Which county has the highest scottish population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 89,406 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by scottish population?

Los Angeles County, California, Maricopa County, Arizona, King County, Washington, San Diego County, California, Orange County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,114 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is scottish population measured?

Number of residents who are Scottish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,114

Largest Scottish population, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2010 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

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1501Oceana County, MIMI27,177488–

1502Carter County, OKOK48,910488–

1503Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511488–

1504Ware County, GAGA36,906487–

1505Geneva County, ALAL27,554487–

1506Adams County, OHOH27,865487–

1507Owen County, ININ21,886486–

1508Putnam County, OHOH34,380486–

1509San Miguel County, NMNM26,260485–

1510Des Moines County, IAIA38,077484–

1511Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451483–

1512Floyd County, VAVA15,789483–

1513Hancock County, MSMS46,873481–

1514Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121481–

1515Morgan County, WVWV18,027481–

1516Pierce County, WIWI43,519481–

1517Henderson County, TNTN28,518480–

1518Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673479–

1519Cass County, NENE27,657479–

1520Swain County, NCNC14,024478–

1521Dickenson County, VAVA13,236478–

1522Clarke County, ALAL22,014477–

1523Tipton County, ININ15,319477–

1524Lee County, IAIA32,306477–

1525Klickitat County, WAWA24,331477–

1526Mason County, WVWV24,707477–

1527Hardee County, FLFL25,932476–

1528McIntosh County, OKOK19,758476–

1529Sublette County, WYWY8,929475–

1530Brown County, ININ15,777474–

1531Dyer County, TNTN36,320473–

1532Pike County, ALAL33,688472–

1533Dukes County, MAMA21,219471–

1534Jersey County, ILIL21,160471–

1535Perry County, OHOH35,918471–

1536Tate County, MSMS28,725470–

1537Washington County, IDID11,583470–

1538Randolph County, ILIL29,921470–

1539Gadsden County, FLFL44,298469–

1540Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639469–

1541Abbeville County, SCSC24,836469–

1542Morgan County, UTUT13,383469–

1543Stephenson County, ILIL43,220467–

1544Fergus County, MTMT11,825467–

1545Vernon County, MOMO19,946466–

1546Madison County, TXTX14,226466–

1547Dixie County, FLFL18,038464–

1548Carroll County, ILIL15,419464–

1549McClain County, OKOK49,647464–

1550Panola County, TXTX23,018463–

1551Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861463–

1552Union County, MSMS28,459462–

1553Hood River County, OROR23,720462–

1554Pike County, OHOH27,061462–

1555Oneida County, WIWI38,131462–

1556Shoshone County, IDID14,130461–

1557Scott County, MOMO37,975461–

1558Lawrence County, TNTN46,914460–

1559Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602460–

1560Douglas County, WIWI43,990460–

1561Randolph County, ININ24,438459–

1562Shelby County, TXTX24,286459–

1563Dunn County, WIWI46,223459–

1564Grimes County, TXTX34,252459–

1565Mahaska County, IAIA21,880458–

1566Montgomery County, KYKY28,822458–

1567Johnson County, TNTN18,718458–

1568Pike County, MOMO17,955458–

1569Henry County, KYKY16,447457–

1570Logan County, ILIL27,182457–

1571Colquitt County, GAGA47,438456–

1572Towns County, GAGA13,285456–

1573Minidoka County, IDID22,911456–

1574Nantucket County, MAMA14,758456–

1575Caswell County, NCNC22,563455–

1576DeWitt County, TXTX20,309455–

1577Barbour County, ALAL24,607454–

1578Ellis County, KSKS29,075454–

1579Hart County, KYKY20,117454–

1580Logan County, COCO20,654452–

1581Bradford County, FLFL28,307452–

1582Covington County, ALAL37,947452–

1583Posey County, ININ24,988452–

1584Defiance County, OHOH38,292451–

1585Barbour County, WVWV15,414451–

1586Unicoi County, TNTN17,856450–

1587Mineral County, NVNV4,407449–

1588Cibola County, NMNM26,807446–

1589Milam County, TXTX26,258446–

1590Jefferson County, FLFL16,007445–

1591Marion County, ARAR17,593444–

1592Sanders County, MTMT14,062444–

1593Nicholas County, WVWV23,848444–

1594Madison County, GAGA32,919443–

1595Carbon County, MTMT11,466443–

1596Morgan County, OHOH13,626443–

1597Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896443–

1598St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586442–

1599Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747442–

1600Converse County, WYWY13,824441–

1601Scott County, TNTN22,671441–

1602New Kent County, VAVA28,022440–

1603Grady County, GAGA26,590439–

1604West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756439–

1605Union County, ILIL16,656439–

1606Gulf County, FLFL15,943438–

1607Anderson County, KYKY25,225438–

1608Douglas County, MNMN40,120438–

1609Beaver County, UTUT7,301438–

1610Greene County, VAVA21,958438–

1611Jefferson County, MTMT13,329437–

1612Hampshire County, WVWV24,105436–

1613Columbia County, ARAR21,894435–

1614Monroe County, MSMS33,318435–

1615Edgar County, ILIL16,323435–

1616Elmore County, IDID29,465434–

1617Waupaca County, WIWI51,461434–

1618Dallas County, ALAL35,140433–

1619Saline County, ILIL22,772433–

1620Lewis County, KYKY12,901432–

1621Freeborn County, MNMN30,440432–

1622Covington County, MSMS17,898432–

1623Union County, SCSC26,799432–

1624Hill County, MTMT16,167432–

1625Poinsett County, ARAR22,483431–

1626Macon County, TNTN27,663431–

1627Emery County, UTUT10,177431–

1628Mississippi County, ARAR37,828430–

1629Grant County, KYKY26,181430–

1630Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634430–

1631Bee County, TXTX32,515430–

1632Labette County, KSKS19,685429–

1633Ohio County, KYKY23,934429–

1634Toombs County, GAGA27,545428–

1635Morgan County, TNTN22,160427–

1636Finney County, KSKS37,505426–

1637Kingman County, KSKS7,029426–

1638Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089426–

1639Eastland County, TXTX18,143426–

1640Gem County, IDID21,773425–

1641Boise County, IDID8,545424–

1642Matagorda County, TXTX36,463424–

1643Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457424–

1644Wells County, ININ28,883423–

1645Clark County, ILIL15,114422–

1646Clay County, NCNC12,239422–

1647Young County, TXTX18,154422–

1648Audrain County, MOMO24,528421–

1649Custer County, MTMT12,034421–

1650Panola County, MSMS32,691420–

1651Crawford County, ILIL18,648419–

1652Warren County, ILIL16,222419–

1653White Pine County, NVNV8,661419–

1654Poquoson, VAVA13,292419–

1655Geary County, KSKS36,338418–

1656Marlboro County, SCSC25,488416–

1657Dodge County, NENE38,057415–

1658Moffat County, COCO13,122414–

1659Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387414–

1660Neosho County, KSKS15,637414–

1661Polk County, TNTN18,592414–

1662Idaho County, IDID17,874413–

1663Montgomery County, KSKS30,177412–

1664Van Wert County, OHOH29,013412–

1665Cleburne County, ALAL15,970411–

1666King William County, VAVA19,617411–

1667Paulding County, OHOH18,727410–

1668Clear Creek County, COCO8,994409–

1669Mercer County, KYKY23,733409–

1670Marshall County, MSMS34,654409–

1671Custer County, OKOK28,175409–

1672Livingston County, MOMO14,708409–

1673Le Flore County, OKOK50,196408–

1674Laurens County, GAGA51,041407–

1675Stone County, ARAR12,703407–

1676Christian County, ILIL33,443407–

1677Washington County, MOMO23,810407–

1678Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503406–

1679Carlton County, MNMN36,711406–

1680Russell County, KYKY18,608405–

1681Becker County, MNMN35,497405–

1682Holmes County, OHOH44,970404–

1683Page County, IAIA14,856403–

1684Randolph County, MOMO24,513402–

1685Franklin County, IDID15,889399–

1686Harrison County, IAIA14,623399–

1687Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941399–

1688Sabine County, TXTX10,012399–

1689Henry County, MOMO22,671398–

1690Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177397–

1691Goshen County, WYWY12,640397–

1692Teton County, IDID13,254396–

1693Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186396–

1694Waller County, TXTX69,858396–

1695Accomack County, VAVA33,859396–

1696Grant County, OROR7,075395–

1697LaGrange County, ININ41,305393–

1698Lincoln County, TNTN36,853393–

1699Washington County, IAIA22,667392–

1700Alcona County, MIMI10,556392–

1701Chisago County, MNMN59,142392–

1702Greene County, NCNC20,700392–

1703Robertson County, TXTX17,839392–

1704Mathews County, VAVA8,529391–

1705Montague County, TXTX21,966389–

1706Pike County, ILIL14,231388–

1707Franklin County, ININ23,286387–

1708Brown County, SDSD37,561386–

1709Jefferson County, IAIA15,291385–

1710Baker County, OROR16,658385–

1711Marion County, SCSC28,242385–

1712Owen County, KYKY11,601384–

1713Prentiss County, MSMS25,284384–

1714Clinton County, MOMO21,661384–

1715Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715384–

1716Vermillion County, ININ15,488382–

1717Saline County, MOMO23,265382–

1718Harrison County, OHOH14,070382–

1719Green County, WIWI37,227382–

1720Potter County, PAPA15,897381–

1721Colleton County, SCSC39,382380–

1722Vernon County, WIWI31,443380–

1723Vilas County, WIWI23,761380–

1724Mono County, CACA12,505379–

1725Massac County, ILIL13,502379–

1726Colusa County, CACA21,836378–

1727Fayette County, ILIL20,790378–

1728Wright County, MOMO19,671377–

1729Ford County, KSKS33,993376–

1730Madison County, MTMT10,026376–

1731Haralson County, GAGA33,066375–

1732Montgomery County, ILIL28,076375–

1733Shelby County, ILIL20,576375–

1734Middlesex County, VAVA10,841375–

1735Ripley County, ININ29,434373–

1736Monroe County, KYKY11,191373–

1737Tippah County, MSMS21,389373–

1738Laclede County, MOMO36,943373–

1739Wilson County, TXTX56,139373–

1740Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842372–

1741Lancaster County, VAVA10,995372–

1742Scott County, MSMS28,073370–

1743Dickinson County, MIMI25,827369–

1744Essex County, VTVT6,051368–

1745Wayne County, TNTN16,416368–

1746Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465367–

1747Spencer County, ININ20,061367–

1748Koochiching County, MNMN11,587367–

1749Logan County, WVWV30,375367–

1750Shawano County, WIWI41,560366–

1751Lawrence County, KYKY15,765365–

1752Stephens County, GAGA27,854364–

1753Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733364–

1754Hancock County, ILIL16,803364–

1755Fayette County, ALAL15,872363–

1756Yazoo County, MSMS22,947362–

1757Seminole County, OKOK23,441362–

1758Lexington, VAVA7,769362–

1759Lincoln County, WAWA11,982362–

1760Menominee County, MIMI22,941361–

1761Iroquois County, ILIL26,150361–

1762Smith County, TNTN20,981360–

1763Hendry County, FLFL48,276359–

1764Itawamba County, MSMS24,152359–

1765Bates County, MOMO16,512359–

1766Bacon County, GAGA11,070358–

1767Fulton County, ARAR12,492358–

1768Cedar County, IAIA18,359358–

1769Mower County, MNMN40,971358–

1770Clarke County, MSMS15,102358–

1771Marion County, MSMS24,001358–

1772Montour County, PAPA17,868358–

1773Polk County, ARAR19,486357–

1774Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505356–

1775St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765356–

1776Piatt County, ILIL16,791356–

1777Juniata County, PAPA23,403356–

1778Brookings County, SDSD37,635356–

1779McNairy County, TNTN26,236356–

1780Madison County, FLFL18,759355–

1781Andrews County, TXTX18,914355–

1782Rush County, ININ16,767354–

1783Macon County, GAGA11,756353–

1784Jones County, IAIA21,253352–

1785Osage County, KSKS15,693352–

1786Smith County, MSMS13,991352–

1787Hopewell, VAVA23,261352–

1788Atascosa County, TXTX53,590352–

1789Fayette County, ININ23,533351–

1790Hardeman County, TNTN25,274351–

1791Wetzel County, WVWV13,734351–

1792Austin County, TXTX33,625351–

1793Lee County, ILIL32,914350–

1794Warren County, MOMO39,016350–

1795Benton County, MOMO20,536349–

1796Taylor County, FLFL21,210348–

1797Monroe County, WVWV12,491348–

1798Owyhee County, IDID12,661347–

1799Gallia County, OHOH29,072347–

1800Grainger County, TNTN25,739346–

1801Gray County, TXTX20,919346–

1802Randolph County, ALAL23,163345–

1803Pamlico County, NCNC12,758345–

1804Henry County, OHOH27,598345–

1805Gilpin County, COCO6,073344–

1806Juneau County, WIWI26,649344–

1807Jennings County, ININ27,622343–

1808Fleming County, KYKY15,787343–

1809Marquette County, WIWI15,927343–

1810McCurtain County, OKOK30,744342–

1811Candler County, GAGA11,275341–

1812Dawson County, GAGA35,365341–

1813Johnson County, ARAR26,225341–

1814Bremer County, IAIA25,296341–

1815San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488341–

1816San Juan County, UTUT14,542341–

1817Washakie County, WYWY7,597341–

1818Arenac County, MIMI15,068340–

1819Grayson County, VAVA15,230340–

1820Archuleta County, COCO14,306339–

1821Gooding County, IDID16,446339–

1822De Soto Parish, LALA27,381339–

1823Park County, MTMT18,214339–

1824Otero County, COCO17,683338–

1825Plymouth County, IAIA25,697338–

1826Franklin County, GAGA25,948337–

1827Peach County, GAGA29,877337–

1828Lemhi County, IDID8,474337–

1829Henry County, IAIA19,349337–

1830Menard County, ILIL11,863337–

1831Broadwater County, MTMT8,493337–

1832Humboldt County, NVNV17,267337–

1833Izard County, ARAR14,405336–

1834Sharp County, ARAR18,122336–

1835Missaukee County, MIMI15,274336–

1836Calhoun County, FLFL13,289335–

1837Escambia County, ALAL36,665335–

1838Allen County, KYKY22,536335–

1839Simpson County, KYKY20,788335–

1840Webster County, KYKY12,929335–

1841Meigs County, OHOH21,587335–

1842Upshur County, WVWV23,758335–

1843Uvalde County, TXTX24,963334–

1844Edmonson County, KYKY12,749333–

1845Sullivan County, ININ20,831332–

1846Caldwell County, KYKY12,609332–

1847Morrow County, OROR12,602332–

1848Moniteau County, MOMO15,428332–

1849Carroll County, KYKY11,141331–

1850Dubois County, ININ44,016330–

1851Harlan County, KYKY24,725328–

1852Franklin County, ARAR17,725327–

1853Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720327–

1854Copiah County, MSMS27,497327–

1855Ouachita County, ARAR21,731326–

1856Bourbon County, KSKS14,319326–

1857Crawford County, ININ10,509326–

1858Fountain County, ININ17,013326–

1859Millard County, UTUT14,057326–

1860Franklin County, FLFL13,029325–

1861Crittenden County, ARAR46,210325–

1862Titus County, TXTX31,563325–

1863Sitka, AKAK8,319324–

1864Grayson County, KYKY27,406324–

1865Nicollet County, MNMN34,273323–

1866Wythe County, VAVA27,983323–

1867Parke County, ININ16,642322–

1868Isanti County, MNMN44,386322–

1869Hockley County, TXTX21,600322–

1870Newton County, TXTX11,954322–

1871Ashley County, ARAR17,831321–

1872Pine County, MNMN30,472321–

1873Saunders County, NENE23,702321–

1874Washington County, NENE21,302321–

1875Webb County, TXTX281,224321–

1876Carson County, TXTX5,805321–

1877Lincoln County, MSMS35,012320–

1878Jerome County, IDID26,362319–

1879Hardin County, IAIA16,455319–

1880Putnam County, GAGA23,722318–

1881La Paz County, AZAZ16,711318–

1882Morton County, NDND34,601318–

1883Garvin County, OKOK26,377317–

1884Johnston County, OKOK10,448317–

1885Conway County, ARAR21,393316–

1886Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128316–

1887Adams County, WIWI21,752316–

1888Washington County, FLFL26,695315–

1889Iowa County, IAIA16,504315–

1890Perry County, ILIL20,160315–

1891Clay County, WVWV7,538315–

1892Gibson County, ININ33,091314–

1893De Witt County, ILIL15,118313–

1894Stillwater County, MTMT9,445313–

1895Meriwether County, GAGA21,516312–

1896Taylor County, KYKY26,763312–

1897Yankton County, SDSD23,635312–

1898Vinton County, OHOH12,645311–

1899Edgefield County, SCSC29,808311–

1900Waushara County, WIWI25,223311–

1901Butts County, GAGA27,218310–

1902Hubbard County, MNMN22,369310–

1903Arkansas County, ARAR15,836308–

1904Allen County, KSKS12,302308–

1905Stutsman County, NDND21,414308–

1906Wharton County, TXTX42,060308–

1907Burleson County, TXTX20,549308–

1908Frio County, TXTX18,823308–

1909Daviess County, ININ34,209307–

1910Union County, SDSD17,402307–

1911Cumberland County, ILIL10,208306–

1912Bollinger County, MOMO10,646306–

1913St. Clair County, MOMO9,976306–

1914Custer County, NENE10,500306–

1915Johnson County, WYWY8,908306–

1916Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583305–

1917Marshall County, ILIL11,473305–

1918Morris County, TXTX12,133305–

1919Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,020304–

1920Orange County, ININ19,834304–

1921Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662304–

1922Camden County, NCNC11,315304–

1923Union County, FLFL16,250303–

1924Cass County, ININ37,836303–

1925Moore County, TXTX21,891303–

1926Patrick County, VAVA17,424303–

1927Washburn County, WIWI17,087303–

1928Madison County, IAIA17,270302–

1929Sabine Parish, LALA21,834302–

1930Simpson County, MSMS25,498302–

1931Pierce County, GAGA20,764300–

1932Sioux County, IAIA36,774300–

1933Appomattox County, VAVA17,172300–

1934Hale County, TXTX31,819300–

1935Madison County, ARAR18,410299–

1936Fairfield County, SCSC20,340299–

1937Skamania County, WAWA12,669299–

1938Adams County, ININ36,650298–

1939Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171298–

1940Comanche County, TXTX14,432298–

1941Fulton County, ININ20,091297–

1942Gonzales County, TXTX20,159297–

1943Clay County, MSMS18,238296–

1944Grand County, UTUT9,790296–

1945Lamar County, GAGA20,941295–

1946Graham County, NCNC8,190295–

1947Tama County, IAIA16,796294–

1948Polk County, MNMN30,545294–

1949Cherokee County, KSKS19,105292–

1950Cedar County, MOMO14,888292–

1951Iowa County, WIWI23,951292–

1952Stewart County, TNTN14,439292–

1953Limestone County, TXTX22,849291–

1954Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187290–

1955McLeod County, MNMN36,631290–

1956Southampton County, VAVA18,110290–

1957Fayette County, TXTX25,459290–

1958Atchison County, KSKS16,172289–

1959Emanuel County, GAGA23,147287–

1960Ford County, ILIL13,216287–

1961Appanoose County, IAIA12,077286–

1962Iberia Parish, LALA66,846286–

1963Hamilton County, NYNY5,006286–

1964Benton County, MNMN41,744285–

1965Obion County, TNTN30,067285–

1966Alamosa County, COCO16,688284–

1967Bear Lake County, IDID6,727284–

1968Gates County, NCNC10,234283–

1969Lavaca County, TXTX20,651283–

1970Pickens County, ALAL18,221281–

1971Grant Parish, LALA22,075281–

1972Overton County, TNTN23,787280–

1973Butler County, ALAL18,100279–

1974Barton County, MOMO11,795279–

1975Dallas County, MOMO18,025279–

1976Cheyenne County, NENE9,528279–

1977Switzerland County, ININ10,037278–

1978Lamar County, ALAL13,587277–

1979Kossuth County, IAIA14,322277–

1980O'Brien County, IAIA14,220276–

1981Faribault County, MNMN13,888275–

1982Wallowa County, OROR7,595275–

1983Douglas County, MOMO12,342275–

1984Teton County, MTMT6,496275–

1985Lincoln County, KYKY25,353274–

1986Ozark County, MOMO9,172274–

1987Taylor County, GAGA7,818273–

1988Bath County, KYKY13,176273–

1989Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807273–

1990Tattnall County, GAGA24,376272–

1991Leflore County, MSMS25,686272–

1992Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762272–

1993Buchanan County, IAIA20,883271–

1994Powell County, KYKY12,812271–

1995Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453271–

1996Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617271–

1997Scurry County, TXTX16,162271–

1998Gasconade County, MOMO14,784270–

1999Langlade County, WIWI19,534270–

2000Jay County, ININ20,118269–

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