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

2501Deuel County, SDSD4,40821+950%

2502Gregory County, SDSD4,03721–

2503Torrance County, NMNM16,10021+11%

2504Cloud County, KSKS8,83321–

2505Pendleton County, KYKY14,80020+233%

2506Hickory County, MOMO9,04420+300%

2507Kimball County, NENE3,39120−51%

2508Morrill County, NENE4,40420+400%

2509Chariton County, MOMO7,37720+54%

2510Norton, VAVA3,47720–

2511Prairie County, ARAR7,92320–

2512Scott County, ARAR9,96520−17%

2513Alamosa County, COCO16,68820+67%

2514Forest County, WIWI9,57420+300%

2515Sioux County, NENE1,18820+150%

2516Treutlen County, GAGA6,46620−43%

2517Edwards County, ILIL5,89820+67%

2518Turner County, SDSD9,31420+122%

2519Stewart County, TNTN14,43920−73%

2520Grundy County, IAIA12,36120+100%

2521Monona County, IAIA8,53920−50%

2522Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48120+567%

2523Jefferson County, OKOK5,43120–

2524Tate County, MSMS28,72520–

2525Haskell County, KSKS3,59920+567%

2526Osborne County, KSKS3,28520+186%

2527Menifee County, KYKY6,43020–

2528Pipestone County, MNMN9,26020+1900%

2529Bullock County, ALAL9,78019−77%

2530Daviess County, MOMO8,55819−34%

2531Amelia County, VAVA13,63219−77%

2532Carroll County, MOMO8,41719+36%

2533Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48319−37%

2534Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09519–

2535Schuyler County, MOMO4,14019–

2536Rio Grande County, COCO11,08719+0%

2537Hamilton County, TXTX8,68019+280%

2538Jerauld County, SDSD1,65419–

2539Ward County, TXTX11,12519+533%

2540Mason County, WVWV24,70719−61%

2541Jones County, IAIA21,25319−78%

2542Edwards County, KSKS2,64019+138%

2543Stevens County, KSKS4,98419+533%

2544Gallatin County, KYKY8,84019−61%

2545Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77018+260%

2546Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118−22%

2547Howard County, NENE6,53818–

2548Desha County, ARAR9,98418−47%

2549Sharp County, ARAR18,12218−50%

2550Jenkins County, GAGA8,84318–

2551Camp County, TXTX13,38018−57%

2552Coke County, TXTX3,41218–

2553Irion County, TXTX1,46318–

2554Runnels County, TXTX9,69318−65%

2555Scurry County, TXTX16,16218–

2556Shackelford County, TXTX3,19718–

2557Bland County, VAVA6,15118+157%

2558Trinity County, CACA15,72018−50%

2559Early County, GAGA10,45518−50%

2560Twiggs County, GAGA7,59718−10%

2561Lawrence County, MSMS11,81918–

2562Sherman County, OROR2,05118+0%

2563Bath County, KYKY13,17618−5%

2564Crittenden County, KYKY8,80718−38%

2565Kittson County, MNMN4,03118+200%

2566Faribault County, MNMN13,88817+240%

2567Columbia County, ARAR21,89417−82%

2568Drew County, ARAR17,05417−86%

2569Nevada County, ARAR7,94217–

2570Toole County, MTMT5,21117−6%

2571Esmeralda County, NVNV72917–

2572Marion County, GAGA7,67617–

2573West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75617−73%

2574Brown County, ILIL6,40117–

2575Montague County, TXTX21,96617−80%

2576Newton County, TXTX11,95417+113%

2577Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28417−45%

2578Buchanan County, IAIA20,88317−55%

2579Page County, IAIA14,85617−79%

2580Hamilton County, ILIL7,85917–

2581Richland County, NDND16,73117−11%

2582Lake County, SDSD10,99317−39%

2583Sierra County, NMNM11,39517+113%

2584McKenzie County, NDND15,19217−15%

2585Benton County, MOMO20,53616–

2586Harrison County, MOMO8,28116−11%

2587Macon County, MOMO15,19016−70%

2588Blaine County, MTMT6,86016+167%

2589Atkinson County, GAGA8,45416–

2590Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22316−36%

2591Jones County, NCNC9,57516−75%

2592Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66316−27%

2593Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316−79%

2594Webb County, TXTX281,22416−38%

2595Franklin, VAVA8,47816−48%

2596Lee County, ARAR8,02916–

2597Archer County, TXTX9,12916+0%

2598Falls County, TXTX17,86916−58%

2599Covington County, MSMS17,89816−20%

2600Harper County, OKOK3,17216–

2601Clinch County, GAGA6,84716+78%

2602Clarke County, IAIA9,57416−20%

2603McLean County, NDND9,74016+23%

2604Clay County, KYKY19,46516−84%

2605Livingston County, KYKY8,86315+650%

2606Wayne County, UTUT2,58715+400%

2607Izard County, ARAR14,40515−25%

2608Livingston County, MOMO14,70815−29%

2609Union County, ININ6,86315−17%

2610Shelby County, MOMO5,87015+0%

2611Harlan County, NENE3,00015+275%

2612Saline County, NENE14,99615+36%

2613Texas County, OKOK20,32215+1400%

2614Parmer County, TXTX9,67815–

2615Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45115+25%

2616Delaware County, IAIA17,67415−79%

2617Worth County, IAIA7,33815+88%

2618Jackson County, MNMN9,85715–

2619Gasconade County, MOMO14,78414−62%

2620Kanabec County, MNMN16,62814−7%

2621Sibley County, MNMN15,35614+17%

2622Crittenden County, ARAR46,21014−86%

2623Bollinger County, MOMO10,64614−86%

2624Weston County, WYWY6,84014+17%

2625Concho County, TXTX3,60714–

2626Jack County, TXTX9,56314−52%

2627Live Oak County, TXTX11,92914+40%

2628Stephens County, TXTX9,38014+75%

2629Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66614–

2630Choctaw County, OKOK14,05914–

2631Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16214+56%

2632Miller County, GAGA5,81214+100%

2633Screven County, GAGA14,40814+250%

2634Wheeler County, TXTX4,77314−81%

2635Leflore County, MSMS25,68614−67%

2636La Paz County, AZAZ16,71114−66%

2637Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614+600%

2638Clark County, KSKS1,90014–

2639Pawnee County, KSKS5,99114+600%

2640Bennett County, SDSD3,30714–

2641Stutsman County, NDND21,41414−18%

2642Lee County, KYKY7,29714−77%

2643Gilmer County, WVWV7,08513+44%

2644Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60213–

2645Custer County, COCO5,59013–

2646Buffalo County, WIWI13,31813+550%

2647Rusk County, WIWI14,14613−54%

2648Stanton County, NENE5,74413+160%

2649Menard County, TXTX1,95613–

2650Aurora County, SDSD2,80113–

2651Grant County, OKOK4,06713+44%

2652Gray County, KSKS5,65213+117%

2653Rawlins County, KSKS2,43113–

2654Haakon County, SDSD1,80213–

2655McPherson County, SDSD2,34713–

2656Slope County, NDND62813–

2657Marshall County, KSKS9,85213−61%

2658Jackson County, KYKY13,32513−7%

2659Knott County, KYKY13,32113+550%

2660Piute County, UTUT1,50912+300%

2661Boone County, NENE5,35512+140%

2662Stevens County, MNMN9,74712−50%

2663Atchison County, MOMO5,17512+500%

2664Eureka County, NVNV1,86712−14%

2665Gadsden County, FLFL44,29812−81%

2666Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68312−72%

2667Burt County, NENE6,67812+71%

2668Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34412+20%

2669Long County, GAGA21,55712+33%

2670Stewart County, GAGA4,63112−74%

2671Carroll County, ILIL15,41912−60%

2672Floyd County, TXTX4,88112–

2673Juniata County, PAPA23,40312−43%

2674Shelby County, IAIA11,68912+9%

2675Mineral County, COCO91012–

2676Wilkes County, GAGA9,54012−71%

2677Ransom County, NDND5,61712−40%

2678Harper County, KSKS5,37012−8%

2679Clay County, SDSD15,03112−69%

2680Chase County, KSKS2,57212−50%

2681Green County, KYKY11,64412−20%

2682Nobles County, MNMN22,33812+0%

2683Powell County, KYKY12,81211−91%

2684Brown County, NENE2,82611−35%

2685Washington County, ALAL14,82211–

2686Columbia County, WAWA4,14111−35%

2687Pendleton County, WVWV5,82611+10%

2688Valley County, MTMT7,38511–

2689Perkins County, NENE2,84911–

2690Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21911–

2691Lincoln County, GAGA8,11211−72%

2692Madison Parish, LALA8,84411–

2693Blanco County, TXTX13,58111−61%

2694Boise County, IDID8,54511−90%

2695Duval County, TXTX9,40211–

2696Franklin County, TXTX10,99411−73%

2697Gaines County, TXTX23,95611−81%

2698Swisher County, TXTX6,70311–

2699Florence County, WIWI4,74811−21%

2700Crowley County, COCO5,67711+38%

2701Washita County, OKOK10,88411−73%

2702Elk County, KSKS2,45811–

2703Marlboro County, SCSC25,48811−59%

2704Harding County, SDSD1,33111–

2705Gove County, KSKS2,63111–

2706Cumberland County, KYKY5,99211+10%

2707Hickman County, KYKY4,37211−42%

2708Robertson County, KYKY2,32510–

2709Emery County, UTUT10,17710−86%

2710Chase County, NENE3,71810+67%

2711Hitchcock County, NENE2,46710–

2712Skagway, AKAK1,10410+25%

2713Baca County, COCO3,34710+67%

2714Sullivan County, MOMO5,73810+67%

2715Cherry County, NENE5,56110−60%

2716Phillips County, MTMT4,20310–

2717Alleghany County, NCNC11,47910−92%

2718Hansford County, TXTX4,94410–

2719Cotton County, OKOK5,43210−44%

2720Floyd County, IAIA14,90110−68%

2721Candler County, GAGA11,27510−94%

2722Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−50%

2723Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44910−55%

2724Dickey County, NDND4,89510+233%

2725Holmes County, MSMS15,46510–

2726Kemper County, MSMS8,60010+233%

2727Lincoln County, KSKS2,86110+100%

2728Hamlin County, SDSD6,90010–

2729Leslie County, KYKY9,62710–

2730Kearney County, NENE6,7909−68%

2731Holt County, MOMO4,2009−64%

2732Lewis County, MOMO9,8799−87%

2733Osage County, MOMO13,6119−53%

2734Franklin County, NENE2,7959+13%

2735Logan County, NENE6699–

2736Nance County, NENE3,2909–

2737Polk County, NENE5,2709–

2738Telfair County, GAGA11,1959−44%

2739Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6509−65%

2740Donley County, TXTX3,2139–

2741Hemphill County, TXTX3,0839–

2742Sherman County, TXTX2,7819–

2743Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5549−40%

2744Ida County, IAIA6,7779+350%

2745Grant County, WVWV11,0419–

2746Aleutians East, AKAK3,4799–

2747Calhoun County, MSMS12,6439−73%

2748Coal County, OKOK5,4369–

2749Calhoun County, GAGA5,4139–

2750Winkler County, TXTX7,5409–

2751Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9299+125%

2752Louisa County, IAIA10,4169–

2753Cavalier County, NDND3,4979+13%

2754Wells County, NDND3,7299–

2755Mitchell County, KSKS5,5909−59%

2756Morton County, KSKS2,4709–

2757Stanley County, SDSD3,0189−47%

2758Calhoun County, ARAR4,6328–

2759Mono County, CACA12,5058−73%

2760Covington, VAVA5,6808–

2761Sevier County, ARAR15,7588–

2762Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0288−11%

2763Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788−47%

2764Dolores County, COCO2,4668+167%

2765Lincoln County, COCO5,6458−90%

2766Johnson County, NENE5,2188–

2767Webster County, NENE3,3368−27%

2768Mitchell County, GAGA20,4678−88%

2769Knox County, TXTX3,1928+100%

2770Ellis County, OKOK3,6138+167%

2771Sutton County, TXTX3,2038–

2772Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2448+167%

2773Adams County, IAIA3,6178−27%

2774Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098–

2775Bent County, COCO5,7168–

2776Pepin County, WIWI7,5138+0%

2777Brewster County, TXTX9,4588−87%

2778Dewey County, OKOK4,2078−47%

2779Tippah County, MSMS21,3898−73%

2780Worth County, GAGA20,0598−74%

2781Lewis County, IDID3,7048+14%

2782Putnam County, ILIL5,6198+60%

2783Seward County, KSKS21,0738−79%

2784Burke County, NDND2,1328–

2785Greenwood County, KSKS5,8268−38%

2786Carlisle County, KYKY4,7478+14%

2787Wadena County, MNMN14,3887–

2788Garden County, NENE1,8047–

2789Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4777+75%

2790Gentry County, MOMO6,3847−42%

2791Vernon County, MOMO19,9467−95%

2792Sedgwick County, COCO2,2477−13%

2793Custer County, NENE10,5007−89%

2794Jefferson County, NENE7,0707–

2795Prairie County, MTMT1,1127–

2796Wheeler County, NENE7897−56%

2797Schley County, GAGA4,5937–

2798St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7657−89%

2799Kent County, TXTX6747–

2800Nowata County, OKOK9,5227–

2801Real County, TXTX2,7457−13%

2802Red River County, TXTX11,8167−82%

2803Ringgold County, IAIA4,6427−50%

2804Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6007−65%

2805Liberty County, MTMT1,9577+75%

2806Scott County, MSMS28,0737−68%

2807Power County, IDID8,2467−73%

2808Henderson County, ILIL5,9847+40%

2809Eddy County, NDND2,3297–

2810Allen County, KSKS12,3027−86%

2811Hand County, SDSD3,1217−22%

2812Miner County, SDSD2,2817+133%

2813Walthall County, MSMS13,9287–

2814Oregon County, MOMO8,7096−33%

2815Lafayette County, FLFL8,7926−57%

2816Norman County, MNMN6,3366+100%

2817Big Horn County, MTMT12,7526–

2818Phelps County, NENE8,9946+20%

2819Crawford County, IAIA16,2376−85%

2820Baraga County, MIMI8,1696–

2821Menominee County, WIWI4,1996–

2822Humphreys County, MSMS7,0016–

2823Warren County, GAGA5,2696−63%

2824Benson County, NDND5,7596+100%

2825Anderson County, KSKS8,0186−77%

2826Atchison County, KSKS16,1726−87%

2827Divide County, NDND2,1106+100%

2828Jewell County, KSKS2,8306+100%

2829Lane County, KSKS1,5086−25%

2830Ness County, KSKS2,6176–

2831Washington County, KSKS5,5336+0%

2832Tripp County, SDSD5,7086–

2833Walworth County, SDSD5,2176–

2834Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755–

2835Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4055+25%

2836Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7045–

2837Pope County, MNMN11,4205+0%

2838Graham County, NCNC8,1905–

2839Searcy County, ARAR7,8485−55%

2840Petersburg, AKAK3,3945−78%

2841Wrangell, AKAK2,0075−38%

2842Tucker County, WVWV6,5405−64%

2843Carter County, MTMT1,3835–

2844Boyd County, NENE1,6745–

2845Gosper County, NENE1,8035–

2846Thurston County, NENE6,7525–

2847Red River Parish, LALA7,1655–

2848Adams County, IDID5,0135−72%

2849Karnes County, TXTX15,0185−64%

2850Van Buren County, IAIA7,1315−17%

2851Terrell County, GAGA8,6565−29%

2852Tunica County, MSMS8,8195−58%

2853Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2595−83%

2854LaMoure County, NDND4,1355+25%

2855Montgomery County, MSMS9,3545−96%

2856Davison County, SDSD20,0695−58%

2857Edmunds County, SDSD4,0225–

2858Sargent County, NDND3,7115+67%

2859Elliott County, KYKY7,2655–

2860Lyon County, KYKY9,1234−83%

2861Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8614–

2862Swift County, MNMN9,7634–

2863Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004–

2864Adams County, WAWA21,4884−90%

2865Garfield County, WAWA2,4164–

2866Ohio County, ININ5,9944−78%

2867Yuma County, COCO9,8964−86%

2868Garfield County, MTMT1,1484−20%

2869Antelope County, NENE6,3524–

2870Deuel County, NENE1,8624−56%

2871Fillmore County, NENE5,4584−64%

2872Greeley County, NENE2,1544−69%

2873St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7584−88%

2874Bamberg County, SCSC12,7964–

2875Brule County, SDSD5,2784–

2876Sanborn County, SDSD2,3884–

2877Phillips County, COCO4,4204–

2878San Juan County, COCO8134−33%

2879Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304−91%

2880Franklin County, MSMS7,4914+33%

2881Oldham County, TXTX1,7834−33%

2882Pecos County, TXTX14,5604−75%

2883Reeves County, TXTX12,1384–

2884Rolette County, NDND11,6884–

2885O'Brien County, IAIA14,2204+33%

2886Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8994+100%

2887Hamilton County, KSKS2,5004–

2888Marshall County, SDSD4,4264−33%

2889Billings County, NDND1,0714–

2890Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6044−64%

2891Todd County, SDSD8,8634–

2892Chippewa County, MNMN12,4063−85%

2893Clay County, ALAL14,2073−92%

2894Marengo County, ALAL18,3113−97%

2895Koochiching County, MNMN11,5873−73%

2896Rock County, MNMN9,5243−40%

2897Dade County, MOMO7,8043−79%

2898Iron County, MOMO9,3183−92%

2899Conejos County, COCO7,5293–

2900Hamilton County, FLFL14,1803–

2901Hinsdale County, COCO7533–

2902Kiowa County, COCO1,4123−40%

2903Dawson County, MTMT8,6923−91%

2904McCone County, MTMT1,7203–

2905Sheridan County, NENE4,8093–

2906Randolph County, GAGA6,1563−86%

2907Bailey County, TXTX6,9633−50%

2908Crosby County, TXTX4,8523–

2909Wheeler County, GAGA7,5703–

2910Foard County, TXTX1,0443–

2911Haskell County, TXTX5,4993−94%

2912Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553−25%

2913Howard County, IAIA9,4153−77%

2914Highland County, VAVA2,3183−90%

2915Adair County, OKOK19,8283−93%

2916Clay County, GAGA2,8153–

2917Reagan County, TXTX3,1663−57%

2918McKinley County, NMNM68,1193−88%

2919Grant County, NDND2,2063–

2920Greeley County, KSKS1,1823–

2921Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6193–

2922Adams County, NDND2,2753–

2923Wichita County, KSKS2,0313−73%

2924Sherman County, KSKS5,7633−94%

2925Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1533–

2926Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402−75%

2927Mercer County, MOMO3,4042−71%

2928Bristol Bay, AKAK8472−50%

2929Holt County, NENE10,0672−78%

2930Castro County, TXTX7,2952−71%

2931Dickens County, TXTX1,6922−50%

2932Motley County, TXTX1,0432−50%

2933Hanson County, SDSD3,4562–

2934McCook County, SDSD5,9642−90%

2935Platte County, WYWY8,6342−50%

2936Cimarron County, OKOK2,0592–

2937Lynn County, TXTX6,0172–

2938McMullen County, TXTX5442–

2939Griggs County, NDND2,2392+0%

2940Sheridan County, NDND1,2962−33%

2941Comanche County, KSKS1,6732–

2942Dewey County, SDSD5,4192–

2943Fentress County, TNTN20,3222−67%

2944Traverse County, MNMN3,1301–

2945Yakutat, AKAK6721−75%

2946Golden Valley County, MTMT8441−50%

2947Colfax County, NENE10,9341–

2948Thomas County, NENE6391–

2949Butte County, IDID2,7831−97%

2950Camas County, IDID1,3161–

2951Major County, OKOK7,5361–

2952Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201−67%

2953Osceola County, IAIA5,9801−67%

2954Emporia, VAVA5,4471−86%

2955Greer County, OKOK5,3731−97%

2956Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501−97%

2957Kidder County, NDND2,3931−80%

2958Meade County, KSKS3,8521–

2959Clark County, SDSD4,0311–

2960Corson County, SDSD3,7811–

2961Day County, SDSD5,4841−83%

2962Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841–

2963Lyman County, SDSD3,6941–

2964Emmons County, NDND3,2151−89%

2965Nelson County, NDND2,9631−98%

2966Walsh County, NDND10,1791–

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