RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest Scottish population share, New York counties · 2020

New York 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 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 1.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Warren County, NYNY65,0203.7%+0.7 pts

02Delaware County, NYNY44,3053.5%−2.3 pts

03Otsego County, NYNY60,5893.3%−0.7 pts

04Essex County, NYNY36,4383.2%−0.3 pts

05St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4883.0%−0.8 pts

06Washington County, NYNY59,3532.9%−1.7 pts

07Franklin County, NYNY46,5002.8%+0.7 pts

08Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.8%0.0 pts

09Yates County, NYNY24,5472.6%−0.4 pts

10Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.5%−3.3 pts

11Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472.5%0.0 pts

12Columbia County, NYNY60,1682.4%−0.2 pts

13Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432.4%+0.2 pts

14Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412.4%+0.2 pts

15Wayne County, NYNY91,2502.3%−0.2 pts

16Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.3%+0.2 pts

17Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.3%+0.4 pts

18Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.2%−1.2 pts

19Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.2%−0.1 pts

20Lewis County, NYNY26,4792.2%+0.2 pts

21Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.2%−0.1 pts

22Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242.1%−1.6 pts

23Steuben County, NYNY91,8552.1%−0.4 pts

24Ulster County, NYNY183,3302.0%0.0 pts

25Genesee County, NYNY58,4161.9%−0.3 pts

26Schoharie County, NYNY30,1761.9%−1.2 pts

27Oswego County, NYNY118,5691.9%−0.3 pts

28Tioga County, NYNY47,4531.9%−0.6 pts

29Cayuga County, NYNY74,3651.9%−0.3 pts

30Seneca County, NYNY32,8831.9%−0.3 pts

31Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.9%−0.3 pts

32Livingston County, NYNY61,4381.7%−1.1 pts

33Fulton County, NYNY52,2161.7%−0.4 pts

34Allegany County, NYNY46,8001.7%−1.1 pts

35Onondaga County, NYNY466,5841.7%−0.3 pts

36Broome County, NYNY195,7361.7%−0.5 pts

37Cortland County, NYNY45,8501.7%−0.4 pts

38Greene County, NYNY47,2381.7%+0.3 pts

39Monroe County, NYNY750,5061.7%−0.4 pts

40Schenectady County, NYNY162,5811.7%−0.3 pts

41Madison County, NYNY67,1201.6%−1.1 pts

42Montgomery County, NYNY50,0461.6%+0.1 pts

43Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.6%−0.4 pts

44Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5101.6%−0.6 pts

45Dutchess County, NYNY300,7081.5%−0.5 pts

46Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1261.5%−0.4 pts

47Albany County, NYNY321,2251.4%−0.4 pts

48Erie County, NYNY946,7411.4%−0.2 pts

49Sullivan County, NYNY80,5861.4%−0.1 pts

50Herkimer County, NYNY59,2191.3%−0.2 pts

51Oneida County, NYNY226,3921.2%−0.4 pts

52Putnam County, NYNY99,0281.1%−0.7 pts

53New York County, NYNY1,664,8621.1%−0.2 pts

54Orange County, NYNY417,6691.0%−0.3 pts

55Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.9%−0.2 pts

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

57Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.5%−0.1 pts

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.5%−0.3 pts

59Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.5%+0.1 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 DECENNIAL CENSUS