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

2501Renville County, MNMN14,356133–

2502Franklin County, IAIA9,868133–

2503Hempstead County, ARAR19,080132–

2504Big Horn County, MTMT12,752132–

2505Blaine County, OKOK8,515132–

2506Clayton County, IAIA16,845132–

2507Russell County, KSKS6,581132–

2508Dallas County, ARAR6,011131–

2509Searcy County, ARAR7,848131–

2510Hampton County, SCSC18,174131–

2511Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730130–

2512Nuckolls County, NENE4,100130–

2513San Saba County, TXTX5,787130–

2514Greene County, ALAL7,067129–

2515Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405129–

2516Evans County, GAGA11,028129–

2517Osage County, MOMO13,611128–

2518Hyde County, NCNC4,554128–

2519Ellis County, OKOK3,613128–

2520Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689127–

2521Wayne County, MOMO10,782127–

2522Clark County, WIWI35,052127–

2523Lafayette County, FLFL8,792127–

2524Scott County, ILIL4,866127–

2525Morrill County, NENE4,404127–

2526Lake County, MIMI13,182126–

2527Paulding County, OHOH18,727126–

2528Clay County, TNTN7,821126–

2529Harper County, OKOK3,172125–

2530Jasper County, GAGA17,632125–

2531Pulaski County, ILIL4,820125–

2532Van Buren County, TNTN6,874124–

2533McCulloch County, TXTX7,472124–

2534Mitchell County, TXTX8,947124–

2535Banks County, GAGA21,273124–

2536Stark County, ILIL5,319124–

2537Meeker County, MNMN23,603123–

2538Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873123–

2539Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018123–

2540Butte County, IDID2,783123–

2541Monroe County, IAIA7,406123–

2542Jackson County, ARAR16,741122–

2543Davison County, SDSD20,069122–

2544Garfield County, UTUT5,256122–

2545Southampton County, VAVA18,110122–

2546Crawford County, GAGA12,206122–

2547Treutlen County, GAGA6,466122–

2548Alexander County, ILIL4,570122–

2549Pratt County, KSKS9,117122–

2550Elliott County, KYKY7,265122–

2551Wayne County, NENE10,020122–

2552Luce County, MIMI6,339121–

2553White Pine County, NVNV8,661121–

2554Dewey County, OKOK4,207121–

2555Refugio County, TXTX6,657121–

2556Owyhee County, IDID12,661121–

2557Garfield County, NENE1,710120–

2558Cameron County, PAPA4,211120–

2559Polk County, NENE5,270120–

2560Jersey County, ILIL21,160120–

2561Calhoun County, IAIA9,562120–

2562Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321120–

2563Frio County, TXTX18,823120–

2564Waseca County, MNMN18,688119–

2565Meagher County, MTMT2,137119–

2566Dodge County, GAGA19,663119–

2567Seminole County, GAGA9,162119–

2568Humboldt County, IAIA9,409119–

2569Leslie County, KYKY9,627119–

2570Norton, VAVA3,477119–

2571Bracken County, KYKY8,511118–

2572Martin County, MNMN19,440118–

2573Mineral County, NVNV4,407118–

2574Franklin, VAVA8,478118–

2575Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758118–

2576Iron County, MIMI11,757117–

2577Granite County, MTMT3,658117–

2578Woods County, OKOK8,443117–

2579Barber County, KSKS4,083117–

2580Terrell County, GAGA8,656117–

2581Turner County, GAGA8,983117–

2582Fayette County, IAIA19,047117–

2583Powell County, KYKY12,812117–

2584Macon County, GAGA11,756116–

2585Broadwater County, MTMT8,493116–

2586Castro County, TXTX7,295116–

2587Marion County, KYKY20,115116–

2588Valley County, MTMT7,385116–

2589Grant County, WVWV11,041115–

2590Cook County, MNMN5,522115–

2591Redwood County, MNMN15,265115–

2592Shelby County, MOMO5,870115–

2593Major County, OKOK7,536115–

2594Mitchell County, IAIA10,650115–

2595Jenkins County, GAGA8,843115–

2596Emmet County, IAIA9,107115–

2597Harrison County, MOMO8,281114–

2598Hamilton County, NYNY5,006114–

2599Mercer County, NDND8,441114–

2600Greenwood County, KSKS5,826114–

2601Wilcox County, GAGA8,797114–

2602Adair County, IAIA7,403114–

2603Mitchell County, KSKS5,590114–

2604Cherry County, NENE5,561114–

2605Faribault County, MNMN13,888113–

2606Roseau County, MNMN15,246113–

2607Musselshell County, MTMT5,582113–

2608Crockett County, TXTX2,769113–

2609Mason County, TXTX3,990113–

2610Phillips County, MTMT4,203112–

2611Edwards County, TXTX1,370112–

2612Hardeman County, TXTX3,292112–

2613Oscoda County, MIMI8,723111–

2614Childress County, TXTX6,643111–

2615Gilpin County, COCO6,073111–

2616Irwin County, GAGA9,020111–

2617Grant County, KSKS7,028111–

2618Crawford County, IAIA16,237110–

2619Ringgold County, IAIA4,642110–

2620Woodson County, KSKS3,118110–

2621Schuyler County, MOMO4,140109–

2622Donley County, TXTX3,213108–

2623Lincoln County, IDID5,603108–

2624Gove County, KSKS2,631108–

2625Columbia County, WAWA4,141108–

2626Niobrara County, WYWY2,341107–

2627Appling County, GAGA19,100107–

2628Pennington County, MNMN13,686106–

2629Allendale County, SCSC7,355106–

2630Goliad County, TXTX7,208106–

2631Mathews County, VAVA8,529106–

2632Emery County, UTUT10,177106–

2633Teton County, MTMT6,496104–

2634Oldham County, TXTX1,783104–

2635Coffey County, KSKS8,467104–

2636Phillips County, KSKS4,728104–

2637San Juan County, UTUT14,542104–

2638Jackson County, WIWI20,999104–

2639Phillips County, ARAR14,255103–

2640Rock County, MNMN9,524103–

2641Carroll County, MSMS9,226103–

2642Monona County, IAIA8,539103–

2643Toole County, MTMT5,211103–

2644Red River Parish, LALA7,165102–

2645Kanabec County, MNMN16,628102–

2646Lewis County, IDID3,704102–

2647Stafford County, KSKS4,005102–

2648Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312101–

2649Hickman County, KYKY4,372101–

2650Richland County, NDND16,731101–

2651Custer County, COCO5,590101–

2652Estill County, KYKY13,962101–

2653Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391100–

2654Rooks County, KSKS4,646100–

2655Phelps County, NENE8,99499–

2656Lander County, NVNV5,87299–

2657Northampton County, VAVA11,87999–

2658Carter County, MOMO5,41898–

2659Early County, GAGA10,45598–

2660Renville County, NDND2,33198–

2661Madison Parish, LALA8,84497–

2662Kearney County, NENE6,79097–

2663Sheridan County, NENE4,80997–

2664Dooly County, GAGA11,15697–

2665Wilcox County, ALAL9,66696–

2666Allamakee County, IAIA14,23896–

2667Bleckley County, GAGA12,86695–

2668Hardin County, ILIL3,58894–

2669Anderson County, KSKS8,01894–

2670Greer County, OKOK5,37394–

2671Willacy County, TXTX19,97194–

2672Hitchcock County, NENE2,46793–

2673Turner County, SDSD9,31493–

2674Lynn County, TXTX6,01793–

2675Wheeler County, TXTX4,77393–

2676Saguache County, COCO6,73292–

2677Republic County, KSKS4,64092–

2678Love County, OKOK10,78091–

2679Telfair County, GAGA11,19591–

2680Putnam County, ILIL5,61990–

2681Wichita County, KSKS2,03190–

2682Chase County, NENE3,71890–

2683Chicot County, ARAR9,10789–

2684Dickey County, NDND4,89589–

2685Monroe County, ARAR6,24489–

2686Gentry County, MOMO6,38489–

2687Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66389–

2688Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22388–

2689Furnas County, NENE4,52488–

2690Latimer County, OKOK9,64588–

2691Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21988–

2692Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25787–

2693Coosa County, ALAL10,16186–

2694Grant County, SDSD7,53486–

2695Haskell County, TXTX5,49986–

2696Stewart County, GAGA4,63186–

2697Perkins County, NENE2,84985–

2698Reynolds County, MOMO5,99285–

2699Catron County, NMNM3,82785–

2700Ransom County, NDND5,61785–

2701Cheyenne County, COCO1,71385–

2702Winnebago County, IAIA10,25185–

2703Wrangell, AKAK2,00784–

2704Antelope County, NENE6,35284–

2705Bottineau County, NDND6,28484–

2706Crane County, TXTX4,55484–

2707Hancock County, IAIA10,52884–

2708Clarke County, IAIA9,57483–

2709Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16283–

2710Fremont County, IDID14,20883–

2711Ness County, KSKS2,61783–

2712McLean County, KYKY9,06483–

2713Mercer County, MOMO3,40482–

2714Fillmore County, NENE5,45882–

2715Ramsey County, NDND11,53082–

2716Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64982–

2717Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71182–

2718Parmer County, TXTX9,67882–

2719Florence County, WIWI4,74882–

2720Edwards County, KSKS2,64082–

2721Graham County, KSKS2,37182–

2722Forest County, WIWI9,57481–

2723Wilkin County, MNMN6,28881–

2724Worth County, MOMO1,91481–

2725Greensville County, VAVA11,18181–

2726Gallatin County, ILIL4,61681–

2727Clinton County, KYKY9,13981–

2728St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75881–

2729Cheyenne County, NENE9,52881–

2730Clearwater County, MNMN8,64780–

2731Benton County, MSMS7,50280–

2732Hartley County, TXTX4,90480–

2733Winkler County, TXTX7,54080–

2734Yoakum County, TXTX7,43880–

2735Howard County, IAIA9,41580–

2736Bacon County, GAGA11,07079–

2737Jackson County, MNMN9,85779–

2738Swift County, MNMN9,76378–

2739Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58278–

2740Garden County, NENE1,80478–

2741McLean County, NDND9,74078–

2742Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28478–

2743Fulton County, KYKY6,21878–

2744Custer County, IDID4,63677–

2745Marshall County, MNMN8,79877–

2746Traill County, NDND7,92077–

2747Wallace County, KSKS1,44177–

2748Floyd County, TXTX4,88177–

2749Buffalo County, WIWI13,31877–

2750Nobles County, MNMN22,33876–

2751Holmes County, MSMS15,46576–

2752Kimble County, TXTX4,43876–

2753Grant County, OKOK4,06776–

2754Merrick County, NENE7,90576–

2755Phillips County, COCO4,42076–

2756Jefferson County, GAGA15,01176–

2757Clark County, KSKS1,90076–

2758Menifee County, KYKY6,43076–

2759Burt County, NENE6,67876–

2760Iberville Parish, LALA29,57975–

2761Delaware County, IAIA17,67475–

2762Scotland County, MOMO4,79674–

2763Glacier County, MTMT13,46374–

2764Emporia, VAVA5,44774–

2765Audubon County, IAIA5,50974–

2766Lee County, KYKY7,29774–

2767Sharkey County, MSMS3,09773–

2768Beadle County, SDSD19,62473–

2769Sedgwick County, COCO2,24773–

2770Dawson County, TXTX11,77673–

2771Beaver County, UTUT7,30173–

2772Wheatland County, MTMT2,10072–

2773Knox County, TXTX3,19272–

2774Ohio County, ININ5,99472–

2775Meade County, KSKS3,85272–

2776Garfield County, WAWA2,41672–

2777Baraga County, MIMI8,16971–

2778Chouteau County, MTMT5,86571–

2779Pulaski County, GAGA10,17270–

2780Woodruff County, ARAR5,71070–

2781Knox County, MOMO3,72870–

2782Harmon County, OKOK2,32770–

2783Jefferson County, OKOK5,43170–

2784Roberts County, SDSD10,25570–

2785Liberty County, FLFL8,03570–

2786Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66270–

2787Thomas County, KSKS7,72570–

2788Lafayette County, ARAR5,88869–

2789Humphreys County, MSMS7,00169–

2790Clay County, NENE6,17069–

2791Beaver County, OKOK4,88269–

2792Sussex County, VAVA10,75569–

2793Coleman County, TXTX7,91569–

2794Chariton County, MOMO7,37768–

2795Chippewa County, MNMN12,40668–

2796Grant County, MNMN6,08568–

2797Loup County, NENE57068–

2798Lake County, TNTN6,24967–

2799Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95567–

2800Davis County, IAIA9,23067–

2801O'Brien County, IAIA14,22067–

2802Pawnee County, KSKS5,99167–

2803Barnes County, NDND10,57366–

2804Bent County, COCO5,71666–

2805Atkinson County, GAGA8,45466–

2806Adams County, IAIA3,61766–

2807Kittson County, MNMN4,03165–

2808Jefferson County, NENE7,07065–

2809San Juan County, COCO81365–

2810Sibley County, MNMN15,35664–

2811Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30364–

2812Pepin County, WIWI7,51364–

2813Calhoun County, ILIL4,30064–

2814Miller County, GAGA5,81264–

2815Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81964–

2816Lincoln County, ARAR12,76463–

2817Jerauld County, SDSD1,65463–

2818Walworth County, SDSD5,21763–

2819Crowley County, COCO5,67763–

2820Owsley County, KYKY3,93263–

2821Deuel County, NENE1,86262–

2822Knox County, NENE8,33562–

2823Sherman County, NENE2,92462–

2824Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55462–

2825Pendleton County, WVWV5,82662–

2826Tucker County, WVWV6,54062–

2827Bullock County, ALAL9,78062–

2828Shannon County, MOMO7,28561–

2829Garza County, TXTX4,51061–

2830Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02860–

2831Wadena County, MNMN14,38860–

2832Wirt County, WVWV4,87960–

2833Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89960–

2834Chase County, KSKS2,57260–

2835Stevens County, KSKS4,98460–

2836Pope County, MNMN11,42059–

2837Frontier County, NENE2,65559–

2838Howard County, NENE6,53859–

2839Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76259–

2840Griggs County, NDND2,23958–

2841Claiborne County, MSMS8,05858–

2842Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25958–

2843Moody County, SDSD6,63258–

2844Presidio County, TXTX5,43358–

2845Quitman County, GAGA2,25458–

2846Greeley County, NENE2,15458–

2847Bear Lake County, IDID6,72758–

2848Hamilton County, ILIL7,85958–

2849Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24257–

2850Johnson County, NENE5,21857–

2851Monroe County, KYKY11,19157–

2852Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77056–

2853Boone County, NENE5,35556–

2854Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24456–

2855Lyman County, SDSD3,69456–

2856Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98055–

2857Faulk County, SDSD2,17855–

2858Delta County, TXTX5,54955–

2859Petersburg, AKAK3,39454–

2860Warren County, GAGA5,26954–

2861Norman County, MNMN6,33654–

2862Dundy County, NENE1,56854–

2863McKenzie County, NDND15,19254–

2864Kiowa County, KSKS2,43254–

2865Lincoln County, KSKS2,86154–

2866Wolfe County, KYKY6,29853–

2867Blaine County, MTMT6,86053–

2868Jewell County, KSKS2,83053–

2869Benson County, NDND5,75952–

2870Brule County, SDSD5,27852–

2871Osborne County, KSKS3,28552–

2872Schley County, GAGA4,59351–

2873Prairie County, MTMT1,11251–

2874Day County, SDSD5,48451–

2875Candler County, GAGA11,27551–

2876Clinch County, GAGA6,84751–

2877Osceola County, IAIA5,98051–

2878Coke County, TXTX3,41251–

2879Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48350–

2880Haines, AKAK2,06850–

2881Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47750–

2882Thomas County, NENE63950–

2883Mountrail County, NDND9,39550–

2884Randolph County, GAGA6,15650–

2885Decatur County, KSKS2,71649–

2886Harlan County, NENE3,00049–

2887De Baca County, NMNM1,64749–

2888Wheeler County, OROR1,47249–

2889Pickett County, TNTN5,21949–

2890Elk County, KSKS2,45849–

2891Washington County, KSKS5,53349–

2892Carlisle County, KYKY4,74749–

2893Nance County, NENE3,29049–

2894Gregory County, SDSD4,03748–

2895Armstrong County, TXTX1,84348–

2896Logan County, KSKS2,66148–

2897Franklin County, NENE2,79547–

2898Smith County, KSKS3,56647–

2899Trego County, KSKS2,74047–

2900Prairie County, ARAR7,92346–

2901Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70446–

2902Nelson County, NDND2,96346–

2903Rolette County, NDND11,68846–

2904Cimarron County, OKOK2,05946–

2905Perkins County, SDSD2,85346–

2906Millard County, UTUT14,05746–

2907Power County, IDID8,24646–

2908Sheridan County, KSKS2,42746–

2909Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27145–

2910Cameron Parish, LALA4,71845–

2911Glasscock County, TXTX1,12845–

2912Twiggs County, GAGA7,59745–

2913Gray County, KSKS5,65245–

2914Iron County, WIWI6,12745–

2915Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77744–

2916Hand County, SDSD3,12144–

2917Upton County, TXTX3,13144–

2918Concho County, TXTX3,60744–

2919Lee County, ARAR8,02943–

2920Hayes County, NENE82143–

2921Worth County, IAIA7,33843–

2922Greeley County, KSKS1,18243–

2923Lowndes County, ALAL9,35942–

2924Sumter County, ALAL11,58842–

2925Union County, NMNM3,84442–

2926Bailey County, TXTX6,96342–

2927Irion County, TXTX1,46342–

2928North Slope, AKAK10,58241–

2929Clark County, SDSD4,03141–

2930Kiowa County, COCO1,41241–

2931Haskell County, KSKS3,59941–

2932Kearny County, KSKS3,88841–

2933Tensas Parish, LALA3,70040–

2934Jefferson County, MSMS6,82540–

2935Gilliam County, OROR1,97140–

2936Harding County, SDSD1,33140–

2937Hancock County, GAGA8,68240–

2938Lyon County, IAIA12,35440–

2939Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15339–

2940Brown County, NENE2,82639–

2941Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53739–

2942Briscoe County, TXTX1,47439–

2943Hall County, TXTX2,73739–

2944Dunn County, NDND4,05839–

2945Hamilton County, KSKS2,50039–

2946Carter County, MTMT1,38338–

2947McMullen County, TXTX54438–

2948Thayer County, NENE4,84237–

2949Wells County, NDND3,72937–

2950Sutton County, TXTX3,20337–

2951Juab County, UTUT13,56737–

2952Echols County, GAGA3,68537–

2953Johnson County, GAGA9,31037–

2954Morton County, KSKS2,47037–

2955Roberts County, TXTX86737–

2956Sheridan County, MTMT3,43636–

2957Colfax County, NENE10,93436–

2958Webster County, NENE3,33636–

2959McCook County, SDSD5,96436–

2960Schleicher County, TXTX2,24536–

2961Morgan County, UTUT13,38336–

2962Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65036–

2963Foster County, NDND3,21235–

2964Lane County, KSKS1,50835–

2965Lincoln County, NVNV4,32035–

2966Sanborn County, SDSD2,38835–

2967Rawlins County, KSKS2,43135–

2968Rush County, KSKS2,84535–

2969Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35734–

2970Baylor County, TXTX3,47234–

2971Cedar County, NENE8,37333–

2972Deuel County, SDSD4,40833–

2973Fisher County, TXTX3,69233–

2974Comanche County, KSKS1,67333–

2975Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09532–

2976Cavalier County, NDND3,49732–

2977Lincoln County, MNMN5,58332–

2978Garfield County, MTMT1,14832–

2979Sioux County, NENE1,18832–

2980Emmons County, NDND3,21531–

2981McCone County, MTMT1,72031–

2982Sherman County, OROR2,05131–

2983Edmunds County, SDSD4,02231–

2984Martin County, TXTX5,28431–

2985Sherman County, TXTX2,78131–

2986Blaine County, NENE45831–

2987Powder River County, MTMT1,78130–

2988Cochran County, TXTX2,54630–

2989Stonewall County, TXTX1,18630–

2990Cumberland County, KYKY5,99230–

2991Mineral County, COCO91030–

2992Camas County, IDID1,31630–

2993Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48730–

2994Burke County, NDND2,13229–

2995LaMoure County, NDND4,13529–

2996Haakon County, SDSD1,80229–

2997Menard County, TXTX1,95629–

2998Zavala County, TXTX9,03729–

2999Jackson County, COCO1,21129–

3000Jackson County, KYKY13,32529–

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