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Largest Scottish population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 210. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cedar County, IA, up 42 places to #33.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Polk County, IAIA516,5469,998+26%

02Linn County, IAIA232,0283,928−3%

03▲1Scott County, IAIA175,2593,134+30%

04▼1Johnson County, IAIA160,0442,681−10%

05▲2Dallas County, IAIA118,4571,660+86%

06Story County, IAIA101,2911,595−34%

07▼2Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321,591−30%

08Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961,579+17%

09Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491,093−27%

10Warren County, IAIA57,331924+4%

11Dubuque County, IAIA99,381784−7%

12▲4Jasper County, IAIA38,153745+3%

13▲8Des Moines County, IAIA38,077718+48%

14▼2Jones County, IAIA21,253638+81%

15▲8Boone County, IAIA26,799579+4%

16▲4Webster County, IAIA36,838562−19%

17▼3Clinton County, IAIA46,002561−11%

18▲13Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368501−6%

19▼4Wapello County, IAIA35,210501−27%

20▲4Marion County, IAIA34,192480−15%

21▼2Lee County, IAIA32,306463−3%

22▼9Muscatine County, IAIA41,853445−32%

23▲3Jefferson County, IAIA15,291440+14%

24▼6Marshall County, IAIA39,890437−31%

25▲21Hardin County, IAIA16,455426+34%

26▼1Washington County, IAIA22,667417+6%

27▲12Benton County, IAIA26,004378−41%

28▲2Buchanan County, IAIA20,883378+39%

29▲33Dickinson County, IAIA18,077349+81%

30▲5Madison County, IAIA17,270344+14%

31▼9Mahaska County, IAIA21,880335−27%

32▲21Hamilton County, IAIA14,944331+25%

33▲42Cedar County, IAIA18,359326−9%

34▲37Louisa County, IAIA10,416309+33%

35▼18Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372299−65%

36▼2Keokuk County, IAIA9,797296+96%

37▼8Henry County, IAIA19,349292−13%

38▼6Bremer County, IAIA25,296288−16%

39▲4Clay County, IAIA16,202258+113%

40▼4Page County, IAIA14,856247−39%

41▼14Union County, IAIA11,829245+25%

42▲2Sac County, IAIA9,525245+57%

43▲13Cass County, IAIA12,960236+40%

44▼7Plymouth County, IAIA25,697227−33%

45▲14Carroll County, IAIA20,303223+59%

46▼18Mills County, IAIA14,793221+12%

47▲32Floyd County, IAIA14,901219+60%

48Appanoose County, IAIA12,077218−24%

49▲14Jackson County, IAIA19,288212+83%

50▼9Grundy County, IAIA12,361210+76%

51▼9Decatur County, IAIA7,655204+36%

52▲28Butler County, IAIA14,049194+67%

53▼13Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733186−49%

54▲13Cherokee County, IAIA11,369184−7%

55▼5Tama County, IAIA16,796183−38%

56▼11Fayette County, IAIA19,047162−9%

57▲15Wright County, IAIA12,801160−27%

58▲24Harrison County, IAIA14,623158−60%

59▼21Iowa County, IAIA16,504156−50%

60▲23Emmet County, IAIA9,107155−24%

61▼1Van Buren County, IAIA7,131155−5%

62▲4Greene County, IAIA8,658153−25%

63▼5Wayne County, IAIA6,738152+9%

64▲21Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663150+29%

65▲21Monroe County, IAIA7,406145+7%

66▼15Sioux County, IAIA36,774140−53%

67▼15Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449139−32%

68▼13Clayton County, IAIA16,845138−26%

69▲25Mitchell County, IAIA10,650135−17%

70▲8Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819135+45%

71▲10Delaware County, IAIA17,674132+2%

72▲25Shelby County, IAIA11,689131+15%

73▼3Monona County, IAIA8,539129+139%

74▼25Clarke County, IAIA9,574121−55%

75▼11Guthrie County, IAIA10,782121−8%

76▼15Davis County, IAIA9,230120−49%

77▼12Humboldt County, IAIA9,409116−48%

78▼21Taylor County, IAIA5,835111−34%

79▼32Kossuth County, IAIA14,322103−63%

80▲16Lyon County, IAIA12,354101+159%

81▼5Fremont County, IAIA6,52297−48%

82▼9Lucas County, IAIA8,84797+5%

83▼29Montgomery County, IAIA10,00294−64%

84▼51O'Brien County, IAIA14,22093−66%

85▲5Ringgold County, IAIA4,64292−48%

86▲5Ida County, IAIA6,77791+21%

87▲12Adams County, IAIA3,61790+36%

88Winnebago County, IAIA10,25190−40%

89▼20Allamakee County, IAIA14,23886−51%

90▼6Calhoun County, IAIA9,56283−28%

91▲1Franklin County, IAIA9,86878−58%

92▼5Howard County, IAIA9,41565−40%

93▼16Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89964−35%

94▲1Worth County, IAIA7,33864+68%

95▼6Adair County, IAIA7,40363−60%

96▼22Crawford County, IAIA16,23760−53%

97▼29Hancock County, IAIA10,52856−52%

98▼5Audubon County, IAIA5,50933−13%

99▼1Osceola County, IAIA5,98017−41%

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