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Largest Scotch-Irish population, US counties

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

2501Monroe County, OHOH12,99454–

2502Day County, SDSD5,48454–

2503Spink County, SDSD6,15554–

2504Refugio County, TXTX6,65754–

2505Covington, VAVA5,68054–

2506Richardson County, NENE7,53054–

2507Bleckley County, GAGA12,86654–

2508Benton County, ININ8,88354–

2509Franklin County, IAIA9,86854–

2510Gove County, KSKS2,63154–

2511Phillips County, KSKS4,72854–

2512Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02053–

2513Oscoda County, MIMI8,72353–

2514Benton County, MNMN41,74453–

2515Holt County, NENE10,06753–

2516Keith County, NENE8,10053–

2517Richland County, NDND16,73153–

2518Mercer County, OHOH42,73753–

2519Lake County, SDSD10,99353–

2520Schleicher County, TXTX2,24553–

2521Wright County, IAIA12,80153–

2522Cherry County, NENE5,56153–

2523Richland County, MTMT11,37752–

2524Greene County, ILIL11,31352–

2525Moultrie County, ILIL14,37152–

2526Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25752–

2527Elliott County, KYKY7,26552–

2528Gallatin County, KYKY8,84052–

2529Woods County, OKOK8,44351–

2530Greenwood County, KSKS5,82651–

2531Atkinson County, GAGA8,45451–

2532Ford County, ILIL13,21651–

2533Carroll County, MOMO8,41750–

2534Teton County, MTMT6,49650–

2535Perry County, MOMO19,09350–

2536Putnam County, MOMO4,54650–

2537Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24250–

2538Johnson County, NENE5,21850–

2539Thayer County, NENE4,84250–

2540Major County, OKOK7,53650–

2541Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92050–

2542Dunn County, NDND4,05850–

2543Huerfano County, COCO7,01150–

2544Wabash County, ILIL10,90750–

2545Washington County, KSKS5,53350–

2546Lincoln County, ARAR12,76449–

2547Holmes County, MSMS15,46549–

2548Reynolds County, MOMO5,99249–

2549Greene County, NCNC20,70049–

2550Custer County, SDSD9,43149–

2551Decatur County, TNTN11,82049–

2552Fisher County, TXTX3,69249–

2553Winnebago County, IAIA10,25149–

2554Grant County, KSKS7,02849–

2555Clearwater County, MNMN8,64748–

2556Swift County, MNMN9,76348–

2557Fallon County, MTMT2,95948–

2558Lyman County, SDSD3,69448–

2559Perry County, TNTN9,12648–

2560Sawyer County, WIWI18,84648–

2561Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65048–

2562Jasper County, ILIL9,03248–

2563La Paz County, AZAZ16,71147–

2564Robertson County, KYKY2,32547–

2565Sunflower County, MSMS22,89347–

2566Atchison County, MOMO5,17547–

2567Perkins County, SDSD2,85347–

2568Red River County, TXTX11,81647–

2569Taylor County, GAGA7,81847–

2570Putnam County, ILIL5,61947–

2571Menifee County, KYKY6,43047–

2572Bradley County, ARAR9,82846–

2573Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34446–

2574Hill County, MTMT16,16746–

2575Hughes County, OKOK13,45546–

2576Hemphill County, TXTX3,08346–

2577Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71146–

2578Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28446–

2579Kane County, UTUT8,59746–

2580Lafayette County, WIWI17,47846–

2581Price County, WIWI13,98846–

2582Edwards County, KSKS2,64046–

2583Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09545–

2584Washington County, KYKY12,36845–

2585Stevens County, MNMN9,74745–

2586Costilla County, COCO3,67945–

2587Prowers County, COCO11,88445–

2588Ohio County, ININ5,99445–

2589Coffey County, KSKS8,46745–

2590Clark County, MOMO6,47544–

2591Bacon County, GAGA11,07044–

2592McKinley County, NMNM68,11944–

2593Kimble County, TXTX4,43844–

2594Martin County, ININ9,85644–

2595Mitchell County, IAIA10,65044–

2596Toole County, MTMT5,21144–

2597Clay County, ARAR14,05243–

2598Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37543–

2599Howard County, NENE6,53843–

2600Beaver County, OKOK4,88243–

2601Osborne County, KSKS3,28543–

2602San Miguel County, COCO7,75343–

2603Clarke County, IAIA9,57442–

2604Dixon County, NENE5,60242–

2605Buchanan County, VAVA18,49242–

2606Taylor County, WIWI20,11842–

2607Scurry County, TXTX16,16242–

2608Ida County, IAIA6,77742–

2609Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32142–

2610Elk County, KSKS2,45842–

2611Meade County, KSKS3,85242–

2612Nemaha County, KSKS10,05442–

2613Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40541–

2614Faribault County, MNMN13,88841–

2615Marshall County, MNMN8,79841–

2616Quitman County, MSMS5,36441–

2617Johnson County, WYWY8,90841–

2618Merrick County, NENE7,90541–

2619Miller County, GAGA5,81241–

2620Franklin County, IDID15,88941–

2621Pulaski County, ININ12,46341–

2622Jackson County, MNMN9,85740–

2623Prairie County, MTMT1,11240–

2624Pickett County, TNTN5,21940–

2625Polk County, NENE5,27040–

2626Clinch County, GAGA6,84740–

2627Delaware County, IAIA17,67440–

2628Buffalo County, WIWI13,31840–

2629Jackson County, WIWI20,99940–

2630Cleveland County, ARAR7,22439–

2631Furnas County, NENE4,52439–

2632Kearney County, NENE6,79039–

2633Ransom County, NDND5,61739–

2634Hamilton County, TXTX8,68039–

2635Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80439–

2636Upton County, TXTX3,13139–

2637Quitman County, GAGA2,25439–

2638Hinsdale County, COCO75339–

2639Jones County, IAIA21,25339–

2640Thomas County, KSKS7,72539–

2641Grant County, WVWV11,04138–

2642Taylor County, IAIA5,83538–

2643Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47738–

2644Monroe County, MOMO8,95938–

2645Jones County, NCNC9,57538–

2646Bottineau County, NDND6,28438–

2647Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25938–

2648Liberty County, FLFL8,03538–

2649Perry County, ALAL7,42537–

2650Benton County, MSMS7,50237–

2651Kiowa County, OKOK8,18137–

2652Morrow County, OROR12,60237–

2653Lincoln County, WVWV19,17737–

2654Lafayette County, FLFL8,79237–

2655Turner County, GAGA8,98337–

2656Gallatin County, ILIL4,61637–

2657Gray County, KSKS5,65237–

2658Martin County, KYKY10,69737–

2659Howard County, ARAR12,30636–

2660Carroll County, ILIL15,41936–

2661Pope County, MNMN11,42036–

2662Towner County, NDND2,04036–

2663San Saba County, TXTX5,78736–

2664Henderson County, ILIL5,98436–

2665Monona County, IAIA8,53936–

2666Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47135–

2667Knox County, MOMO3,72835–

2668Pike County, MOMO17,95535–

2669Saline County, NENE14,99635–

2670Stark County, NDND34,01335–

2671Jefferson County, OKOK5,43135–

2672Terry County, TXTX11,72035–

2673Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68335–

2674Adams County, IDID5,01335–

2675Pike County, ILIL14,23135–

2676North Slope, AKAK10,58234–

2677Hickman County, KYKY4,37234–

2678Holt County, MOMO4,20034–

2679Chouteau County, MTMT5,86534–

2680Hamilton County, NYNY5,00634–

2681Zapata County, TXTX13,75334–

2682Renville County, NDND2,33134–

2683Washington County, COCO4,73234–

2684Mitchell County, KSKS5,59034–

2685Wilson County, KSKS8,29934–

2686Pulaski County, GAGA10,17233–

2687Sumter County, ALAL11,58833–

2688Eddy County, NDND2,32933–

2689Gilmer County, WVWV7,08533–

2690Concordia Parish, LALA17,83633–

2691Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45333–

2692Wilkin County, MNMN6,28833–

2693Livingston County, MOMO14,70833–

2694Schuyler County, MOMO4,14033–

2695Garden County, NENE1,80433–

2696Richmond County, VAVA9,29433–

2697Pierce County, NENE7,37833–

2698King and Queen County, VAVA6,74333–

2699Ontonagon County, MIMI5,82332–

2700Shelby County, MOMO5,87032–

2701Mineral County, NVNV4,40732–

2702Dewey County, OKOK4,20732–

2703Hancock County, TNTN7,07532–

2704Donley County, TXTX3,21332–

2705Barber County, KSKS4,08332–

2706Kit Carson County, COCO7,06932–

2707Clay County, KYKY19,46532–

2708Owen County, KYKY11,60132–

2709Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48732–

2710Beaver County, UTUT7,30132–

2711Phillips County, ARAR14,25531–

2712Griggs County, NDND2,23931–

2713Cook County, MNMN5,52231–

2714Dodge County, MNMN21,37631–

2715Roberts County, SDSD10,25531–

2716Newton County, TXTX11,95431–

2717Parmer County, TXTX9,67831–

2718Garfield County, UTUT5,25631–

2719Graham County, KSKS2,37131–

2720Sheridan County, KSKS2,42731–

2721Norton, VAVA3,47731–

2722Green Lake County, WIWI19,30531–

2723Chicot County, ARAR9,10730–

2724Poinsett County, ARAR22,48330–

2725Rosebud County, MTMT8,25330–

2726Putnam County, OHOH34,38030–

2727Dewey County, SDSD5,41930–

2728Caribou County, IDID7,25230–

2729Haskell County, KSKS3,59930–

2730Cavalier County, NDND3,49729–

2731Pipestone County, MNMN9,26029–

2732Traverse County, MNMN3,13029–

2733Maries County, MOMO8,39729–

2734Clay County, NENE6,17029–

2735Sherman County, NENE2,92429–

2736McCook County, SDSD5,96429–

2737Cass County, ILIL12,46329–

2738Crawford County, IAIA16,23729–

2739Pershing County, NVNV6,42129–

2740Rich County, UTUT2,68729–

2741Lane County, KSKS1,50828–

2742Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128–

2743Pondera County, MTMT6,07228–

2744Frontier County, NENE2,65528–

2745Lander County, NVNV5,87228–

2746Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41328–

2747Mercer County, NDND8,44128–

2748Sullivan County, MOMO5,73828–

2749Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16228–

2750Clay County, GAGA2,81528–

2751Alexander County, ILIL4,57028–

2752Worth County, IAIA7,33828–

2753Clay County, KSKS7,99028–

2754Schley County, GAGA4,59327–

2755Assumption Parish, LALA19,72027–

2756Roseau County, MNMN15,24627–

2757Sheridan County, MTMT3,43627–

2758LaMoure County, NDND4,13527–

2759Tillman County, OKOK6,78027–

2760Baca County, COCO3,34727–

2761Aleutians East, AKAK3,47926–

2762Renville County, MNMN14,35626–

2763Wabasha County, MNMN21,53726–

2764Nuckolls County, NENE4,10026–

2765Phillips County, COCO4,42026–

2766Howard County, IAIA9,41526–

2767Stafford County, KSKS4,00526–

2768Menominee County, MIMI22,94125–

2769Montgomery County, MSMS9,35425–

2770Hitchcock County, NENE2,46725–

2771Bamberg County, SCSC12,79625–

2772Knox County, TXTX3,19225–

2773Conejos County, COCO7,52925–

2774Lewis County, IDID3,70425–

2775Osceola County, IAIA5,98025–

2776Ringgold County, IAIA4,64225–

2777Nance County, NENE3,29025–

2778Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39124–

2779Worth County, MOMO1,91424–

2780Stanton County, NENE5,74424–

2781Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324–

2782Custer County, COCO5,59024–

2783Warren County, ININ8,47424–

2784Rush County, KSKS2,84524–

2785Morrill County, NENE4,40424–

2786Calhoun County, ARAR4,63223–

2787Early County, GAGA10,45523–

2788Pennington County, MNMN13,68623–

2789Humphreys County, MSMS7,00123–

2790Hamilton County, NENE9,67823–

2791McLean County, NDND9,74023–

2792Harmon County, OKOK2,32723–

2793Wheeler County, OROR1,47223–

2794Sullivan County, PAPA5,85623–

2795Cottle County, TXTX1,22423–

2796Glasscock County, TXTX1,12823–

2797Mason County, TXTX3,99023–

2798Carroll County, IAIA20,30323–

2799Cherokee County, IAIA11,36923–

2800Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93222–

2801Franklin County, NENE2,79522–

2802Pierce County, NDND3,83822–

2803Gilliam County, OROR1,97122–

2804Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24422–

2805Bailey County, TXTX6,96322–

2806Calhoun County, ILIL4,30022–

2807Bent County, COCO5,71622–

2808Stewart County, GAGA4,63122–

2809Richland County, ILIL15,21922–

2810Audubon County, IAIA5,50922–

2811Lincoln County, KSKS2,86122–

2812Surry County, VAVA6,60321–

2813Platte County, NENE35,64921–

2814Gates County, NCNC10,23421–

2815Cotton County, OKOK5,43221–

2816Tripp County, SDSD5,70821–

2817Shackelford County, TXTX3,19721–

2818Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01821–

2819Cheyenne County, COCO1,71321–

2820Evans County, GAGA11,02821–

2821Pulaski County, ILIL4,82021–

2822Perry County, ININ19,38921–

2823Seward County, KSKS21,07321–

2824Boone County, NENE5,35520–

2825Cedar County, NENE8,37320–

2826Pepin County, WIWI7,51320–

2827Blaine County, NENE45820–

2828Clark County, IDID78320–

2829Hamilton County, ILIL7,85920–

2830Union County, ININ6,86320–

2831Adair County, IAIA7,40320–

2832Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60420–

2833Pratt County, KSKS9,11720–

2834Emery County, UTUT10,17720–

2835Lee County, ARAR8,02919–

2836Calhoun County, WVWV5,97819–

2837Baraga County, MIMI8,16919–

2838Luce County, MIMI6,33919–

2839Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15319–

2840Sibley County, MNMN15,35619–

2841Waseca County, MNMN18,68819–

2842Scotland County, MOMO4,79619–

2843Meagher County, MTMT2,13719–

2844Antelope County, NENE6,35219–

2845Pawnee County, NENE2,51019–

2846Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53719–

2847Choctaw County, OKOK14,05919–

2848Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28419–

2849Turner County, SDSD9,31419–

2850Baylor County, TXTX3,47219–

2851Crane County, TXTX4,55419–

2852Hartley County, TXTX4,90419–

2853Stephens County, TXTX9,38019–

2854Sedgwick County, COCO2,24719–

2855Jenkins County, GAGA8,84319–

2856Twiggs County, GAGA7,59719–

2857Humboldt County, IAIA9,40919–

2858Haines, AKAK2,06818–

2859Dickey County, NDND4,89518–

2860Koochiching County, MNMN11,58718–

2861Claiborne County, MSMS8,05818–

2862Mercer County, MOMO3,40418–

2863De Baca County, NMNM1,64718–

2864Bowman County, NDND2,76218–

2865Delta County, TXTX5,54918–

2866Garza County, TXTX4,51018–

2867Reeves County, TXTX12,13818–

2868St. James Parish, LALA18,93818–

2869Baker County, GAGA2,72518–

2870Emmet County, IAIA9,10718–

2871O'Brien County, IAIA14,22018–

2872Chase County, KSKS2,57218–

2873Nicholas County, KYKY7,94918–

2874Grant County, MNMN6,08517–

2875Noxubee County, MSMS9,79817–

2876Phelps County, NENE8,99417–

2877Sherman County, TXTX2,78117–

2878Weston County, WYWY6,84017–

2879Florence County, WIWI4,74817–

2880Finney County, KSKS37,50517–

2881Woodson County, KSKS3,11817–

2882Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31216–

2883Blaine County, MTMT6,86016–

2884Webster County, NENE3,33616–

2885Traill County, NDND7,92016–

2886Reagan County, TXTX3,16616–

2887Wheeler County, GAGA7,57016–

2888Castro County, TXTX7,29516–

2889Treutlen County, GAGA6,46616–

2890Adams County, IAIA3,61716–

2891Magoffin County, KYKY11,11016–

2892Manassas Park, VAVA16,56016–

2893Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27115–

2894Tensas Parish, LALA3,70015–

2895Thurston County, NENE6,75215–

2896Clark County, SDSD4,03115–

2897Potter County, SDSD2,37715–

2898Kinney County, TXTX3,12815–

2899Highland County, VAVA2,31815–

2900Grant County, OKOK4,06715–

2901Charlton County, GAGA13,12115–

2902Dooly County, GAGA11,15615–

2903Echols County, GAGA3,68515–

2904Forest County, WIWI9,57414–

2905Hamlin County, SDSD6,90014–

2906Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22314–

2907Harrison County, MOMO8,28114–

2908Big Horn County, MTMT12,75214–

2909Golden Valley County, MTMT84414–

2910Nelson County, NDND2,96314–

2911Deuel County, SDSD4,40814–

2912Winkler County, TXTX7,54014–

2913East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76014–

2914Screven County, GAGA14,40814–

2915Ness County, KSKS2,61714–

2916Dallas County, ARAR6,01113–

2917Little River County, ARAR11,76313–

2918Chippewa County, MNMN12,40613–

2919Houston County, MNMN18,40013–

2920Norman County, MNMN6,33613–

2921Watonwan County, MNMN11,45913–

2922Garfield County, MTMT1,14813–

2923Powder River County, MTMT1,78113–

2924Cuming County, NENE8,82313–

2925Harlan County, NENE3,00013–

2926Valley County, NENE4,09413–

2927Hettinger County, NDND2,49213–

2928Menard County, TXTX1,95613–

2929Terrell County, TXTX70213–

2930Mineral County, COCO91013–

2931Camas County, IDID1,31613–

2932Jewell County, KSKS2,83013–

2933Dickens County, TXTX1,69212–

2934Logan County, NENE66912–

2935Sherman County, OROR2,05112–

2936Ziebach County, SDSD2,38912–

2937Pope County, ILIL3,67212–

2938Clark County, KSKS1,90012–

2939Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48311–

2940Skagway, AKAK1,10411–

2941Foster County, NDND3,21211–

2942Warren County, GAGA5,26911–

2943Arthur County, NENE39611–

2944Cameron County, PAPA4,21111–

2945Brule County, SDSD5,27811–

2946Armstrong County, TXTX1,84311–

2947Martin County, TXTX5,28411–

2948Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55411–

2949Wayne County, NENE10,02011–

2950Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35710–

2951Monroe County, ARAR6,24410–

2952Perkins County, NENE2,84910–

2953Kittson County, MNMN4,03110–

2954Wibaux County, MTMT88510–

2955Harding County, NMNM61710–

2956Benson County, NDND5,75910–

2957Faulk County, SDSD2,17810–

2958Juab County, UTUT13,56710–

2959Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61910–

2960Kearny County, KSKS3,88810–

2961Morton County, KSKS2,47010–

2962Rawlins County, KSKS2,43110–

2963Rooks County, KSKS4,64610–

2964Trego County, KSKS2,74010–

2965Wrangell, AKAK2,0079–

2966Macon County, GAGA11,7569–

2967Decatur County, KSKS2,7169–

2968Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1869–

2969Carter County, MTMT1,3839–

2970Deuel County, NENE1,8629–

2971Mora County, NMNM4,0519–

2972Kent County, TXTX6749–

2973Maverick County, TXTX58,8239–

2974Oldham County, TXTX1,7839–

2975Sutton County, TXTX3,2039–

2976San Juan County, COCO8139–

2977Oneida County, IDID5,0859–

2978Lyon County, IAIA12,3549–

2979Republic County, KSKS4,6409–

2980Scott County, KSKS4,8159–

2981Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7629–

2982Iron County, WIWI6,1279–

2983Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8308–

2984Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0288–

2985Sierra County, CACA3,0988–

2986Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7708–

2987Murray County, MNMN7,9428–

2988Rock County, MNMN9,5248–

2989Sharkey County, MSMS3,0978–

2990Storey County, NVNV4,2608–

2991Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9298–

2992Logan County, NDND1,8598–

2993McHenry County, NDND5,1308–

2994Cochran County, TXTX2,5468–

2995Dallam County, TXTX7,5088–

2996Hall County, TXTX2,7378–

2997La Salle County, TXTX6,5178–

2998Loup County, NENE5708–

2999Esmeralda County, NVNV7298–

3000Eureka County, NVNV1,8678–

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