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 · 466 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

2501Mercer County, NDND8,44121+425%

2502Oneida County, IDID5,08521−61%

2503Cloud County, KSKS8,83321–

2504Russell County, KSKS6,58121+17%

2505Chariton County, MOMO7,37720+54%

2506Prairie County, ARAR7,92320–

2507Scott County, ARAR9,96520−17%

2508Stewart County, TNTN14,43920−73%

2509Forest County, WIWI9,57420+300%

2510Pipestone County, MNMN9,26020+1900%

2511Tate County, MSMS28,72520–

2512Hickory County, MOMO9,04420+300%

2513Kimball County, NENE3,39120−51%

2514Sioux County, NENE1,18820+150%

2515Jefferson County, OKOK5,43120–

2516Turner County, SDSD9,31420+122%

2517Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48120+567%

2518Osborne County, KSKS3,28520+186%

2519Alamosa County, COCO16,68820+67%

2520Treutlen County, GAGA6,46620−43%

2521Edwards County, ILIL5,89820+67%

2522Grundy County, IAIA12,36120+100%

2523Monona County, IAIA8,53920−50%

2524Haskell County, KSKS3,59920+567%

2525Menifee County, KYKY6,43020–

2526Pendleton County, KYKY14,80020+233%

2527Morrill County, NENE4,40420+400%

2528Norton, VAVA3,47720–

2529Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48319−37%

2530Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09519–

2531Carroll County, MOMO8,41719+36%

2532Daviess County, MOMO8,55819−34%

2533Schuyler County, MOMO4,14019–

2534Jerauld County, SDSD1,65419–

2535Hamilton County, TXTX8,68019+280%

2536Amelia County, VAVA13,63219−77%

2537Mason County, WVWV24,70719−61%

2538Bullock County, ALAL9,78019−77%

2539Rio Grande County, COCO11,08719+0%

2540Jones County, IAIA21,25319−78%

2541Edwards County, KSKS2,64019+138%

2542Stevens County, KSKS4,98419+533%

2543Gallatin County, KYKY8,84019−61%

2544Ward County, TXTX11,12519+533%

2545Bath County, KYKY13,17618−5%

2546Desha County, ARAR9,98418−47%

2547Sharp County, ARAR18,12218−50%

2548Early County, GAGA10,45518−50%

2549Kittson County, MNMN4,03118+200%

2550Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77018+260%

2551Lawrence County, MSMS11,81918–

2552Howard County, NENE6,53818–

2553Sherman County, OROR2,05118+0%

2554Camp County, TXTX13,38018−57%

2555Irion County, TXTX1,46318–

2556Runnels County, TXTX9,69318−65%

2557Shackelford County, TXTX3,19718–

2558Bland County, VAVA6,15118+157%

2559Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118−22%

2560Scurry County, TXTX16,16218–

2561Trinity County, CACA15,72018−50%

2562Jenkins County, GAGA8,84318–

2563Twiggs County, GAGA7,59718−10%

2564Crittenden County, KYKY8,80718−38%

2565Coke County, TXTX3,41218–

2566Columbia County, ARAR21,89417−82%

2567Drew County, ARAR17,05417−86%

2568Nevada County, ARAR7,94217–

2569Faribault County, MNMN13,88817+240%

2570Sierra County, NMNM11,39517+113%

2571McKenzie County, NDND15,19217−15%

2572Richland County, NDND16,73117−11%

2573Lake County, SDSD10,99317−39%

2574Montague County, TXTX21,96617−80%

2575Newton County, TXTX11,95417+113%

2576Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28417−45%

2577Marion County, GAGA7,67617–

2578Brown County, ILIL6,40117–

2579Hamilton County, ILIL7,85917–

2580Buchanan County, IAIA20,88317−55%

2581Page County, IAIA14,85617−79%

2582West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75617−73%

2583Toole County, MTMT5,21117−6%

2584Esmeralda County, NVNV72917–

2585Lee County, ARAR8,02916–

2586Clarke County, IAIA9,57416−20%

2587Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22316−36%

2588Covington County, MSMS17,89816−20%

2589Benton County, MOMO20,53616–

2590Harrison County, MOMO8,28116−11%

2591Macon County, MOMO15,19016−70%

2592Blaine County, MTMT6,86016+167%

2593Jones County, NCNC9,57516−75%

2594McLean County, NDND9,74016+23%

2595Harper County, OKOK3,17216–

2596Archer County, TXTX9,12916+0%

2597Falls County, TXTX17,86916−58%

2598Franklin, VAVA8,47816−48%

2599Atkinson County, GAGA8,45416–

2600Clinch County, GAGA6,84716+78%

2601Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66316−27%

2602Clay County, KYKY19,46516−84%

2603Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316−79%

2604Webb County, TXTX281,22416−38%

2605Izard County, ARAR14,40515−25%

2606Jackson County, MNMN9,85715–

2607Livingston County, MOMO14,70815−29%

2608Shelby County, MOMO5,87015+0%

2609Harlan County, NENE3,00015+275%

2610Saline County, NENE14,99615+36%

2611Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45115+25%

2612Texas County, OKOK20,32215+1400%

2613Parmer County, TXTX9,67815–

2614Wayne County, UTUT2,58715+400%

2615Union County, ININ6,86315−17%

2616Delaware County, IAIA17,67415−79%

2617Worth County, IAIA7,33815+88%

2618Livingston County, KYKY8,86315+650%

2619Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66614–

2620La Paz County, AZAZ16,71114−66%

2621Crittenden County, ARAR46,21014−86%

2622Kanabec County, MNMN16,62814−7%

2623Sibley County, MNMN15,35614+17%

2624Leflore County, MSMS25,68614−67%

2625Bollinger County, MOMO10,64614−86%

2626Gasconade County, MOMO14,78414−62%

2627Stutsman County, NDND21,41414−18%

2628Choctaw County, OKOK14,05914–

2629Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614+600%

2630Bennett County, SDSD3,30714–

2631Jack County, TXTX9,56314−52%

2632Live Oak County, TXTX11,92914+40%

2633Stephens County, TXTX9,38014+75%

2634Weston County, WYWY6,84014+17%

2635Concho County, TXTX3,60714–

2636Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16214+56%

2637Miller County, GAGA5,81214+100%

2638Screven County, GAGA14,40814+250%

2639Clark County, KSKS1,90014–

2640Pawnee County, KSKS5,99114+600%

2641Lee County, KYKY7,29714−77%

2642Wheeler County, TXTX4,77314−81%

2643Gilmer County, WVWV7,08513+44%

2644Stanton County, NENE5,74413+160%

2645Slope County, NDND62813–

2646Aurora County, SDSD2,80113–

2647Haakon County, SDSD1,80213–

2648McPherson County, SDSD2,34713–

2649Menard County, TXTX1,95613–

2650Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60213–

2651Rusk County, WIWI14,14613−54%

2652Grant County, OKOK4,06713+44%

2653Custer County, COCO5,59013–

2654Gray County, KSKS5,65213+117%

2655Marshall County, KSKS9,85213−61%

2656Rawlins County, KSKS2,43113–

2657Jackson County, KYKY13,32513−7%

2658Knott County, KYKY13,32113+550%

2659Buffalo County, WIWI13,31813+550%

2660Carroll County, ILIL15,41912−60%

2661Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34412+20%

2662Nobles County, MNMN22,33812+0%

2663Stevens County, MNMN9,74712−50%

2664Atchison County, MOMO5,17512+500%

2665Boone County, NENE5,35512+140%

2666Ransom County, NDND5,61712−40%

2667Clay County, SDSD15,03112−69%

2668Mineral County, COCO91012–

2669Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68312−72%

2670Gadsden County, FLFL44,29812−81%

2671Long County, GAGA21,55712+33%

2672Stewart County, GAGA4,63112−74%

2673Wilkes County, GAGA9,54012−71%

2674Shelby County, IAIA11,68912+9%

2675Chase County, KSKS2,57212−50%

2676Harper County, KSKS5,37012−8%

2677Green County, KYKY11,64412−20%

2678Burt County, NENE6,67812+71%

2679Eureka County, NVNV1,86712−14%

2680Juniata County, PAPA23,40312−43%

2681Floyd County, TXTX4,88112–

2682Piute County, UTUT1,50912+300%

2683Washington County, ALAL14,82211–

2684Duval County, TXTX9,40211–

2685Perkins County, NENE2,84911–

2686Hickman County, KYKY4,37211−42%

2687Madison Parish, LALA8,84411–

2688Brown County, NENE2,82611−35%

2689Washita County, OKOK10,88411−73%

2690Marlboro County, SCSC25,48811−59%

2691Harding County, SDSD1,33111–

2692Blanco County, TXTX13,58111−61%

2693Swisher County, TXTX6,70311–

2694Pendleton County, WVWV5,82611+10%

2695Florence County, WIWI4,74811−21%

2696Cumberland County, KYKY5,99211+10%

2697Crowley County, COCO5,67711+38%

2698Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21911–

2699Lincoln County, GAGA8,11211−72%

2700Boise County, IDID8,54511−90%

2701Elk County, KSKS2,45811–

2702Gove County, KSKS2,63111–

2703Powell County, KYKY12,81211−91%

2704Valley County, MTMT7,38511–

2705Franklin County, TXTX10,99411−73%

2706Gaines County, TXTX23,95611−81%

2707Columbia County, WAWA4,14111−35%

2708Skagway, AKAK1,10410+25%

2709Dickey County, NDND4,89510+233%

2710Hamlin County, SDSD6,90010–

2711Robertson County, KYKY2,32510–

2712Holmes County, MSMS15,46510–

2713Kemper County, MSMS8,60010+233%

2714Phillips County, MTMT4,20310–

2715Hitchcock County, NENE2,46710–

2716Alleghany County, NCNC11,47910−92%

2717Cotton County, OKOK5,43210−44%

2718Hansford County, TXTX4,94410–

2719Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−50%

2720Sullivan County, MOMO5,73810+67%

2721Baca County, COCO3,34710+67%

2722Candler County, GAGA11,27510−94%

2723Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44910−55%

2724Floyd County, IAIA14,90110−68%

2725Lincoln County, KSKS2,86110+100%

2726Leslie County, KYKY9,62710–

2727Chase County, NENE3,71810+67%

2728Cherry County, NENE5,56110−60%

2729Emery County, UTUT10,17710−86%

2730Aleutians East, AKAK3,4799–

2731Cavalier County, NDND3,4979+13%

2732Grant County, WVWV11,0419–

2733Calhoun County, MSMS12,6439−73%

2734Holt County, MOMO4,2009−64%

2735Lewis County, MOMO9,8799−87%

2736Osage County, MOMO13,6119−53%

2737Franklin County, NENE2,7959+13%

2738Kearney County, NENE6,7909−68%

2739Logan County, NENE6699–

2740Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9299+125%

2741Wells County, NDND3,7299–

2742Coal County, OKOK5,4369–

2743Stanley County, SDSD3,0189−47%

2744Hemphill County, TXTX3,0839–

2745Sherman County, TXTX2,7819–

2746Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5549−40%

2747Winkler County, TXTX7,5409–

2748Donley County, TXTX3,2139–

2749Polk County, NENE5,2709–

2750Calhoun County, GAGA5,4139–

2751Telfair County, GAGA11,1959−44%

2752Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6509−65%

2753Ida County, IAIA6,7779+350%

2754Louisa County, IAIA10,4169–

2755Mitchell County, KSKS5,5909−59%

2756Morton County, KSKS2,4709–

2757Nance County, NENE3,2909–

2758Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0288−11%

2759Calhoun County, ARAR4,6328–

2760Sevier County, ARAR15,7588–

2761Mono County, CACA12,5058−73%

2762Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788−47%

2763Tippah County, MSMS21,3898−73%

2764Johnson County, NENE5,2188–

2765Webster County, NENE3,3368−27%

2766Burke County, NDND2,1328–

2767Dewey County, OKOK4,2078−47%

2768Ellis County, OKOK3,6138+167%

2769Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2448+167%

2770Sutton County, TXTX3,2038–

2771Covington, VAVA5,6808–

2772Pepin County, WIWI7,5138+0%

2773Greenwood County, KSKS5,8268−38%

2774Knox County, TXTX3,1928+100%

2775Brewster County, TXTX9,4588−87%

2776Bent County, COCO5,7168–

2777Dolores County, COCO2,4668+167%

2778Lincoln County, COCO5,6458−90%

2779Mitchell County, GAGA20,4678−88%

2780Worth County, GAGA20,0598−74%

2781Lewis County, IDID3,7048+14%

2782Putnam County, ILIL5,6198+60%

2783Adams County, IAIA3,6178−27%

2784Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098–

2785Seward County, KSKS21,0738−79%

2786Carlisle County, KYKY4,7478+14%

2787Eddy County, NDND2,3297–

2788Schley County, GAGA4,5937–

2789St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7657−89%

2790Wadena County, MNMN14,3887–

2791Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4777+75%

2792Scott County, MSMS28,0737−68%

2793Walthall County, MSMS13,9287–

2794Gentry County, MOMO6,3847−42%

2795Prairie County, MTMT1,1127–

2796Custer County, NENE10,5007−89%

2797Garden County, NENE1,8047–

2798Jefferson County, NENE7,0707–

2799Wheeler County, NENE7897−56%

2800Nowata County, OKOK9,5227–

2801Hand County, SDSD3,1217−22%

2802Miner County, SDSD2,2817+133%

2803Kent County, TXTX6747–

2804Real County, TXTX2,7457−13%

2805Red River County, TXTX11,8167−82%

2806Henderson County, ILIL5,9847+40%

2807Vernon County, MOMO19,9467−95%

2808Liberty County, MTMT1,9577+75%

2809Sedgwick County, COCO2,2477−13%

2810Power County, IDID8,2467−73%

2811Ringgold County, IAIA4,6427−50%

2812Allen County, KSKS12,3027−86%

2813Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6007−65%

2814Divide County, NDND2,1106+100%

2815Warren County, GAGA5,2696−63%

2816Lane County, KSKS1,5086−25%

2817Baraga County, MIMI8,1696–

2818Norman County, MNMN6,3366+100%

2819Humphreys County, MSMS7,0016–

2820Oregon County, MOMO8,7096−33%

2821Big Horn County, MTMT12,7526–

2822Phelps County, NENE8,9946+20%

2823Benson County, NDND5,7596+100%

2824Tripp County, SDSD5,7086–

2825Walworth County, SDSD5,2176–

2826Lafayette County, FLFL8,7926−57%

2827Crawford County, IAIA16,2376−85%

2828Anderson County, KSKS8,0186−77%

2829Atchison County, KSKS16,1726−87%

2830Jewell County, KSKS2,8306+100%

2831Ness County, KSKS2,6176–

2832Washington County, KSKS5,5336+0%

2833Menominee County, WIWI4,1996–

2834Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755–

2835Petersburg, AKAK3,3945−78%

2836Wrangell, AKAK2,0075−38%

2837Searcy County, ARAR7,8485−55%

2838Red River Parish, LALA7,1655–

2839Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4055+25%

2840Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7045–

2841Pope County, MNMN11,4205+0%

2842Montgomery County, MSMS9,3545−96%

2843Tunica County, MSMS8,8195−58%

2844Carter County, MTMT1,3835–

2845Boyd County, NENE1,6745–

2846Thurston County, NENE6,7525–

2847Graham County, NCNC8,1905–

2848LaMoure County, NDND4,1355+25%

2849Sargent County, NDND3,7115+67%

2850Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2595−83%

2851Davison County, SDSD20,0695−58%

2852Edmunds County, SDSD4,0225–

2853Karnes County, TXTX15,0185−64%

2854Tucker County, WVWV6,5405−64%

2855Terrell County, GAGA8,6565−29%

2856Adams County, IDID5,0135−72%

2857Van Buren County, IAIA7,1315−17%

2858Elliott County, KYKY7,2655–

2859Gosper County, NENE1,8035–

2860Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004–

2861Swift County, MNMN9,7634–

2862Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304−91%

2863Franklin County, MSMS7,4914+33%

2864Garfield County, MTMT1,1484−20%

2865Antelope County, NENE6,3524–

2866Deuel County, NENE1,8624−56%

2867Fillmore County, NENE5,4584−64%

2868Billings County, NDND1,0714–

2869Rolette County, NDND11,6884–

2870Bamberg County, SCSC12,7964–

2871Brule County, SDSD5,2784–

2872Marshall County, SDSD4,4264−33%

2873Sanborn County, SDSD2,3884–

2874Todd County, SDSD8,8634–

2875Oldham County, TXTX1,7834−33%

2876Pecos County, TXTX14,5604−75%

2877Reeves County, TXTX12,1384–

2878Greeley County, NENE2,1544−69%

2879Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8614–

2880Phillips County, COCO4,4204–

2881San Juan County, COCO8134−33%

2882Yuma County, COCO9,8964−86%

2883Ohio County, ININ5,9944−78%

2884O'Brien County, IAIA14,2204+33%

2885Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8994+100%

2886Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6044−64%

2887Hamilton County, KSKS2,5004–

2888Lyon County, KYKY9,1234−83%

2889St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7584−88%

2890Adams County, WAWA21,4884−90%

2891Garfield County, WAWA2,4164–

2892Clay County, ALAL14,2073−92%

2893Grant County, NDND2,2063–

2894Dade County, MOMO7,8043−79%

2895Chippewa County, MNMN12,4063−85%

2896Koochiching County, MNMN11,5873−73%

2897Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1533–

2898Rock County, MNMN9,5243−40%

2899Iron County, MOMO9,3183−92%

2900Dawson County, MTMT8,6923−91%

2901McCone County, MTMT1,7203–

2902McKinley County, NMNM68,1193−88%

2903Adams County, NDND2,2753–

2904Adair County, OKOK19,8283−93%

2905Bailey County, TXTX6,9633−50%

2906Haskell County, TXTX5,4993−94%

2907Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553−25%

2908Reagan County, TXTX3,1663−57%

2909Highland County, VAVA2,3183−90%

2910Randolph County, GAGA6,1563−86%

2911Wheeler County, GAGA7,5703–

2912Sheridan County, NENE4,8093–

2913Marengo County, ALAL18,3113−97%

2914Crosby County, TXTX4,8523–

2915Conejos County, COCO7,5293–

2916Hinsdale County, COCO7533–

2917Kiowa County, COCO1,4123−40%

2918Hamilton County, FLFL14,1803–

2919Clay County, GAGA2,8153–

2920Howard County, IAIA9,4153−77%

2921Greeley County, KSKS1,1823–

2922Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6193–

2923Sherman County, KSKS5,7633−94%

2924Wichita County, KSKS2,0313−73%

2925Foard County, TXTX1,0443–

2926Bristol Bay, AKAK8472−50%

2927Dickens County, TXTX1,6922−50%

2928Griggs County, NDND2,2392+0%

2929Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402−75%

2930Mercer County, MOMO3,4042−71%

2931Holt County, NENE10,0672−78%

2932Sheridan County, NDND1,2962−33%

2933Cimarron County, OKOK2,0592–

2934Dewey County, SDSD5,4192–

2935Hanson County, SDSD3,4562–

2936McCook County, SDSD5,9642−90%

2937Fentress County, TNTN20,3222−67%

2938Lynn County, TXTX6,0172–

2939McMullen County, TXTX5442–

2940Castro County, TXTX7,2952−71%

2941Motley County, TXTX1,0432−50%

2942Platte County, WYWY8,6342−50%

2943Comanche County, KSKS1,6732–

2944Yakutat, AKAK6721−75%

2945Emmons County, NDND3,2151−89%

2946Traverse County, MNMN3,1301–

2947Golden Valley County, MTMT8441−50%

2948Colfax County, NENE10,9341–

2949Thomas County, NENE6391–

2950Kidder County, NDND2,3931−80%

2951Nelson County, NDND2,9631−98%

2952Walsh County, NDND10,1791–

2953Major County, OKOK7,5361–

2954Clark County, SDSD4,0311–

2955Corson County, SDSD3,7811–

2956Day County, SDSD5,4841−83%

2957Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841–

2958Lyman County, SDSD3,6941–

2959Emporia, VAVA5,4471−86%

2960Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501−97%

2961Camas County, IDID1,3161–

2962Butte County, IDID2,7831−97%

2963Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201−67%

2964Osceola County, IAIA5,9801−67%

2965Meade County, KSKS3,8521–

2966Greer County, OKOK5,3731−97%

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