Which county has the highest scottish share?

Kent County, Texas ranks #1 with 10.1% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by scottish share?

Kent County, Texas, Rich County, Utah, Hinsdale County, Colorado, Wheatland County, Montana, Lincoln County, Maine.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,117 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is scottish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 117 SHOWN OF 3,117

Highest Scottish population share, US counties · 2020

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

3001Washington County, ILIL13,5640.4%−0.9 pts

3002Hale County, ALAL15,1940.4%−0.6 pts

3003Kleberg County, TXTX30,3150.4%−0.4 pts

3004Roane County, WVWV13,3170.4%−0.3 pts

3005Dimmit County, TXTX8,0240.4%–

3006Johnson County, GAGA9,3100.4%−0.5 pts

3007Dixon County, NENE5,6020.4%−0.7 pts

3008Kearny County, KSKS3,8880.4%−0.8 pts

3009Lavaca County, TXTX20,6510.4%−1.1 pts

3010Assumption Parish, LALA19,7200.4%–

3011Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.3%–

3012Perry County, TNTN9,1260.3%−2.8 pts

3013St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5520.3%+0.1 pts

3014West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7560.3%−1.5 pts

3015Dallas County, ALAL35,1400.3%−0.6 pts

3016Claiborne County, MSMS8,0580.3%+0.2 pts

3017Morris County, TXTX12,1330.3%−2.0 pts

3018McLean County, NDND9,7400.3%−0.7 pts

3019Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6710.3%0.0 pts

3020Cass County, ILIL12,4630.3%−0.9 pts

3021Upton County, TXTX3,1310.3%−1.3 pts

3022Morton County, NDND34,6010.3%−0.9 pts

3023Dallas County, ARAR6,0110.3%−0.8 pts

3024Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.3%0.0 pts

3025Shelby County, IAIA11,6890.3%−0.6 pts

3026Winkler County, TXTX7,5400.3%−1.8 pts

3027Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.3%−0.2 pts

3028Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770.3%−0.1 pts

3029Tunica County, MSMS8,8190.3%−0.6 pts

3030Cameron County, TXTX433,9460.3%−0.1 pts

3031Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%−0.1 pts

3032Wilcox County, GAGA8,7970.3%−0.6 pts

3033Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4710.3%−0.3 pts

3034Traverse County, MNMN3,1300.3%−0.5 pts

3035Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.3%−1.2 pts

3036McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%−1.5 pts

3037Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.3%−0.4 pts

3038Franklin, VAVA8,4780.3%−1.6 pts

3039Macon County, ALAL18,1320.3%−0.1 pts

3040Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6170.3%−0.7 pts

3041Washington County, GAGA19,4530.3%−0.2 pts

3042Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.3%−0.2 pts

3043Ward County, TXTX11,1250.3%−1.0 pts

3044Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8040.3%−0.1 pts

3045Iberia Parish, LALA66,8460.3%−0.1 pts

3046Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0200.3%−0.4 pts

3047Drew County, ARAR17,0540.3%−0.8 pts

3048Grant County, SDSD7,5340.3%−0.2 pts

3049Cimarron County, OKOK2,0590.3%−1.0 pts

3050Bradley County, ARAR9,8280.3%−0.4 pts

3051Desha County, ARAR9,9840.3%−0.5 pts

3052Acadia Parish, LALA57,0320.3%−0.1 pts

3053Frio County, TXTX18,8230.3%−1.5 pts

3054Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.3%−0.2 pts

3055Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4870.3%−1.1 pts

3056Glascock County, GAGA3,1410.3%−2.1 pts

3057Concordia Parish, LALA17,8360.3%−0.4 pts

3058Pawnee County, KSKS5,9910.3%−1.4 pts

3059Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.3%−0.5 pts

3060Karnes County, TXTX15,0180.3%−0.6 pts

3061Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.3%0.0 pts

3062Lafayette County, FLFL8,7920.3%−1.5 pts

3063Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0290.3%−0.1 pts

3064St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8750.3%0.0 pts

3065Benson County, NDND5,7590.2%−0.3 pts

3066Wilcox County, ALAL9,6660.2%−0.2 pts

3067Corson County, SDSD3,7810.2%+0.1 pts

3068Hughes County, OKOK13,4550.2%−1.1 pts

3069Conecuh County, ALAL10,8990.2%−0.4 pts

3070Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.2%−0.3 pts

3071Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5490.2%0.0 pts

3072McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.2%−0.1 pts

3073Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830.2%−1.1 pts

3074Greene County, ALAL7,0670.2%+0.2 pts

3075Willacy County, TXTX19,9710.2%0.0 pts

3076Decatur County, KSKS2,7160.2%−0.3 pts

3077Taylor County, GAGA7,8180.2%−2.9 pts

3078Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7300.2%−0.7 pts

3079Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.2%−0.9 pts

3080Webster County, GAGA2,3690.2%−0.2 pts

3081Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8320.2%−1.0 pts

3082Adams County, NDND2,2750.2%−0.8 pts

3083Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.2%−0.6 pts

3084Presidio County, TXTX5,4330.2%−2.2 pts

3085North Slope, AKAK10,5820.2%−1.2 pts

3086Twiggs County, GAGA7,5970.2%−1.9 pts

3087Colfax County, NENE10,9340.1%−1.1 pts

3088Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.1%−0.2 pts

3089East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7600.1%0.0 pts

3090Jefferson County, MSMS6,8250.1%−1.3 pts

3091Wheeler County, GAGA7,5700.1%–

3092La Salle County, TXTX6,5170.1%−0.3 pts

3093Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.1%0.0 pts

3094St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7650.1%−0.3 pts

3095Calhoun County, MSMS12,6430.1%−1.2 pts

3096Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.1%0.0 pts

3097Sherman County, KSKS5,7630.1%−1.0 pts

3098Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5200.1%−0.1 pts

3099Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.1%0.0 pts

3100Sioux County, NDND3,6670.1%0.0 pts

3101Miner County, SDSD2,2810.1%−0.6 pts

3102Perry County, ALAL7,4250.1%−0.6 pts

3103Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330.1%–

3104Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.1%−0.6 pts

3105Brooks County, TXTX6,5790.1%−0.1 pts

3106Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.1%–

3107Webb County, TXTX281,2240.1%0.0 pts

3108Calhoun County, GAGA5,4130.1%−1.8 pts

3109Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.1%0.0 pts

3110St. James Parish, LALA18,9380.1%0.0 pts

3111Logan County, NDND1,8590.1%−0.2 pts

3112Starr County, TXTX66,3190.1%0.0 pts

3113Maverick County, TXTX58,8230.1%0.0 pts

3114Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.0%−0.3 pts

3115Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.0%–

3116Clinch County, GAGA6,8470.0%−0.5 pts

3117Cameron Parish, LALA4,7180.0%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS