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

1501Bradford County, FLFL28,307277–

1502Jefferson County, ARAR62,987276–

1503Silver Bow County, MTMT36,118276–

1504Portage County, WIWI71,943276–

1505Boone County, ILIL53,568275–

1506Whitley County, ININ35,046275–

1507Tippah County, MSMS21,389274–

1508Pawnee County, OKOK16,029274–

1509King William County, VAVA19,617274–

1510Hardin County, TNTN27,983274–

1511Greene County, ARAR47,411272–

1512Anson County, NCNC21,758272–

1513Grand County, UTUT9,790272–

1514Falls Church, VAVA15,159272–

1515Gunnison County, COCO17,439272–

1516Jasper County, GAGA17,632272–

1517Champaign County, OHOH38,820271–

1518Southampton County, VAVA18,110271–

1519Columbia County, ARAR21,894270–

1520Cannon County, TNTN15,296270–

1521Harvey County, KSKS33,580270–

1522Adair County, MOMO25,684269–

1523Outagamie County, WIWI195,894269–

1524Monroe County, ILIL34,840269–

1525Allegany County, NYNY46,800268–

1526Clarke County, ALAL22,014268–

1527Johnson County, ARAR26,225267–

1528Clare County, MIMI31,543267–

1529Tuscola County, MIMI52,680266–

1530Elmore County, IDID29,465266–

1531Sherburne County, MNMN104,194266–

1532Murray County, GAGA41,607266–

1533Iroquois County, ILIL26,150266–

1534San Juan County, UTUT14,542266–

1535Cass County, NENE27,657265–

1536Chowan County, NCNC14,082265–

1537Labette County, KSKS19,685265–

1538Miller County, ARAR42,357264–

1539Orleans County, VTVT27,600264–

1540Clinton County, KYKY9,139264–

1541Wayne County, MSMS19,807263–

1542Colquitt County, GAGA47,438263–

1543Dent County, MOMO14,584261–

1544Crook County, OROR27,564261–

1545Robertson County, TXTX17,839261–

1546Hertford County, NCNC19,015261–

1547Clay County, MNMN67,734260–

1548Washington County, FLFL26,695260–

1549Cass County, ININ37,836260–

1550Butler County, KYKY12,520259–

1551Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121259–

1552Elbert County, GAGA20,072259–

1553Stone County, MSMS19,654258–

1554Toombs County, GAGA27,545258–

1555Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669258–

1556Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036257–

1557Dodge County, NENE38,057257–

1558Wayne County, ILIL15,882257–

1559Washington County, IAIA22,667257–

1560McDonald County, MOMO23,992256–

1561Pamlico County, NCNC12,758256–

1562Jefferson County, IDID35,297256–

1563Knox County, ININ35,652256–

1564Lyon County, KSKS32,266256–

1565Leslie County, KYKY9,627256–

1566Russell County, KYKY18,608256–

1567Washington County, ALAL14,822255–

1568Gratiot County, MIMI41,190255–

1569Carbon County, MTMT11,466255–

1570Auglaize County, OHOH45,909254–

1571Cass County, TXTX28,651254–

1572Bell County, KYKY22,829254–

1573Covington County, MSMS17,898253–

1574Prentiss County, MSMS25,284253–

1575Christian County, ILIL33,443253–

1576Richland Parish, LALA19,582252–

1577Custer County, OKOK28,175252–

1578Northumberland County, VAVA12,557252–

1579Chippewa County, WIWI67,614252–

1580Peach County, GAGA29,877252–

1581Perry County, OHOH35,918251–

1582Bland County, VAVA6,151251–

1583Panola County, MSMS32,691250–

1584Braxton County, WVWV11,885250–

1585Otero County, COCO17,683250–

1586Fulton County, ILIL32,901250–

1587Itasca County, MNMN45,404249–

1588Fayette County, OHOH28,552249–

1589Fulton County, OHOH41,853249–

1590Wabash County, ININ30,713249–

1591Vernon County, MOMO19,946248–

1592Laclede County, MOMO36,943247–

1593Shelby County, TXTX24,286247–

1594Muscatine County, IAIA41,853247–

1595Ottawa County, OHOH39,481246–

1596Young County, TXTX18,154246–

1597Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346246–

1598DeSoto County, FLFL37,078246–

1599Hopewell, VAVA23,261246–

1600Douglas County, WAWA46,473246–

1601Lawrence County, ALAL33,843245–

1602Otsego County, MIMI26,080244–

1603Summit County, COCO31,517244–

1604Grenada County, MSMS20,868243–

1605Lee County, VAVA21,642243–

1606Posey County, ININ24,988243–

1607Barton County, KSKS24,790243–

1608Green County, KYKY11,644243–

1609Itawamba County, MSMS24,152242–

1610Lincoln County, OKOK35,278242–

1611Ottawa County, OKOK30,438242–

1612Graham County, AZAZ40,157242–

1613Orange County, ININ19,834242–

1614Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941241–

1615Williams County, NDND41,767241–

1616Williams County, OHOH36,549241–

1617Jasper County, ININ33,894240–

1618Conway County, ARAR21,393239–

1619Dunn County, WIWI46,223239–

1620Sabine Parish, LALA21,834238–

1621Clinton County, IAIA46,002238–

1622Prairie County, ARAR7,923237–

1623Barbour County, ALAL24,607236–

1624Van Buren County, ARAR16,238236–

1625Imperial County, CACA181,411236–

1626Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256236–

1627Yazoo County, MSMS22,947236–

1628Chenango County, NYNY45,715236–

1629Calhoun County, TXTX19,599236–

1630Charlotte County, VAVA11,401236–

1631Overton County, TNTN23,787235–

1632Clinton County, MOMO21,661235–

1633Buffalo County, NENE51,172234–

1634Stephenson County, ILIL43,220234–

1635Orleans County, NYNY39,825233–

1636Fairfax, VAVA26,772233–

1637Webster County, WVWV7,760233–

1638Cook County, GAGA18,232233–

1639Elko County, NVNV54,815232–

1640McDonough County, ILIL25,916232–

1641Powell County, KYKY12,812231–

1642Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503230–

1643Iosco County, MIMI25,266230–

1644Montour County, PAPA17,868230–

1645Burleson County, TXTX20,549230–

1646Vernon County, WIWI31,443230–

1647Seneca County, NYNY32,883229–

1648Decatur County, ININ26,576229–

1649Izard County, ARAR14,405228–

1650Hardeman County, TNTN25,274228–

1651Sabine County, TXTX10,012228–

1652Lincoln County, WVWV19,177228–

1653De Witt County, ILIL15,118228–

1654Bureau County, ILIL32,510227–

1655Colleton County, SCSC39,382226–

1656Langlade County, WIWI19,534226–

1657Stoddard County, MOMO28,284225–

1658Live Oak County, TXTX11,929225–

1659Perquimans County, NCNC13,490224–

1660Barnwell County, SCSC20,653224–

1661Lamoille County, VTVT26,294224–

1662Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896224–

1663Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391224–

1664Tipton County, ININ15,319224–

1665Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488224–

1666Williamsburg, VAVA15,861224–

1667Antrim County, MIMI24,698223–

1668Texas County, MOMO25,994223–

1669Tyler County, TXTX20,443223–

1670Mineral County, WVWV26,792223–

1671Kent County, MDMD19,565223–

1672Poinsett County, ARAR22,483222–

1673Clay County, WVWV7,538222–

1674Patrick County, VAVA17,424222–

1675Carbon County, WYWY14,013222–

1676Montgomery County, KSKS30,177222–

1677Titus County, TXTX31,563221–

1678Miami County, KSKS36,240221–

1679Vermillion County, ININ15,488221–

1680Randolph County, ALAL23,163220–

1681Baker County, FLFL29,737220–

1682Tattnall County, GAGA24,376220–

1683Lee County, IAIA32,306220–

1684Washington County, MSMS40,446219–

1685Barton County, MOMO11,795219–

1686Wayne County, MOMO10,782219–

1687Bond County, ILIL16,959219–

1688Sullivan County, ININ20,831218–

1689Barry County, MOMO36,200218–

1690Franklin County, NYNY46,500218–

1691Defiance County, OHOH38,292218–

1692Knox County, KYKY29,532217–

1693Menifee County, KYKY6,430217–

1694Adams County, NENE31,071216–

1695Nottoway County, VAVA15,796216–

1696Marengo County, ALAL18,311216–

1697Chisago County, MNMN59,142215–

1698Woods County, OKOK8,443215–

1699Edgefield County, SCSC29,808215–

1700Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284215–

1701Ripley County, ININ29,434215–

1702Manistee County, MIMI25,656214–

1703Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634214–

1704Isanti County, MNMN44,386214–

1705Texas County, OKOK20,322214–

1706Lee County, TXTX18,729214–

1707Delta County, MIMI36,582213–

1708Benton County, TNTN16,183213–

1709Jasper County, TXTX33,075213–

1710Hampshire County, WVWV24,105213–

1711Monroe County, ALAL18,965212–

1712Washington County, ININ28,383212–

1713Jennings County, ININ27,622212–

1714Pike County, ARAR9,964211–

1715Modoc County, CACA8,426211–

1716Wolfe County, KYKY6,298211–

1717Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793211–

1718Dickinson County, MIMI25,827211–

1719Carroll County, MSMS9,226211–

1720Gallia County, OHOH29,072211–

1721Floyd County, VAVA15,789211–

1722Summers County, WVWV11,532211–

1723Bremer County, IAIA25,296211–

1724Steuben County, ININ34,799210–

1725Calhoun County, FLFL13,289210–

1726Payette County, IDID27,824210–

1727Butts County, GAGA27,218209–

1728Goodhue County, MNMN48,195209–

1729Clarke County, VAVA15,609209–

1730Big Horn County, WYWY12,024209–

1731Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368209–

1732Geary County, KSKS36,338209–

1733Choctaw County, MSMS8,048208–

1734Hickory County, MOMO9,044208–

1735Door County, WIWI30,616208–

1736Drew County, ARAR17,054207–

1737Tate County, MSMS28,725207–

1738Potter County, PAPA15,897207–

1739Haskell County, TXTX5,499207–

1740Camden County, NCNC11,315206–

1741Randolph County, MOMO24,513206–

1742Warren County, ILIL16,222206–

1743Lewis County, KYKY12,901206–

1744Piscataquis County, MEME17,409206–

1745Fulton County, ARAR12,492205–

1746Wright County, MOMO19,671205–

1747Perry County, MSMS11,577204–

1748Jefferson County, MTMT13,329204–

1749Jefferson County, FLFL16,007204–

1750Grand County, COCO16,496204–

1751Mason County, ILIL12,411204–

1752Knott County, KYKY13,321204–

1753Neshoba County, MSMS28,732203–

1754Saluda County, SCSC19,680203–

1755Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615203–

1756Sanpete County, UTUT31,453203–

1757Yell County, ARAR19,956202–

1758Schuyler County, NYNY16,924202–

1759Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415202–

1760Benton County, IAIA26,004202–

1761Cherokee County, KSKS19,105202–

1762Freestone County, TXTX20,811202–

1763Carbon County, UTUT20,680202–

1764McCurtain County, OKOK30,744201–

1765Jenkins County, GAGA8,843201–

1766Mason County, MIMI29,040200–

1767Oregon County, MOMO8,709200–

1768Lewis County, NYNY26,479200–

1769Wasatch County, UTUT38,514200–

1770Grant County, KYKY26,181200–

1771Berrien County, GAGA18,932200–

1772Washington Parish, LALA44,937200–

1773Cooper County, MOMO17,136199–

1774Houghton County, MIMI37,842199–

1775Breathitt County, KYKY12,558199–

1776Todd County, KYKY12,972199–

1777Wyoming County, PAPA25,790199–

1778Lexington, VAVA7,769199–

1779Dodge County, WIWI89,097199–

1780Aransas County, TXTX26,146198–

1781Emanuel County, GAGA23,147198–

1782Lake County, MIMI13,182197–

1783Greene County, NYNY47,238197–

1784Lewis County, TNTN13,487197–

1785Menard County, ILIL11,863197–

1786Nodaway County, MOMO20,174196–

1787Sublette County, WYWY8,929196–

1788DeKalb County, ININ44,535196–

1789Grundy County, TNTN14,116196–

1790Lincoln County, NMNM19,844195–

1791Edgar County, ILIL16,323195–

1792Lassen County, CACA28,117194–

1793Greene County, NCNC20,700194–

1794Wetzel County, WVWV13,734194–

1795Fountain County, ININ17,013194–

1796Putnam County, ININ37,876194–

1797Leelanau County, MIMI22,982193–

1798Webster County, MSMS10,167193–

1799Jones County, GAGA29,171192–

1800Crawford County, MOMO22,929192–

1801Pike County, GAGA20,932192–

1802Moffat County, COCO13,122192–

1803Dade County, GAGA16,154192–

1804Minidoka County, IDID22,911192–

1805Greene County, ININ31,165192–

1806Halifax County, VAVA33,447191–

1807Spencer County, KYKY20,998191–

1808Bingham County, IDID51,153191–

1809Benzie County, MIMI18,568190–

1810Monroe County, MOMO8,959190–

1811Ellis County, KSKS29,075190–

1812Montgomery County, KYKY28,822190–

1813Warren County, MOMO39,016189–

1814Burke County, GAGA24,408189–

1815Gem County, IDID21,773189–

1816Piatt County, ILIL16,791189–

1817Livingston County, KYKY8,863189–

1818Pershing County, NVNV6,421189–

1819Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121188–

1820Attala County, MSMS17,100188–

1821Warren County, NCNC18,898188–

1822Snyder County, PAPA39,655188–

1823Wyoming County, WVWV19,801188–

1824Jackson County, KSKS13,438188–

1825Owen County, KYKY11,601188–

1826Union County, IAIA11,829187–

1827Saunders County, NENE23,702187–

1828Churchill County, NVNV25,851187–

1829Idaho County, IDID17,874187–

1830Terrell County, GAGA8,656187–

1831Franklin County, FLFL13,029187–

1832Accomack County, VAVA33,859186–

1833Barbour County, WVWV15,414186–

1834Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457186–

1835Beltrami County, MNMN47,055185–

1836Dawson County, MTMT8,692185–

1837Jackson County, OKOK24,764185–

1838Massac County, ILIL13,502185–

1839Clay County, ININ26,410185–

1840Bibb County, ALAL22,262184–

1841Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549184–

1842Gladwin County, MIMI26,077184–

1843Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617184–

1844Panola County, TXTX23,018184–

1845Dickinson County, IAIA18,077184–

1846Jasper County, IAIA38,153184–

1847Sioux County, IAIA36,774184–

1848Mingo County, WVWV21,455184–

1849Boundary County, IDID13,997183–

1850Shoshone County, IDID14,130183–

1851Cherokee County, ALAL26,413182–

1852Clay County, MSMS18,238182–

1853Lawrence County, MSMS11,819182–

1854Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673182–

1855Poquoson, VAVA13,292182–

1856Grady County, GAGA26,590182–

1857Anderson County, KSKS8,018182–

1858Monroe County, WIWI46,572182–

1859Luna County, NMNM25,407181–

1860Chester County, TNTN17,994181–

1861Finney County, KSKS37,505181–

1862Estill County, KYKY13,962181–

1863Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600181–

1864Rush County, ININ16,767180–

1865Starke County, ININ23,425180–

1866Meigs County, TNTN14,186179–

1867Tyler County, WVWV7,881179–

1868Crawford County, ILIL18,648179–

1869Cedar County, MOMO14,888179–

1870Atchison County, KSKS16,172179–

1871Taylor County, KYKY26,763179–

1872Clay County, TXTX10,764178–

1873Boise County, IDID8,545178–

1874Pierce County, GAGA20,764177–

1875Miller County, MOMO25,817177–

1876Davison County, SDSD20,069177–

1877Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671177–

1878Marion County, KSKS11,634177–

1879Cass County, MNMN31,430176–

1880Madison County, MTMT10,026176–

1881Adair County, OKOK19,828176–

1882Daviess County, ININ34,209176–

1883Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733176–

1884Vinton County, OHOH12,645176–

1885Perry County, ARAR10,309175–

1886Huron County, MIMI30,530175–

1887Henry County, ALAL18,394175–

1888Becker County, MNMN35,497174–

1889Copiah County, MSMS27,497174–

1890Brookings County, SDSD37,635174–

1891Archer County, TXTX9,129173–

1892Buchanan County, VAVA18,492173–

1893Sharp County, ARAR18,122172–

1894Graham County, NCNC8,190172–

1895Wayne County, TNTN16,416172–

1896Scurry County, TXTX16,162172–

1897Chattooga County, GAGA25,300172–

1898Lowndes County, ALAL9,359171–

1899Greene County, MSMS13,707171–

1900Wyoming County, NYNY39,741171–

1901Emery County, UTUT10,177171–

1902Grant County, WIWI52,446171–

1903Oneida County, WIWI38,131171–

1904Henry County, KYKY16,447170–

1905Jones County, TXTX20,861170–

1906Jerome County, IDID26,362170–

1907Fayette County, ILIL20,790170–

1908Dubois County, ININ44,016170–

1909Webster County, IAIA36,838170–

1910Hamilton County, IAIA14,944169–

1911Ford County, KSKS33,993168–

1912East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911167–

1913Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980167–

1914Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639167–

1915Hocking County, OHOH27,512167–

1916Comanche County, TXTX14,432167–

1917Barron County, WIWI46,484167–

1918Grayson County, KYKY27,406167–

1919Conecuh County, ALAL10,899166–

1920Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689166–

1921Osage County, KSKS15,693166–

1922Dodge County, GAGA19,663166–

1923Jersey County, ILIL21,160166–

1924White County, ILIL13,250166–

1925Noble County, OHOH14,276165–

1926Platte County, WYWY8,634165–

1927Shelby County, ILIL20,576165–

1928Butler County, IAIA14,049165–

1929Webster County, KYKY12,929164–

1930Madison Parish, LALA8,844164–

1931Coahoma County, MSMS19,849164–

1932Washington County, ILIL13,564164–

1933Audrain County, MOMO24,528162–

1934Rosebud County, MTMT8,253162–

1935Jackson County, OHOH32,817162–

1936Wallowa County, OROR7,595162–

1937Polk County, WIWI45,803162–

1938Taylor County, GAGA7,818162–

1939Madison County, NENE36,106162–

1940Ouachita County, ARAR21,731161–

1941Custer County, NENE10,500161–

1942Essex County, VTVT6,051161–

1943Lewis County, WVWV16,394161–

1944Ritchie County, WVWV8,034161–

1945Grundy County, MOMO9,744161–

1946Rice County, KSKS9,266161–

1947Herkimer County, NYNY59,219161–

1948Oceana County, MIMI27,177160–

1949Craig County, VAVA4,800160–

1950Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520160–

1951Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148160–

1952Acadia Parish, LALA57,032159–

1953Moore County, TXTX21,891159–

1954Jefferson County, IAIA15,291159–

1955St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552158–

1956St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642158–

1957Perry County, ILIL20,160158–

1958Osceola County, MIMI23,516157–

1959Liberty County, GAGA70,313157–

1960Galax, VAVA6,670157–

1961West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134156–

1962Wexford County, MIMI34,445156–

1963Newton County, MSMS20,960156–

1964Bates County, MOMO16,512156–

1965Iron County, MOMO9,318156–

1966Montgomery County, NYNY50,046156–

1967Fulton County, PAPA14,483156–

1968Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439156–

1969Fayette County, ALAL15,872155–

1970Clearwater County, IDID9,118155–

1971Ripley County, MOMO10,717155–

1972Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715155–

1973Wirt County, WVWV4,879155–

1974Washington County, NENE21,302155–

1975Gulf County, FLFL15,943155–

1976Alcona County, MIMI10,556154–

1977Missaukee County, MIMI15,274154–

1978Madison County, VAVA14,237154–

1979Hancock County, ILIL16,803154–

1980Park County, COCO18,314153–

1981Fillmore County, MNMN21,540153–

1982McLeod County, MNMN36,631153–

1983Henry County, OHOH27,598153–

1984Iowa County, IAIA16,504153–

1985Harrison County, KYKY19,627153–

1986Marion County, KYKY20,115152–

1987St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765151–

1988Gogebic County, MIMI14,285151–

1989Freeborn County, MNMN30,440151–

1990Fulton County, NYNY52,216151–

1991Milam County, TXTX26,258151–

1992Morton County, NDND34,601151–

1993Marion County, IAIA34,192151–

1994Torrance County, NMNM16,100150–

1995Waupaca County, WIWI51,461150–

1996Grant County, ARAR18,756149–

1997Montgomery County, ARAR8,579149–

1998Nicollet County, MNMN34,273149–

1999Fergus County, MTMT11,825149–

2000Harrison County, IAIA14,623149–

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