Which county has the highest british population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 42,899 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by british population?

Los Angeles County, California, Maricopa County, Arizona, Salt Lake County, Utah, King County, Washington, San Diego County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,966 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is british population measured?

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

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 2,966

Largest British population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are British ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Dallas County, IAIA118,457748+237%

502Schenectady County, NYNY162,581741+21%

503Wayne County, NCNC122,278740+70%

504St. Clair County, MIMI160,486737+26%

505Wichita County, TXTX129,555736+25%

506Calhoun County, ALAL115,834735+13%

507Jefferson County, WVWV63,102731+116%

508Johnson County, TXTX218,048731+32%

509St. Croix County, WIWI98,276728+166%

510Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972723−41%

511Luzerne County, PAPA332,126722+12%

512Douglas County, OROR111,951718+78%

513Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781717−1%

514Washington County, VTVT59,652714+72%

515Richmond County, NYNY501,290712+16%

516Bibb County, GAGA157,556711+31%

517Grayson County, TXTX153,613711+43%

518Polk County, OROR90,037708+42%

519Umatilla County, OROR81,119707+299%

520Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729706+41%

521Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666705+48%

522Pueblo County, COCO169,277705+112%

523Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035702+90%

524Fauquier County, VAVA76,503700+88%

525Wilson County, TXTX56,139698+565%

526Josephine County, OROR87,867697+46%

527Hawaii County, HIHI210,043688+82%

528Trumbull County, OHOH198,972688+72%

529Shelby County, KYKY51,243688+187%

530Watauga County, NCNC54,786687+73%

531Etowah County, ALAL103,886686+271%

532Iron County, UTUT67,141678+101%

533Iredell County, NCNC211,798673−3%

534Cheshire County, NHNH78,269672+43%

535Maury County, TNTN118,131672+261%

536Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,144671+144%

537Berkeley County, WVWV139,522671+155%

538Miami County, OHOH112,634671+51%

539Crawford County, ARAR62,657670+550%

540Moore County, NCNC110,619669+61%

541Lenawee County, MIMI97,779668+115%

542Randolph County, NCNC149,516666+36%

543Calhoun County, MIMI133,408665+39%

544Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135664+94%

545Jefferson County, TXTX254,321663+51%

546Chelan County, WAWA81,941662+182%

547Hamblen County, TNTN68,843662+137%

548York County, VAVA71,374661+24%

549Windham County, VTVT45,204661+75%

550Franklin County, MAMA70,698661+55%

551Douglas County, GAGA154,293660+47%

552Yuba County, CACA88,691658+294%

553LaPorte County, ININ111,294657+96%

554Eagle County, COCO54,291654+119%

555Rock County, WIWI166,472652+27%

556Whitman County, WAWA48,512652+95%

557Lincoln County, NCNC98,654650+408%

558Rowan County, NCNC155,096650+50%

559Midland County, MIMI83,754650+12%

560Lowndes County, GAGA122,867649+65%

561Newton County, GAGA125,583648+54%

562Oswego County, NYNY118,569648+64%

563Winnebago County, WIWI174,218642+95%

564Wagoner County, OKOK93,263642+218%

565Eaton County, MIMI109,581642+36%

566Kennebec County, MEME129,067640+5%

567Morgan County, ININ74,967639+123%

568Frederick County, VAVA99,955638+97%

569Tom Green County, TXTX120,602637+114%

570Bonner County, IDID54,420635+143%

571Klamath County, OROR70,274630+196%

572Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657628+28%

573Sutter County, CACA98,787625+238%

574Newport County, RIRI83,051624+36%

575Campbell County, KYKY95,441624+111%

576Faulkner County, ARAR133,979623+43%

577Carteret County, NCNC70,469621+39%

578Highlands County, FLFL111,122620+134%

579Charles County, MDMD176,593619+5%

580Allen County, OHOH100,881619+93%

581Lonoke County, ARAR76,664616+169%

582Richmond County, GAGA206,559616+13%

583Vigo County, ININ106,512615+12%

584Hardin County, KYKY113,482615+72%

585Cascade County, MTMT85,029613+46%

586Lebanon County, PAPA146,380611+86%

587Brown County, WIWI275,803610+77%

588Bedford County, VAVA83,059608+52%

589Catoosa County, GAGA69,628608+73%

590Wayne County, OHOH116,758608+258%

591Anderson County, TNTN82,066607+80%

592Hancock County, MEME57,171605+77%

593Madera County, CACA167,927604+82%

594Windsor County, VTVT57,312602+41%

595Chatham County, NCNC85,111601+65%

596Bingham County, IDID51,153601+366%

597Boone County, KYKY145,316599−5%

598Roanoke, VAVA99,111598+77%

599Clatsop County, OROR40,926598+265%

600Hunt County, TXTX123,336597+133%

601Berkshire County, MAMA128,224596−6%

602Taney County, MOMO57,001595+65%

603Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979595+144%

604Warren County, NJNJ112,953593+25%

605Addison County, VTVT38,048593+86%

606Beaver County, PAPA166,032591+53%

607Riley County, KSKS72,598590+92%

608Wright County, MNMN157,559589+193%

609Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346583+305%

610Merced County, CACA297,260578+64%

611Tuolumne County, CACA53,160578+261%

612Yuma County, AZAZ224,449578+61%

613Oldham County, KYKY70,986576+52%

614Suffolk, VAVA104,699576+91%

615Putnam County, TNTN86,612576+72%

616Douglas County, NVNV50,111575+223%

617Olmsted County, MNMN166,731572+11%

618Franklin County, TNTN45,579572+122%

619Cowlitz County, WAWA114,885566+76%

620Pennington County, SDSD116,792566+96%

621Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126565+51%

622Madison County, NYNY67,120565+67%

623Portsmouth, VAVA96,777563+80%

624Cape May County, NJNJ93,390563+67%

625St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488563+18%

626Tazewell County, ILIL130,049562+43%

627Georgetown County, SCSC65,912562+111%

628Davidson County, NCNC180,182561+31%

629Lynchburg, VAVA81,347561+6%

630St. Clair County, ALAL98,206559+107%

631Natrona County, WYWY80,526558+149%

632Monroe County, FLFL80,406557−3%

633Racine County, WIWI198,919555+21%

634Marquette County, MIMI68,064551+263%

635Craighead County, ARAR116,957550+123%

636Athens County, OHOH63,197549+172%

637Saginaw County, MIMI187,688549+26%

638Monroe County, PAPA167,179548+56%

639Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102547+167%

640Limestone County, ALAL122,928546+217%

641Kenosha County, WIWI168,448544+34%

642Ravalli County, MTMT48,582544+353%

643Kerr County, TXTX54,037543+110%

644Oconee County, GAGA44,893542+43%

645Oconee County, SCSC83,775541+57%

646Geauga County, OHOH95,676540−2%

647Bowie County, TXTX92,696537+67%

648Mendocino County, CACA88,122536+33%

649Madison County, KYKY101,696534+31%

650La Plata County, COCO56,898534+127%

651Boone County, ININ80,689534+62%

652Muskegon County, MIMI177,901532+77%

653Monroe County, TNTN49,730530+135%

654Clark County, ININ130,451530+61%

655Whitfield County, GAGA106,212529−19%

656Daviess County, KYKY104,898528+93%

657Albany County, WYWY38,558527+129%

658Kaufman County, TXTX209,235527+151%

659Mercer County, WVWV57,503526+97%

660Washington County, NYNY59,353526+202%

661Jefferson County, WAWA33,970526+45%

662Floyd County, ININ82,153524+78%

663Wood County, WVWV82,385523+58%

664Summit County, UTUT43,141522−35%

665Woodbury County, IAIA106,649519+276%

666Sumter County, SCSC105,067517+53%

667Lincoln County, OROR50,636515+41%

668Otsego County, NYNY60,589514+120%

669Wayne County, NYNY91,250514+30%

670Walker County, GAGA70,250513+135%

671Burleigh County, NDND103,251513+497%

672Hood County, TXTX70,501512+144%

673Cabell County, WVWV91,183511+16%

674Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713511+213%

675Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549508+24%

676Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532507+125%

677Caroline County, VAVA34,413505+871%

678Ross County, OHOH76,429505+163%

679Androscoggin County, MEME116,487504+78%

680Burke County, NCNC88,655504+26%

681Houston County, ALAL110,318503+24%

682Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542502+45%

683Jackson County, GAGA99,265501+13%

684Gregg County, TXTX126,095501+51%

685Columbiana County, OHOH99,377501+63%

686Walworth County, WIWI106,127500+119%

687Jasper County, MOMO127,428499+79%

688Walton County, GAGA112,696498+5%

689Granville County, NCNC61,421496+273%

690Sevier County, TNTN101,342494+36%

691Muskingum County, OHOH87,014493+307%

692Erath County, TXTX43,911492+1162%

693Kendall County, ILIL145,470491+51%

694DeKalb County, ILIL101,835490+27%

695Rogers County, OKOK102,197490+126%

696Kendall County, TXTX53,289489+131%

697Chemung County, NYNY80,415488+223%

698Tehama County, CACA64,665488+155%

699Pearl River County, MSMS59,363488+196%

700Carver County, MNMN114,379485+94%

701Marathon County, WIWI139,432485+68%

702Cass County, MOMO115,859483+103%

703Hancock County, ININ90,969482+14%

704Howard County, ININ83,904481+44%

705Goochland County, VAVA29,187480+147%

706Wayne County, ININ66,169480+67%

707Cecil County, MDMD107,131480−17%

708Harrison County, ININ40,437478+219%

709Lycoming County, PAPA112,587478+14%

710Wise County, TXTX83,778476+1487%

711Cass County, NDND201,794476−12%

712Whiteside County, ILIL54,121475+242%

713Isabella County, MIMI64,691475+37%

714Camden County, GAGA60,143472+107%

715Worcester County, MDMD54,459471+232%

716Cleveland County, NCNC103,325470+238%

717Potter County, TXTX114,453469+193%

718Lee County, MSMS83,731469+188%

719Jackson County, NCNC45,039467+70%

720San Juan County, NMNM120,340467+71%

721Washington County, OKOK54,037465+100%

722Hopkins County, KYKY45,127463+149%

723Caldwell County, NCNC81,105461+89%

724Hancock County, OHOH75,034459+42%

725Johnson County, MOMO56,670458+86%

726Cole County, MOMO77,908456+97%

727Floyd County, GAGA101,378456+66%

728Waldo County, MEME40,693456+155%

729Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033455+81%

730Augusta County, VAVA78,940455+108%

731Marion County, ARAR17,593455+435%

732Kittitas County, WAWA48,803451+252%

733Gillespie County, TXTX28,527451+177%

734Barrow County, GAGA99,773447+17%

735Lamoille County, VTVT26,294446+248%

736Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673446+1139%

737Knox County, OHOH64,002445+7%

738Lee County, NCNC70,258443+491%

739Lapeer County, MIMI89,516443−3%

740Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346441+11%

741Pender County, NCNC72,111441+76%

742Cameron County, TXTX433,946441+54%

743Newton County, MOMO62,263440+315%

744Harrison County, TXTX71,956440+163%

745White County, ARAR80,085439+147%

746Clayton County, GAGA297,471439+34%

747Culpeper County, VAVA57,666439+51%

748Scott County, MNMN159,017434+86%

749Dawson County, GAGA35,365434+155%

750Rice County, MNMN69,939432+139%

751Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502429+83%

752Erie County, OHOH73,296427+75%

753Loudon County, TNTN63,764426+16%

754Cooke County, TXTX44,461425+1271%

755Jones County, MSMS66,496425+79%

756Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373423+69%

757Elmore County, ALAL91,577423+89%

758Madison County, TNTN100,790423+10%

759Tipton County, TNTN62,287419+56%

760Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590419+16%

761Stearns County, MNMN164,110418+245%

762Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047418+74%

763Hawkins County, TNTN59,559418+205%

764Cambria County, PAPA128,968417+45%

765Clinton County, MIMI80,432417+154%

766Coos County, OROR63,992416+24%

767Essex County, NYNY36,438415+203%

768Northumberland County, PAPA89,920414+263%

769La Crosse County, WIWI121,339411+71%

770Kershaw County, SCSC73,166411+56%

771Sullivan County, NHNH43,961409+47%

772Allegany County, MDMD66,848408+102%

773Garland County, ARAR99,695408+63%

774Scott County, KYKY62,262407+105%

775Wexford County, MIMI34,445406+389%

776Rockingham County, NCNC94,195405+75%

777Rapides Parish, LALA125,877404+67%

778Warren County, NYNY65,020404+121%

779Nash County, NCNC99,365404+31%

780Genesee County, NYNY58,416400+119%

781Reno County, KSKS61,539399+113%

782Bedford County, TNTN55,273398+319%

783Scioto County, OHOH71,365397+73%

784Shelby County, ININ45,882396+61%

785Butler County, KSKS69,484396+41%

786St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586394+704%

787Valencia County, NMNM82,013394+243%

788Grant County, ININ66,524393+34%

789Marshall County, ALAL103,537393+66%

790Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597393+37%

791Creek County, OKOK74,967392+87%

792Danville, VAVA41,647391+141%

793Crawford County, PAPA81,792391+88%

794Staunton, VAVA26,801389+79%

795Christian County, MOMO96,725386+35%

796Alcorn County, MSMS34,569386+1106%

797DeKalb County, ALAL74,085385+90%

798Angelina County, TXTX88,154385+181%

799Louisa County, VAVA42,924383+92%

800Haywood County, NCNC63,369383+18%

801Cherokee County, TXTX53,337382+275%

802Park County, COCO18,314381+359%

803Walla Walla County, WAWA62,361380+102%

804Pitkin County, COCO16,625378+62%

805Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951376+90%

806Park County, WYWY31,171376+163%

807Amador County, CACA41,876376+70%

808Pulaski County, MOMO54,442375+164%

809Fannin County, TXTX39,265375+733%

810Hardin County, TXTX58,723375+352%

811Henderson County, TXTX88,595374+181%

812Carbon County, PAPA65,868374+202%

813Warren County, IAIA57,331374+267%

814Bristol County, RIRI50,001374+28%

815Bryan County, GAGA52,062372+933%

816Latah County, IDID41,842372+34%

817Grant County, WAWA105,727370+49%

818Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360369+559%

819Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691369+149%

820Phelps County, MOMO45,247368+85%

821Mercer County, PAPA107,860368+2%

822Van Buren County, MIMI76,071368+120%

823Troup County, GAGA72,844367+134%

824Jefferson County, WIWI86,505365+53%

825Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407365+36%

826Lincoln County, WYWY21,180363+12000%

827Navarro County, TXTX57,181363+831%

828Ascension Parish, LALA135,105362−6%

829Tuscola County, MIMI52,680362+311%

830Livingston Parish, LALA155,036360+190%

831Hood River County, OROR23,720360+291%

832Columbia County, NYNY60,168359−10%

833Jackson County, ILIL52,501359+168%

834Pickens County, GAGA37,167358+238%

835Kankakee County, ILIL105,525357+49%

836Calaveras County, CACA46,605356+65%

837Lawrence County, MOMO39,401354+127%

838Columbia County, PAPA66,193354+16%

839Navajo County, AZAZ109,946354+168%

840Otero County, NMNM70,368352−15%

841Williamson County, ILIL67,225352+3%

842Cumberland County, TNTN66,300352+171%

843Oxford County, MEME60,346352+2%

844Lincoln County, MEME36,595351−3%

845Davie County, NCNC45,855351+228%

846Washington County, VAVA53,898351+45%

847Madison County, OHOH46,985351+72%

848Washington County, OHOH58,389351+95%

849Union County, OROR25,900351+86%

850Belknap County, NHNH65,147350+24%

851Franklin County, KYKY52,649350−23%

852Campbell County, VAVA55,629349+36%

853Williamsburg, VAVA15,861349+181%

854Blair County, PAPA119,541348+16%

855Teton County, WYWY23,333347+1139%

856Coryell County, TXTX85,592347+43%

857Greene County, TNTN73,831347+97%

858Woodford County, ILIL38,111345+256%

859Summit County, COCO31,517344−30%

860Warren County, VAVA42,740342+95%

861Carter County, OKOK48,910342+235%

862Flathead County, MTMT115,429342−2%

863Victoria County, TXTX92,656341+153%

864Wasatch County, UTUT38,514340+121%

865Aroostook County, MEME66,609339+104%

866Forrest County, MSMS79,034339+32%

867Twin Falls County, IDID97,539339−6%

868Garfield County, COCO63,474337+56%

869Putnam County, FLFL77,734337+88%

870Dubuque County, IAIA99,381337+221%

871Levy County, FLFL48,520335+120%

872Putnam County, NYNY99,028334+11%

873Pickaway County, OHOH62,978333+27%

874Guernsey County, OHOH38,379333+528%

875Eddy County, NMNM62,509333+141%

876Sanpete County, UTUT31,453332+64%

877Warrick County, ININ66,803331+58%

878Henry County, ILIL48,095331+341%

879Henry County, ININ49,137331+147%

880Beaufort County, NCNC44,670330+124%

881Bossier Parish, LALA131,867330−28%

882Cortland County, NYNY45,850330+263%

883Webster County, MOMO43,054329+56%

884Washington County, WIWI139,238329+50%

885Stephens County, OKOK44,310329+157%

886Wapello County, IAIA35,210329+868%

887Gilmer County, GAGA33,894327+5350%

888Whitley County, ININ35,046327+627%

889Cherokee County, SCSC58,275326+191%

890Franklin County, VAVA55,526326+62%

891Okanogan County, WAWA45,230325+173%

892Wood County, TXTX49,688325+31%

893Dodge County, GAGA19,663324+1196%

894Sandusky County, OHOH58,655323+294%

895Baldwin County, GAGA44,029323+143%

896Meade County, KYKY30,699322+347%

897Lamar County, MSMS67,403322+74%

898Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393321+84%

899Stevens County, WAWA49,668321+174%

900Douglas County, WAWA46,473320+295%

901Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839319+71%

902Surry County, NCNC72,287319−26%

903King George County, VAVA29,646318+89%

904Caldwell County, TXTX55,150318+238%

905Jefferson County, OROR25,740318+468%

906Bennington County, VTVT36,630317−3%

907Cullman County, ALAL94,009317+119%

908Clarke County, VAVA15,609317+65%

909Talbot County, MDMD38,238317+9%

910Defiance County, OHOH38,292317+312%

911Lafayette County, MSMS59,597315−13%

912Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177315+294%

913Vermilion County, ILIL71,259314+64%

914Laurens County, SCSC71,848314+99%

915Winchester, VAVA28,272313+979%

916Carroll County, NHNH52,784312+23%

917Christian County, ILIL33,443311+246%

918McCracken County, KYKY67,553310+61%

919Walker County, ALAL65,140310+73%

920Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317308+28%

921Clinton County, NYNY78,138307+7%

922Orange County, TXTX86,266307−2%

923Muscatine County, IAIA41,853306+580%

924Perry County, PAPA46,806306+110%

925Coffee County, TNTN62,419306+13%

926Christian County, KYKY70,115305−2%

927Currituck County, NCNC33,158304+187%

928Grand Forks County, NDND74,501303+288%

929Sherburne County, MNMN104,194303+86%

930Talladega County, ALAL81,603302+37%

931Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839302+53%

932Allegan County, MIMI123,188302+17%

933Coffee County, ALAL56,953301+21%

934Tazewell County, VAVA38,635301+53%

935Woodford County, KYKY27,883301+26%

936Russell County, KYKY18,608299+629%

937Somerset County, MEME51,620299+98%

938Marion County, IAIA34,192299+145%

939Clearfield County, PAPA78,100299+123%

940Spalding County, GAGA70,775298+86%

941Stephenson County, ILIL43,220297+301%

942Union County, GAGA27,859296+363%

943Giles County, TNTN31,433296+89%

944Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148295+18%

945Bulloch County, GAGA86,949295+2%

946Henry County, VAVA49,242294+130%

947Hamilton County, NENE9,678293–

948Bradford County, PAPA59,600293+102%

949Buchanan County, MOMO83,540292+35%

950Chenango County, NYNY45,715291+57%

951Gila County, AZAZ53,801291+56%

952Fayette County, PAPA123,021291−3%

953Jackson County, ALAL54,281290+346%

954Harris County, GAGA37,280290+212%

955Anderson County, TXTX59,805290+320%

956Logan County, ILIL27,182289+163%

957Adams County, ILIL64,267288+25%

958Boyle County, KYKY31,632288+48%

959Chilton County, ALAL47,708287+676%

960Franklin County, WAWA102,612287+114%

961Robertson County, TNTN80,175286+75%

962Bandera County, TXTX22,876285+996%

963Union County, TNTN21,450285+1400%

964Auglaize County, OHOH45,909285+360%

965Marion County, OHOH65,115284+42%

966Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321283+16%

967Jefferson County, OHOH63,597283+4%

968Stanly County, NCNC68,830282+271%

969Laurel County, KYKY63,746282+257%

970Portage County, WIWI71,943281+9%

971Rabun County, GAGA17,764281+158%

972Buffalo County, NENE51,172280+67%

973Somerset County, PAPA72,004280+65%

974Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896277+143%

975Inyo County, CACA18,158276+151%

976Indiana County, PAPA82,878275+83%

977Carter County, TNTN57,361275+25%

978Franklin County, VTVT51,177274+56%

979Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085274+40%

980Washington County, MEME31,334273+58%

981Livingston County, NYNY61,438273+12%

982Mason County, MIMI29,040273+144%

983Jefferson County, IAIA15,291272+325%

984Garrett County, MDMD28,370271+215%

985Grant County, NMNM27,252271+76%

986Fannin County, GAGA26,111270+173%

987Clinton County, OHOH42,301270+66%

988Henderson County, KYKY44,255270−33%

989Trousdale County, TNTN12,623269+627%

990Wood County, WIWI74,060269+228%

991Polk County, NCNC20,533269+245%

992Greene County, VAVA21,958269+398%

993Orange County, VTVT30,002268+27%

994Franklin County, NCNC82,037268+201%

995Claiborne County, TNTN33,229268+1575%

996Rutherford County, NCNC65,745267+98%

997San Juan County, WAWA18,577266+13%

998Socorro County, NMNM15,838266+224%

999Gem County, IDID21,773266+151%

1000Prince George County, VAVA43,936265+64%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS