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

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS –

2001Charlotte County, VAVA11,401273–

2002Carbon County, MTMT11,466272–

2003Ferry County, WAWA7,517272–

2004Lincoln County, SDSD77,145271–

2005Summers County, WVWV11,532271–

2006Wayne County, IAIA6,738270–

2007Washington County, KYKY12,368270–

2008Henry County, OHOH27,598270–

2009Lewis County, WVWV16,394270–

2010Choctaw County, OKOK14,059269–

2011Jackson County, TNTN12,466269–

2012Sanpete County, UTUT31,453269–

2013Bayfield County, WIWI16,787269–

2014Moffat County, COCO13,122268–

2015Amite County, MSMS12,487268–

2016Menard County, ILIL11,863268–

2017Dawson County, NENE24,452268–

2018Warren County, NCNC18,898268–

2019Holmes County, OHOH44,970268–

2020Real County, TXTX2,745268–

2021Greene County, VAVA21,958268–

2022Pierce County, WIWI43,519268–

2023Grant County, ARAR18,756267–

2024Carroll County, ININ20,655267–

2025Fulton County, PAPA14,483267–

2026Dawson County, MTMT8,692267–

2027Sharp County, ARAR18,122266–

2028Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753266–

2029Jackson County, TXTX15,393266–

2030Hart County, KYKY20,117265–

2031Cibola County, NMNM26,807265–

2032St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875264–

2033Kiowa County, OKOK8,181264–

2034Surry County, VAVA6,603264–

2035Clay County, WVWV7,538264–

2036Calhoun County, FLFL13,289263–

2037Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175263–

2038Cherokee County, IAIA11,369263–

2039Decatur County, TNTN11,820263–

2040Calumet County, WIWI53,982263–

2041Nevada County, ARAR7,942262–

2042Calhoun County, ARAR4,632261–

2043Wright County, IAIA12,801261–

2044Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705261–

2045Bland County, VAVA6,151261–

2046Teton County, IDID13,254260–

2047Custer County, NENE10,500260–

2048Oconto County, WIWI40,195260–

2049Camp County, TXTX13,380260–

2050Seward County, KSKS21,073259–

2051Hughes County, OKOK13,455258–

2052Adams County, WIWI21,752258–

2053White County, ILIL13,250257–

2054Ozark County, MOMO9,172257–

2055Freeborn County, MNMN30,440256–

2056Texas County, OKOK20,322256–

2057Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804256–

2058Newton County, TXTX11,954256–

2059McDowell County, WVWV16,878256–

2060Guthrie County, IAIA10,782255–

2061Barton County, MOMO11,795255–

2062Socorro County, NMNM15,838255–

2063Madison County, TXTX14,226255–

2064Nottoway County, VAVA15,796255–

2065Ballard County, KYKY7,594253–

2066Knott County, KYKY13,321253–

2067Seward County, NENE18,032253–

2068Butler County, KYKY12,520252–

2069Barnwell County, SCSC20,653252–

2070Buchanan County, IAIA20,883250–

2071Lyon County, MNMN25,684250–

2072Dent County, MOMO14,584250–

2073Quay County, NMNM8,454250–

2074Holmes County, FLFL20,119249–

2075Cook County, GAGA18,232249–

2076Decatur County, GAGA29,432249–

2077Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842249–

2078Comanche County, TXTX14,432249–

2079Richland County, ILIL15,219248–

2080Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171248–

2081Carson County, TXTX5,805248–

2082Greene County, NCNC20,700247–

2083Hughes County, SDSD17,570246–

2084Sierra County, NMNM11,395246–

2085Door County, WIWI30,616246–

2086Archuleta County, COCO14,306245–

2087Elbert County, GAGA20,072245–

2088Richland Parish, LALA19,582245–

2089Labette County, KSKS19,685244–

2090Kane County, UTUT8,597244–

2091Crockett County, TNTN14,006243–

2092Tyler County, WVWV7,881242–

2093Perry County, TNTN9,126242–

2094Henry County, KYKY16,447241–

2095Larue County, KYKY15,184241–

2096Calhoun County, SCSC14,188241–

2097Linn County, MOMO11,815241–

2098Ward County, TXTX11,125241–

2099Pembina County, NDND6,568240–

2100Live Oak County, TXTX11,929240–

2101Emanuel County, GAGA23,147239–

2102Colusa County, CACA21,836239–

2103Arenac County, MIMI15,068239–

2104Wayne County, ILIL15,882239–

2105Murray County, OKOK13,805239–

2106Dade County, MOMO7,804239–

2107Saunders County, NENE23,702239–

2108Morton County, NDND34,601239–

2109Amelia County, VAVA13,632239–

2110Atchison County, KSKS16,172238–

2111Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505238–

2112Madison County, MOMO12,858238–

2113Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270237–

2114Skamania County, WAWA12,669236–

2115Austin County, TXTX33,625236–

2116Bourbon County, KSKS14,319235–

2117Marshall County, OKOK16,255235–

2118Colfax County, NMNM12,184235–

2119Vermillion County, ININ15,488234–

2120Moore County, TNTN6,920234–

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–

2129Magoffin County, KYKY11,110231–

2130Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583231–

2131Wabash County, ILIL10,907231–

2132Woodward County, OKOK19,827231–

2133Iowa County, IAIA16,504230–

2134Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344230–

2135Stevens County, MNMN9,747230–

2136Linn County, KSKS9,950229–

2137Montour County, PAPA17,868229–

2138Bremer County, IAIA25,296228–

2139Van Buren County, IAIA7,131228–

2140Leake County, MSMS21,662228–

2141Moultrie County, ILIL14,371228–

2142Charles City County, VAVA6,623228–

2143Grady County, GAGA26,590227–

2144Sac County, IAIA9,525227–

2145Hansford County, TXTX4,944227–

2146Weston County, WYWY6,840227–

2147Hubbard County, MNMN22,369226–

2148Johnson County, WYWY8,908226–

2149Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671225–

2150Winn Parish, LALA14,961225–

2151Fayette County, ILIL20,790225–

2152Forest County, PAPA6,614225–

2153Hamilton County, TXTX8,680225–

2154Essex County, VAVA10,654225–

2155Kit Carson County, COCO7,069224–

2156Carroll County, IAIA20,303224–

2157LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154224–

2158McCormick County, SCSC10,215224–

2159Montgomery County, MOMO11,590224–

2160Hardin County, IAIA16,455223–

2161Meigs County, TNTN14,186223–

2162Modoc County, CACA8,426221–

2163Cleburne County, ALAL15,970221–

2164Dawes County, NENE7,858221–

2165Richardson County, NENE7,530221–

2166Desha County, ARAR9,984220–

2167Parke County, ININ16,642220–

2168Pike County, ININ12,003220–

2169Washington County, IDID11,583220–

2170Noble County, OHOH14,276220–

2171Trimble County, KYKY8,701219–

2172Clarke County, MSMS15,102219–

2173Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795219–

2174Caldwell County, MOMO9,012219–

2175Box Butte County, NENE10,494219–

2176Stewart County, TNTN14,439219–

2177Clay County, IAIA16,202218–

2178Todd County, KYKY12,972218–

2179Grundy County, MOMO9,744218–

2180Perry County, MOMO19,093218–

2181Butler County, NENE8,507218–

2182Platte County, WYWY8,634218–

2183Harrison County, IAIA14,623217–

2184Johnson County, KYKY22,051217–

2185Noxubee County, MSMS9,798217–

2186Mercer County, ILIL15,229216–

2187Camden County, NCNC11,315215–

2188Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128215–

2189Steele County, MNMN37,464215–

2190Lawrence County, MSMS11,819215–

2191Saline County, NENE14,996215–

2192Lamb County, TXTX12,579215–

2193Morris County, KSKS5,348214–

2194Washita County, OKOK10,884214–

2195Vilas County, WIWI23,761214–

2196Perry County, ALAL7,425213–

2197Wilson County, KSKS8,299213–

2198Union County, ILIL16,656213–

2199Washburn County, WIWI17,087213–

2200Dallam County, TXTX7,508213–

2201Cedar County, IAIA18,359212–

2202Floyd County, IAIA14,901212–

2203Livingston County, MOMO14,708212–

2204Carlton County, MNMN36,711211–

2205Henderson County, ILIL5,984211–

2206Massac County, ILIL13,502211–

2207Grand County, UTUT9,790211–

2208Adair County, OKOK19,828210–

2209Ripley County, MOMO10,717210–

2210Trinity County, TXTX14,384210–

2211Holt County, NENE10,067209–

2212Putnam County, OHOH34,380209–

2213Macon County, MOMO15,190208–

2214Hamilton County, NENE9,678208–

2215Franklin County, TXTX10,994208–

2216Tripp County, SDSD5,708207–

2217Bollinger County, MOMO10,646207–

2218Carroll County, ILIL15,419206–

2219Kimball County, NENE3,391206–

2220Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449205–

2221Hancock County, KYKY9,050205–

2222Benton County, MNMN41,744205–

2223Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,020204–

2224Sitka, AKAK8,319203–

2225Little River County, ARAR11,763203–

2226Trousdale County, TNTN12,623203–

2227Webb County, TXTX281,224202–

2228Hale County, ALAL15,194201–

2229Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594201–

2230Atchison County, MOMO5,175201–

2231Williams County, NDND41,767201–

2232Jefferson County, OROR25,740200–

2233Bath County, KYKY13,176199–

2234Russell County, KYKY18,608199–

2235Shawano County, WIWI41,560199–

2236Lincoln County, COCO5,645198–

2237Perry County, ININ19,389198–

2238St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106198–

2239Franklin County, ININ23,286198–

2240Wyandot County, OHOH21,567198–

2241Richland County, MTMT11,377198–

2242Carbon County, UTUT20,680198–

2243Richland County, WIWI17,036198–

2244Logan County, ARAR21,633197–

2245Stillwater County, MTMT9,445197–

2246Chowan County, NCNC14,082197–

2247Menominee County, MIMI22,941196–

2248Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375196–

2249St. Clair County, MOMO9,976196–

2250Young County, TXTX18,154196–

2251Lafayette County, WIWI17,478196–

2252Prowers County, COCO11,884195–

2253Cass County, ILIL12,463195–

2254Monroe County, OHOH12,994195–

2255Jones County, TXTX20,861195–

2256Hamilton County, FLFL14,180194–

2257Charlton County, GAGA13,121194–

2258Lincoln County, GAGA8,112194–

2259Johnson County, ARAR26,225194–

2260Greene County, IAIA8,658194–

2261Ford County, KSKS33,993194–

2262Noble County, OKOK10,899194–

2263Red Willow County, NENE10,307194–

2264Walsh County, NDND10,179194–

2265Brunswick County, VAVA15,727194–

2266Grundy County, IAIA12,361193–

2267Cotton County, OKOK5,432193–

2268Buena Vista, VAVA6,672193–

2269Benewah County, IDID10,508192–

2270West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756192–

2271West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134192–

2272Gasconade County, MOMO14,784192–

2273Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626192–

2274Dickinson County, IAIA18,077191–

2275Hardee County, FLFL25,932190–

2276Lewis County, KYKY12,901190–

2277Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941190–

2278Ford County, ILIL13,216190–

2279Lewis County, MOMO9,879190–

2280Lemhi County, IDID8,474188–

2281Arkansas County, ARAR15,836188–

2282Jasper County, ILIL9,032188–

2283Pike County, ILIL14,231188–

2284Clark County, MOMO6,475188–

2285Runnels County, TXTX9,693188–

2286Pleasants County, WVWV7,338188–

2287Ashland County, WIWI16,203188–

2288Iowa County, WIWI23,951188–

2289Yankton County, SDSD23,635187–

2290DeKalb County, TNTN21,873187–

2291Otoe County, NENE16,531187–

2292Duchesne County, UTUT20,856187–

2293Montgomery County, ARAR8,579186–

2294Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604186–

2295Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807186–

2296Stutsman County, NDND21,414186–

2297Jackson County, KSKS13,438185–

2298Webster County, MSMS10,167185–

2299Bamberg County, SCSC12,796185–

2300Ouray County, COCO5,265184–

2301Maverick County, TXTX58,823184–

2302Fremont County, IAIA6,522183–

2303Keokuk County, IAIA9,797183–

2304Montgomery County, IAIA10,002183–

2305Blackford County, ININ11,730183–

2306Mississippi County, MOMO12,003183–

2307Marquette County, WIWI15,927183–

2308Calhoun County, GAGA5,413182–

2309Lewis County, TNTN13,487182–

2310Essex County, VTVT6,051182–

2311Gooding County, IDID16,446181–

2312Macon County, ALAL18,132181–

2313Simpson County, KYKY20,788181–

2314Custer County, SDSD9,431181–

2315Pike County, MOMO17,955181–

2316Reeves County, TXTX12,138181–

2317Glades County, FLFL13,270180–

2318Green County, KYKY11,644180–

2319Hill County, MTMT16,167180–

2320Vinton County, OHOH12,645179–

2321Tillman County, OKOK6,780179–

2322Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511179–

2323Conejos County, COCO7,529178–

2324Tunica County, MSMS8,819178–

2325Haywood County, TNTN17,042178–

2326Richmond County, VAVA9,294178–

2327Franklin County, IDID15,889177–

2328Hertford County, NCNC19,015177–

2329Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941176–

2330Crawford County, ININ10,509176–

2331Taylor County, GAGA7,818175–

2332Lake County, MNMN10,746175–

2333Henry County, ALAL18,394174–

2334Newton County, ARAR7,026174–

2335Gogebic County, MIMI14,285174–

2336Cumberland County, ILIL10,208174–

2337Burleson County, TXTX20,549174–

2338Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733173–

2339Crittenden County, KYKY8,807173–

2340Douglas County, MOMO12,342173–

2341Kossuth County, IAIA14,322172–

2342Fillmore County, MNMN21,540172–

2343McLeod County, MNMN36,631172–

2344Powell County, MTMT7,157172–

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–

2351Marshall County, KSKS9,852169–

2352Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471169–

2353Missaukee County, MIMI15,274169–

2354Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453169–

2355Union County, SDSD17,402169–

2356Dakota County, NENE21,687169–

2357San Augustine County, TXTX7,722169–

2358Hardy County, WVWV14,337169–

2359Wilkes County, GAGA9,540168–

2360Adams County, IDID5,013168–

2361Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520168–

2362Shelby County, IAIA11,689167–

2363Lawrence County, ILIL13,790167–

2364Johnston County, OKOK10,448167–

2365Iron County, MOMO9,318167–

2366Gage County, NENE21,711167–

2367Jones County, NCNC9,575167–

2368Archer County, TXTX9,129167–

2369Gaines County, TXTX23,956167–

2370Cleveland County, ARAR7,224166–

2371Pulaski County, ININ12,463166–

2372Edmonson County, KYKY12,749166–

2373Ralls County, MOMO10,444166–

2374Keith County, NENE8,100166–

2375Langlade County, WIWI19,534165–

2376Taylor County, WIWI20,118165–

2377Washakie County, WYWY7,597165–

2378Washington County, COCO4,732164–

2379Lee County, SCSC15,730164–

2380Maries County, MOMO8,397164–

2381Dolores County, COCO2,466163–

2382Mitchell County, GAGA20,467163–

2383Decatur County, IAIA7,655163–

2384Marion County, KSKS11,634163–

2385Edwards County, ILIL5,898163–

2386Breathitt County, KYKY12,558162–

2387Livingston County, KYKY8,863162–

2388Galax, VAVA6,670162–

2389Jackson County, IAIA19,288161–

2390McHenry County, NDND5,130161–

2391Crawford County, WIWI15,910161–

2392Fall River County, SDSD7,467160–

2393Manassas Park, VAVA16,560160–

2394Doddridge County, WVWV7,634160–

2395Clay County, TXTX10,764160–

2396Wells County, ININ28,883159–

2397Cloud County, KSKS8,833159–

2398Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043159–

2399Kinney County, TXTX3,128159–

2400Todd County, MNMN26,060158–

2401Brown County, ILIL6,401158–

2402Benton County, ININ8,883158–

2403Sawyer County, WIWI18,846158–

2404Waushara County, WIWI25,223158–

2405Bradley County, ARAR9,828157–

2406Pondera County, MTMT6,072157–

2407Red River County, TXTX11,816157–

2408Hopewell, VAVA23,261157–

2409Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683156–

2410Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240156–

2411Jay County, ININ20,118156–

2412Dodge County, MNMN21,376156–

2413Marshall County, ILIL11,473156–

2414Pope County, ILIL3,672156–

2415Butler County, IAIA14,049155–

2416Ottawa County, KSKS5,744155–

2417Scott County, KSKS4,815155–

2418Wabasha County, MNMN21,537155–

2419Karnes County, TXTX15,018155–

2420Morrison County, MNMN34,620154–

2421York County, NENE14,564153–

2422Crook County, WYWY7,852153–

2423Yell County, ARAR19,956152–

2424Nowata County, OKOK9,522152–

2425Mills County, TXTX4,580152–

2426Norton County, KSKS5,288151–

2427Union County, KYKY12,839151–

2428Houston County, MNMN18,400151–

2429Greene County, MSMS13,707151–

2430Garvin County, OKOK26,377151–

2431Lake County, COCO7,552150–

2432Bibb County, ALAL22,262150–

2433Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284150–

2434Petersburg, VAVA33,734150–

2435Montgomery County, GAGA8,635149–

2436Sherman County, KSKS5,763149–

2437Watonwan County, MNMN11,459149–

2438Rosebud County, MTMT8,253149–

2439Price County, WIWI13,988149–

2440Howard County, ARAR12,306148–

2441Taylor County, IAIA5,835148–

2442Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187148–

2443Pipestone County, MNMN9,260148–

2444Sullivan County, PAPA5,856148–

2445Sullivan County, MOMO5,738148–

2446Fallon County, MTMT2,959148–

2447Storey County, NVNV4,260148–

2448McKinley County, NMNM68,119148–

2449Swisher County, TXTX6,703148–

2450King and Queen County, VAVA6,743148–

2451Montgomery County, MSMS9,354147–

2452Burnett County, WIWI17,223147–

2453Crosby County, TXTX4,852147–

2454Mineral County, MTMT5,185146–

2455Alger County, MIMI8,641145–

2456Coal County, OKOK5,436145–

2457Nemaha County, NENE7,102145–

2458Stephens County, TXTX9,380145–

2459Calhoun County, WVWV5,978145–

2460Lawrence County, ARAR16,273144–

2461Allen County, KSKS12,302144–

2462Hancock County, TNTN7,075144–

2463Bertie County, NCNC17,086144–

2464Buckingham County, VAVA17,137144–

2465Boise County, IDID8,545143–

2466Putnam County, MOMO4,546143–

2467Pecos County, TXTX14,560143–

2468Andrews County, TXTX18,914143–

2469San Miguel County, COCO7,753142–

2470Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465142–

2471Warren County, ININ8,474141–

2472Quitman County, MSMS5,364141–

2473Monroe County, MOMO8,959141–

2474Jefferson County, IDID35,297140–

2475Doniphan County, KSKS7,594140–

2476Harper County, KSKS5,370140–

2477Baca County, COCO3,347139–

2478Clay County, KYKY19,465139–

2479Allen Parish, LALA22,672139–

2480Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256139–

2481St. James Parish, LALA18,938138–

2482Carroll County, MOMO8,417138–

2483Holt County, MOMO4,200138–

2484Dixon County, NENE5,602138–

2485Pershing County, NVNV6,421138–

2486Martin County, ININ9,856137–

2487Union County, ININ6,863137–

2488Koochiching County, MNMN11,587137–

2489Washington County, ILIL13,564137–

2490Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451137–

2491Hemphill County, TXTX3,083137–

2492Rusk County, WIWI14,146137–

2493Marion County, GAGA7,676136–

2494Talbot County, GAGA5,709136–

2495Schuyler County, ILIL6,657135–

2496Pawnee County, NENE2,510135–

2497Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439135–

2498Stone County, ARAR12,703134–

2499Franklin County, IAIA9,868133–

2500Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823133–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS