼6Delaware County, NYNY44,3053.0%−2.9 pts

09▼4St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4882.9%−0.9 pts

10▼1Yates County, NYNY24,5472.8%−0.2 pts

11▼3Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.6%−0.2 pts

12▲14Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.6%−0.6 pts

13▲8Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.5%+0.3 pts

14▼2Columbia County, NYNY60,1682.5%−0.1 pts

15▲19Allegany County, NYNY46,8002.5%−0.3 pts

16▲14Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.3%+0.1 pts

17▲1Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.3%−1.1 pts

18▲6Ulster County, NYNY183,3302.2%+0.3 pts

19▲10Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652.2%0.0 pts

20▲20Schenectady County, NYNY162,5812.1%+0.1 pts

21▼8Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432.1%−0.1 pts

22▼11Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472.1%−0.4 pts

23▼6Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.1%+0.2 pts

24▼5Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.1%−0.2 pts

25▲16Madison County, NYNY67,1202.0%−0.7 pts

26▲18Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.0%−0.2 pts

27▼11Chenango County, NYNY45,7151.9%−0.2 pts

28▼14Wyoming County, NYNY39,7411.9%−0.3 pts

29▼6Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.9%−0.6 pts

30▼3Oswego County, NYNY118,5691.9%−0.3 pts

31▲15Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1261.7%−0.2 pts

32▲7Monroe County, NYNY750,5061.7%−0.4 pts

33▲4Cortland County, NYNY45,8501.7%−0.4 pts

34▼9Genesee County, NYNY58,4161.7%−0.5 pts

35▲3Greene County, NYNY47,2381.7%+0.3 pts

36▼5Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.7%−0.5 pts

37▲6Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.6%−0.4 pts

38▼6Livingston County, NYNY61,4381.6%−1.3 pts

39▼24Wayne County, NYNY91,2501.5%−0.9 pts

40▲10Herkimer County, NYNY59,2191.5%0.0 pts

41▼5Broome County, NYNY195,7361.5%−0.7 pts

42▼22Lewis County, NYNY26,4791.5%−0.5 pts

43▼10Fulton County, NYNY52,2161.5%−0.7 pts

44▲3Albany County, NYNY321,2251.4%−0.4 pts

45▼10Onondaga County, NYNY466,5841.4%−0.6 pts

46▼1Dutchess County, NYNY300,7081.4%−0.5 pts

47▲1Erie County, NYNY946,7411.4%−0.1 pts

48▲1Sullivan County, NYNY80,5861.4%−0.1 pts

49▲2Oneida County, NYNY226,3921.3%−0.3 pts

50▼8Montgomery County, NYNY50,0461.2%−0.3 pts

51▲2New York County, NYNY1,664,8621.1%−0.1 pts

52▼24Tioga County, NYNY47,4531.1%−1.4 pts

53▼1Putnam County, NYNY99,0281.0%−0.8 pts

54Orange County, NYNY417,6690.9%−0.4 pts

55Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.8%−0.3 pts

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.7%−0.4 pts

57▲2Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.6%+0.2 pts

58▼1Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.5%−0.2 pts

59▼1Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.5%−0.3 pts

60Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.4%−0.1 pts

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.3%0.0 pts

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.1%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES