RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Scotch-Irish population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 217,090. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 84,987, against an all-states median of 29,239.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.8% of US population334,922,4992,522,548–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,424217,090−46%

02North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404191,917−44%

03California, CACA39,287,377179,918−59%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,077136,906−53%

05▲1Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383122,215−39%

06▼1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639113,291−55%

07▲1Georgia, GAGA10,940,407103,649−44%

08▼1Virginia, VAVA8,705,170100,622−50%

09▲1Ohio, OHOH11,810,29393,706−51%

10▼1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22591,348−40%

11Washington, WAWA7,816,11675,219−54%

12▲2Michigan, MIMI10,077,76162,309−60%

13▲2New York, NYNY19,852,36661,174−63%

14▼2Alabama, ALAL5,086,76860,240−47%

15▼2Illinois, ILIL12,694,79859,298−58%

16▲1Colorado, COCO5,862,18957,269−47%

17▼1Missouri, MOMO6,191,81455,077−52%

18Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82454,139−40%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83850,790−51%

20▲1Oregon, OROR4,254,29347,442−51%

21▼1Indiana, ININ6,851,07347,123−51%

22▲2Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63438,667−43%

23▼1Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05638,069−69%

24▲1Maryland, MDMD6,206,01135,363−57%

25▼2Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77931,825−52%

26▲3New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80929,239−65%

27▲1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37327,883−47%

28▼2Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39127,714−53%

29▼2Louisiana, LALA4,611,96126,862−53%

30▲2Utah, UTUT3,392,33124,504−31%

31▼1Kansas, KSKS2,947,19724,157−58%

32▼1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44523,966−55%

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,50720,719−55%

34Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87220,172−58%

35Maine, MEME1,387,81719,517−61%

36▲2Idaho, IDID1,934,26216,535−46%

37▲2New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86815,396−55%

38▲2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24614,957−53%

39▼3Nevada, NVNV3,184,61214,952−60%

40▼3Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50814,695−70%

41Montana, MTMT1,116,87513,796−46%

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,70712,833−55%

43▲2Vermont, VTVT647,1067,734−54%

44▼1Alaska, AKAK735,7067,332−55%

45▼1Wyoming, WYWY582,3977,113−57%

46Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915,857−62%

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355,177−58%

48▲1South Dakota, SDSD907,4284,648−51%

49▼1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014,505−70%

50▲1North Dakota, NDND784,8413,834−51%

51▼1District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,785−36%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest scotch-irish population?

Texas ranks #1 with 217,090 (2024 American Community Survey).

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

Texas, North Carolina, California, Florida, Tennessee.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is scotch-irish population measured?

Number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).