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Largest Scotch-Irish population, US counties

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Madison County, NCNC22,5531,251−6%

502Ascension Parish, LALA135,1051,248+12%

503Grafton County, NHNH93,2251,243−45%

504Mendocino County, CACA88,1221,241−37%

505Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021,239+56%

506Nevada County, CACA101,9111,237−65%

507Forrest County, MSMS79,0341,237−38%

508Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251,236+58%

509St. Clair County, ALAL98,2061,228−27%

510Bedford County, VAVA83,0591,224−46%

511Columbiana County, OHOH99,3771,212−66%

512Cullman County, ALAL94,0091,210−46%

513Lowndes County, GAGA122,8671,209−37%

514Carroll County, GAGA131,0361,208−36%

515Osceola County, FLFL481,7181,207−48%

516Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9491,206−28%

517St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881,206−48%

518Avery County, NCNC18,1101,205−21%

519Bossier Parish, LALA131,8671,204−56%

520Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171,204−33%

521Washington County, MDMD157,7311,200−44%

522Monroe County, TNTN49,7301,200−14%

523Richmond County, GAGA206,5591,199−59%

524Bartow County, GAGA120,8001,196−40%

525Henderson County, TXTX88,5951,190−20%

526Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031,183−48%

527Campbell County, KYKY95,4411,180−28%

528Wayne County, OHOH116,7581,180−41%

529Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881,179−61%

530Androscoggin County, MEME116,4871,178−64%

531Craven County, NCNC105,0251,174−60%

532Union County, NJNJ601,8631,173−65%

533Saline County, ARAR133,2881,169−54%

534Orange County, NYNY417,6691,165−73%

535Clallam County, WAWA78,2021,165−51%

536Armstrong County, PAPA63,6981,164−53%

537Monroe County, MIMI156,0041,163−51%

538Rhea County, TNTN34,8441,159+6%

539Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,156−71%

540Luzerne County, PAPA332,1261,155−53%

541Vigo County, ININ106,5121,154−34%

542Johnson County, IAIA160,0441,151−46%

543Walker County, GAGA70,2501,147−18%

544Fayette County, PAPA123,0211,142−58%

545Hampshire County, MAMA164,0651,141−68%

546Island County, WAWA85,6571,139−43%

547Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7291,137−41%

548Walton County, FLFL93,2881,137−41%

549Hampton, VAVA137,3151,135−50%

550Mercer County, NJNJ399,2891,134−69%

551Portage County, OHOH163,4041,134−66%

552Washington County, MNMN286,8951,129−56%

553Knox County, MEME41,1171,127−16%

554Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,120−66%

555Henry County, GAGA264,9221,119−69%

556Shelby County, KYKY51,2431,116+24%

557Hamblen County, TNTN68,8431,113−48%

558Tazewell County, ILIL130,0491,111−56%

559Benton County, OROR97,7281,107−46%

560Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5101,106−54%

561Harrison County, WVWV64,2211,106−52%

562Davie County, NCNC45,8551,105−30%

563Franklin County, TNTN45,5791,105−19%

564Chester County, SCSC33,0011,101−13%

565Monroe County, ININ143,3451,100−71%

566Essex County, NJNJ896,3791,099−69%

567Ulster County, NYNY183,3301,096−61%

568Hood County, TXTX70,5011,094−35%

569Josephine County, OROR87,8671,087−51%

570Surry County, NCNC72,2871,083−47%

571Walton County, GAGA112,6961,080−53%

572Laramie County, WYWY102,9381,076−61%

573James City County, VAVA83,3261,073−48%

574Catoosa County, GAGA69,6281,073−33%

575Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3311,069−46%

576St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6921,068−43%

577Cumberland County, TNTN66,3001,066−13%

578Yakima County, WAWA259,1851,065−67%

579Cambria County, PAPA128,9681,063−58%

580Nassau County, FLFL106,8791,063−43%

581Ector County, TXTX173,8011,061−41%

582Cochise County, AZAZ126,3321,060−57%

583Wood County, OHOH134,1761,057−43%

584Adams County, PAPA107,5941,057−45%

585Bulloch County, GAGA86,9491,057−38%

586Hardin County, KYKY113,4821,045−34%

587Wichita County, TXTX129,5551,042−56%

588Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,041−37%

589Glynn County, GAGA87,5991,041−42%

590Dyer County, TNTN36,3201,039+53%

591Pennington County, SDSD116,7921,038−50%

592McLean County, ILIL171,4191,038−67%

593Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121,034−52%

594Flagler County, FLFL140,3601,034−39%

595Blair County, PAPA119,5411,026−68%

596St. Louis County, MNMN200,5181,025−62%

597Walker County, TXTX83,8421,025−23%

598Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,025−17%

599Yancey County, NCNC19,0841,024−19%

600Marshall County, ALAL103,5371,023−64%

601Hendricks County, ININ193,5101,023−63%

602Hawaii County, HIHI210,0431,021−62%

603Livingston Parish, LALA155,0361,020−55%

604Cascade County, MTMT85,0291,018−54%

605Scott County, KYKY62,2621,018−3%

606Mason County, WAWA71,1651,015−39%

607Muskingum County, OHOH87,0141,012−31%

608Dickson County, TNTN58,6621,003−46%

609Flathead County, MTMT115,429996−62%

610Oldham County, KYKY70,986995−26%

611Athens County, OHOH63,197994−36%

612Putnam County, WVWV56,885994−45%

613Hunt County, TXTX123,336991−56%

614Columbia County, FLFL74,094988−29%

615Madison County, ININ135,088988−47%

616Houston County, ALAL110,318987−53%

617Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975984+86%

618Campbell County, VAVA55,629978−37%

619Christian County, MOMO96,725977−37%

620Broome County, NYNY195,736974−66%

621Lyon County, NVNV65,088973−29%

622Venango County, PAPA49,346973−60%

623Kent County, RIRI173,495972−66%

624Ross County, OHOH76,429971−41%

625Lycoming County, PAPA112,587967−43%

626Boone County, ININ80,689966+5%

627Bartholomew County, ININ85,729965−46%

628Kerr County, TXTX54,037960−53%

629Stokes County, NCNC46,126959−9%

630Bonneville County, IDID135,771959−36%

631Newport News, VAVA183,230958−69%

632Ontario County, NYNY113,130949−46%

633Cecil County, MDMD107,131949−62%

634Jackson County, ALAL54,281948−4%

635Wood County, TXTX49,688942−10%

636Tipton County, TNTN62,287941−25%

637Lynchburg, VAVA81,347941−60%

638Oneida County, NYNY226,392936−66%

639Oconee County, GAGA44,893936−5%

640Comanche County, OKOK122,158929−62%

641Coconino County, AZAZ144,368921−61%

642Oswego County, NYNY118,569921−53%

643Burnet County, TXTX57,015921−43%

644Somerset County, NJNJ356,486915−68%

645Sussex County, NJNJ148,063914−55%

646Elkhart County, ININ208,774914−63%

647Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346911−34%

648Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713911−55%

649Washington County, RIRI129,795910−71%

650Berkshire County, MAMA128,224908−65%

651Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126908−59%

652Granville County, NCNC61,421908−12%

653Eaton County, MIMI109,581907−53%

654Christian County, KYKY70,115907−33%

655Pike County, KYKY54,721903−35%

656Payne County, OKOK83,889900−57%

657Robertson County, TNTN80,175898−37%

658Newton County, GAGA125,583897−42%

659Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456896−70%

660Ashe County, NCNC27,514894−32%

661Lapeer County, MIMI89,516893−54%

662Franklin County, NCNC82,037893−21%

663Darlington County, SCSC62,888880−51%

664Wagoner County, OKOK93,263879−29%

665Jackson County, GAGA99,265877−25%

666Culpeper County, VAVA57,666875−6%

667Saginaw County, MIMI187,688871−69%

668Whitley County, KYKY37,297869+46%

669Warren County, NJNJ112,953869−36%

670Newberry County, SCSC39,561869−9%

671Johnson County, TNTN18,718868+86%

672Cass County, NDND201,794867−53%

673Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781867−59%

674Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091867−55%

675Windsor County, VTVT57,312867−52%

676Stevens County, WAWA49,668865−31%

677Schenectady County, NYNY162,581863−56%

678Rock Island County, ILIL141,869862−67%

679Etowah County, ALAL103,886860−59%

680Navajo County, AZAZ109,946858−73%

681Rapides Parish, LALA125,877858−60%

682Gibson County, TNTN51,779856−41%

683Liberty County, TXTX121,364845−45%

684McCracken County, KYKY67,553844−44%

685Columbus County, NCNC50,487843−54%

686Wayne County, NCNC122,278842−70%

687Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001841−35%

688Jackson County, MIMI159,552837−73%

689Tom Green County, TXTX120,602837−69%

690Cole County, MOMO77,908834−36%

691Dawson County, GAGA35,365833+36%

692Columbia County, OROR54,091832−29%

693Angelina County, TXTX88,154832−52%

694Mercer County, WVWV57,503832−45%

695Pope County, ARAR64,976829−35%

696Morgan County, TNTN22,160828+51%

697Tompkins County, NYNY104,047828−52%

698Jones County, MSMS66,496824−54%

699Klamath County, OROR70,274823−53%

700Franklin County, VAVA55,526820−50%

701Douglas County, GAGA154,293820−56%

702Robeson County, NCNC119,941819−66%

703Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549819−62%

704Hancock County, WVWV27,729819−45%

705Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597818−57%

706Natrona County, WYWY80,526815−58%

707Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT98,096813–

708Bullitt County, KYKY86,454805−2%

709Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490804−22%

710Alexander County, NCNC36,958803−34%

711Johnson County, MOMO56,670800−38%

712Madera County, CACA167,927798−57%

713Raleigh County, WVWV71,775797−37%

714Clarendon County, SCSC31,043796+9%

715Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691796−37%

716Brown County, TXTX38,711793−18%

717Garfield County, COCO63,474793−31%

718Maui County, HIHI160,592793−65%

719Yuma County, AZAZ224,449792−65%

720Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999790−47%

721Coffee County, TNTN62,419789−40%

722Marion County, WVWV55,584789−54%

723Highlands County, FLFL111,122788−48%

724Franklin County, MOMO108,090783−44%

725Marshall County, TNTN38,071783−6%

726Orange County, VAVA40,083782−6%

727Upshur County, TXTX44,410778−17%

728Kenosha County, WIWI168,448778−42%

729Clayton County, GAGA297,471778−50%

730Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896776−39%

731Bannock County, IDID91,591776−48%

732Scioto County, OHOH71,365773−22%

733Perry County, PAPA46,806773−31%

734Cherokee County, SCSC58,275773−52%

735Belknap County, NHNH65,147767−47%

736Broomfield County, COCO79,174765−40%

737Habersham County, GAGA50,416765−33%

738Knox County, OHOH64,002764−42%

739Lincoln County, OROR50,636763−34%

740Lonoke County, ARAR76,664760−65%

741Cherokee County, NCNC30,830759−61%

742Wayne County, WVWV37,309758−52%

743Clark County, KYKY37,888756−15%

744Lewis County, WAWA88,062756−68%

745Botetourt County, VAVA34,144755−42%

746Jefferson County, NYNY111,540753−61%

747Coos County, OROR63,992753−58%

748Delaware County, ININ113,106753−49%

749Lenawee County, MIMI97,779751−52%

750Dare County, NCNC38,245751−45%

751Calhoun County, MIMI133,408750−63%

752Polk County, OROR90,037750−65%

753Gloucester County, VAVA40,097749−41%

754Callaway County, MOMO45,765744−6%

755Ravalli County, MTMT48,582743−47%

756Macon County, ILIL99,300743−59%

757Suffolk, VAVA104,699743−55%

758Craighead County, ARAR116,957742−65%

759Muskegon County, MIMI177,901741−68%

760Lawrence County, OHOH55,710741−35%

761Autauga County, ALAL61,920739−46%

762Rock County, WIWI166,472739−58%

763Kaufman County, TXTX209,235738−67%

764Staunton, VAVA26,801738−51%

765Salem, VAVA25,816735−13%

766Passaic County, NJNJ531,624727−76%

767Charlottesville, VAVA44,388727−44%

768Kendall County, TXTX53,289726−40%

769Rogers County, OKOK102,197725−40%

770White County, ARAR80,085724−58%

771Washington County, OKOK54,037723−29%

772Baxter County, ARAR42,982722−43%

773DeKalb County, ALAL74,085721−53%

774Steuben County, NYNY91,855717−59%

775Franklin County, MAMA70,698713−51%

776Buchanan County, MOMO83,540712−56%

777Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972710−72%

778Clearfield County, PAPA78,100708−55%

779Napa County, CACA132,949707−72%

780Logan County, OKOK55,473707−7%

781Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532706−63%

782McMinn County, TNTN57,404704−62%

783Berrien County, MIMI152,444703−69%

784Lafayette County, MSMS59,597702−68%

785Jefferson County, OHOH63,597700−62%

786Hudson County, NJNJ735,033700−73%

787Cache County, UTUT145,000699−47%

788Jefferson County, PAPA43,255698−48%

789Oxford County, MEME60,346698−67%

790Allegan County, MIMI123,188697−50%

791Coffee County, ALAL56,953696−46%

792Effingham County, GAGA74,397696−27%

793Polk County, NCNC20,533695−35%

794Cameron County, TXTX433,946695−61%

795Fremont County, WYWY39,464694−33%

796Wicomico County, MDMD106,899692−55%

797Daviess County, KYKY104,898688−56%

798Sullivan County, NHNH43,961687−37%

799Allen County, OHOH100,881687−54%

800Wise County, VAVA34,824683−54%

801Umatilla County, OROR81,119680−69%

802Pulaski County, MOMO54,442677−14%

803Coryell County, TXTX85,592677−51%

804Hancock County, MEME57,171675−69%

805Carroll County, NHNH52,784675−64%

806Pickens County, GAGA37,167675−30%

807Scott County, VAVA21,200675−28%

808San Benito County, CACA70,082674+4%

809Waldo County, MEME40,693674−66%

810Montgomery County, NCNC26,403672−48%

811Sampson County, NCNC61,504672−60%

812Lee County, GAGA34,179671−40%

813Columbia County, NYNY60,168666−41%

814Pickaway County, OHOH62,978660−13%

815Giles County, TNTN31,433660−15%

816Monroe County, FLFL80,406658−39%

817Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578656−62%

818Cheshire County, NHNH78,269652−73%

819Gila County, AZAZ53,801649−32%

820Bay County, MIMI102,123648−56%

821Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663648−61%

822Smyth County, VAVA28,882648−53%

823Marshall County, WVWV29,159648−44%

824Lebanon County, PAPA146,380646−67%

825Bonner County, IDID54,420643−54%

826Henderson County, TNTN28,518642+15%

827Barrow County, GAGA99,773641−61%

828Camden County, GAGA60,143641−22%

829Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951640−59%

830Clay County, NCNC12,239640+21%

831Knox County, ILIL47,767639−38%

832LaSalle County, ILIL107,773639−65%

833Blount County, ALAL60,156638−56%

834Calvert County, MDMD94,484637−71%

835Lawrence County, TNTN46,914637−56%

836DeKalb County, ILIL101,835635−59%

837Hancock County, ININ90,969635−36%

838Jackson County, ILIL52,501634−45%

839Miami County, OHOH112,634632−68%

840Aroostook County, MEME66,609630−73%

841Midland County, MIMI83,754627−61%

842Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590627−59%

843Warren County, PAPA37,038623−51%

844Park County, WYWY31,171623−34%

845Story County, IAIA101,291622−51%

846Jefferson County, WAWA33,970618−53%

847Williamson County, ILIL67,225617−47%

848Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,697616–

849Gilmer County, GAGA33,894616−40%

850Chippewa County, MIMI36,081614−43%

851Limestone County, TXTX22,849614+19%

852San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488611+6%

853Cape May County, NJNJ93,390611−68%

854Warren County, TNTN43,717610−38%

855Gillespie County, TXTX28,527610−31%

856Monroe County, GAGA32,023610−41%

857Lincoln County, TNTN36,853609−54%

858Windham County, VTVT45,204609−57%

859Medina County, TXTX56,881608−26%

860Bedford County, TNTN55,273607−37%

861Olmsted County, MNMN166,731606−58%

862Hopkins County, KYKY45,127606−21%

863Lowndes County, MSMS57,346605−55%

864Livingston County, NYNY61,438604−53%

865Walker County, ALAL65,140601−47%

866Greene County, PAPA33,885601−68%

867Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102600−47%

868Simpson County, MSMS25,498599+12%

869Orange County, TXTX86,266599−67%

870Troup County, GAGA72,844599−51%

871Butler County, KSKS69,484599−68%

872Hart County, GAGA28,639597+4%

873Lake County, CACA67,772595−65%

874Talladega County, ALAL81,603593−33%

875Rutland County, VTVT59,653591−66%

876Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839591−48%

877Pearl River County, MSMS59,363590−35%

878Whitfield County, GAGA106,212589−65%

879Clatsop County, OROR40,926588−52%

880Winnebago County, WIWI174,218586−53%

881St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968585−18%

882St. Francois County, MOMO67,809585−45%

883La Plata County, COCO56,898585−61%

884Charles County, MDMD176,593585−72%

885Perry County, OHOH35,918584+9%

886Otero County, NMNM70,368583−61%

887Wayne County, ININ66,169583−56%

888Newport County, RIRI83,051581−67%

889Crawford County, ARAR62,657580−24%

890Merced County, CACA297,260580−66%

891Dale County, ALAL49,912579−57%

892Fayette County, TNTN45,071579−51%

893Potter County, TXTX114,453579−75%

894Caledonia County, VTVT30,414579−41%

895Pulaski County, VAVA33,586578−41%

896Wilson County, TXTX56,139577−60%

897Boone County, ARAR38,628576−33%

898Caldwell County, TXTX55,150574−35%

899Wakulla County, FLFL38,089573−51%

900Randolph County, ILIL29,921572−25%

901Erie County, OHOH73,296571−47%

902Wythe County, VAVA27,983571−36%

903Geauga County, OHOH95,676570−64%

904Rabun County, GAGA17,764568−34%

905Warren County, VAVA42,740568−53%

906Carter County, KYKY26,149568+8%

907Creek County, OKOK74,967565−54%

908Nash County, NCNC99,365562−71%

909Valencia County, NMNM82,013561−50%

910Harris County, GAGA37,280561−53%

911Belmont County, OHOH64,434560−74%

912Claiborne County, TNTN33,229560−34%

913Warren County, NYNY65,020560−62%

914Marion County, TNTN29,804559−30%

915Kendall County, ILIL145,470559−60%

916Sutter County, CACA98,787558−52%

917Allegany County, MDMD66,848558−67%

918Wilson County, NCNC81,150556−66%

919Washington County, OHOH58,389555−59%

920Iberia Parish, LALA66,846554+68%

921Nye County, NVNV57,336550−43%

922Fleming County, KYKY15,787550+136%

923Jefferson County, ILIL36,147549−10%

924Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740548−71%

925Outagamie County, WIWI195,894548−41%

926Whitman County, WAWA48,512545−50%

927Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634545−3%

928Fremont County, COCO50,039544−48%

929Grimes County, TXTX34,252543+28%

930Montrose County, COCO44,591543−39%

931Delaware County, OKOK41,910542−35%

932Cheatham County, TNTN42,778542−60%

933Carroll County, VAVA29,299542+9%

934Franklin County, KYKY52,649542−60%

935Marion County, OHOH65,115540−58%

936Powhatan County, VAVA32,591540−31%

937Scott County, MNMN159,017540−46%

938Monroe County, PAPA167,179537−74%

939Madison County, GAGA32,919537−5%

940Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979537−61%

941Colbert County, ALAL59,474535−47%

942Bladen County, NCNC30,007535−69%

943Somerset County, PAPA72,004535−57%

944Nelson County, VAVA14,920534+76%

945Riley County, KSKS72,598533−63%

946Chambers County, TXTX57,594531−29%

947Newton County, MOMO62,263530−60%

948Latah County, IDID41,842530−53%

949Chelan County, WAWA81,941530−64%

950Woodford County, KYKY27,883528−25%

951Floyd County, VAVA15,789528−8%

952Woodbury County, IAIA106,649528−58%

953Grant County, ININ66,524526−41%

954Juneau, AKAK31,609525−27%

955Le Flore County, OKOK50,196525−17%

956White County, TNTN29,612525+3%

957Erath County, TXTX43,911525−39%

958Genesee County, NYNY58,416522−53%

959Sullivan County, NYNY80,586520−36%

960Warren County, MSMS41,759519−42%

961Taos County, NMNM34,564516+48%

962Putnam County, ININ37,876515−48%

963Bradford County, PAPA59,600512−53%

964Bryan County, GAGA52,062512−8%

965Liberty County, GAGA70,313512−11%

966Randolph County, ALAL23,163511+5%

967LaPorte County, ININ111,294511−56%

968Polk County, TXTX53,434509−72%

969Webster County, IAIA36,838509−17%

970Laurel County, KYKY63,746508−39%

971Washington County, NYNY59,353506−71%

972Perry County, KYKY26,555506−38%

973Mifflin County, PAPA46,127505−61%

974Knox County, ININ35,652505−13%

975Apache County, AZAZ64,445503−19%

976Morgan County, ININ74,967503−61%

977Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,144503−72%

978Wayne County, NYNY91,250502−71%

979Van Buren County, MIMI76,071501−53%

980Mayes County, OKOK40,416501−52%

981Bowie County, TXTX92,696501−60%

982Salem County, NJNJ66,280501−59%

983Floyd County, KYKY34,401500+19%

984Jessamine County, KYKY57,147500−60%

985Allen Parish, LALA22,672498+258%

986Washington County, MEME31,334497−68%

987Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035496−66%

988Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839496−45%

989Goochland County, VAVA29,187495−20%

990Greenup County, KYKY35,213494−44%

991Fairfield County, SCSC20,340493−50%

992Lenoir County, NCNC55,837492−53%

993Ward County, NDND68,233491−45%

994Clarion County, PAPA36,680491−64%

995Rockland County, NYNY357,397490−69%

996Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996489−72%

997La Crosse County, WIWI121,339487−51%

998Spalding County, GAGA70,775486−63%

999Nelson County, KYKY49,036485−53%

1000Lincoln County, OKOK35,278483+21%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES