RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,101

Largest Scotch-Irish population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

1001Wasco County, OROR26,310560–

1002Erath County, TXTX43,911560–

1003Chippewa County, MIMI36,081559–

1004Nye County, NVNV57,336559–

1005Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148559–

1006Dearborn County, ININ51,609559–

1007Gillespie County, TXTX28,527558–

1008Iberia Parish, LALA66,846557–

1009Beaufort County, NCNC44,670557–

1010Cass County, MIMI51,677556–

1011Clatsop County, OROR40,926554–

1012Lafayette County, MOMO33,531554–

1013Warrick County, ININ66,803554–

1014Midland County, MIMI83,754553–

1015Talbot County, MDMD38,238552–

1016Cherokee County, TXTX53,337552–

1017Dunklin County, MOMO26,855550–

1018Dougherty County, GAGA82,616550–

1019Walworth County, WIWI106,127549–

1020Lake County, MTMT33,392547–

1021Madison County, GAGA32,919547–

1022Marquette County, MIMI68,064546–

1023Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393546–

1024Radford, VAVA17,243546–

1025Juneau, AKAK31,609545–

1026Clinton County, NYNY78,138545–

1027Phelps County, MOMO45,247544–

1028Mason County, WVWV24,707542–

1029Morgan County, GAGA22,095542–

1030Wyandot County, OHOH21,567541–

1031Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178541–

1032Floyd County, KYKY34,401539–

1033Dallas County, ALAL35,140537–

1034Ward County, NDND68,233537–

1035Tehama County, CACA64,665537–

1036Gadsden County, FLFL44,298536–

1037McIntosh County, GAGA11,989536–

1038Dallas County, MOMO18,025535–

1039Cocke County, TNTN37,889535–

1040Blount County, ALAL60,156535–

1041Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791535–

1042Twin Falls County, IDID97,539533–

1043Decatur County, GAGA29,432533–

1044Crawford County, OHOH41,896532–

1045Lavaca County, TXTX20,651532–

1046Wayne County, WVWV37,309532–

1047Chilton County, ALAL47,708531–

1048Grundy County, ILIL54,052530–

1049Woodford County, KYKY27,883528–

1050Mayes County, OKOK40,416528–

1051Morgan County, ININ74,967528–

1052Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738527–

1053Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602527–

1054Kittitas County, WAWA48,803526–

1055Person County, NCNC40,636525–

1056Wythe County, VAVA27,983525–

1057Hendry County, FLFL48,276524–

1058New Kent County, VAVA28,022523–

1059Geneva County, ALAL27,554522–

1060Bradford County, PAPA59,600521–

1061Unicoi County, TNTN17,856520–

1062Bay County, MIMI102,123519–

1063Union County, SCSC26,799519–

1064Delaware County, OKOK41,910517–

1065Winston County, ALAL23,829516–

1066La Plata County, COCO56,898516–

1067Pickens County, ALAL18,221515–

1068Northumberland County, PAPA89,920515–

1069Marion County, TNTN29,804514–

1070White County, TNTN29,612513–

1071Howard County, ININ83,904512–

1072Cheatham County, TNTN42,778511–

1073Fannin County, GAGA26,111511–

1074Anderson County, KYKY25,225511–

1075Huron County, OHOH58,250508–

1076Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085507–

1077Eagle County, COCO54,291507–

1078Vance County, NCNC42,638506–

1079Noble County, ININ47,937506–

1080Polk County, MOMO33,604505–

1081Clinton County, OHOH42,301505–

1082Chaffee County, COCO20,831505–

1083Cleburne County, ARAR25,672502–

1084Hancock County, OHOH75,034502–

1085Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747502–

1086Escambia County, ALAL36,665501–

1087Crittenden County, ARAR46,210501–

1088St. Croix County, WIWI98,276500–

1089Lawrence County, ININ45,568500–

1090Alcorn County, MSMS34,569498–

1091Knox County, OHOH64,002497–

1092Lincoln County, MEME36,595497–

1093Isabella County, MIMI64,691496–

1094Franklin County, ILIL36,916496–

1095Carroll County, TNTN29,200495–

1096Logan County, OHOH46,302495–

1097Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448494–

1098Coshocton County, OHOH37,188492–

1099Washington County, MEME31,334492–

1100Mathews County, VAVA8,529491–

1101Crawford County, KSKS39,008490–

1102Medina County, TXTX56,881490–

1103Carver County, MNMN114,379489–

1104Grand Forks County, NDND74,501486–

1105Harrison County, TXTX71,956485–

1106Jefferson County, WAWA33,970485–

1107Howell County, MOMO40,798484–

1108Bowie County, TXTX92,696484–

1109Lenoir County, NCNC55,837483–

1110Chambers County, TXTX57,594482–

1111Marion County, SCSC28,242481–

1112Shelby County, ININ45,882481–

1113Amelia County, VAVA13,632480–

1114Okanogan County, WAWA45,230480–

1115Marion County, ALAL29,097479–

1116St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968478–

1117Cayuga County, NYNY74,365478–

1118Letcher County, KYKY19,952478–

1119Saline County, KSKS53,377477–

1120Le Flore County, OKOK50,196475–

1121Swain County, NCNC14,024474–

1122Highland County, OHOH43,823472–

1123Crawford County, ARAR62,657471–

1124Powhatan County, VAVA32,591469–

1125Goochland County, VAVA29,187468–

1126Gilmer County, GAGA33,894465–

1127Grimes County, TXTX34,252464–

1128Brooke County, WVWV21,142464–

1129Coles County, ILIL46,607464–

1130Del Norte County, CACA26,410463–

1131Preble County, OHOH40,664462–

1132Montrose County, COCO44,591462–

1133Hopkins County, TXTX39,063461–

1134Van Buren County, MIMI76,071460–

1135Telfair County, GAGA11,195460–

1136Union County, PAPA42,313459–

1137Routt County, COCO25,329458–

1138Sutter County, CACA98,787457–

1139Worcester County, MDMD54,459456–

1140Cherokee County, OKOK49,196456–

1141Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451456–

1142Park County, WYWY31,171455–

1143Montgomery County, ININ38,954455–

1144Whiteside County, ILIL54,121453–

1145Henry County, VAVA49,242452–

1146Morgan County, WVWV18,027452–

1147Hall County, NENE63,633451–

1148Llano County, TXTX23,353450–

1149Marshall County, MSMS34,654449–

1150Falls County, TXTX17,869449–

1151Scott County, MOMO37,975448–

1152Carter County, OKOK48,910447–

1153Baker County, OROR16,658446–

1154Bedford County, PAPA47,480446–

1155Henry County, ININ49,137445–

1156Chemung County, NYNY80,415444–

1157McPherson County, KSKS30,064444–

1158Halifax County, NCNC46,534444–

1159Montcalm County, MIMI69,406443–

1160Addison County, VTVT38,048443–

1161Stearns County, MNMN164,110440–

1162Sullivan County, NYNY80,586440–

1163Suwannee County, FLFL48,149440–

1164Howard County, TXTX30,504440–

1165Warren County, IAIA57,331439–

1166Osage County, OKOK46,794438–

1167Warren County, TNTN43,717438–

1168Tioga County, NYNY47,453437–

1169Fentress County, TNTN20,322437–

1170San Juan County, NMNM120,340436–

1171Garrett County, MDMD28,370436–

1172Lee County, GAGA34,179435–

1173Marion County, ILIL36,382435–

1174Whitley County, KYKY37,297434–

1175Lamar County, GAGA20,941434–

1176Currituck County, NCNC33,158433–

1177Rusk County, TXTX54,854433–

1178Monroe County, WVWV12,491433–

1179Washington County, TXTX38,288433–

1180Marion County, ARAR17,593432–

1181Taylor County, FLFL21,210432–

1182Boone County, IAIA26,799430–

1183Harrison County, ININ40,437429–

1184Ionia County, MIMI66,557428–

1185Union County, ARAR36,926427–

1186Genesee County, NYNY58,416427–

1187Charlton County, GAGA13,121427–

1188Bryan County, OKOK51,367426–

1189Nicholas County, WVWV23,848426–

1190Montague County, TXTX21,966425–

1191Caledonia County, VTVT30,414425–

1192Webster County, MOMO43,054424–

1193Coos County, NHNH31,343424–

1194Pike County, PAPA62,808424–

1195Caroline County, VAVA34,413424–

1196Columbia County, PAPA66,193423–

1197Teton County, WYWY23,333423–

1198San Patricio County, TXTX72,053423–

1199Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528423–

1200Claiborne County, TNTN33,229422–

1201Russell County, VAVA25,332422–

1202Stewart County, TNTN14,439421–

1203Tooele County, UTUT87,461420–

1204Macon County, TNTN27,663419–

1205Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047419–

1206Burleigh County, NDND103,251418–

1207Iron County, UTUT67,141417–

1208Butler County, ALAL18,100416–

1209Kings County, CACA154,327416–

1210Pettis County, MOMO44,254416–

1211Carbon County, PAPA65,868416–

1212Austin County, TXTX33,625416–

1213Harlan County, KYKY24,725416–

1214Newberry County, SCSC39,561415–

1215Union County, TNTN21,450415–

1216Vermilion County, ILIL71,259414–

1217Jefferson County, WIWI86,505414–

1218Nelson County, KYKY49,036413–

1219Allen County, KYKY22,536412–

1220Marathon County, WIWI139,432411–

1221Des Moines County, IAIA38,077411–

1222Randolph County, ININ24,438410–

1223Madison County, NYNY67,120408–

1224McNairy County, TNTN26,236408–

1225Fleming County, KYKY15,787407–

1226Colbert County, ALAL59,474406–

1227Glenn County, CACA28,141406–

1228Vernon Parish, LALA45,091405–

1229Salem County, NJNJ66,280405–

1230Independence County, ARAR38,785404–

1231Houston County, TXTX22,316404–

1232Rowan County, KYKY24,476404–

1233Klickitat County, WAWA24,331404–

1234Humphreys County, TNTN19,646403–

1235Upson County, GAGA28,500403–

1236Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321402–

1237Montgomery County, ILIL28,076402–

1238Clinton County, PAPA37,870401–

1239Barry County, MIMI63,991400–

1240Morgan County, MOMO22,418400–

1241Putnam County, NYNY99,028400–

1242Alleghany County, VAVA14,546398–

1243Clinton County, ININ33,322398–

1244Wharton County, TXTX42,060398–

1245Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681397–

1246Pike County, MSMS38,712397–

1247Lincoln County, MTMT22,328396–

1248Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586395–

1249Franklin County, MEME30,824394–

1250Waynesboro, VAVA23,951393–

1251Grady County, OKOK59,128392–

1252Bosque County, TXTX18,918392–

1253Sanilac County, MIMI40,083391–

1254Woodward County, OKOK19,827391–

1255Franklin County, VTVT51,177391–

1256Jackson County, WVWV27,450391–

1257Sheridan County, WYWY33,241391–

1258Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130391–

1259Whitman County, WAWA48,512390–

1260Franklin County, WAWA102,612390–

1261Lamar County, TXTX51,503389–

1262Gibson County, ININ33,091389–

1263Muskogee County, OKOK66,708388–

1264Bennington County, VTVT36,630387–

1265Elbert County, COCO30,534387–

1266Cowley County, KSKS34,382387–

1267Kay County, OKOK43,490386–

1268Matagorda County, TXTX36,463386–

1269Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132385–

1270Henderson County, TNTN28,518385–

1271Taylor County, WVWV16,287385–

1272Jackson County, ININ47,370385–

1273Larue County, KYKY15,184385–

1274Logan County, WVWV30,375384–

1275Polk County, TNTN18,592381–

1276Baldwin County, GAGA44,029381–

1277Morrow County, OHOH36,305379–

1278Mercer County, KYKY23,733379–

1279Webster Parish, LALA34,948379–

1280Sandusky County, OHOH58,655378–

1281McClain County, OKOK49,647378–

1282Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920376–

1283Navarro County, TXTX57,181376–

1284Lawrence County, SDSD29,459375–

1285Lancaster County, VAVA10,995375–

1286Wapello County, IAIA35,210375–

1287Obion County, TNTN30,067374–

1288Franklin County, ALAL32,449373–

1289Garvin County, OKOK26,377373–

1290Taos County, NMNM34,564373–

1291Thomas County, GAGA46,368373–

1292Kauai County, HIHI73,400372–

1293Marshall County, IAIA39,890372–

1294Washington County, WIWI139,238371–

1295Ogle County, ILIL51,399371–

1296Orange County, VTVT30,002370–

1297Union Parish, LALA20,561369–

1298Shelby County, OHOH48,065369–

1299Lee County, SCSC15,730369–

1300Randolph County, WVWV26,882368–

1301Pitkin County, COCO16,625368–

1302Sumner County, KSKS22,312368–

1303Winona County, MNMN50,523367–

1304Garfield County, COCO63,474367–

1305Meade County, KYKY30,699367–

1306Summit County, UTUT43,141367–

1307Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634366–

1308Benton County, MOMO20,536364–

1309Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795364–

1310Apache County, AZAZ64,445363–

1311Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332363–

1312Choctaw County, ALAL11,904362–

1313Sevier County, ARAR15,758362–

1314Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710362–

1315Leflore County, MSMS25,686360–

1316Jefferson County, ILIL36,147360–

1317Eastland County, TXTX18,143359–

1318Roscommon County, MIMI23,914358–

1319Uinta County, WYWY20,728358–

1320Smith County, TNTN20,981358–

1321Teller County, COCO24,756358–

1322Duchesne County, UTUT20,856357–

1323Chambers County, ALAL34,253356–

1324Effingham County, ILIL34,519356–

1325Graves County, KYKY37,050356–

1326Ohio County, KYKY23,934355–

1327Polk County, GAGA45,514354–

1328Livingston County, ILIL35,057354–

1329Uvalde County, TXTX24,963353–

1330Ware County, GAGA36,906352–

1331Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241352–

1332Prince George County, VAVA43,936352–

1333Montezuma County, COCO26,678352–

1334Emmet County, MIMI33,775351–

1335La Paz County, AZAZ16,711349–

1336Clinton County, MIMI80,432349–

1337Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186349–

1338Nez Perce County, IDID42,905348–

1339Archuleta County, COCO14,306347–

1340Rutland County, VTVT59,653346–

1341Carter County, KYKY26,149345–

1342Caroline County, MDMD34,116345–

1343Pike County, ALAL33,688344–

1344Newaygo County, MIMI51,622344–

1345Henry County, MOMO22,671343–

1346Marshall County, ININ46,599342–

1347Mecosta County, MIMI42,320341–

1348Weakley County, TNTN33,261341–

1349Ray County, MOMO23,398340–

1350Lincoln County, MOMO66,676339–

1351Adair County, KYKY19,423338–

1352Bertie County, NCNC17,086337–

1353Dorchester County, MDMD33,628337–

1354Clay County, ALAL14,207336–

1355Woodford County, ILIL38,111336–

1356Stone County, ARAR12,703335–

1357Seneca County, OHOH54,522335–

1358Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842334–

1359Banks County, GAGA21,273333–

1360Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163332–

1361George County, MSMS26,331332–

1362Stephens County, OKOK44,310332–

1363Macoupin County, ILIL43,748332–

1364Pike County, OHOH27,061331–

1365Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662331–

1366Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320329–

1367Mercer County, ILIL15,229329–

1368Henry County, IAIA19,349329–

1369Blanco County, TXTX13,581328–

1370Juniata County, PAPA23,403328–

1371Carroll County, ARAR29,263327–

1372Henry County, TNTN32,896327–

1373Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237327–

1374Goshen County, WYWY12,640327–

1375Monroe County, MSMS33,318326–

1376Douglas County, WIWI43,990326–

1377Jay County, ININ20,118326–

1378Wayne County, NYNY91,250326–

1379Box Elder County, UTUT65,320326–

1380Butler County, MOMO41,904325–

1381Hardin County, OHOH30,072325–

1382Bristol County, RIRI50,001325–

1383Saline County, ILIL22,772325–

1384Lincoln County, NENE33,303324–

1385Trinity County, TXTX14,384324–

1386Bristol, VAVA16,418324–

1387Nelson County, VAVA14,920322–

1388Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177322–

1389Middlesex County, VAVA10,841321–

1390Pacific County, WAWA24,357321–

1391Roane County, WVWV13,317320–

1392San Juan County, WAWA18,577320–

1393Washington County, MOMO23,810318–

1394Greene County, VAVA21,958318–

1395Laurens County, GAGA51,041318–

1396Elk County, PAPA29,926316–

1397Caddo County, OKOK26,130315–

1398Plumas County, CACA18,583314–

1399Cortland County, NYNY45,850314–

1400Lincoln County, SDSD77,145314–

1401Logan County, COCO20,654314–

1402Lee County, ILIL32,914314–

1403Grant County, NMNM27,252313–

1404Converse County, WYWY13,824313–

1405Johnson County, KYKY22,051313–

1406Adams County, OHOH27,865312–

1407Union County, OROR25,900312–

1408Madison County, IDID55,172312–

1409Dubuque County, IAIA99,381312–

1410Marshall County, KYKY31,659312–

1411Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089311–

1412Long County, GAGA21,557311–

1413Jackson County, TNTN12,466309–

1414Coffee County, GAGA44,407309–

1415Winchester, VAVA28,272309–

1416Huntington County, ININ37,224308–

1417Eddy County, NMNM62,509307–

1418Lea County, NMNM74,749307–

1419Madison County, TXTX14,226307–

1420Uintah County, UTUT38,278307–

1421Polk County, ARAR19,486305–

1422Fannin County, TXTX39,265305–

1423Mariposa County, CACA16,918304–

1424Page County, VAVA23,762304–

1425Garrard County, KYKY18,207304–

1426Douglas County, MNMN40,120303–

1427Colorado County, TXTX21,439303–

1428Russell County, ALAL58,898302–

1429Colfax County, NMNM12,184302–

1430Franklin County, GAGA25,948302–

1431Adams County, MSMS30,061301–

1432Park County, MTMT18,214301–

1433Tillamook County, OROR27,384301–

1434Clinton County, ILIL37,128301–

1435Morgan County, ILIL32,515301–

1436Darke County, OHOH51,520299–

1437Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738299–

1438Henderson County, KYKY44,255298–

1439Hempstead County, ARAR19,080297–

1440Wood County, WIWI74,060297–

1441Manassas, VAVA44,332297–

1442Wayne County, GAGA32,481296–

1443Schoharie County, NYNY30,176296–

1444Doddridge County, WVWV7,634296–

1445Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608296–

1446DeKalb County, TNTN21,873295–

1447Alleghany County, NCNC11,479295–

1448Atascosa County, TXTX53,590295–

1449Sweetwater County, WYWY41,267295–

1450Simpson County, KYKY20,788295–

1451Lawrence County, ARAR16,273294–

1452Curry County, NMNM46,655294–

1453Harrison County, OHOH14,070294–

1454Wayne County, PAPA51,703294–

1455Upshur County, WVWV23,758294–

1456Brantley County, GAGA18,936294–

1457Brown County, OHOH44,397293–

1458Sauk County, WIWI66,652292–

1459Malheur County, OROR32,261291–

1460Grayson County, VAVA15,230291–

1461Gage County, NENE21,711290–

1462Logan County, KYKY28,669290–

1463Morgan County, COCO30,306289–

1464Greene County, GAGA21,367289–

1465Mississippi County, ARAR37,828288–

1466Branch County, MIMI45,993288–

1467Logan County, ILIL27,182288–

1468Buena Vista, VAVA6,672288–

1469Delta County, COCO32,178287–

1470Curry County, OROR22,621287–

1471Jackson County, FLFL49,629287–

1472Alpena County, MIMI28,853286–

1473Callahan County, TXTX14,491286–

1474Hood River County, OROR23,720285–

1475Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861284–

1476St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586284–

1477Rice County, MNMN69,939283–

1478McIntosh County, OKOK19,758283–

1479Putnam County, GAGA23,722283–

1480Lincoln County, WYWY21,180283–

1481Clear Creek County, COCO8,994283–

1482LaGrange County, ININ41,305283–

1483De Soto Parish, LALA27,381282–

1484Bollinger County, MOMO10,646282–

1485Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407282–

1486King George County, VAVA29,646281–

1487Blaine County, IDID25,517281–

1488Hickman County, TNTN26,219280–

1489Franklin County, KSKS26,299280–

1490Hart County, KYKY20,117280–

1491St. Clair County, MOMO9,976279–

1492Tift County, GAGA42,254279–

1493Towns County, GAGA13,285279–

1494Stillwater County, MTMT9,445279–

1495Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041278–

1496Meigs County, OHOH21,587278–

1497Anderson County, TXTX59,805278–

1498Columbia County, WIWI58,132278–

1499Bourbon County, KSKS14,319278–

1500Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033277–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES