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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

2001Fulton County, ININ20,091273–

2002Carbon County, MTMT11,466272–

2003Ferry County, WAWA7,517272–

2004Lincoln County, SDSD77,145271–

2005Summers County, WVWV11,532271–

2006Washington County, KYKY12,368270–

2007Henry County, OHOH27,598270–

2008Lewis County, WVWV16,394270–

2009Wayne County, IAIA6,738270–

2010Choctaw County, OKOK14,059269–

2011Jackson County, TNTN12,466269–

2012Bayfield County, WIWI16,787269–

2013Sanpete County, UTUT31,453269–

2014Amite County, MSMS12,487268–

2015Dawson County, NENE24,452268–

2016Warren County, NCNC18,898268–

2017Holmes County, OHOH44,970268–

2018Real County, TXTX2,745268–

2019Pierce County, WIWI43,519268–

2020Greene County, VAVA21,958268–

2021Moffat County, COCO13,122268–

2022Menard County, ILIL11,863268–

2023Grant County, ARAR18,756267–

2024Dawson County, MTMT8,692267–

2025Fulton County, PAPA14,483267–

2026Carroll County, ININ20,655267–

2027Sharp County, ARAR18,122266–

2028Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753266–

2029Jackson County, TXTX15,393266–

2030Cibola County, NMNM26,807265–

2031Hart County, KYKY20,117265–

2032Clay County, WVWV7,538264–

2033Surry County, VAVA6,603264–

2034Kiowa County, OKOK8,181264–

2035St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875264–

2036Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175263–

2037Decatur County, TNTN11,820263–

2038Calumet County, WIWI53,982263–

2039Calhoun County, FLFL13,289263–

2040Cherokee County, IAIA11,369263–

2041Nevada County, ARAR7,942262–

2042Calhoun County, ARAR4,632261–

2043Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705261–

2044Bland County, VAVA6,151261–

2045Wright County, IAIA12,801261–

2046Custer County, NENE10,500260–

2047Camp County, TXTX13,380260–

2048Oconto County, WIWI40,195260–

2049Teton County, IDID13,254260–

2050Seward County, KSKS21,073259–

2051Hughes County, OKOK13,455258–

2052Adams County, WIWI21,752258–

2053Ozark County, MOMO9,172257–

2054White County, ILIL13,250257–

2055Freeborn County, MNMN30,440256–

2056Texas County, OKOK20,322256–

2057Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804256–

2058Newton County, TXTX11,954256–

2059McDowell County, WVWV16,878256–

2060Barton County, MOMO11,795255–

2061Socorro County, NMNM15,838255–

2062Madison County, TXTX14,226255–

2063Nottoway County, VAVA15,796255–

2064Guthrie County, IAIA10,782255–

2065Seward County, NENE18,032253–

2066Ballard County, KYKY7,594253–

2067Knott County, KYKY13,321253–

2068Butler County, KYKY12,520252–

2069Barnwell County, SCSC20,653252–

2070Lyon County, MNMN25,684250–

2071Dent County, MOMO14,584250–

2072Quay County, NMNM8,454250–

2073Buchanan County, IAIA20,883250–

2074Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842249–

2075Comanche County, TXTX14,432249–

2076Holmes County, FLFL20,119249–

2077Cook County, GAGA18,232249–

2078Decatur County, GAGA29,432249–

2079Carson County, TXTX5,805248–

2080Richland County, ILIL15,219248–

2081Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171248–

2082Greene County, NCNC20,700247–

2083Sierra County, NMNM11,395246–

2084Hughes County, SDSD17,570246–

2085Door County, WIWI30,616246–

2086Richland Parish, LALA19,582245–

2087Archuleta County, COCO14,306245–

2088Elbert County, GAGA20,072245–

2089Kane County, UTUT8,597244–

2090Labette County, KSKS19,685244–

2091Crockett County, TNTN14,006243–

2092Perry County, TNTN9,126242–

2093Tyler County, WVWV7,881242–

2094Henry County, KYKY16,447241–

2095Linn County, MOMO11,815241–

2096Calhoun County, SCSC14,188241–

2097Larue County, KYKY15,184241–

2098Ward County, TXTX11,125241–

2099Pembina County, NDND6,568240–

2100Live Oak County, TXTX11,929240–

2101Colusa County, CACA21,836239–

2102Dade County, MOMO7,804239–

2103Arenac County, MIMI15,068239–

2104Saunders County, NENE23,702239–

2105Murray County, OKOK13,805239–

2106Amelia County, VAVA13,632239–

2107Morton County, NDND34,601239–

2108Emanuel County, GAGA23,147239–

2109Wayne County, ILIL15,882239–

2110Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505238–

2111Madison County, MOMO12,858238–

2112Atchison County, KSKS16,172238–

2113Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270237–

2114Austin County, TXTX33,625236–

2115Skamania County, WAWA12,669236–

2116Colfax County, NMNM12,184235–

2117Marshall County, OKOK16,255235–

2118Bourbon County, KSKS14,319235–

2119Moore County, TNTN6,920234–

2120Vermillion County, ININ15,488234–

2121Heard County, GAGA12,149233–

2122Rush County, ININ16,767233–

2123Brown County, KSKS9,104233–

2124Fleming County, KYKY15,787233–

2125Lyon County, KYKY9,123233–

2126Sevier County, UTUT22,827233–

2127Cassia County, IDID26,397232–

2128Scott County, ARAR9,965231–

2129Woodward County, OKOK19,827231–

2130Wabash County, ILIL10,907231–

2131Magoffin County, KYKY11,110231–

2132Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583231–

2133Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344230–

2134Stevens County, MNMN9,747230–

2135Iowa County, IAIA16,504230–

2136Montour County, PAPA17,868229–

2137Linn County, KSKS9,950229–

2138Leake County, MSMS21,662228–

2139Charles City County, VAVA6,623228–

2140Moultrie County, ILIL14,371228–

2141Bremer County, IAIA25,296228–

2142Van Buren County, IAIA7,131228–

2143Hansford County, TXTX4,944227–

2144Weston County, WYWY6,840227–

2145Grady County, GAGA26,590227–

2146Sac County, IAIA9,525227–

2147Hubbard County, MNMN22,369226–

2148Johnson County, WYWY8,908226–

2149Winn Parish, LALA14,961225–

2150Hamilton County, TXTX8,680225–

2151Essex County, VAVA10,654225–

2152Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671225–

2153Fayette County, ILIL20,790225–

2154Forest County, PAPA6,614225–

2155LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154224–

2156Montgomery County, MOMO11,590224–

2157McCormick County, SCSC10,215224–

2158Kit Carson County, COCO7,069224–

2159Carroll County, IAIA20,303224–

2160Meigs County, TNTN14,186223–

2161Hardin County, IAIA16,455223–

2162Cleburne County, ALAL15,970221–

2163Modoc County, CACA8,426221–

2164Dawes County, NENE7,858221–

2165Richardson County, NENE7,530221–

2166Desha County, ARAR9,984220–

2167Noble County, OHOH14,276220–

2168Washington County, IDID11,583220–

2169Parke County, ININ16,642220–

2170Pike County, ININ12,003220–

2171Stewart County, TNTN14,439219–

2172Trimble County, KYKY8,701219–

2173Clarke County, MSMS15,102219–

2174Caldwell County, MOMO9,012219–

2175Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795219–

2176Box Butte County, NENE10,494219–

2177Perry County, MOMO19,093218–

2178Butler County, NENE8,507218–

2179Platte County, WYWY8,634218–

2180Grundy County, MOMO9,744218–

2181Clay County, IAIA16,202218–

2182Todd County, KYKY12,972218–

2183Noxubee County, MSMS9,798217–

2184Harrison County, IAIA14,623217–

2185Johnson County, KYKY22,051217–

2186Mercer County, ILIL15,229216–

2187Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128215–

2188Steele County, MNMN37,464215–

2189Lawrence County, MSMS11,819215–

2190Saline County, NENE14,996215–

2191Camden County, NCNC11,315215–

2192Lamb County, TXTX12,579215–

2193Washita County, OKOK10,884214–

2194Morris County, KSKS5,348214–

2195Vilas County, WIWI23,761214–

2196Perry County, ALAL7,425213–

2197Dallam County, TXTX7,508213–

2198Union County, ILIL16,656213–

2199Wilson County, KSKS8,299213–

2200Washburn County, WIWI17,087213–

2201Livingston County, MOMO14,708212–

2202Cedar County, IAIA18,359212–

2203Floyd County, IAIA14,901212–

2204Carlton County, MNMN36,711211–

2205Grand County, UTUT9,790211–

2206Henderson County, ILIL5,984211–

2207Massac County, ILIL13,502211–

2208Ripley County, MOMO10,717210–

2209Adair County, OKOK19,828210–

2210Trinity County, TXTX14,384210–

2211Holt County, NENE10,067209–

2212Putnam County, OHOH34,380209–

2213Macon County, MOMO15,190208–

2214Hamilton County, NENE9,678208–

2215Franklin County, TXTX10,994208–

2216Bollinger County, MOMO10,646207–

2217Tripp County, SDSD5,708207–

2218Carroll County, ILIL15,419206–

2219Kimball County, NENE3,391206–

2220Benton County, MNMN41,744205–

2221Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449205–

2222Hancock County, KYKY9,050205–

2223Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,020204–

2224Sitka, AKAK8,319203–

2225Little River County, ARAR11,763203–

2226Trousdale County, TNTN12,623203–

2227Webb County, TXTX281,224202–

2228Atchison County, MOMO5,175201–

2229Williams County, NDND41,767201–

2230Hale County, ALAL15,194201–

2231Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594201–

2232Jefferson County, OROR25,740200–

2233Bath County, KYKY13,176199–

2234Shawano County, WIWI41,560199–

2235Russell County, KYKY18,608199–

2236St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106198–

2237Richland County, MTMT11,377198–

2238Wyandot County, OHOH21,567198–

2239Richland County, WIWI17,036198–

2240Lincoln County, COCO5,645198–

2241Franklin County, ININ23,286198–

2242Perry County, ININ19,389198–

2243Carbon County, UTUT20,680198–

2244Logan County, ARAR21,633197–

2245Chowan County, NCNC14,082197–

2246Stillwater County, MTMT9,445197–

2247Menominee County, MIMI22,941196–

2248Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375196–

2249St. Clair County, MOMO9,976196–

2250Young County, TXTX18,154196–

2251Lafayette County, WIWI17,478196–

2252Monroe County, OHOH12,994195–

2253Jones County, TXTX20,861195–

2254Prowers County, COCO11,884195–

2255Cass County, ILIL12,463195–

2256Johnson County, ARAR26,225194–

2257Walsh County, NDND10,179194–

2258Noble County, OKOK10,899194–

2259Brunswick County, VAVA15,727194–

2260Red Willow County, NENE10,307194–

2261Greene County, IAIA8,658194–

2262Hamilton County, FLFL14,180194–

2263Charlton County, GAGA13,121194–

2264Lincoln County, GAGA8,112194–

2265Ford County, KSKS33,993194–

2266Cotton County, OKOK5,432193–

2267Grundy County, IAIA12,361193–

2268Buena Vista, VAVA6,672193–

2269West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134192–

2270Gasconade County, MOMO14,784192–

2271Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626192–

2272Benewah County, IDID10,508192–

2273West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756192–

2274Dickinson County, IAIA18,077191–

2275Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941190–

2276Lewis County, MOMO9,879190–

2277Hardee County, FLFL25,932190–

2278Ford County, ILIL13,216190–

2279Lewis County, KYKY12,901190–

2280Arkansas County, ARAR15,836188–

2281Clark County, MOMO6,475188–

2282Runnels County, TXTX9,693188–

2283Pleasants County, WVWV7,338188–

2284Ashland County, WIWI16,203188–

2285Lemhi County, IDID8,474188–

2286Jasper County, ILIL9,032188–

2287Pike County, ILIL14,231188–

2288Iowa County, WIWI23,951188–

2289DeKalb County, TNTN21,873187–

2290Otoe County, NENE16,531187–

2291Yankton County, SDSD23,635187–

2292Duchesne County, UTUT20,856187–

2293Montgomery County, ARAR8,579186–

2294Stutsman County, NDND21,414186–

2295Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807186–

2296Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604186–

2297Webster County, MSMS10,167185–

2298Bamberg County, SCSC12,796185–

2299Jackson County, KSKS13,438185–

2300Maverick County, TXTX58,823184–

2301Ouray County, COCO5,265184–

2302Blackford County, ININ11,730183–

2303Mississippi County, MOMO12,003183–

2304Fremont County, IAIA6,522183–

2305Keokuk County, IAIA9,797183–

2306Montgomery County, IAIA10,002183–

2307Marquette County, WIWI15,927183–

2308Lewis County, TNTN13,487182–

2309Essex County, VTVT6,051182–

2310Calhoun County, GAGA5,413182–

2311Macon County, ALAL18,132181–

2312Pike County, MOMO17,955181–

2313Custer County, SDSD9,431181–

2314Reeves County, TXTX12,138181–

2315Gooding County, IDID16,446181–

2316Simpson County, KYKY20,788181–

2317Hill County, MTMT16,167180–

2318Glades County, FLFL13,270180–

2319Green County, KYKY11,644180–

2320Tillman County, OKOK6,780179–

2321Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511179–

2322Vinton County, OHOH12,645179–

2323Tunica County, MSMS8,819178–

2324Richmond County, VAVA9,294178–

2325Conejos County, COCO7,529178–

2326Haywood County, TNTN17,042178–

2327Franklin County, IDID15,889177–

2328Hertford County, NCNC19,015177–

2329Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941176–

2330Crawford County, ININ10,509176–

2331Lake County, MNMN10,746175–

2332Taylor County, GAGA7,818175–

2333Newton County, ARAR7,026174–

2334Gogebic County, MIMI14,285174–

2335Burleson County, TXTX20,549174–

2336Henry County, ALAL18,394174–

2337Cumberland County, ILIL10,208174–

2338Douglas County, MOMO12,342173–

2339Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733173–

2340Crittenden County, KYKY8,807173–

2341Fillmore County, MNMN21,540172–

2342McLeod County, MNMN36,631172–

2343Powell County, MTMT7,157172–

2344Kossuth County, IAIA14,322172–

2345Sierra County, CACA3,098171–

2346Washington County, GAGA19,453171–

2347Rice County, KSKS9,266171–

2348Daviess County, MOMO8,558170–

2349Adams County, WAWA21,488170–

2350Green Lake County, WIWI19,305170–

2351Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471169–

2352Missaukee County, MIMI15,274169–

2353Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453169–

2354Dakota County, NENE21,687169–

2355Union County, SDSD17,402169–

2356San Augustine County, TXTX7,722169–

2357Hardy County, WVWV14,337169–

2358Marshall County, KSKS9,852169–

2359Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520168–

2360Wilkes County, GAGA9,540168–

2361Adams County, IDID5,013168–

2362Iron County, MOMO9,318167–

2363Gage County, NENE21,711167–

2364Jones County, NCNC9,575167–

2365Johnston County, OKOK10,448167–

2366Archer County, TXTX9,129167–

2367Lawrence County, ILIL13,790167–

2368Shelby County, IAIA11,689167–

2369Gaines County, TXTX23,956167–

2370Cleveland County, ARAR7,224166–

2371Ralls County, MOMO10,444166–

2372Keith County, NENE8,100166–

2373Edmonson County, KYKY12,749166–

2374Pulaski County, ININ12,463166–

2375Langlade County, WIWI19,534165–

2376Taylor County, WIWI20,118165–

2377Washakie County, WYWY7,597165–

2378Maries County, MOMO8,397164–

2379Lee County, SCSC15,730164–

2380Washington County, COCO4,732164–

2381Decatur County, IAIA7,655163–

2382Dolores County, COCO2,466163–

2383Mitchell County, GAGA20,467163–

2384Edwards County, ILIL5,898163–

2385Marion County, KSKS11,634163–

2386Breathitt County, KYKY12,558162–

2387Livingston County, KYKY8,863162–

2388Galax, VAVA6,670162–

2389McHenry County, NDND5,130161–

2390Crawford County, WIWI15,910161–

2391Jackson County, IAIA19,288161–

2392Fall River County, SDSD7,467160–

2393Clay County, TXTX10,764160–

2394Doddridge County, WVWV7,634160–

2395Manassas Park, VAVA16,560160–

2396Kinney County, TXTX3,128159–

2397Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043159–

2398Wells County, ININ28,883159–

2399Cloud County, KSKS8,833159–

2400Todd County, MNMN26,060158–

2401Sawyer County, WIWI18,846158–

2402Waushara County, WIWI25,223158–

2403Brown County, ILIL6,401158–

2404Benton County, ININ8,883158–

2405Bradley County, ARAR9,828157–

2406Pondera County, MTMT6,072157–

2407Red River County, TXTX11,816157–

2408Hopewell, VAVA23,261157–

2409Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240156–

2410Dodge County, MNMN21,376156–

2411Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683156–

2412Marshall County, ILIL11,473156–

2413Pope County, ILIL3,672156–

2414Jay County, ININ20,118156–

2415Wabasha County, MNMN21,537155–

2416Karnes County, TXTX15,018155–

2417Ottawa County, KSKS5,744155–

2418Butler County, IAIA14,049155–

2419Scott County, KSKS4,815155–

2420Morrison County, MNMN34,620154–

2421York County, NENE14,564153–

2422Crook County, WYWY7,852153–

2423Yell County, ARAR19,956152–

2424Nowata County, OKOK9,522152–

2425Mills County, TXTX4,580152–

2426Union County, KYKY12,839151–

2427Houston County, MNMN18,400151–

2428Greene County, MSMS13,707151–

2429Garvin County, OKOK26,377151–

2430Norton County, KSKS5,288151–

2431Bibb County, ALAL22,262150–

2432Lake County, COCO7,552150–

2433Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284150–

2434Petersburg, VAVA33,734150–

2435Watonwan County, MNMN11,459149–

2436Rosebud County, MTMT8,253149–

2437Price County, WIWI13,988149–

2438Montgomery County, GAGA8,635149–

2439Sherman County, KSKS5,763149–

2440Howard County, ARAR12,306148–

2441Taylor County, IAIA5,835148–

2442Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187148–

2443Pipestone County, MNMN9,260148–

2444Fallon County, MTMT2,959148–

2445Storey County, NVNV4,260148–

2446McKinley County, NMNM68,119148–

2447Sullivan County, PAPA5,856148–

2448Swisher County, TXTX6,703148–

2449Sullivan County, MOMO5,738148–

2450King and Queen County, VAVA6,743148–

2451Montgomery County, MSMS9,354147–

2452Burnett County, WIWI17,223147–

2453Crosby County, TXTX4,852147–

2454Mineral County, MTMT5,185146–

2455Calhoun County, WVWV5,978145–

2456Alger County, MIMI8,641145–

2457Nemaha County, NENE7,102145–

2458Coal County, OKOK5,436145–

2459Stephens County, TXTX9,380145–

2460Lawrence County, ARAR16,273144–

2461Bertie County, NCNC17,086144–

2462Hancock County, TNTN7,075144–

2463Buckingham County, VAVA17,137144–

2464Allen County, KSKS12,302144–

2465Putnam County, MOMO4,546143–

2466Andrews County, TXTX18,914143–

2467Pecos County, TXTX14,560143–

2468Boise County, IDID8,545143–

2469Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465142–

2470San Miguel County, COCO7,753142–

2471Quitman County, MSMS5,364141–

2472Monroe County, MOMO8,959141–

2473Warren County, ININ8,474141–

2474Jefferson County, IDID35,297140–

2475Doniphan County, KSKS7,594140–

2476Harper County, KSKS5,370140–

2477Allen Parish, LALA22,672139–

2478Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256139–

2479Baca County, COCO3,347139–

2480Clay County, KYKY19,465139–

2481Carroll County, MOMO8,417138–

2482Holt County, MOMO4,200138–

2483Dixon County, NENE5,602138–

2484St. James Parish, LALA18,938138–

2485Pershing County, NVNV6,421138–

2486Koochiching County, MNMN11,587137–

2487Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451137–

2488Hemphill County, TXTX3,083137–

2489Rusk County, WIWI14,146137–

2490Martin County, ININ9,856137–

2491Washington County, ILIL13,564137–

2492Union County, ININ6,863137–

2493Talbot County, GAGA5,709136–

2494Marion County, GAGA7,676136–

2495Pawnee County, NENE2,510135–

2496Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439135–

2497Schuyler County, ILIL6,657135–

2498Stone County, ARAR12,703134–

2499Gilmer County, WVWV7,085133–

2500Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823133–

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