Which county has the highest scotch-irish population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 31,152 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by scotch-irish population?

Los Angeles County, California, Maricopa County, Arizona, Harris County, Texas, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, King County, Washington.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,101 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 101 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 2020 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 2010

3001Wichita County, KSKS2,03111−88%

3002Wayne County, KYKY19,59710−98%

3003Sharkey County, MSMS3,09710−86%

3004Wheeler County, NENE78910+25%

3005Adams County, NDND2,27510−29%

3006Jerauld County, SDSD1,65410−84%

3007Webster County, GAGA2,36910−41%

3008Dimmit County, TXTX8,024100%

3009O'Brien County, IAIA14,22010−85%

3010Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6669–

3011Haines, AKAK2,0689−82%

3012Colfax County, NENE10,9349−75%

3013Dundy County, NENE1,5689−83%

3014Grant County, SDSD7,5349−90%

3015Cochran County, TXTX2,5469−70%

3016Golden Valley County, NDND1,8089−55%

3017Russell County, KSKS6,5819−93%

3018Chippewa County, MNMN12,4068−88%

3019Red Lake County, MNMN3,9408−62%

3020Golden Valley County, MTMT8448−64%

3021Arthur County, NENE3968+100%

3022Hayes County, NENE8218−81%

3023Steele County, NDND1,7978–

3024Deuel County, SDSD4,4088−76%

3025Douglas County, SDSD2,8888−65%

3026Briscoe County, TXTX1,4748−79%

3027Florence County, WIWI4,7488−90%

3028Grant County, NDND2,2067+75%

3029Boyd County, NENE1,6747−50%

3030Hettinger County, NDND2,4927−50%

3031Wells County, NDND3,7297−81%

3032Aurora County, SDSD2,8017−63%

3033Buffalo County, SDSD1,8027–

3034Marshall County, SDSD4,4267−75%

3035Pleasants County, WVWV7,3387−96%

3036East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7607−50%

3037McIntosh County, NDND2,4517−36%

3038Lanier County, GAGA10,6237−50%

3039Bristol Bay, AKAK8476+100%

3040Monroe County, ARAR6,2446−93%

3041Dickens County, TXTX1,6926−77%

3042Rock County, NENE1,2596−70%

3043Bowman County, NDND2,7626−77%

3044Burke County, NDND2,1326−79%

3045Faulk County, SDSD2,1786−89%

3046Hyde County, SDSD1,1916−33%

3047Spink County, SDSD6,1556−54%

3048Borden County, TXTX5676+50%

3049Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4336−70%

3050Motley County, TXTX1,0436−33%

3051Greeley County, KSKS1,1826−86%

3052McPherson County, NENE3696−60%

3053Petroleum County, MTMT5485−44%

3054Sheridan County, MTMT3,4365−86%

3055Keya Paha County, NENE7925−67%

3056Harding County, NMNM6175−50%

3057Pierce County, NDND3,8385−76%

3058Cimarron County, OKOK2,0595−89%

3059Brule County, SDSD5,2785−90%

3060Yoakum County, TXTX7,4385−94%

3061Treutlen County, GAGA6,4665−96%

3062Stevens County, KSKS4,9845−92%

3063Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4834−92%

3064Alpine County, CACA1,0434−80%

3065Deuel County, NENE1,8624−94%

3066Franklin County, NENE2,7954−91%

3067Grant County, NENE5614+33%

3068Logan County, NDND1,8594−50%

3069Ransom County, NDND5,6174−95%

3070Sherman County, OROR2,0514−87%

3071Harding County, SDSD1,3314−90%

3072Potter County, SDSD2,3774−56%

3073Sanborn County, SDSD2,3884−89%

3074Stonewall County, TXTX1,1864−87%

3075Camas County, IDID1,3164−87%

3076Clinch County, GAGA6,8474−92%

3077Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6624−94%

3078Roberts County, TXTX8674−89%

3079Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9323–

3080Claiborne County, MSMS8,0583−95%

3081Corson County, SDSD3,7813−88%

3082Cottle County, TXTX1,2243−57%

3083Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572−94%

3084Yakutat, AKAK6722−71%

3085Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7702−96%

3086Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292−85%

3087Sioux County, NDND3,6672−33%

3088Dewey County, SDSD5,41920%

3089McPherson County, SDSD2,3472–

3090Sully County, SDSD1,4792−71%

3091Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892−78%

3092Zapata County, TXTX13,7532–

3093Emporia, VAVA5,4472−97%

3094Greeley County, NENE2,1542−97%

3095Hinsdale County, COCO7532−92%

3096North Slope, AKAK10,5821−98%

3097Sheridan County, NDND1,2961−90%

3098Campbell County, SDSD1,3771–

3099Todd County, SDSD8,8631−96%

3100Baker County, GAGA2,7251–

3101Loup County, NENE5701−99%

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