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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79112,223−20%

02Cobb County, GAGA793,3459,711−38%

03Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0997,811−46%

04DeKalb County, GAGA774,3947,242−39%

05Cherokee County, GAGA299,2734,526−39%

06Forsyth County, GAGA282,8053,376−14%

07Hall County, GAGA226,5683,062−5%

08Chatham County, GAGA311,8552,938−32%

09Columbia County, GAGA169,1892,485+5%

10Clarke County, GAGA129,9212,402−23%

11Coweta County, GAGA160,2402,127−19%

12Muscogee County, GAGA202,1712,047−37%

13Henry County, GAGA264,9221,955−46%

14Paulding County, GAGA190,9961,490−42%

15Floyd County, GAGA101,3781,465−37%

16Bartow County, GAGA120,8001,462−26%

17Bibb County, GAGA157,5561,453−38%

18Richmond County, GAGA206,5591,378−53%

19Fayette County, GAGA125,1561,363−59%

20Walton County, GAGA112,6961,300−43%

21Glynn County, GAGA87,5991,166−35%

22Effingham County, GAGA74,3971,148+21%

23Newton County, GAGA125,5831,109−29%

24Bulloch County, GAGA86,9491,062−38%

25Houston County, GAGA178,2141,056−62%

26Carroll County, GAGA131,036997−47%

27Oconee County, GAGA44,893936−5%

28Jackson County, GAGA99,265934−20%

29Pickens County, GAGA37,167930−4%

30Walker County, GAGA70,250914−35%

31Lowndes County, GAGA122,867893−53%

32Rockdale County, GAGA98,416858−40%

33Gordon County, GAGA61,701848−33%

34Clayton County, GAGA297,471843−46%

35Habersham County, GAGA50,416833−27%

36White County, GAGA29,802828−26%

37Harris County, GAGA37,280813−31%

38Dawson County, GAGA35,365792+29%

39Barrow County, GAGA99,773790−52%

40Catoosa County, GAGA69,628784−51%

41Spalding County, GAGA70,775775−40%

42Stephens County, GAGA27,854747+34%

43Douglas County, GAGA154,293741−61%

44Hart County, GAGA28,639716+25%

45Troup County, GAGA72,844701−43%

46Haralson County, GAGA33,066696−22%

47Monroe County, GAGA32,023671−35%

48Rabun County, GAGA17,764664−23%

49Union County, GAGA27,859650−21%

50Camden County, GAGA60,143603−27%

51Bryan County, GAGA52,062593+7%

52Whitfield County, GAGA106,212589−65%

53Dougherty County, GAGA82,616550−55%

54Madison County, GAGA32,919547−4%

55Morgan County, GAGA22,095542−1%

56Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178541−63%

57McIntosh County, GAGA11,989536+2%

58Decatur County, GAGA29,432533+114%

59Fannin County, GAGA26,111511−41%

60Gilmer County, GAGA33,894465−54%

61Telfair County, GAGA11,195460+405%

62Lee County, GAGA34,179435−61%

63Lamar County, GAGA20,941434−24%

64Charlton County, GAGA13,121427+120%

65Upson County, GAGA28,500403−18%

66Baldwin County, GAGA44,029381−32%

67Thomas County, GAGA46,368373−60%

68Polk County, GAGA45,514354−45%

69Ware County, GAGA36,906352−40%

70Banks County, GAGA21,273333+169%

71Laurens County, GAGA51,041318−59%

72Long County, GAGA21,557311+4%

73Coffee County, GAGA44,407309+9%

74Franklin County, GAGA25,948302−36%

75Wayne County, GAGA32,481296−41%

76Brantley County, GAGA18,936294−55%

77Greene County, GAGA21,367289+5%

78Putnam County, GAGA23,722283−27%

79Towns County, GAGA13,285279−68%

80Tift County, GAGA42,254279−48%

81Jasper County, GAGA17,632272+118%

82Murray County, GAGA41,607266−62%

83Colquitt County, GAGA47,438263−60%

84Elbert County, GAGA20,072259+6%

85Toombs County, GAGA27,545258−13%

86Peach County, GAGA29,877252−34%

87Cook County, GAGA18,232233−6%

88Tattnall County, GAGA24,376220−22%

89Butts County, GAGA27,218209−32%

90Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415202−65%

91Jenkins County, GAGA8,843201+75%

92Berrien County, GAGA18,932200−60%

93Emanuel County, GAGA23,147198−17%

94Jones County, GAGA29,171192−58%

95Pike County, GAGA20,932192−75%

96Dade County, GAGA16,154192−70%

97Burke County, GAGA24,408189−46%

98Terrell County, GAGA8,656187+60%

99Grady County, GAGA26,590182−20%

100Pierce County, GAGA20,764177−36%

101Chattooga County, GAGA25,300172−56%

102Dodge County, GAGA19,663166+39%

103Taylor County, GAGA7,818162−7%

104Liberty County, GAGA70,313157−73%

105Crisp County, GAGA19,237147−78%

106Mitchell County, GAGA20,467136−17%

107Washington County, GAGA19,453128−25%

108Worth County, GAGA20,059125−82%

109Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219121+38%

110Sumter County, GAGA28,801114−71%

111Seminole County, GAGA9,162112−6%

112Bleckley County, GAGA12,866111+17%

113Heard County, GAGA12,149110−53%

114Candler County, GAGA11,275107+110%

115McDuffie County, GAGA21,640106−74%

116Evans County, GAGA11,02888−32%

117Macon County, GAGA11,75686−26%

118Randolph County, GAGA6,15684+68%

119Miller County, GAGA5,81284+31%

120Atkinson County, GAGA8,45483+26%

121Pulaski County, GAGA10,17281+16%

122Turner County, GAGA8,98378−33%

123Screven County, GAGA14,40872−80%

124Appling County, GAGA19,10070−35%

125Clay County, GAGA2,81565+713%

126Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09961−86%

127Lincoln County, GAGA8,11260−69%

128Early County, GAGA10,45560−39%

129Irwin County, GAGA9,02059−47%

130Montgomery County, GAGA8,63559−60%

131Brooks County, GAGA16,10156−84%

132Meriwether County, GAGA21,51655−91%

133Hancock County, GAGA8,68251+28%

134Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65048+33%

135Wilkes County, GAGA9,54046−73%

136Marion County, GAGA7,67644−68%

137Johnson County, GAGA9,31039+5%

138Stewart County, GAGA4,63137−57%

139Warren County, GAGA5,26937−31%

140Talbot County, GAGA5,70936−74%

141Wheeler County, GAGA7,57031+55%

142Wilcox County, GAGA8,79727−76%

143Dooly County, GAGA11,15626−73%

144Glascock County, GAGA3,14125+0%

145Quitman County, GAGA2,25423−60%

146Schley County, GAGA4,59321−59%

147Jefferson County, GAGA15,01120−74%

148Calhoun County, GAGA5,41320−89%

149Crawford County, GAGA12,20619−84%

150Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46518−95%

151Bacon County, GAGA11,07017−78%

152Echols County, GAGA3,68512−68%

153Twiggs County, GAGA7,59711−76%

154Webster County, GAGA2,36910−41%

155Lanier County, GAGA10,6237−50%

156Treutlen County, GAGA6,4665−96%

157Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6624−94%

158Clinch County, GAGA6,8474−92%

159Baker County, GAGA2,7251–

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