Which county has the highest scotch-irish population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 66,233 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by scotch-irish population?

Los Angeles County, California, Maricopa County, Arizona, Harris County, Texas, San Diego County, California, King County, Washington.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,118 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is scotch-irish population measured?

Number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,118

Largest Scotch-Irish population, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2010 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS –

1001Scioto County, OHOH71,365990–

1002Warren County, TNTN43,717990–

1003Barren County, KYKY45,641988–

1004Muskogee County, OKOK66,708987–

1005Northumberland County, PAPA89,920986–

1006Oconee County, GAGA44,893985–

1007Hancock County, ININ90,969985–

1008Fairfield County, SCSC20,340985–

1009Jackson County, ALAL54,281984–

1010Pulaski County, VAVA33,586980–

1011Caledonia County, VTVT30,414977–

1012Orange County, VTVT30,002973–

1013Pickens County, GAGA37,167971–

1014Brown County, TXTX38,711971–

1015Nye County, NVNV57,336970–

1016Garfield County, OKOK61,779966–

1017Marion County, SCSC28,242962–

1018Bedford County, TNTN55,273962–

1019Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662959–

1020Nez Perce County, IDID42,905958–

1021Russell County, VAVA25,332957–

1022Danville, VAVA41,647957–

1023Carver County, MNMN114,379955–

1024Gila County, AZAZ53,801954–

1025Winchester, VAVA28,272954–

1026Newberry County, SCSC39,561953–

1027Effingham County, GAGA74,397952–

1028Lawrence County, ININ45,568946–

1029Upshur County, TXTX44,410941–

1030Twin Falls County, IDID97,539940–

1031Osage County, OKOK46,794940–

1032Scott County, VAVA21,200940–

1033Park County, WYWY31,171940–

1034Camden County, MOMO44,047939–

1035Culpeper County, VAVA57,666934–

1036Outagamie County, WIWI195,894933–

1037Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953930–

1038Weakley County, TNTN33,261929–

1039Thomas County, GAGA46,368926–

1040Phelps County, MOMO45,247925–

1041Jackson County, WVWV27,450925–

1042Cherokee County, TXTX53,337925–

1043Boone County, ININ80,689923–

1044Wright County, MNMN157,559918–

1045Bedford County, PAPA47,480918–

1046Edgefield County, SCSC29,808918–

1047Jefferson County, WIWI86,505918–

1048Pike County, ALAL33,688916–

1049Campbell County, WYWY48,145916–

1050Pearl River County, MSMS59,363913–

1051Howell County, MOMO40,798911–

1052Logan County, OHOH46,302910–

1053Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321907–

1054Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839905–

1055Clinton County, OHOH42,301904–

1056Waynesboro, VAVA23,951903–

1057Warren County, MSMS41,759902–

1058Preble County, OHOH40,664900–

1059Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451899–

1060Shelby County, KYKY51,243897–

1061Albany County, WYWY38,558897–

1062Delta County, COCO32,178892–

1063Grant County, ININ66,524892–

1064Wythe County, VAVA27,983892–

1065Eddy County, NMNM62,509891–

1066Ward County, NDND68,233891–

1067Clark County, KYKY37,888890–

1068Montrose County, COCO44,591889–

1069Greenup County, KYKY35,213889–

1070Clinton County, MOMO21,661889–

1071Haralson County, GAGA33,066888–

1072Talladega County, ALAL81,603888–

1073Washington County, FLFL26,695886–

1074Gibson County, ININ33,091886–

1075Jefferson County, ININ33,279886–

1076Grand Forks County, NDND74,501884–

1077Gillespie County, TXTX28,527883–

1078Obion County, TNTN30,067880–

1079Caldwell County, TXTX55,150879–

1080Henry County, VAVA49,242878–

1081Emmet County, MIMI33,775876–

1082Jasper County, IAIA38,153875–

1083Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033875–

1084Fannin County, GAGA26,111873–

1085Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241873–

1086Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121872–

1087Jackson County, FLFL49,629871–

1088Barry County, MIMI63,991871–

1089Alcorn County, MSMS34,569868–

1090Wise County, TXTX83,778867–

1091Teller County, COCO24,756865–

1092Franklin County, NYNY46,500865–

1093Gadsden County, FLFL44,298864–

1094Erath County, TXTX43,911864–

1095Towns County, GAGA13,285862–

1096Washington County, WIWI139,238862–

1097Boone County, ARAR38,628861–

1098Branch County, MIMI45,993861–

1099Union County, ARAR36,926860–

1100Lafayette County, MOMO33,531859–

1101Marshall County, IAIA39,890858–

1102Tioga County, NYNY47,453858–

1103Rabun County, GAGA17,764857–

1104Marlboro County, SCSC25,488856–

1105Park County, COCO18,314854–

1106Silver Bow County, MTMT36,118853–

1107Elko County, NVNV54,815853–

1108Geneva County, ALAL27,554851–

1109Tooele County, UTUT87,461849–

1110Salem, VAVA25,816849–

1111Nicholas County, WVWV23,848849–

1112Vernon Parish, LALA45,091848–

1113Warren County, IAIA57,331844–

1114McKean County, PAPA38,984844–

1115Tioga County, PAPA40,502844–

1116Warrick County, ININ66,803843–

1117Claiborne County, TNTN33,229843–

1118Graves County, KYKY37,050842–

1119Scott County, TNTN22,671842–

1120Hopkins County, TXTX39,063841–

1121Delaware County, OKOK41,910839–

1122Jackson County, OKOK24,764839–

1123Burleigh County, NDND103,251839–

1124Sanilac County, MIMI40,083838–

1125Laurel County, KYKY63,746837–

1126Swain County, NCNC14,024835–

1127Russell County, ALAL58,898833–

1128Marshall County, TNTN38,071833–

1129Crawford County, OHOH41,896833–

1130Louisa County, VAVA42,924832–

1131Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177831–

1132Orange County, VAVA40,083831–

1133Webster Parish, LALA34,948830–

1134Union County, GAGA27,859828–

1135Stearns County, MNMN164,110827–

1136Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877826–

1137Bullitt County, KYKY86,454825–

1138Camden County, GAGA60,143824–

1139Des Moines County, IAIA38,077824–

1140Medina County, TXTX56,881824–

1141Lea County, NMNM74,749822–

1142Perry County, KYKY26,555814–

1143Hill County, TXTX39,503813–

1144Sullivan County, NYNY80,586812–

1145Anson County, NCNC21,758812–

1146Cherokee County, OKOK49,196806–

1147Marion County, TNTN29,804804–

1148Preston County, WVWV34,004800–

1149Lamoille County, VTVT26,294799–

1150Callaway County, MOMO45,765795–

1151Jefferson County, WVWV63,102795–

1152Montezuma County, COCO26,678794–

1153Iron County, UTUT67,141793–

1154Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237791–

1155Addison County, VTVT38,048790–

1156Rowan County, KYKY24,476789–

1157McDonough County, ILIL25,916787–

1158Fannin County, TXTX39,265787–

1159Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132786–

1160Powhatan County, VAVA32,591786–

1161Marathon County, WIWI139,432786–

1162Kosciusko County, ININ80,892784–

1163Pulaski County, MOMO54,442783–

1164Lamar County, TXTX51,503783–

1165Yadkin County, NCNC38,325780–

1166Giles County, TNTN31,433779–

1167Daviess County, ININ34,209776–

1168Union County, OROR25,900776–

1169Dickinson County, KSKS18,637775–

1170Franklin County, MEME30,824775–

1171Tyler County, TXTX20,443775–

1172Lawrence County, MOMO39,401774–

1173Dodge County, WIWI89,097774–

1174Laurens County, GAGA51,041773–

1175Webster County, MOMO43,054772–

1176Henderson County, KYKY44,255770–

1177Henry County, MOMO22,671770–

1178Pike County, GAGA20,932766–

1179Grady County, OKOK59,128766–

1180Carroll County, OHOH26,475766–

1181Monroe County, WVWV12,491765–

1182Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047765–

1183Crawford County, ARAR62,657764–

1184Jasper County, SCSC38,533764–

1185Hopkins County, KYKY45,127763–

1186Logan County, OKOK55,473763–

1187Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528762–

1188Randolph County, ILIL29,921761–

1189Laclede County, MOMO36,943760–

1190Pickaway County, OHOH62,978759–

1191Ogle County, ILIL51,399755–

1192Clinton County, PAPA37,870755–

1193Kauai County, HIHI73,400754–

1194Cowley County, KSKS34,382752–

1195Marshall County, KYKY31,659749–

1196Chambers County, TXTX57,594749–

1197Lincoln County, NMNM19,844748–

1198Lincoln County, NENE33,303746–

1199Union County, SCSC26,799741–

1200Henry County, ILIL48,095740–

1201Newaygo County, MIMI51,622739–

1202Woodford County, ILIL38,111739–

1203Douglas County, WIWI43,990739–

1204Imperial County, CACA181,411737–

1205Franklin County, VTVT51,177737–

1206Escambia County, ALAL36,665734–

1207Clarendon County, SCSC31,043733–

1208Butler County, MOMO41,904733–

1209Crawford County, MOMO22,929732–

1210Ottawa County, OHOH39,481731–

1211Fairfax, VAVA26,772731–

1212Summit County, COCO31,517729–

1213Marshall County, MSMS34,654728–

1214Matagorda County, TXTX36,463727–

1215Marion County, MOMO28,525724–

1216Crook County, OROR27,564723–

1217Beaufort County, NCNC44,670723–

1218Marion County, ILIL36,382722–

1219Hall County, NENE63,633722–

1220Christian County, ILIL33,443719–

1221Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163718–

1222Cass County, MIMI51,677718–

1223St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968717–

1224Juneau, AKAK31,609716–

1225Montgomery County, KSKS30,177716–

1226Dearborn County, ININ51,609716–

1227Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586716–

1228Knox County, KYKY29,532714–

1229Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669712–

1230St. Croix County, WIWI98,276712–

1231Howard County, TXTX30,504711–

1232Ionia County, MIMI66,557710–

1233Del Norte County, CACA26,410705–

1234Carroll County, TNTN29,200705–

1235McDonald County, MOMO23,992705–

1236Chilton County, ALAL47,708704–

1237Woodford County, KYKY27,883702–

1238Giles County, VAVA16,564701–

1239Currituck County, NCNC33,158700–

1240Cleburne County, ARAR25,672699–

1241Neshoba County, MSMS28,732699–

1242Atascosa County, TXTX53,590699–

1243Manassas, VAVA44,332696–

1244Worth County, GAGA20,059695–

1245Murray County, GAGA41,607692–

1246Antrim County, MIMI24,698692–

1247Monroe County, MSMS33,318690–

1248Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085690–

1249Independence County, ARAR38,785688–

1250Miami County, KSKS36,240688–

1251Sumner County, KSKS22,312683–

1252Stephens County, OKOK44,310682–

1253Crisp County, GAGA19,237679–

1254Rice County, MNMN69,939679–

1255Dyer County, TNTN36,320679–

1256Montgomery County, ININ38,954678–

1257Whiteside County, ILIL54,121677–

1258Patrick County, VAVA17,424676–

1259Sherburne County, MNMN104,194673–

1260Champaign County, OHOH38,820673–

1261Aransas County, TXTX26,146672–

1262Anderson County, KYKY25,225671–

1263Copiah County, MSMS27,497669–

1264Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633668–

1265Portage County, WIWI71,943666–

1266Adams County, NENE31,071665–

1267Brown County, OHOH44,397665–

1268Columbia County, PAPA66,193660–

1269McClain County, OKOK49,647658–

1270Barbour County, WVWV15,414658–

1271Garrett County, MDMD28,370657–

1272Bristol, VAVA16,418657–

1273Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738657–

1274Colquitt County, GAGA47,438656–

1275Gratiot County, MIMI41,190655–

1276Brantley County, GAGA18,936654–

1277Van Buren County, ARAR16,238654–

1278Marshall County, ININ46,599653–

1279Colleton County, SCSC39,382653–

1280Fulton County, NYNY52,216653–

1281San Benito County, CACA70,082650–

1282Polk County, GAGA45,514647–

1283Coos County, NHNH31,343647–

1284Lee County, VAVA21,642647–

1285Campbell County, TNTN40,290646–

1286Grant County, NMNM27,252646–

1287Meriwether County, GAGA21,516645–

1288Muscatine County, IAIA41,853645–

1289Warren County, MOMO39,016645–

1290Harrison County, OHOH14,070645–

1291Prince George County, VAVA43,936645–

1292Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634644–

1293Saline County, MOMO23,265644–

1294Hampshire County, WVWV24,105644–

1295Grainger County, TNTN25,739643–

1296Teton County, WYWY23,333643–

1297Shelby County, ININ45,882642–

1298Pacific County, WAWA24,357642–

1299Tillamook County, OROR27,384641–

1300Morrow County, OHOH36,305641–

1301Boone County, WVWV20,251641–

1302Dade County, GAGA16,154640–

1303Effingham County, ILIL34,519640–

1304Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201640–

1305Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041639–

1306Adair County, MOMO25,684639–

1307Dickenson County, VAVA13,236639–

1308Taylor County, FLFL21,210638–

1309Tate County, MSMS28,725638–

1310Coshocton County, OHOH37,188638–

1311Alleghany County, VAVA14,546636–

1312Cortland County, NYNY45,850635–

1313Houston County, TXTX22,316635–

1314Morgan County, ILIL32,515634–

1315Suwannee County, FLFL48,149633–

1316Harrison County, KYKY19,627633–

1317Saline County, ILIL22,772633–

1318Le Flore County, OKOK50,196633–

1319Wayne County, PAPA51,703632–

1320Clare County, MIMI31,543631–

1321Trinity County, CACA15,720630–

1322Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738630–

1323Montcalm County, MIMI69,406630–

1324Cass County, NENE27,657630–

1325Darke County, OHOH51,520630–

1326Mercer County, KYKY23,733629–

1327Covington County, ALAL37,947627–

1328Miller County, ARAR42,357626–

1329Madison County, OHOH46,985626–

1330Bingham County, IDID51,153625–

1331Apache County, AZAZ64,445624–

1332Marion County, IAIA34,192624–

1333Bath County, VAVA4,076624–

1334Coahoma County, MSMS19,849622–

1335Carter County, OKOK48,910621–

1336Goochland County, VAVA29,187621–

1337Noble County, ININ47,937619–

1338Wyoming County, NYNY39,741617–

1339Huron County, OHOH58,250616–

1340Mariposa County, CACA16,918615–

1341Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391615–

1342Mecosta County, MIMI42,320614–

1343Itawamba County, MSMS24,152614–

1344Seneca County, OHOH54,522614–

1345Piatt County, ILIL16,791613–

1346Dawson County, GAGA35,365612–

1347Webster County, IAIA36,838612–

1348McNairy County, TNTN26,236610–

1349New Kent County, VAVA28,022609–

1350Jefferson County, ILIL36,147608–

1351Hickman County, TNTN26,219606–

1352Hancock County, MSMS46,873605–

1353Waller County, TXTX69,858605–

1354Delta County, MIMI36,582604–

1355Morgan County, COCO30,306603–

1356Klickitat County, WAWA24,331603–

1357De Soto Parish, LALA27,381601–

1358Harvey County, KSKS33,580599–

1359Washington County, TXTX38,288599–

1360Humphreys County, TNTN19,646598–

1361Barry County, MOMO36,200598–

1362Summit County, UTUT43,141598–

1363Oneida County, WIWI38,131598–

1364Whitley County, KYKY37,297597–

1365Orleans County, VTVT27,600597–

1366Dubuque County, IAIA99,381596–

1367Pike County, PAPA62,808596–

1368Union County, PAPA42,313594–

1369Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036593–

1370Panola County, TXTX23,018592–

1371Martin County, KYKY10,697591–

1372Churchill County, NVNV25,851591–

1373Ware County, GAGA36,906590–

1374Juniata County, PAPA23,403590–

1375Wharton County, TXTX42,060590–

1376Montague County, TXTX21,966588–

1377Grayson County, VAVA15,230588–

1378Plumas County, CACA18,583587–

1379Greene County, ARAR47,411586–

1380Izard County, ARAR14,405586–

1381Lincoln County, WVWV19,177586–

1382Logan County, WVWV30,375586–

1383Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415584–

1384Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503584–

1385Wasco County, OROR26,310584–

1386Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920584–

1387Knox County, ININ35,652581–

1388Washington County, ININ28,383581–

1389Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372580–

1390Lincoln County, MTMT22,328580–

1391McPherson County, KSKS30,064579–

1392Itasca County, MNMN45,404579–

1393Liberty County, GAGA70,313578–

1394Page County, VAVA23,762578–

1395Washington Parish, LALA44,937577–

1396Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896577–

1397San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488576–

1398Iosco County, MIMI25,266575–

1399Floyd County, VAVA15,789575–

1400Hart County, GAGA28,639573–

1401Whitley County, ININ35,046573–

1402Livingston County, ILIL35,057573–

1403Logan County, COCO20,654572–

1404Harrison County, ININ40,437572–

1405Blaine County, IDID25,517571–

1406Carroll County, ARAR29,263571–

1407Steuben County, ININ34,799571–

1408Lincoln County, MSMS35,012571–

1409Miller County, MOMO25,817571–

1410Columbia County, WIWI58,132571–

1411Lamar County, GAGA20,941570–

1412Carbon County, PAPA65,868569–

1413Madison County, GAGA32,919567–

1414Adams County, MSMS30,061567–

1415Bryan County, OKOK51,367566–

1416DeKalb County, MOMO9,795564–

1417Hockley County, TXTX21,600564–

1418Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407563–

1419Lee County, IAIA32,306562–

1420Malheur County, OROR32,261562–

1421Baldwin County, GAGA44,029561–

1422Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634561–

1423Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793561–

1424Radford, VAVA17,243561–

1425Ohio County, KYKY23,934560–

1426Henderson County, TNTN28,518560–

1427Cumberland County, VAVA10,352560–

1428Letcher County, KYKY19,952559–

1429Herkimer County, NYNY59,219559–

1430Lawrence County, ALAL33,843558–

1431Stephens County, GAGA27,854557–

1432Panola County, MSMS32,691557–

1433Meade County, SDSD30,711557–

1434Vance County, NCNC42,638556–

1435Lincoln County, WAWA11,982556–

1436Buchanan County, VAVA18,492555–

1437Routt County, COCO25,329554–

1438Bryan County, GAGA52,062554–

1439Greene County, NYNY47,238554–

1440Franklin County, ALAL32,449552–

1441Bureau County, ILIL32,510552–

1442Jackson County, ININ47,370551–

1443Alleghany County, NCNC11,479550–

1444Morgan County, GAGA22,095548–

1445Morgan County, TNTN22,160548–

1446Crittenden County, ARAR46,210547–

1447Adams County, OHOH27,865547–

1448Jackson County, OHOH32,817547–

1449Cass County, TXTX28,651547–

1450Elbert County, COCO30,534546–

1451Union County, MSMS28,459546–

1452Auglaize County, OHOH45,909546–

1453Roscommon County, MIMI23,914545–

1454Buffalo County, NENE51,172545–

1455Barbour County, ALAL24,607544–

1456Henry County, ININ49,137542–

1457Clay County, MSMS18,238542–

1458Jones County, IAIA21,253541–

1459Audrain County, MOMO24,528541–

1460Monroe County, ALAL18,965540–

1461Wapello County, IAIA35,210540–

1462Scott County, MOMO37,975540–

1463Wayne County, KYKY19,597539–

1464King William County, VAVA19,617539–

1465Jasper County, ININ33,894538–

1466Dodge County, NENE38,057538–

1467Gonzales County, TXTX20,159537–

1468Tift County, GAGA42,254534–

1469Madison County, IDID55,172534–

1470Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096534–

1471Perry County, OHOH35,918534–

1472King George County, VAVA29,646534–

1473Simpson County, MSMS25,498533–

1474Braxton County, WVWV11,885533–

1475Lassen County, CACA28,117532–

1476Piscataquis County, MEME17,409532–

1477Sandusky County, OHOH58,655531–

1478Clarke County, VAVA15,609531–

1479Clark County, ARAR20,938530–

1480McIntosh County, GAGA11,989528–

1481Baker County, OROR16,658528–

1482Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975528–

1483Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549527–

1484Ashley County, ARAR17,831527–

1485Goodhue County, MNMN48,195527–

1486Clay County, NCNC12,239527–

1487Stephenson County, ILIL43,220526–

1488Park County, MTMT18,214526–

1489Carter County, KYKY26,149525–

1490Boone County, ILIL53,568525–

1491Ray County, MOMO23,398525–

1492Fulton County, OHOH41,853525–

1493Lampasas County, TXTX23,657525–

1494Polk County, TNTN18,592524–

1495Stark County, NDND34,013523–

1496Williamsburg, VAVA15,861522–

1497Clinton County, IAIA46,002521–

1498Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673521–

1499Baker County, FLFL29,737520–

1500Huron County, MIMI30,530520–

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