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 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

1501Marion County, MSMS24,001519–

1502Washington County, MSMS40,446519–

1503Finney County, KSKS37,505519–

1504Pike County, OHOH27,061518–

1505Polk County, WIWI45,803517–

1506Logan County, KYKY28,669517–

1507Limestone County, TXTX22,849516–

1508Bradford County, FLFL28,307516–

1509Grenada County, MSMS20,868515–

1510Chisago County, MNMN59,142513–

1511Torrance County, NMNM16,100513–

1512Cannon County, TNTN15,296513–

1513Callahan County, TXTX14,491513–

1514Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791512–

1515Bosque County, TXTX18,918510–

1516Orleans County, NYNY39,825509–

1517Montgomery County, ILIL28,076509–

1518White County, TNTN29,612508–

1519Roane County, WVWV13,317508–

1520Eastland County, TXTX18,143508–

1521Jefferson County, IAIA15,291506–

1522Wayne County, GAGA32,481505–

1523Luna County, NMNM25,407505–

1524Elk County, PAPA29,926505–

1525Chippewa County, WIWI67,614504–

1526Vernon County, MOMO19,946504–

1527Marion County, ARAR17,593503–

1528Jackson Parish, LALA15,834503–

1529Washington County, MOMO23,810502–

1530Mason County, MIMI29,040500–

1531Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715500–

1532Seneca County, NYNY32,883496–

1533Washington County, IAIA22,667496–

1534Carroll County, VAVA29,299495–

1535Halifax County, VAVA33,447495–

1536DeKalb County, ININ44,535495–

1537Leelanau County, MIMI22,982494–

1538Berrien County, GAGA18,932494–

1539Garrard County, KYKY18,207494–

1540Wood County, WIWI74,060493–

1541Fulton County, ILIL32,901493–

1542Scott County, ININ25,053493–

1543Greene County, ININ31,165492–

1544Sauk County, WIWI66,652491–

1545Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368490–

1546Upson County, GAGA28,500490–

1547Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121489–

1548Box Elder County, UTUT65,320489–

1549Randolph County, ALAL23,163488–

1550Benton County, TNTN16,183488–

1551La Paz County, AZAZ16,711486–

1552Mono County, CACA12,505486–

1553Tippah County, MSMS21,389486–

1554Hardin County, OHOH30,072485–

1555Hocking County, OHOH27,512484–

1556McCreary County, KYKY17,124484–

1557Unicoi County, TNTN17,856483–

1558Winona County, MNMN50,523481–

1559Hardeman County, TNTN25,274481–

1560Kent County, MDMD19,565481–

1561San Juan County, WAWA18,577481–

1562DeSoto County, FLFL37,078479–

1563Bandera County, TXTX22,876478–

1564Mississippi County, ARAR37,828477–

1565Hickory County, MOMO9,044477–

1566Lee County, ILIL32,914477–

1567Polk County, ARAR19,486476–

1568Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089476–

1569Smith County, TNTN20,981476–

1570Bee County, TXTX32,515475–

1571Ottawa County, OKOK30,438475–

1572Columbia County, ARAR21,894474–

1573Butte County, SDSD10,856474–

1574Monroe County, ILIL34,840473–

1575Washington County, ALAL14,822472–

1576Winston County, MSMS17,473472–

1577Shelby County, OHOH48,065472–

1578George County, MSMS26,331471–

1579Beckham County, OKOK22,159471–

1580Franklin County, GAGA25,948471–

1581Grant County, KYKY26,181469–

1582Meade County, KYKY30,699468–

1583Asotin County, WAWA22,545468–

1584Defiance County, OHOH38,292467–

1585Johnson County, TNTN18,718466–

1586Schoharie County, NYNY30,176464–

1587Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617464–

1588Overton County, TNTN23,787464–

1589St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765463–

1590Alpena County, MIMI28,853463–

1591Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058463–

1592Ellis County, KSKS29,075463–

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–

1601Ouachita County, ARAR21,731453–

1602Idaho County, IDID17,874453–

1603Grundy County, TNTN14,116453–

1604Jennings County, ININ27,622452–

1605Mahaska County, IAIA21,880452–

1606Uvalde County, TXTX24,963452–

1607Bolivar County, MSMS28,262451–

1608Wabash County, ININ30,713451–

1609Randolph County, MOMO24,513450–

1610Gem County, IDID21,773450–

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–

1626Oceana County, MIMI27,177438–

1627Gray County, TXTX20,919438–

1628Posey County, ININ24,988438–

1629Owen County, KYKY11,601438–

1630Accomack County, VAVA33,859437–

1631Middlesex County, VAVA10,841437–

1632Dixie County, FLFL18,038437–

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–

1640Franklin Parish, LALA19,002432–

1641Payette County, IDID27,824432–

1642Morgan County, KYKY14,415432–

1643Fulton County, ARAR12,492431–

1644Cass County, MNMN31,430431–

1645Caroline County, VAVA34,413430–

1646Alcona County, MIMI10,556429–

1647Gallia County, OHOH29,072429–

1648Saluda County, SCSC19,680428–

1649Ritchie County, WVWV8,034428–

1650Boundary County, IDID13,997428–

1651Mason County, KYKY16,936428–

1652Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099427–

1653Cooper County, MOMO17,136426–

1654Sublette County, WYWY8,929426–

1655Dubois County, ININ44,016426–

1656Texas County, MOMO25,994425–

1657Houston County, TNTN8,479425–

1658Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393424–

1659Grimes County, TXTX34,252423–

1660Iroquois County, ILIL26,150423–

1661Jefferson County, KSKS18,296423–

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–

1670Falls Church, VAVA15,159418–

1671Yates County, NYNY24,547418–

1672Hardin County, TNTN27,983418–

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–

1683Custer County, OKOK28,175412–

1684Barron County, WIWI46,484412–

1685Lyon County, KSKS32,266412–

1686Morgan County, WVWV18,027411–

1687Perry County, ILIL20,160410–

1688Curry County, OROR22,621409–

1689McDuffie County, GAGA21,640407–

1690Calhoun County, TXTX19,599406–

1691Leon County, TXTX16,894406–

1692Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861406–

1693Jasper County, MSMS15,785405–

1694Robertson County, TXTX17,839405–

1695Spencer County, KYKY20,998405–

1696Smith County, MSMS13,991404–

1697Benton County, IAIA26,004404–

1698Kemper County, MSMS8,600403–

1699Northampton County, NCNC16,491403–

1700Logan County, ILIL27,182403–

1701Warren County, ILIL16,222403–

1702Acadia Parish, LALA57,032402–

1703Lawrence County, KYKY15,765402–

1704Wasatch County, UTUT38,514401–

1705Edgar County, ILIL16,323401–

1706White County, ININ25,164401–

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–

1716Brookings County, SDSD37,635395–

1717Big Horn County, WYWY12,024395–

1718Huntington County, ININ37,224395–

1719Osceola County, MIMI23,516394–

1720Sanders County, MTMT14,062394–

1721Marengo County, ALAL18,311394–

1722Douglas County, ILIL19,880394–

1723Titus County, TXTX31,563393–

1724Fayette County, ININ23,533393–

1725Clay County, ARAR14,052392–

1726Wayne County, MSMS19,807392–

1727Hood River County, OROR23,720391–

1728Hale County, TXTX31,819391–

1729Houghton County, MIMI37,842390–

1730Chattooga County, GAGA25,300390–

1731Sumter County, GAGA28,801389–

1732Grant Parish, LALA22,075388–

1733Manistee County, MIMI25,656388–

1734Yazoo County, MSMS22,947388–

1735Decatur County, ININ26,576388–

1736Franklin County, KSKS26,299388–

1737Putnam County, GAGA23,722386–

1738Ripley County, ININ29,434386–

1739Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186386–

1740Madison County, VAVA14,237385–

1741Las Animas County, COCO14,391385–

1742Stone County, MSMS19,654384–

1743Brown County, SDSD37,561384–

1744Gunnison County, COCO17,439384–

1745Union County, TNTN21,450383–

1746Sabine Parish, LALA21,834382–

1747Morgan County, MOMO22,418381–

1748Van Wert County, OHOH29,013381–

1749Washington County, NCNC10,638380–

1750Peach County, GAGA29,877380–

1751Dukes County, MAMA21,219378–

1752Milam County, TXTX26,258378–

1753Mingo County, WVWV21,455377–

1754Chester County, TNTN17,994376–

1755Pitkin County, COCO16,625376–

1756Dorchester County, MDMD33,628376–

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–

1763Winston County, ALAL23,829371–

1764Gulf County, FLFL15,943371–

1765Madison County, FLFL18,759371–

1766Andrew County, MOMO18,241370–

1767Sioux County, IAIA36,774370–

1768Adair County, KYKY19,423370–

1769Wyoming County, PAPA25,790370–

1770Benzie County, MIMI18,568369–

1771Cherokee County, KSKS19,105369–

1772Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747368–

1773Screven County, GAGA14,408368–

1774Graham County, NCNC8,190367–

1775Stoddard County, MOMO28,284366–

1776Taylor County, WVWV16,287366–

1777Fayette County, OHOH28,552365–

1778Washington County, NENE21,302365–

1779LaGrange County, ININ41,305365–

1780Lexington, VAVA7,769365–

1781Williams County, OHOH36,549363–

1782Madison County, MTMT10,026362–

1783Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465362–

1784Poinsett County, ARAR22,483361–

1785Pamlico County, NCNC12,758361–

1786Tipton County, ININ15,319360–

1787Miami County, ININ34,487360–

1788Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457360–

1789Neosho County, KSKS15,637359–

1790Conway County, ARAR21,393356–

1791Bienville Parish, LALA12,269355–

1792Randolph County, ININ24,438355–

1793Moore County, TXTX21,891354–

1794Clark County, ILIL15,114353–

1795Walthall County, MSMS13,928351–

1796Clay County, SDSD15,031351–

1797Minidoka County, IDID22,911351–

1798Clay County, ALAL14,207350–

1799Otsego County, MIMI26,080350–

1800Franklin County, FLFL13,029350–

1801Burke County, GAGA24,408350–

1802Johnson County, ILIL13,363350–

1803Allen County, KYKY22,536350–

1804Taos County, NMNM34,564349–

1805Oregon County, MOMO8,709348–

1806Switzerland County, ININ10,037348–

1807Custer County, MTMT12,034347–

1808Brooks County, GAGA16,101346–

1809Snyder County, PAPA39,655345–

1810Madison County, IAIA17,270345–

1811Marinette County, WIWI42,574345–

1812Scurry County, TXTX16,162344–

1813Shoshone County, IDID14,130344–

1814Spencer County, ININ20,061343–

1815Madison County, NENE36,106343–

1816Jerome County, IDID26,362342–

1817Hamilton County, IAIA14,944342–

1818Pine County, MNMN30,472341–

1819Poquoson, VAVA13,292341–

1820Attala County, MSMS17,100340–

1821Benton County, MOMO20,536340–

1822Taylor County, KYKY26,763340–

1823Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693339–

1824Huerfano County, COCO7,011339–

1825Clinton County, ILIL37,128338–

1826Clay County, ILIL12,793338–

1827Orange County, ININ19,834338–

1828Starke County, ININ23,425338–

1829Val Verde County, TXTX47,835338–

1830Becker County, MNMN35,497337–

1831Lincoln County, WIWI28,403337–

1832McCurtain County, OKOK30,744334–

1833Lawrence County, SDSD29,459334–

1834Caldwell County, KYKY12,609333–

1835Brewster County, TXTX9,458333–

1836Elmore County, IDID29,465333–

1837Franklin County, ARAR17,725332–

1838St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586332–

1839Jefferson County, FLFL16,007332–

1840Douglas County, MNMN40,120331–

1841Platte County, NENE35,649331–

1842Jefferson County, MTMT13,329331–

1843Bond County, ILIL16,959331–

1844Covington County, MSMS17,898330–

1845Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709330–

1846Mills County, IAIA14,793330–

1847Iberia Parish, LALA66,846329–

1848Haskell County, OKOK11,787329–

1849Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608328–

1850De Witt County, ILIL15,118328–

1851Louisa County, IAIA10,416328–

1852Mower County, MNMN40,971327–

1853Polk County, MNMN30,545326–

1854Sabine County, TXTX10,012326–

1855Clay County, KSKS7,990326–

1856Webster County, WVWV7,760325–

1857Valley County, IDID12,831325–

1858Nodaway County, MOMO20,174324–

1859Dunn County, WIWI46,223324–

1860Clinton County, ININ33,322324–

1861Pendleton County, KYKY14,800324–

1862Martinsville, VAVA13,849324–

1863Calhoun County, MSMS12,643323–

1864Chaffee County, COCO20,831323–

1865DeWitt County, TXTX20,309321–

1866Dunklin County, MOMO26,855321–

1867Graham County, AZAZ40,157321–

1868Terry County, TXTX11,720320–

1869Juneau County, WIWI26,649320–

1870Webster County, KYKY12,929319–

1871Uintah County, UTUT38,278318–

1872Rio Grande County, COCO11,087318–

1873Lincoln County, KYKY25,353317–

1874Owen County, ININ21,886317–

1875Plymouth County, IAIA25,697317–

1876Appomattox County, VAVA17,172316–

1877Randolph County, ARAR18,876315–

1878Shelby County, ILIL20,576315–

1879Butler County, ALAL18,100314–

1880Schuyler County, NYNY16,924314–

1881Nicholas County, KYKY7,949314–

1882Page County, IAIA14,856312–

1883St. Francis County, ARAR21,800311–

1884Hendry County, FLFL48,276311–

1885Howard County, MOMO10,180310–

1886Lancaster County, VAVA10,995310–

1887Jack County, TXTX9,563309–

1888Highland County, VAVA2,318309–

1889Cedar County, MOMO14,888309–

1890Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639308–

1891Kleberg County, TXTX30,315308–

1892Harlan County, KYKY24,725308–

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–

1901Gates County, NCNC10,234304–

1902Nelson County, VAVA14,920304–

1903Grayson County, KYKY27,406304–

1904Cherokee County, ALAL26,413303–

1905Otero County, COCO17,683303–

1906Conecuh County, ALAL10,899302–

1907Morgan County, OHOH13,626302–

1908Grand County, COCO16,496302–

1909Glenn County, CACA28,141301–

1910Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720301–

1911Fergus County, MTMT11,825301–

1912Pawnee County, OKOK16,029301–

1913Hancock County, ILIL16,803301–

1914Cross County, ARAR16,186300–

1915Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602300–

1916Dickinson County, MIMI25,827299–

1917Brown County, MNMN25,517299–

1918Osage County, KSKS15,693299–

1919Yuma County, COCO9,896299–

1920Long County, GAGA21,557299–

1921Kingman County, KSKS7,029299–

1922Gallatin County, KYKY8,840299–

1923Potter County, PAPA15,897298–

1924Wright County, MOMO19,671297–

1925Adams County, ININ36,650297–

1926Humboldt County, NVNV17,267297–

1927Perry County, ARAR10,309296–

1928Blanco County, TXTX13,581296–

1929Toombs County, GAGA27,545296–

1930Cass County, IAIA12,960296–

1931Atoka County, OKOK14,609295–

1932Northumberland County, VAVA12,557295–

1933San Miguel County, NMNM26,260294–

1934Nantucket County, MAMA14,758293–

1935Isanti County, MNMN44,386293–

1936Grant County, OROR7,075293–

1937Wayne County, TNTN16,416293–

1938Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481293–

1939Mason County, ILIL12,411293–

1940Dallas County, MOMO18,025292–

1941West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156292–

1942Moniteau County, MOMO15,428292–

1943Covington, VAVA5,680292–

1944Wyoming County, WVWV19,801292–

1945Alamosa County, COCO16,688292–

1946Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354291–

1947Brown County, ININ15,777291–

1948Geary County, KSKS36,338291–

1949Converse County, WYWY13,824290–

1950Lucas County, IAIA8,847290–

1951Barton County, KSKS24,790290–

1952Lamar County, ALAL13,587288–

1953East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911288–

1954Lavaca County, TXTX20,651288–

1955Union County, FLFL16,250288–

1956Aitkin County, MNMN16,252287–

1957Appanoose County, IAIA12,077287–

1958Nicollet County, MNMN34,273286–

1959Bates County, MOMO16,512286–

1960Lake County, OROR8,187286–

1961Somervell County, TXTX10,261286–

1962Mackinac County, MIMI11,236285–

1963Fentress County, TNTN20,322285–

1964Somerset County, MDMD24,973285–

1965Union County, IAIA11,829284–

1966New Madrid County, MOMO15,086284–

1967St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552283–

1968Coffee County, GAGA44,407283–

1969Seminole County, OKOK23,441282–

1970Newton County, ININ14,188282–

1971Marion County, TXTX9,896281–

1972Tattnall County, GAGA24,376281–

1973Montmorency County, MIMI9,842280–

1974Morrow County, OROR12,602280–

1975Wetzel County, WVWV13,734280–

1976Greene County, ILIL11,313280–

1977Vernon County, WIWI31,443280–

1978Pike County, ARAR9,964279–

1979Rains County, TXTX13,542279–

1980Pierce County, GAGA20,764278–

1981Bell County, KYKY22,829278–

1982Cass County, ININ37,836278–

1983Mercer County, OHOH42,737277–

1984Harney County, OROR7,380277–

1985Colorado County, TXTX21,439277–

1986Falls County, TXTX17,869277–

1987Fayette County, TXTX25,459277–

1988Lincoln County, WYWY21,180277–

1989Choctaw County, ALAL11,904276–

1990Sevier County, ARAR15,758276–

1991Sunflower County, MSMS22,893276–

1992Macon County, TNTN27,663276–

1993Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488276–

1994Chambers County, ALAL34,253275–

1995Martin County, NCNC21,601275–

1996Perquimans County, NCNC13,490275–

1997Tama County, IAIA16,796275–

1998Greene County, GAGA21,367274–

1999Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387273–

2000Charlotte County, VAVA11,401273–

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