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Highest Scottish population share, US states

US states 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. Maine leads at 4.4%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2.6%, against an all-states median of 1.8%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4991.7%–

01Maine, MEME1,387,8174.4%−1.2 pts

02Vermont, VTVT647,1064.2%−0.7 pts

03New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.0%−0.8 pts

04Utah, UTUT3,392,3313.9%−0.8 pts

05Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.4%−0.4 pts

06Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.2%−0.2 pts

07Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.0%−0.4 pts

08Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.9%−0.4 pts

09Washington, WAWA7,816,1162.6%−0.6 pts

10Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.6%−0.3 pts

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042.3%−0.4 pts

12Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832.2%−0.1 pts

13Alaska, AKAK735,7062.2%−1.0 pts

14South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252.2%+0.0 pts

15West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.2%+0.0 pts

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612.1%−0.3 pts

17Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.0%+0.1 pts

18Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.0%−0.0 pts

19Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682.0%−0.1 pts

20Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.0%−0.5 pts

21Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.9%−0.2 pts

22Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561.9%−0.8 pts

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.9%−0.1 pts

24Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.8%−0.3 pts

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.8%−0.1 pts

26Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.8%−0.0 pts

27Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.8%−0.2 pts

28Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.7%−0.2 pts

29Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011.7%−0.5 pts

30New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.7%−0.0 pts

31Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911.6%−0.3 pts

32Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081.6%−0.5 pts

33District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941.6%+0.2 pts

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.6%−0.0 pts

35Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.5%−0.4 pts

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.5%−0.1 pts

37Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.5%−0.2 pts

38Florida, FLFL22,416,0771.5%−0.4 pts

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071.5%−0.1 pts

40Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111.4%−0.4 pts

41Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.4%−0.2 pts

42California, CACA39,287,3771.2%−0.3 pts

43Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981.2%−0.1 pts

44South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.1%−0.1 pts

45North Dakota, NDND784,8411.1%−0.2 pts

46Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451.1%−0.2 pts

47Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721.1%−0.0 pts

48Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.1%+0.0 pts

49New York, NYNY19,852,3661.0%−0.2 pts

50Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.0%−0.2 pts

51New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8090.9%−0.3 pts

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest scottish share?

Maine ranks #1 with 4.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by scottish share?

Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Utah, Wyoming.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).