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

3001Frio County, TXTX18,8230.4%−1.5 pts

3002Woodruff County, ARAR5,7100.4%−0.6 pts

3003Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.4%−0.4 pts

3004Mora County, NMNM4,0510.4%+0.1 pts

3005Taylor County, GAGA7,8180.4%−2.7 pts

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

3007Castro County, TXTX7,2950.4%−1.5 pts

3008Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.4%−0.2 pts

3009Day County, SDSD5,4840.3%−0.0 pts

3010Brown County, NENE2,8260.3%−0.6 pts

3011Warren County, GAGA5,2690.3%−0.2 pts

3012Saline County, NENE14,9960.3%−0.1 pts

3013Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4870.3%−1.0 pts

3014Knox County, MOMO3,7280.3%−1.2 pts

3015Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.3%+0.2 pts

3016Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%−0.0 pts

3017Newton County, ININ14,1880.3%−1.4 pts

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

3019Winkler County, TXTX7,5400.3%−1.8 pts

3020Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.3%−0.7 pts

3021Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.3%−0.2 pts

3022Hettinger County, NDND2,4920.3%−0.1 pts

3023Macon County, ALAL18,1320.3%−0.1 pts

3024Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.3%+0.1 pts

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

3026McIntosh County, NDND2,4510.3%+0.3 pts

3027Rolette County, NDND11,6880.3%+0.2 pts

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

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

3030Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.3%−1.3 pts

3031Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.3%−0.9 pts

3032Foard County, TXTX1,0440.3%−0.1 pts

3033Jones County, SDSD9130.3%−1.7 pts

3034Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8770.3%−0.2 pts

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

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

3037Cameron County, TXTX433,9460.3%−0.1 pts

3038Cedar County, NENE8,3730.3%−0.3 pts

3039St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5520.3%−0.0 pts

3040Ford County, KSKS33,9930.3%−0.9 pts

3041Wallace County, KSKS1,4410.3%−5.0 pts

3042Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.3%−0.2 pts

3043Phillips County, ARAR14,2550.3%−0.5 pts

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

3045Murray County, MNMN7,9420.3%−1.1 pts

3046Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.3%+0.0 pts

3047Twiggs County, GAGA7,5970.3%−1.8 pts

3048Dimmit County, TXTX8,0240.3%–

3049Pawnee County, KSKS5,9910.3%−1.4 pts

3050Menominee County, WIWI4,1990.3%–

3051Sharkey County, MSMS3,0970.3%−0.6 pts

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

3053Moore County, TXTX21,8910.3%−1.2 pts

3054Calhoun County, GAGA5,4130.3%−1.6 pts

3055Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%−0.6 pts

3056De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.3%−1.5 pts

3057Schleicher County, TXTX2,2450.3%−2.1 pts

3058Owsley County, KYKY3,9320.3%−0.3 pts

3059Barnes County, NDND10,5730.3%−0.4 pts

3060Imperial County, CACA181,4110.2%−0.2 pts

3061Stanton County, KSKS1,9860.2%−0.8 pts

3062Bienville Parish, LALA12,2690.2%−0.4 pts

3063Finney County, KSKS37,5050.2%−0.9 pts

3064Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.2%−0.6 pts

3065Rock County, MNMN9,5240.2%−0.5 pts

3066Washington County, MSMS40,4460.2%−0.8 pts

3067Early County, GAGA10,4550.2%−0.5 pts

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

3069Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.2%−1.2 pts

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

3071Duval County, TXTX9,4020.2%–

3072Cimarron County, OKOK2,0590.2%−1.0 pts

3073Benson County, NDND5,7590.2%−0.3 pts

3074Acadia Parish, LALA57,0320.2%−0.2 pts

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

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

3077McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.2%−0.2 pts

3078Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5490.2%−0.1 pts

3079Bowman County, NDND2,7620.2%−0.5 pts

3080Kemper County, MSMS8,6000.2%−0.4 pts

3081Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330.2%–

3082Swift County, MNMN9,7630.2%−0.6 pts

3083Swisher County, TXTX6,7030.2%−2.3 pts

3084Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.2%−0.7 pts

3085Bradley County, ARAR9,8280.2%−0.5 pts

3086Baker County, GAGA2,7250.2%−2.8 pts

3087Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.2%−0.9 pts

3088Sherman County, TXTX2,7810.2%−2.7 pts

3089Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.2%−0.5 pts

3090Loup County, NENE5700.2%−9.0 pts

3091Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.2%+0.1 pts

3092Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.2%–

3093Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.2%−0.3 pts

3094Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%−0.2 pts

3095Reeves County, TXTX12,1380.2%−0.5 pts

3096Logan County, NDND1,8590.2%−0.1 pts

3097Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.1%−0.0 pts

3098Perry County, ALAL7,4250.1%−0.6 pts

3099Iberia Parish, LALA66,8460.1%−0.3 pts

3100Madison Parish, LALA8,8440.1%−0.6 pts

3101Sheridan County, KSKS2,4270.1%−2.1 pts

3102Dallam County, TXTX7,5080.1%−0.2 pts

3103Lowndes County, ALAL9,3590.1%−1.9 pts

3104Roberts County, TXTX8670.1%−7.5 pts

3105Noxubee County, MSMS9,7980.1%−0.8 pts

3106Hayes County, NENE8210.1%−1.9 pts

3107Willacy County, TXTX19,9710.1%−0.1 pts

3108North Slope, AKAK10,5820.1%−1.2 pts

3109Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.1%−0.5 pts

3110Atkinson County, GAGA8,4540.1%−0.6 pts

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

3112Gaines County, TXTX23,9560.1%−0.5 pts

3113Colfax County, NENE10,9340.1%−1.1 pts

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

3115Reagan County, TXTX3,1660.1%−0.4 pts

3116Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.1%−0.0 pts

3117Miner County, SDSD2,2810.1%−0.6 pts

3118Sioux County, NDND3,6670.1%+0.0 pts

3119Zapata County, TXTX13,7530.1%−0.0 pts

3120Greene County, ALAL7,0670.1%+0.0 pts

3121Webb County, TXTX281,2240.1%−0.1 pts

3122Maverick County, TXTX58,8230.1%+0.0 pts

3123Desha County, ARAR9,9840.1%−0.7 pts

3124Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%−0.4 pts

3125Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.1%−4.0 pts

3126Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.0%–

3127Starr County, TXTX66,3190.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES