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

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1501Finney County, KSKS37,505519–

1502Marion County, MSMS24,001519–

1503Washington County, MSMS40,446519–

1504Pike County, OHOH27,061518–

1505Logan County, KYKY28,669517–

1506Polk County, WIWI45,803517–

1507Bradford County, FLFL28,307516–

1508Limestone County, TXTX22,849516–

1509Grenada County, MSMS20,868515–

1510Chisago County, MNMN59,142513–

1511Cannon County, TNTN15,296513–

1512Torrance County, NMNM16,100513–

1513Callahan County, TXTX14,491513–

1514Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791512–

1515Bosque County, TXTX18,918510–

1516Montgomery County, ILIL28,076509–

1517Orleans County, NYNY39,825509–

1518Roane County, WVWV13,317508–

1519White County, TNTN29,612508–

1520Eastland County, TXTX18,143508–

1521Jefferson County, IAIA15,291506–

1522Wayne County, GAGA32,481505–

1523Elk County, PAPA29,926505–

1524Luna County, NMNM25,407505–

1525Vernon County, MOMO19,946504–

1526Chippewa County, WIWI67,614504–

1527Marion County, ARAR17,593503–

1528Jackson Parish, LALA15,834503–

1529Washington County, MOMO23,810502–

1530Mason County, MIMI29,040500–

1531Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715500–

1532Washington County, IAIA22,667496–

1533Seneca County, NYNY32,883496–

1534DeKalb County, ININ44,535495–

1535Carroll County, VAVA29,299495–

1536Halifax County, VAVA33,447495–

1537Berrien County, GAGA18,932494–

1538Garrard County, KYKY18,207494–

1539Leelanau County, MIMI22,982494–

1540Scott County, ININ25,053493–

1541Fulton County, ILIL32,901493–

1542Wood County, WIWI74,060493–

1543Greene County, ININ31,165492–

1544Sauk County, WIWI66,652491–

1545Upson County, GAGA28,500490–

1546Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368490–

1547Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121489–

1548Box Elder County, UTUT65,320489–

1549Randolph County, ALAL23,163488–

1550Benton County, TNTN16,183488–

1551Mono County, CACA12,505486–

1552La Paz County, AZAZ16,711486–

1553Tippah County, MSMS21,389486–

1554Hardin County, OHOH30,072485–

1555McCreary County, KYKY17,124484–

1556Hocking County, OHOH27,512484–

1557Unicoi County, TNTN17,856483–

1558Kent County, MDMD19,565481–

1559Winona County, MNMN50,523481–

1560Hardeman County, TNTN25,274481–

1561San Juan County, WAWA18,577481–

1562DeSoto County, FLFL37,078479–

1563Bandera County, TXTX22,876478–

1564Mississippi County, ARAR37,828477–

1565Lee County, ILIL32,914477–

1566Hickory County, MOMO9,044477–

1567Polk County, ARAR19,486476–

1568Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089476–

1569Smith County, TNTN20,981476–

1570Ottawa County, OKOK30,438475–

1571Bee County, TXTX32,515475–

1572Columbia County, ARAR21,894474–

1573Butte County, SDSD10,856474–

1574Monroe County, ILIL34,840473–

1575Washington County, ALAL14,822472–

1576Winston County, MSMS17,473472–

1577Shelby County, OHOH48,065472–

1578Franklin County, GAGA25,948471–

1579George County, MSMS26,331471–

1580Beckham County, OKOK22,159471–

1581Grant County, KYKY26,181469–

1582Meade County, KYKY30,699468–

1583Asotin County, WAWA22,545468–

1584Defiance County, OHOH38,292467–

1585Johnson County, TNTN18,718466–

1586Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617464–

1587Schoharie County, NYNY30,176464–

1588Overton County, TNTN23,787464–

1589Ellis County, KSKS29,075463–

1590St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765463–

1591Alpena County, MIMI28,853463–

1592Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058463–

1593Casey County, KYKY16,205460–

1594Clear Creek County, COCO8,994457–

1595Upshur County, WVWV23,758456–

1596Waupaca County, WIWI51,461456–

1597Carbon County, WYWY14,013455–

1598Jones County, GAGA29,171454–

1599Henry County, IAIA19,349454–

1600Montgomery County, KYKY28,822454–

1601Idaho County, IDID17,874453–

1602Ouachita County, ARAR21,731453–

1603Grundy County, TNTN14,116453–

1604Jennings County, ININ27,622452–

1605Mahaska County, IAIA21,880452–

1606Uvalde County, TXTX24,963452–

1607Wabash County, ININ30,713451–

1608Bolivar County, MSMS28,262451–

1609Gem County, IDID21,773450–

1610Randolph County, MOMO24,513450–

1611Gladwin County, MIMI26,077448–

1612Shelby County, TXTX24,286448–

1613Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710447–

1614Newton County, MSMS20,960446–

1615Scott County, MSMS28,073446–

1616Boone County, IAIA26,799445–

1617Clay County, MNMN67,734443–

1618Fountain County, ININ17,013443–

1619Monroe County, WIWI46,572443–

1620Wexford County, MIMI34,445442–

1621Franklin County, MSMS7,491442–

1622Meigs County, OHOH21,587442–

1623Clay County, ININ26,410441–

1624Sullivan County, ININ20,831440–

1625Goshen County, WYWY12,640440–

1626Posey County, ININ24,988438–

1627Owen County, KYKY11,601438–

1628Oceana County, MIMI27,177438–

1629Gray County, TXTX20,919438–

1630Dixie County, FLFL18,038437–

1631Accomack County, VAVA33,859437–

1632Middlesex County, VAVA10,841437–

1633Morris County, TXTX12,133436–

1634Caswell County, NCNC22,563435–

1635Mineral County, WVWV26,792435–

1636Prentiss County, MSMS25,284434–

1637Concordia Parish, LALA17,836433–

1638Leflore County, MSMS25,686433–

1639Caddo County, OKOK26,130433–

1640Payette County, IDID27,824432–

1641Morgan County, KYKY14,415432–

1642Franklin Parish, LALA19,002432–

1643Fulton County, ARAR12,492431–

1644Cass County, MNMN31,430431–

1645Caroline County, VAVA34,413430–

1646Alcona County, MIMI10,556429–

1647Gallia County, OHOH29,072429–

1648Boundary County, IDID13,997428–

1649Mason County, KYKY16,936428–

1650Saluda County, SCSC19,680428–

1651Ritchie County, WVWV8,034428–

1652Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099427–

1653Dubois County, ININ44,016426–

1654Cooper County, MOMO17,136426–

1655Sublette County, WYWY8,929426–

1656Houston County, TNTN8,479425–

1657Texas County, MOMO25,994425–

1658Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393424–

1659Jefferson County, KSKS18,296423–

1660Iroquois County, ILIL26,150423–

1661Grimes County, TXTX34,252423–

1662Bourbon County, KYKY20,243422–

1663Montgomery County, NYNY50,046422–

1664Fayette County, ALAL15,872421–

1665Floyd County, KYKY34,401421–

1666Clarke County, ALAL22,014420–

1667Grant County, WIWI52,446420–

1668Caroline County, MDMD34,116419–

1669Madison County, ARAR18,410418–

1670Hardin County, TNTN27,983418–

1671Yates County, NYNY24,547418–

1672Falls Church, VAVA15,159418–

1673Green County, WIWI37,227418–

1674Dallas County, ALAL35,140417–

1675Curry County, NMNM46,655417–

1676Freestone County, TXTX20,811417–

1677Marion County, ALAL29,097416–

1678Inyo County, CACA18,158416–

1679Trigg County, KYKY14,512416–

1680Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615416–

1681Lee County, TXTX18,729415–

1682Mason County, WVWV24,707414–

1683Lyon County, KSKS32,266412–

1684Custer County, OKOK28,175412–

1685Barron County, WIWI46,484412–

1686Morgan County, WVWV18,027411–

1687Perry County, ILIL20,160410–

1688Curry County, OROR22,621409–

1689McDuffie County, GAGA21,640407–

1690Leon County, TXTX16,894406–

1691Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861406–

1692Calhoun County, TXTX19,599406–

1693Spencer County, KYKY20,998405–

1694Jasper County, MSMS15,785405–

1695Robertson County, TXTX17,839405–

1696Benton County, IAIA26,004404–

1697Smith County, MSMS13,991404–

1698Kemper County, MSMS8,600403–

1699Logan County, ILIL27,182403–

1700Warren County, ILIL16,222403–

1701Northampton County, NCNC16,491403–

1702Lawrence County, KYKY15,765402–

1703Acadia Parish, LALA57,032402–

1704White County, ININ25,164401–

1705Edgar County, ILIL16,323401–

1706Wasatch County, UTUT38,514401–

1707Highland County, OHOH43,823400–

1708Choctaw County, MSMS8,048399–

1709Lincoln County, OKOK35,278399–

1710Pickens County, ALAL18,221397–

1711Craig County, OKOK14,518397–

1712Codington County, SDSD29,562397–

1713Beltrami County, MNMN47,055396–

1714Lewis County, NYNY26,479396–

1715Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600396–

1716Huntington County, ININ37,224395–

1717Brookings County, SDSD37,635395–

1718Big Horn County, WYWY12,024395–

1719Marengo County, ALAL18,311394–

1720Osceola County, MIMI23,516394–

1721Douglas County, ILIL19,880394–

1722Sanders County, MTMT14,062394–

1723Fayette County, ININ23,533393–

1724Titus County, TXTX31,563393–

1725Clay County, ARAR14,052392–

1726Wayne County, MSMS19,807392–

1727Hood River County, OROR23,720391–

1728Hale County, TXTX31,819391–

1729Chattooga County, GAGA25,300390–

1730Houghton County, MIMI37,842390–

1731Sumter County, GAGA28,801389–

1732Franklin County, KSKS26,299388–

1733Grant Parish, LALA22,075388–

1734Manistee County, MIMI25,656388–

1735Yazoo County, MSMS22,947388–

1736Decatur County, ININ26,576388–

1737Putnam County, GAGA23,722386–

1738Ripley County, ININ29,434386–

1739Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186386–

1740Las Animas County, COCO14,391385–

1741Madison County, VAVA14,237385–

1742Gunnison County, COCO17,439384–

1743Stone County, MSMS19,654384–

1744Brown County, SDSD37,561384–

1745Union County, TNTN21,450383–

1746Sabine Parish, LALA21,834382–

1747Van Wert County, OHOH29,013381–

1748Morgan County, MOMO22,418381–

1749Peach County, GAGA29,877380–

1750Washington County, NCNC10,638380–

1751Dukes County, MAMA21,219378–

1752Milam County, TXTX26,258378–

1753Mingo County, WVWV21,455377–

1754Pitkin County, COCO16,625376–

1755Dorchester County, MDMD33,628376–

1756Chester County, TNTN17,994376–

1757Perry County, MSMS11,577375–

1758Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832374–

1759McIntosh County, OKOK19,758373–

1760Craig County, VAVA4,800373–

1761Crawford County, MIMI13,722372–

1762Wallowa County, OROR7,595372–

1763Gulf County, FLFL15,943371–

1764Madison County, FLFL18,759371–

1765Winston County, ALAL23,829371–

1766Sioux County, IAIA36,774370–

1767Adair County, KYKY19,423370–

1768Wyoming County, PAPA25,790370–

1769Andrew County, MOMO18,241370–

1770Cherokee County, KSKS19,105369–

1771Benzie County, MIMI18,568369–

1772Screven County, GAGA14,408368–

1773Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747368–

1774Graham County, NCNC8,190367–

1775Stoddard County, MOMO28,284366–

1776Taylor County, WVWV16,287366–

1777LaGrange County, ININ41,305365–

1778Washington County, NENE21,302365–

1779Fayette County, OHOH28,552365–

1780Lexington, VAVA7,769365–

1781Williams County, OHOH36,549363–

1782Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465362–

1783Madison County, MTMT10,026362–

1784Poinsett County, ARAR22,483361–

1785Pamlico County, NCNC12,758361–

1786Miami County, ININ34,487360–

1787Tipton County, ININ15,319360–

1788Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457360–

1789Neosho County, KSKS15,637359–

1790Conway County, ARAR21,393356–

1791Randolph County, ININ24,438355–

1792Bienville Parish, LALA12,269355–

1793Moore County, TXTX21,891354–

1794Clark County, ILIL15,114353–

1795Minidoka County, IDID22,911351–

1796Walthall County, MSMS13,928351–

1797Clay County, SDSD15,031351–

1798Franklin County, FLFL13,029350–

1799Burke County, GAGA24,408350–

1800Clay County, ALAL14,207350–

1801Allen County, KYKY22,536350–

1802Otsego County, MIMI26,080350–

1803Johnson County, ILIL13,363350–

1804Taos County, NMNM34,564349–

1805Switzerland County, ININ10,037348–

1806Oregon County, MOMO8,709348–

1807Custer County, MTMT12,034347–

1808Brooks County, GAGA16,101346–

1809Madison County, IAIA17,270345–

1810Snyder County, PAPA39,655345–

1811Marinette County, WIWI42,574345–

1812Shoshone County, IDID14,130344–

1813Scurry County, TXTX16,162344–

1814Spencer County, ININ20,061343–

1815Madison County, NENE36,106343–

1816Jerome County, IDID26,362342–

1817Hamilton County, IAIA14,944342–

1818Pine County, MNMN30,472341–

1819Poquoson, VAVA13,292341–

1820Taylor County, KYKY26,763340–

1821Attala County, MSMS17,100340–

1822Benton County, MOMO20,536340–

1823Huerfano County, COCO7,011339–

1824Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693339–

1825Orange County, ININ19,834338–

1826Starke County, ININ23,425338–

1827Clay County, ILIL12,793338–

1828Clinton County, ILIL37,128338–

1829Val Verde County, TXTX47,835338–

1830Becker County, MNMN35,497337–

1831Lincoln County, WIWI28,403337–

1832McCurtain County, OKOK30,744334–

1833Lawrence County, SDSD29,459334–

1834Elmore County, IDID29,465333–

1835Caldwell County, KYKY12,609333–

1836Brewster County, TXTX9,458333–

1837Jefferson County, FLFL16,007332–

1838Franklin County, ARAR17,725332–

1839St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586332–

1840Douglas County, MNMN40,120331–

1841Bond County, ILIL16,959331–

1842Jefferson County, MTMT13,329331–

1843Platte County, NENE35,649331–

1844Mills County, IAIA14,793330–

1845Covington County, MSMS17,898330–

1846Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709330–

1847Iberia Parish, LALA66,846329–

1848Haskell County, OKOK11,787329–

1849Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608328–

1850Louisa County, IAIA10,416328–

1851De Witt County, ILIL15,118328–

1852Mower County, MNMN40,971327–

1853Clay County, KSKS7,990326–

1854Polk County, MNMN30,545326–

1855Sabine County, TXTX10,012326–

1856Valley County, IDID12,831325–

1857Webster County, WVWV7,760325–

1858Pendleton County, KYKY14,800324–

1859Clinton County, ININ33,322324–

1860Nodaway County, MOMO20,174324–

1861Martinsville, VAVA13,849324–

1862Dunn County, WIWI46,223324–

1863Chaffee County, COCO20,831323–

1864Calhoun County, MSMS12,643323–

1865Graham County, AZAZ40,157321–

1866Dunklin County, MOMO26,855321–

1867DeWitt County, TXTX20,309321–

1868Terry County, TXTX11,720320–

1869Juneau County, WIWI26,649320–

1870Webster County, KYKY12,929319–

1871Rio Grande County, COCO11,087318–

1872Uintah County, UTUT38,278318–

1873Owen County, ININ21,886317–

1874Plymouth County, IAIA25,697317–

1875Lincoln County, KYKY25,353317–

1876Appomattox County, VAVA17,172316–

1877Randolph County, ARAR18,876315–

1878Shelby County, ILIL20,576315–

1879Butler County, ALAL18,100314–

1880Nicholas County, KYKY7,949314–

1881Schuyler County, NYNY16,924314–

1882Page County, IAIA14,856312–

1883Hendry County, FLFL48,276311–

1884St. Francis County, ARAR21,800311–

1885Howard County, MOMO10,180310–

1886Lancaster County, VAVA10,995310–

1887Cedar County, MOMO14,888309–

1888Jack County, TXTX9,563309–

1889Highland County, VAVA2,318309–

1890Harlan County, KYKY24,725308–

1891Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639308–

1892Kleberg County, TXTX30,315308–

1893Butts County, GAGA27,218307–

1894Carroll County, KYKY11,141307–

1895Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148307–

1896Clearwater County, IDID9,118306–

1897Union Parish, LALA20,561306–

1898Crawford County, ILIL18,648306–

1899Drew County, ARAR17,054305–

1900Nolan County, TXTX14,117305–

1901Grayson County, KYKY27,406304–

1902Gates County, NCNC10,234304–

1903Nelson County, VAVA14,920304–

1904Otero County, COCO17,683303–

1905Cherokee County, ALAL26,413303–

1906Grand County, COCO16,496302–

1907Conecuh County, ALAL10,899302–

1908Morgan County, OHOH13,626302–

1909Glenn County, CACA28,141301–

1910Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720301–

1911Hancock County, ILIL16,803301–

1912Pawnee County, OKOK16,029301–

1913Fergus County, MTMT11,825301–

1914Cross County, ARAR16,186300–

1915Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602300–

1916Yuma County, COCO9,896299–

1917Long County, GAGA21,557299–

1918Kingman County, KSKS7,029299–

1919Osage County, KSKS15,693299–

1920Gallatin County, KYKY8,840299–

1921Dickinson County, MIMI25,827299–

1922Brown County, MNMN25,517299–

1923Potter County, PAPA15,897298–

1924Adams County, ININ36,650297–

1925Wright County, MOMO19,671297–

1926Humboldt County, NVNV17,267297–

1927Toombs County, GAGA27,545296–

1928Perry County, ARAR10,309296–

1929Cass County, IAIA12,960296–

1930Blanco County, TXTX13,581296–

1931Atoka County, OKOK14,609295–

1932Northumberland County, VAVA12,557295–

1933San Miguel County, NMNM26,260294–

1934Nantucket County, MAMA14,758293–

1935Isanti County, MNMN44,386293–

1936Mason County, ILIL12,411293–

1937Grant County, OROR7,075293–

1938Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481293–

1939Wayne County, TNTN16,416293–

1940Alamosa County, COCO16,688292–

1941West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156292–

1942Dallas County, MOMO18,025292–

1943Moniteau County, MOMO15,428292–

1944Covington, VAVA5,680292–

1945Wyoming County, WVWV19,801292–

1946Geary County, KSKS36,338291–

1947Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354291–

1948Brown County, ININ15,777291–

1949Lucas County, IAIA8,847290–

1950Barton County, KSKS24,790290–

1951Converse County, WYWY13,824290–

1952Union County, FLFL16,250288–

1953Lamar County, ALAL13,587288–

1954East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911288–

1955Lavaca County, TXTX20,651288–

1956Appanoose County, IAIA12,077287–

1957Aitkin County, MNMN16,252287–

1958Nicollet County, MNMN34,273286–

1959Lake County, OROR8,187286–

1960Bates County, MOMO16,512286–

1961Somervell County, TXTX10,261286–

1962Somerset County, MDMD24,973285–

1963Mackinac County, MIMI11,236285–

1964Fentress County, TNTN20,322285–

1965Union County, IAIA11,829284–

1966New Madrid County, MOMO15,086284–

1967Coffee County, GAGA44,407283–

1968St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552283–

1969Newton County, ININ14,188282–

1970Seminole County, OKOK23,441282–

1971Tattnall County, GAGA24,376281–

1972Marion County, TXTX9,896281–

1973Montmorency County, MIMI9,842280–

1974Greene County, ILIL11,313280–

1975Morrow County, OROR12,602280–

1976Wetzel County, WVWV13,734280–

1977Vernon County, WIWI31,443280–

1978Pike County, ARAR9,964279–

1979Rains County, TXTX13,542279–

1980Pierce County, GAGA20,764278–

1981Bell County, KYKY22,829278–

1982Cass County, ININ37,836278–

1983Harney County, OROR7,380277–

1984Mercer County, OHOH42,737277–

1985Lincoln County, WYWY21,180277–

1986Colorado County, TXTX21,439277–

1987Falls County, TXTX17,869277–

1988Fayette County, TXTX25,459277–

1989Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488276–

1990Choctaw County, ALAL11,904276–

1991Sevier County, ARAR15,758276–

1992Sunflower County, MSMS22,893276–

1993Macon County, TNTN27,663276–

1994Chambers County, ALAL34,253275–

1995Tama County, IAIA16,796275–

1996Martin County, NCNC21,601275–

1997Perquimans County, NCNC13,490275–

1998Greene County, GAGA21,367274–

1999Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387273–

2000Fulton County, ININ20,091273–

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