RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,090

Largest Scotch-Irish population, US counties

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

1501Iosco County, MIMI25,266237–

1502Cass County, NENE27,657237–

1503Perquimans County, NCNC13,490237–

1504Randolph County, WVWV26,882237–

1505Grand County, COCO16,496237–

1506West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756237–

1507Pacific County, WAWA24,357237–

1508Monroe County, WIWI46,572237–

1509Auglaize County, OHOH45,909236–

1510Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241236–

1511Dickenson County, VAVA13,236236–

1512Putnam County, GAGA23,722236–

1513Pamlico County, NCNC12,758235–

1514Columbia County, PAPA66,193235–

1515Weakley County, TNTN33,261235–

1516Jefferson County, OROR25,740235–

1517Banks County, GAGA21,273235–

1518Morgan County, GAGA22,095235–

1519Montgomery County, KSKS30,177235–

1520Marion County, ARAR17,593234–

1521Lamoille County, VTVT26,294234–

1522Caroline County, VAVA34,413234–

1523Marshall County, IAIA39,890234–

1524Otoe County, NENE16,531233–

1525Kay County, OKOK43,490233–

1526Jackson County, TNTN12,466233–

1527Webster Parish, LALA34,948233–

1528Van Buren County, TNTN6,874232–

1529Clarke County, MSMS15,102232–

1530Fayette County, OHOH28,552232–

1531Clay County, SDSD15,031232–

1532Hardin County, OHOH30,072231–

1533Franklin County, MEME30,824230–

1534Marion County, MSMS24,001230–

1535Stoddard County, MOMO28,284230–

1536Baker County, OROR16,658230–

1537Wabash County, ININ30,713230–

1538Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673230–

1539Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608230–

1540Juniata County, PAPA23,403230–

1541Montour County, PAPA17,868229–

1542Vernon Parish, LALA45,091228–

1543Shelby County, OHOH48,065228–

1544Trinity County, TXTX14,384228–

1545Hampshire County, WVWV24,105228–

1546Washington County, WIWI139,238228–

1547Piscataquis County, MEME17,409228–

1548Leelanau County, MIMI22,982227–

1549Park County, COCO18,314226–

1550Winona County, MNMN50,523226–

1551Boyle County, KYKY31,632225–

1552Sanilac County, MIMI40,083225–

1553Telfair County, GAGA11,195225–

1554Henderson County, KYKY44,255225–

1555Torrance County, NMNM16,100224–

1556Malheur County, OROR32,261224–

1557Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738224–

1558Wyoming County, WVWV19,801224–

1559Falls Church, VAVA15,159224–

1560Stephenson County, ILIL43,220224–

1561Mercer County, KYKY23,733223–

1562Howard County, TXTX30,504223–

1563Bolivar County, MSMS28,262222–

1564Shawano County, WIWI41,560222–

1565Crittenden County, KYKY8,807222–

1566Montgomery County, KYKY28,822222–

1567Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407221–

1568Meriwether County, GAGA21,516221–

1569Randolph County, ININ24,438221–

1570Mason County, MIMI29,040220–

1571Tioga County, NYNY47,453220–

1572Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121220–

1573Carbon County, WYWY14,013220–

1574Tippah County, MSMS21,389219–

1575Barry County, MOMO36,200219–

1576Dillon County, SCSC27,458219–

1577Dodge County, GAGA19,663219–

1578Lamar County, ALAL13,587218–

1579Meigs County, TNTN14,186218–

1580Portage County, WIWI71,943217–

1581Elmore County, IDID29,465217–

1582Carroll County, MSMS9,226216–

1583Jackson County, WVWV27,450216–

1584Wood County, WIWI74,060216–

1585Leslie County, KYKY9,627215–

1586Uvalde County, TXTX24,963215–

1587Silver Bow County, MTMT36,118214–

1588Nez Perce County, IDID42,905214–

1589Bremer County, IAIA25,296214–

1590Crittenden County, ARAR46,210213–

1591Antrim County, MIMI24,698213–

1592Mecosta County, MIMI42,320213–

1593Monroe County, MSMS33,318213–

1594Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877213–

1595Douglas County, MNMN40,120212–

1596Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041212–

1597Lea County, NMNM74,749212–

1598Grady County, GAGA26,590212–

1599Jerome County, IDID26,362212–

1600Prairie County, ARAR7,923211–

1601Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634211–

1602Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332211–

1603Haskell County, TXTX5,499211–

1604Washington County, ININ28,383211–

1605Jay County, ININ20,118211–

1606Iowa County, IAIA16,504211–

1607Dallas County, ALAL35,140210–

1608Gladwin County, MIMI26,077210–

1609Whitley County, ININ35,046210–

1610Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148210–

1611Webb County, TXTX281,224210–

1612Goshen County, WYWY12,640210–

1613Houghton County, MIMI37,842209–

1614Smith County, TNTN20,981209–

1615Washington County, MSMS40,446207–

1616Fulton County, OHOH41,853207–

1617Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415207–

1618Taylor County, WVWV16,287207–

1619Otero County, COCO17,683207–

1620Miller County, ARAR42,357206–

1621Colfax County, NMNM12,184206–

1622Franklin County, NYNY46,500206–

1623Fulton County, NYNY52,216205–

1624Randolph County, MOMO24,513205–

1625Shoshone County, IDID14,130205–

1626Bourbon County, KSKS14,319205–

1627Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615205–

1628Galax, VAVA6,670205–

1629Texas County, MOMO25,994204–

1630Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488204–

1631Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186204–

1632Washington County, MOMO23,810203–

1633Chester County, TNTN17,994203–

1634Lee County, IAIA32,306203–

1635Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237203–

1636Inyo County, CACA18,158202–

1637Adams County, NENE31,071202–

1638Middlesex County, VAVA10,841202–

1639Clarke County, ALAL22,014202–

1640Steuben County, ININ34,799202–

1641Van Buren County, ARAR16,238201–

1642Kauai County, HIHI73,400201–

1643Mahaska County, IAIA21,880201–

1644Charlotte County, VAVA11,401200–

1645Newton County, ININ14,188200–

1646Fulton County, ARAR12,492199–

1647Itasca County, MNMN45,404199–

1648Lee County, SCSC15,730199–

1649Humphreys County, TNTN19,646199–

1650Sabine County, TXTX10,012199–

1651Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549198–

1652Benzie County, MIMI18,568198–

1653Bosque County, TXTX18,918198–

1654Wapello County, IAIA35,210198–

1655Newton County, MSMS20,960197–

1656Cleburne County, ARAR25,672195–

1657Powell County, MTMT7,157195–

1658Richland County, WIWI17,036195–

1659Bristol, VAVA16,418195–

1660Candler County, GAGA11,275195–

1661Vernon County, WIWI31,443195–

1662Knott County, KYKY13,321194–

1663Franklin County, ARAR17,725193–

1664Wexford County, MIMI34,445193–

1665Greene County, NYNY47,238193–

1666Marion County, KYKY20,115193–

1667Freestone County, TXTX20,811193–

1668Grant County, NMNM27,252192–

1669Accomack County, VAVA33,859192–

1670Craig County, VAVA4,800192–

1671Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710192–

1672Union County, MSMS28,459191–

1673Oregon County, MOMO8,709191–

1674Hocking County, OHOH27,512191–

1675Jefferson County, FLFL16,007191–

1676Benton County, IAIA26,004191–

1677Madison County, IAIA17,270191–

1678Harlan County, KYKY24,725191–

1679Custer County, MTMT12,034190–

1680Chenango County, NYNY45,715190–

1681Barnwell County, SCSC20,653190–

1682Lampasas County, TXTX23,657190–

1683Barbour County, WVWV15,414190–

1684McDonough County, ILIL25,916190–

1685Decatur County, ININ26,576190–

1686Grundy County, TNTN14,116190–

1687Winchester, VAVA28,272190–

1688Covington County, MSMS17,898189–

1689Morgan County, OHOH13,626189–

1690Elk County, PAPA29,926189–

1691Chippewa County, WIWI67,614189–

1692Perry County, ARAR10,309188–

1693Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639188–

1694Camp County, TXTX13,380188–

1695Adams County, MSMS30,061187–

1696Brown County, ININ15,777187–

1697McDonald County, MOMO23,992186–

1698Custer County, OKOK28,175186–

1699Big Horn County, WYWY12,024186–

1700Trousdale County, TNTN12,623186–

1701Snyder County, PAPA39,655185–

1702Lincoln County, SDSD77,145185–

1703Lassen County, CACA28,117184–

1704Lawrence County, MSMS11,819184–

1705Marlboro County, SCSC25,488184–

1706Lee County, VAVA21,642184–

1707Brookings County, SDSD37,635183–

1708Dickinson County, KSKS18,637183–

1709Dukes County, MAMA21,219182–

1710Custer County, NENE10,500182–

1711Dawes County, NENE7,858182–

1712Ottawa County, OHOH39,481182–

1713Tyler County, WVWV7,881182–

1714San Juan County, UTUT14,542182–

1715Del Norte County, CACA26,410181–

1716Isanti County, MNMN44,386181–

1717Beckham County, OKOK22,159181–

1718Southampton County, VAVA18,110181–

1719Wetzel County, WVWV13,734181–

1720Converse County, WYWY13,824181–

1721Saguache County, COCO6,732181–

1722Johnson County, ILIL13,363181–

1723Oneida County, WIWI38,131181–

1724Marion County, MOMO28,525180–

1725Adair County, OKOK19,828180–

1726McIntosh County, OKOK19,758180–

1727St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586180–

1728Monroe County, IAIA7,406180–

1729Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689179–

1730Montgomery County, NYNY50,046179–

1731Amelia County, VAVA13,632179–

1732Hart County, KYKY20,117179–

1733Grant County, KYKY26,181178–

1734Fountain County, ININ17,013178–

1735Nemaha County, NENE7,102177–

1736Lemhi County, IDID8,474177–

1737Haywood County, TNTN17,042177–

1738Franklin County, TXTX10,994177–

1739Crockett County, TNTN14,006176–

1740Perry County, ILIL20,160176–

1741Owen County, ININ21,886176–

1742Lyon County, KYKY9,123176–

1743Madison County, VAVA14,237175–

1744St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758175–

1745Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270174–

1746Izard County, ARAR14,405174–

1747Chowan County, NCNC14,082174–

1748Marshall County, OKOK16,255174–

1749Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896174–

1750Summers County, WVWV11,532174–

1751Curry County, NMNM46,655173–

1752Austin County, TXTX33,625173–

1753Webster County, WVWV7,760173–

1754Lincoln County, WYWY21,180173–

1755Green County, WIWI37,227173–

1756Choctaw County, ALAL11,904172–

1757Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505172–

1758Otsego County, MIMI26,080172–

1759Madison County, IDID55,172172–

1760Winston County, MSMS17,473171–

1761Graham County, NCNC8,190171–

1762Morrow County, OHOH36,305171–

1763Young County, TXTX18,154171–

1764Ripley County, ININ29,434171–

1765Hale County, ALAL15,194170–

1766Beltrami County, MNMN47,055169–

1767Posey County, ININ24,988169–

1768Sumner County, KSKS22,312169–

1769Mingo County, WVWV21,455169–

1770Drew County, ARAR17,054168–

1771Seward County, NENE18,032168–

1772Sandusky County, OHOH58,655168–

1773Crawford County, MOMO22,929168–

1774Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368168–

1775Peach County, GAGA29,877168–

1776Mason County, ILIL12,411168–

1777Warren County, ILIL16,222168–

1778Union County, KYKY12,839167–

1779Alcorn County, MSMS34,569167–

1780Fairfax, VAVA26,772167–

1781Jackson County, ARAR16,741166–

1782Plumas County, CACA18,583166–

1783Ware County, GAGA36,906166–

1784Huron County, MIMI30,530166–

1785Fall River County, SDSD7,467166–

1786Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439166–

1787Coffee County, GAGA44,407166–

1788Dubois County, ININ44,016166–

1789Worth County, GAGA20,059165–

1790Boone County, IAIA26,799165–

1791Manassas, VAVA44,332165–

1792Henry County, KYKY16,447164–

1793Titus County, TXTX31,563164–

1794Wirt County, WVWV4,879164–

1795Union County, FLFL16,250164–

1796Grayson County, KYKY27,406164–

1797Coosa County, ALAL10,161163–

1798Ottawa County, OKOK30,438163–

1799Clinton County, MOMO21,661163–

1800Dade County, GAGA16,154163–

1801Mercer County, ILIL15,229163–

1802Delta County, MIMI36,582162–

1803Lewis County, WVWV16,394162–

1804Vernon County, MOMO19,946162–

1805Stone County, ARAR12,703161–

1806Caldwell County, KYKY12,609161–

1807Alleghany County, NCNC11,479161–

1808Lancaster County, VAVA10,995161–

1809Larue County, KYKY15,184161–

1810Saluda County, SCSC19,680159–

1811Eagle County, COCO54,291159–

1812Switzerland County, ININ10,037159–

1813Pike County, ARAR9,964158–

1814Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753157–

1815Atascosa County, TXTX53,590157–

1816Gulf County, FLFL15,943157–

1817Boone County, ILIL53,568157–

1818Kent County, MDMD19,565157–

1819Wayne County, TNTN16,416156–

1820Cass County, TXTX28,651156–

1821Halifax County, VAVA33,447156–

1822Owyhee County, IDID12,661156–

1823Webster County, KYKY12,929155–

1824Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793155–

1825Lincoln County, NMNM19,844155–

1826New Kent County, VAVA28,022155–

1827Morton County, NDND34,601155–

1828Washington County, NENE21,302155–

1829Emanuel County, GAGA23,147155–

1830Jefferson County, GAGA15,011155–

1831DeWitt County, TXTX20,309154–

1832Steele County, MNMN37,464154–

1833Fannin County, TXTX39,265154–

1834Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715154–

1835New Madrid County, MOMO15,086154–

1836Crowley County, COCO5,677154–

1837Jackson County, KSKS13,438154–

1838Sullivan County, ININ20,831153–

1839Amite County, MSMS12,487153–

1840Garrard County, KYKY18,207153–

1841Polk County, ARAR19,486152–

1842Marshall County, MSMS34,654152–

1843Meigs County, OHOH21,587152–

1844Moffat County, COCO13,122152–

1845Conway County, ARAR21,393151–

1846Bates County, MOMO16,512151–

1847Musselshell County, MTMT5,582151–

1848Archer County, TXTX9,129150–

1849St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642150–

1850Franklin County, KSKS26,299150–

1851Giles County, VAVA16,564150–

1852McCurtain County, OKOK30,744149–

1853Nantucket County, MAMA14,758148–

1854Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582148–

1855Orleans County, NYNY39,825148–

1856Taylor County, KYKY26,763148–

1857Door County, WIWI30,616148–

1858Pickens County, ALAL18,221147–

1859Alcona County, MIMI10,556147–

1860Harrison County, OHOH14,070147–

1861Seminole County, OKOK23,441147–

1862Wallowa County, OROR7,595147–

1863King William County, VAVA19,617147–

1864Crisp County, GAGA19,237147–

1865Gonzales County, TXTX20,159146–

1866Washington County, ILIL13,564146–

1867Sioux County, IAIA36,774146–

1868Cherokee County, KSKS19,105146–

1869LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154145–

1870Stone County, MSMS19,654145–

1871Edgar County, ILIL16,323145–

1872Logan County, ILIL27,182145–

1873Carroll County, KYKY11,141145–

1874Williamsburg, VAVA15,861145–

1875Schuyler County, NYNY16,924144–

1876Marion County, SCSC28,242144–

1877Blanco County, TXTX13,581144–

1878Union County, ILIL16,656144–

1879Morgan County, KYKY14,415144–

1880Union County, IAIA11,829143–

1881Chisago County, MNMN59,142143–

1882Audrain County, MOMO24,528143–

1883Noble County, OKOK10,899143–

1884Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617143–

1885Alleghany County, VAVA14,546143–

1886Bath County, KYKY13,176142–

1887Becker County, MNMN35,497142–

1888Jasper County, TXTX33,075142–

1889Montgomery County, IAIA10,002142–

1890Ford County, KSKS33,993142–

1891Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600142–

1892Bertie County, NCNC17,086141–

1893Chattooga County, GAGA25,300141–

1894Lee County, ILIL32,914141–

1895Grant County, OROR7,075140–

1896Davison County, SDSD20,069140–

1897Benton County, TNTN16,183140–

1898Hardeman County, TNTN25,274140–

1899Summit County, COCO31,517140–

1900Todd County, KYKY12,972140–

1901Goodhue County, MNMN48,195139–

1902Dawson County, MTMT8,692139–

1903Fergus County, MTMT11,825139–

1904Meade County, SDSD30,711139–

1905Buena Vista, VAVA6,672139–

1906Lake County, MIMI13,182138–

1907Martinsville, VAVA13,849138–

1908Ouray County, COCO5,265137–

1909Cassia County, IDID26,397137–

1910Spencer County, ININ20,061137–

1911Klickitat County, WAWA24,331137–

1912Franklin Parish, LALA19,002136–

1913Lewis County, NYNY26,479136–

1914Jackson County, OKOK24,764136–

1915Washita County, OKOK10,884136–

1916Long County, GAGA21,557136–

1917Livingston County, KYKY8,863136–

1918Ramsey County, NDND11,530135–

1919Fayette County, TXTX25,459135–

1920Cumberland County, KYKY5,992135–

1921Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594135–

1922Oceana County, MIMI27,177134–

1923McCormick County, SCSC10,215134–

1924Heard County, GAGA12,149134–

1925Acadia Parish, LALA57,032133–

1926Pierce County, WIWI43,519133–

1927Marengo County, ALAL18,311133–

1928Edmonson County, KYKY12,749133–

1929Seminole County, GAGA9,162133–

1930Geary County, KSKS36,338133–

1931Stillwater County, MTMT9,445133–

1932Wyoming County, NYNY39,741133–

1933Hertford County, NCNC19,015133–

1934Clare County, MIMI31,543132–

1935Franklin County, MSMS7,491132–

1936Lewis County, MOMO9,879132–

1937San Augustine County, TXTX7,722132–

1938Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553132–

1939Crosby County, TXTX4,852132–

1940Henry County, IAIA19,349132–

1941Harvey County, KSKS33,580132–

1942Yates County, NYNY24,547132–

1943Butts County, GAGA27,218131–

1944Cass County, MNMN31,430131–

1945Potter County, PAPA15,897131–

1946Sublette County, WYWY8,929131–

1947Elbert County, GAGA20,072131–

1948Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121130–

1949Nicollet County, MNMN34,273130–

1950Dent County, MOMO14,584130–

1951Luna County, NMNM25,407130–

1952Nottoway County, VAVA15,796130–

1953Hamilton County, FLFL14,180130–

1954Montgomery County, ILIL28,076130–

1955Newton County, ARAR7,026129–

1956White Pine County, NVNV8,661129–

1957Scott County, ARAR9,965128–

1958Calhoun County, MSMS12,643128–

1959Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099128–

1960Teton County, IDID13,254128–

1961Juneau County, WIWI26,649128–

1962Montgomery County, ARAR8,579127–

1963Martin County, NCNC21,601127–

1964Missaukee County, MIMI15,274127–

1965Osceola County, MIMI23,516127–

1966Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128127–

1967Pine County, MNMN30,472127–

1968Johnston County, OKOK10,448127–

1969Hardy County, WVWV14,337127–

1970Washington County, IAIA22,667127–

1971Cooper County, MOMO17,136126–

1972Yell County, ARAR19,956126–

1973DeSoto County, FLFL37,078126–

1974Jersey County, ILIL21,160126–

1975Van Buren County, IAIA7,131126–

1976Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457126–

1977East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911125–

1978Scott County, MSMS28,073125–

1979Macon County, MOMO15,190125–

1980Clinton County, ININ33,322125–

1981Hopewell, VAVA23,261125–

1982Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036124–

1983Perry County, MSMS11,577124–

1984York County, NENE14,564124–

1985Clinton County, PAPA37,870124–

1986Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626124–

1987Langlade County, WIWI19,534124–

1988Franklin County, FLFL13,029124–

1989De Witt County, ILIL15,118124–

1990Hamilton County, IAIA14,944124–

1991Cheyenne County, NENE9,528124–

1992Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354123–

1993Saline County, MOMO23,265123–

1994Warren County, MOMO39,016123–

1995Houston County, TNTN8,479123–

1996Spencer County, KYKY20,998123–

1997Wells County, ININ28,883123–

1998White County, ININ25,164123–

1999Lake County, OROR8,187122–

2000Fulton County, PAPA14,483122–

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