Which county has the highest scottish share?

King County, Texas ranks #1 with 11.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by scottish share?

King County, Texas, Edwards County, Texas, Daggett County, Utah, Lincoln County, Maine, Carroll County, New Hampshire.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,127 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is scottish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 127 SHOWN OF 3,127

Highest Scottish population share, US counties

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

3001▲52Frio County, TXTX18,8230.4%−1.5 pts

3002Woodruff County, ARAR5,7100.4%−0.6 pts

3003▲56Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.4%−0.4 pts

3004▼161Mora County, NMNM4,0510.4%+0.1 pts

3005▲72Taylor County, GAGA7,8180.4%−2.7 pts

3006▼392Little River County, ARAR11,7630.4%−1.4 pts

3007▼859Castro County, TXTX7,2950.4%−1.5 pts

3008▲19Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.4%−0.2 pts

3009▼86Day County, SDSD5,4840.3%0.0 pts

3010▼194Brown County, NENE2,8260.3%−0.6 pts

3011▼1,146Warren County, GAGA5,2690.3%−0.2 pts

3012▼440Saline County, NENE14,9960.3%−0.1 pts

3013▲42Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4870.3%−1.0 pts

3014▼798Knox County, MOMO3,7280.3%−1.2 pts

3015▼15Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.3%+0.2 pts

3016▲15Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%0.0 pts

3017▼930Newton County, ININ14,1880.3%−1.4 pts

3018▼74Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7040.3%−0.4 pts

3019▲7Winkler County, TXTX7,5400.3%−1.8 pts

3020▼221Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.3%−0.7 pts

3021▲49Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.3%−0.2 pts

3022▼194Hettinger County, NDND2,4920.3%−0.1 pts

3023▲16Macon County, ALAL18,1320.3%−0.1 pts

3024▼463Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.3%+0.1 pts

3025▼406St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6420.3%−0.1 pts

3026▼440McIntosh County, NDND2,4510.3%+0.3 pts

3027▼221Rolette County, NDND11,6880.3%+0.2 pts

3028▼35El Paso County, TXTX877,8580.3%−0.2 pts

3029▲65St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7650.3%−0.1 pts

3030▼513Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.3%−1.3 pts

3031▼70Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.3%−0.9 pts

3032▼2,028Foard County, TXTX1,0440.3%−0.1 pts

3033▼1,895Jones County, SDSD9130.3%−1.7 pts

3034▼117Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8770.3%−0.2 pts

3035▲29St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8750.3%+0.1 pts

3036▼8Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770.3%−0.1 pts

3037▼7Cameron County, TXTX433,9460.3%−0.1 pts

3038▼177Cedar County, NENE8,3730.3%−0.3 pts

3039▼26St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5520.3%0.0 pts

3040▼151Ford County, KSKS33,9930.3%−0.9 pts

3041▼630Wallace County, KSKS1,4410.3%−5.0 pts

3042▼102Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.3%−0.2 pts

3043▼360Phillips County, ARAR14,2550.3%−0.5 pts

3044▲29Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830.3%−1.1 pts

3045▼265Murray County, MNMN7,9420.3%−1.1 pts

3046▲15Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.3%0.0 pts

3047▲39Twiggs County, GAGA7,5970.3%−1.8 pts

3048▼43Dimmit County, TXTX8,0240.3%–

3049▲9Pawnee County, KSKS5,9910.3%−1.4 pts

3050Menominee County, WIWI4,1990.3%–

3051▼95Sharkey County, MSMS3,0970.3%−0.6 pts

3052▼8Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8040.3%−0.1 pts

3053▼125Moore County, TXTX21,8910.3%−1.2 pts

3054▲54Calhoun County, GAGA5,4130.3%−1.6 pts

3055▼1,033Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%−0.6 pts

3056▼2,448De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.3%−1.5 pts

3057Schleicher County, TXTX2,2450.3%−2.1 pts

3058▼657Owsley County, KYKY3,9320.3%−0.3 pts

3059▼343Barnes County, NDND10,5730.3%−0.4 pts

3060▼61Imperial County, CACA181,4110.2%−0.2 pts

3061▼940Stanton County, KSKS1,9860.2%−0.8 pts

3062▼150Bienville Parish, LALA12,2690.2%−0.4 pts

3063▼416Finney County, KSKS37,5050.2%−0.9 pts

3064▼105Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.2%−0.6 pts

3065▼422Rock County, MNMN9,5240.2%−0.5 pts

3066▼136Washington County, MSMS40,4460.2%−0.8 pts

3067▼203Early County, GAGA10,4550.2%−0.5 pts

3068▲15Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.2%−0.5 pts

3069▼1,011Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.2%−1.2 pts

3070▼7Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0290.2%−0.1 pts

3071Duval County, TXTX9,4020.2%–

3072▼23Cimarron County, OKOK2,0590.2%−1.0 pts

3073▼8Benson County, NDND5,7590.2%−0.3 pts

3074▼22Acadia Parish, LALA57,0320.2%−0.2 pts

3075▲35St. James Parish, LALA18,9380.2%+0.1 pts

3076▼78Red River Parish, LALA7,1650.2%−1.0 pts

3077▼5McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.2%−0.2 pts

3078▼7Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5490.2%−0.1 pts

3079▼258Bowman County, NDND2,7620.2%−0.5 pts

3080▼983Kemper County, MSMS8,6000.2%−0.4 pts

3081▲22Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330.2%–

3082▼1,241Swift County, MNMN9,7630.2%−0.6 pts

3083▼1,546Swisher County, TXTX6,7030.2%−2.3 pts

3084▼114Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.2%−0.7 pts

3085▼35Bradley County, ARAR9,8280.2%−0.5 pts

3086▼237Baker County, GAGA2,7250.2%−2.8 pts

3087▼8Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.2%−0.9 pts

3088▼217Sherman County, TXTX2,7810.2%−2.7 pts

3089▲15Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.2%−0.5 pts

3090▼1,277Loup County, NENE5700.2%−9.0 pts

3091▲5Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.2%+0.1 pts

3092Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.2%–

3093▼2,885Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.2%−0.3 pts

3094▼1,069Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%−0.2 pts

3095Reeves County, TXTX12,1380.2%−0.5 pts

3096▲15Logan County, NDND1,8590.2%−0.1 pts

3097▼4Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.1%0.0 pts

3098▲4Perry County, ALAL7,4250.1%−0.6 pts

3099▼54Iberia Parish, LALA66,8460.1%−0.3 pts

3100▼104Madison Parish, LALA8,8440.1%−0.6 pts

3101▼1,359Sheridan County, KSKS2,4270.1%−2.1 pts

3102▼720Dallam County, TXTX7,5080.1%−0.2 pts

3103▼253Lowndes County, ALAL9,3590.1%−1.9 pts

3104▼707Roberts County, TXTX8670.1%−7.5 pts

3105▼414Noxubee County, MSMS9,7980.1%−0.8 pts

3106▼218Hayes County, NENE8210.1%−1.9 pts

3107▼32Willacy County, TXTX19,9710.1%−0.1 pts

3108▼23North Slope, AKAK10,5820.1%−1.2 pts

3109▼1,246Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.1%−0.5 pts

3110▼1,039Atkinson County, GAGA8,4540.1%−0.6 pts

3111▼336Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7700.1%−1.6 pts

3112▼382Gaines County, TXTX23,9560.1%−0.5 pts

3113▼26Colfax County, NENE10,9340.1%−1.1 pts

3114▼25East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7600.1%−0.1 pts

3115Reagan County, TXTX3,1660.1%−0.4 pts

3116▼17Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.1%0.0 pts

3117▼16Miner County, SDSD2,2810.1%−0.6 pts

3118▼18Sioux County, NDND3,6670.1%0.0 pts

3119Zapata County, TXTX13,7530.1%0.0 pts

3120▼46Greene County, ALAL7,0670.1%0.0 pts

3121▼14Webb County, TXTX281,2240.1%−0.1 pts

3122▼9Maverick County, TXTX58,8230.1%0.0 pts

3123▼72Desha County, ARAR9,9840.1%−0.7 pts

3124▼273Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%−0.4 pts

3125▼1,214Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.1%−4.0 pts

3126▼11Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.0%–

3127▼15Starr County, TXTX66,3190.0%0.0 pts

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