RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,117

Largest Scottish population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2000

1501Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634454–

1502Dade County, GAGA16,154451–

1503Monroe County, WIWI46,572451–

1504Ray County, MOMO23,398448–

1505Gulf County, FLFL15,943448–

1506Dougherty County, GAGA82,616448–

1507Cleburne County, ARAR25,672447–

1508Fayette County, TXTX25,459447–

1509Goodhue County, MNMN48,195446–

1510Mercer County, KYKY23,733446–

1511Miller County, MOMO25,817445–

1512Gallia County, OHOH29,072445–

1513Logan County, ILIL27,182445–

1514Izard County, ARAR14,405444–

1515Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407443–

1516Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177443–

1517McCreary County, KYKY17,124441–

1518Winston County, ALAL23,829440–

1519Crook County, OROR27,564440–

1520Barron County, WIWI46,484440–

1521Jerome County, IDID26,362438–

1522Carter County, KYKY26,149438–

1523Cass County, NENE27,657437–

1524Accomack County, VAVA33,859437–

1525Marion County, IAIA34,192433–

1526Mower County, MNMN40,971432–

1527Adair County, MOMO25,684432–

1528Wabash County, ININ30,713432–

1529Brown County, ININ15,777432–

1530Knox County, ININ35,652432–

1531Gray County, TXTX20,919431–

1532Washakie County, WYWY7,597431–

1533Washington County, IAIA22,667431–

1534Clark County, ARAR20,938430–

1535Bristol, VAVA16,418428–

1536Bandera County, TXTX22,876428–

1537DeSoto County, FLFL37,078428–

1538Wharton County, TXTX42,060428–

1539Colleton County, SCSC39,382427–

1540Marion County, TNTN29,804427–

1541Wythe County, VAVA27,983427–

1542Gadsden County, FLFL44,298427–

1543Clarke County, MSMS15,102426–

1544Lampasas County, TXTX23,657426–

1545Hampshire County, WVWV24,105426–

1546Calhoun County, SCSC14,188425–

1547Panola County, MSMS32,691424–

1548Logan County, COCO20,654424–

1549Blaine County, IDID25,517424–

1550Decatur County, ININ26,576424–

1551Arenac County, MIMI15,068423–

1552Franklin County, GAGA25,948423–

1553La Paz County, AZAZ16,711421–

1554Clinton County, ININ33,322419–

1555Van Buren County, ARAR16,238418–

1556Obion County, TNTN30,067417–

1557Morgan County, ILIL32,515417–

1558Grand County, UTUT9,790416–

1559Rowan County, KYKY24,476416–

1560Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720415–

1561Mercer County, OHOH42,737415–

1562Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511413–

1563Clinton County, MOMO21,661413–

1564Franklin County, KSKS26,299413–

1565Yadkin County, NCNC38,325412–

1566Hardeman County, TNTN25,274412–

1567Burleson County, TXTX20,549412–

1568Fayette County, ININ23,533412–

1569Mariposa County, CACA16,918410–

1570Stark County, NDND34,013410–

1571Madison County, TXTX14,226410–

1572Clinton County, ILIL37,128408–

1573Livingston County, ILIL35,057408–

1574Marshall County, MSMS34,654407–

1575Chambers County, TXTX57,594406–

1576Jefferson County, IAIA15,291406–

1577Clarke County, ALAL22,014404–

1578Crawford County, MOMO22,929403–

1579Lee County, ILIL32,914403–

1580Nantucket County, MAMA14,758402–

1581Johnson County, TNTN18,718402–

1582Fremont County, IDID14,208402–

1583Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451401–

1584Wright County, MOMO19,671400–

1585Jefferson County, KSKS18,296400–

1586Fayette County, OHOH28,552399–

1587Tazewell County, VAVA38,635399–

1588Butler County, MOMO41,904398–

1589Perry County, OHOH35,918398–

1590Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842397–

1591Lake County, OROR8,187397–

1592Jasper County, SCSC38,533397–

1593St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642396–

1594Harrison County, KYKY19,627395–

1595Sanders County, MTMT14,062394–

1596Van Wert County, OHOH29,013394–

1597Orange County, ININ19,834394–

1598Williamsburg, VAVA15,861394–

1599Cass County, MNMN31,430393–

1600White County, ININ25,164392–

1601Prince George County, VAVA43,936391–

1602Pierce County, GAGA20,764390–

1603Lawrence County, MOMO39,401390–

1604Carroll County, ARAR29,263389–

1605Marion County, MOMO28,525389–

1606Barry County, MOMO36,200388–

1607Marlboro County, SCSC25,488388–

1608Upshur County, WVWV23,758388–

1609Washington Parish, LALA44,937388–

1610Martin County, NCNC21,601387–

1611Pine County, MNMN30,472387–

1612Idaho County, IDID17,874387–

1613Morgan County, UTUT13,383386–

1614Mississippi County, ARAR37,828385–

1615Pike County, MOMO17,955385–

1616Sierra County, NMNM11,395385–

1617Morgan County, GAGA22,095385–

1618Montgomery County, ILIL28,076385–

1619Sullivan County, ININ20,831384–

1620Oceana County, MIMI27,177383–

1621Nodaway County, MOMO20,174383–

1622Warren County, NCNC18,898382–

1623Hancock County, WVWV27,729382–

1624Howard County, ARAR12,306380–

1625Abbeville County, SCSC24,836380–

1626Schuyler County, NYNY16,924379–

1627Union County, IAIA11,829378–

1628Richland Parish, LALA19,582378–

1629Miami County, ININ34,487378–

1630Mills County, IAIA14,793378–

1631Crawford County, MIMI13,722376–

1632Caddo County, OKOK26,130376–

1633Union County, ILIL16,656375–

1634Limestone County, TXTX22,849374–

1635Randolph County, ILIL29,921374–

1636Benton County, MOMO20,536373–

1637Caswell County, NCNC22,563373–

1638Jefferson County, MTMT13,329373–

1639Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639372–

1640Carroll County, ININ20,655372–

1641Giles County, TNTN31,433372–

1642Grayson County, VAVA15,230371–

1643Simpson County, MSMS25,498370–

1644Mississippi County, MOMO12,003370–

1645Mackinac County, MIMI11,236369–

1646Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241369–

1647Halifax County, VAVA33,447369–

1648Lee County, VAVA21,642369–

1649Wallowa County, OROR7,595368–

1650Teton County, IDID13,254368–

1651Henry County, IAIA19,349368–

1652Gilpin County, COCO6,073367–

1653Missaukee County, MIMI15,274366–

1654St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106365–

1655Blanco County, TXTX13,581365–

1656Buchanan County, IAIA20,883365–

1657Franklin County, FLFL13,029363–

1658Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488363–

1659Madison County, ARAR18,410362–

1660Madison County, MTMT10,026362–

1661Toombs County, GAGA27,545362–

1662Webster Parish, LALA34,948362–

1663Vernon County, WIWI31,443362–

1664Sharp County, ARAR18,122361–

1665Daviess County, ININ34,209361–

1666Dickinson County, KSKS18,637361–

1667Juniata County, PAPA23,403361–

1668Douglas County, WIWI43,990360–

1669Jackson County, KSKS13,438359–

1670Knott County, KYKY13,321358–

1671Montmorency County, MIMI9,842357–

1672Chester County, TNTN17,994357–

1673Jones County, TXTX20,861357–

1674Wetzel County, WVWV13,734357–

1675Franklin County, TXTX10,994357–

1676Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368356–

1677Berrien County, GAGA18,932356–

1678Franklin County, ININ23,286356–

1679Morgan County, MOMO22,418355–

1680Green County, WIWI37,227355–

1681Wayne County, ILIL15,882354–

1682Patrick County, VAVA17,424353–

1683San Miguel County, COCO7,753353–

1684Perry County, ARAR10,309351–

1685Blackford County, ININ11,730350–

1686Laclede County, MOMO36,943350–

1687Brookings County, SDSD37,635350–

1688Buchanan County, VAVA18,492350–

1689Atchison County, KSKS16,172350–

1690Conway County, ARAR21,393349–

1691Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256347–

1692Brooks County, GAGA16,101347–

1693Hamilton County, ILIL7,859347–

1694Adams County, NENE31,071345–

1695Alcona County, MIMI10,556344–

1696Grant County, WIWI52,446342–

1697Montgomery County, ARAR8,579341–

1698Somerset County, MDMD24,973341–

1699Union County, ARAR36,926340–

1700Wyandot County, OHOH21,567340–

1701McIntosh County, OKOK19,758340–

1702Potter County, PAPA15,897340–

1703Summers County, WVWV11,532340–

1704Carbon County, WYWY14,013340–

1705Peach County, GAGA29,877340–

1706Martinsville, VAVA13,849338–

1707Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465337–

1708Newton County, MSMS20,960336–

1709Freestone County, TXTX20,811336–

1710Converse County, WYWY13,824335–

1711Owyhee County, IDID12,661335–

1712Henry County, KYKY16,447334–

1713Caldwell County, MOMO9,012334–

1714Vilas County, WIWI23,761334–

1715Warren County, MOMO39,016333–

1716Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553333–

1717Washington County, FLFL26,695333–

1718Parke County, ININ16,642333–

1719Door County, WIWI30,616333–

1720Gooding County, IDID16,446332–

1721Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795331–

1722Amelia County, VAVA13,632331–

1723Dent County, MOMO14,584330–

1724McKenzie County, NDND15,192330–

1725Jasper County, TXTX33,075330–

1726Milam County, TXTX26,258330–

1727Perry County, ILIL20,160330–

1728Nelson County, VAVA14,920329–

1729Juneau County, WIWI26,649329–

1730Geary County, KSKS36,338328–

1731Pike County, OHOH27,061327–

1732Iowa County, WIWI23,951327–

1733Johnson County, ARAR26,225326–

1734Hendry County, FLFL48,276326–

1735Mercer County, ILIL15,229325–

1736Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615325–

1737Audrain County, MOMO24,528324–

1738Panola County, TXTX23,018324–

1739Washington County, IDID11,583324–

1740Bremer County, IAIA25,296324–

1741Montgomery County, KYKY28,822324–

1742Escambia County, ALAL36,665323–

1743De Soto Parish, LALA27,381323–

1744Adams County, WIWI21,752322–

1745Owen County, ININ21,886322–

1746Murray County, OKOK13,805321–

1747Jackson County, FLFL49,629321–

1748Randolph County, ALAL23,163320–

1749Boundary County, IDID13,997320–

1750Randolph County, ININ24,438320–

1751Coleman County, TXTX7,915320–

1752Goshen County, WYWY12,640320–

1753Hamilton County, TXTX8,680319–

1754Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663319–

1755Braxton County, WVWV11,885319–

1756Menard County, ILIL11,863319–

1757Ouachita County, ARAR21,731318–

1758Pike County, MSMS38,712318–

1759Henry County, ALAL18,394318–

1760Baker County, FLFL29,737318–

1761Stewart County, TNTN14,439317–

1762Saline County, MOMO23,265317–

1763White Pine County, NVNV8,661317–

1764Unicoi County, TNTN17,856317–

1765Marinette County, WIWI42,574317–

1766Henry County, OHOH27,598316–

1767Las Animas County, COCO14,391316–

1768Bourbon County, KSKS14,319315–

1769Pamlico County, NCNC12,758314–

1770Fairfield County, SCSC20,340314–

1771Washington County, NENE21,302314–

1772Laurens County, GAGA51,041314–

1773Tippah County, MSMS21,389313–

1774Rosebud County, MTMT8,253313–

1775Floyd County, VAVA15,789313–

1776Grand County, COCO16,496313–

1777Crawford County, ILIL18,648312–

1778Jasper County, GAGA17,632312–

1779Bladen County, NCNC30,007311–

1780Bradford County, FLFL28,307311–

1781Simpson County, KYKY20,788311–

1782Juab County, UTUT13,567310–

1783Putnam County, GAGA23,722310–

1784Crisp County, GAGA19,237310–

1785Monroe County, MSMS33,318309–

1786LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154308–

1787Perry County, MSMS11,577308–

1788Adair County, KYKY19,423308–

1789Scott County, VAVA21,200308–

1790Butts County, GAGA27,218307–

1791White County, ILIL13,250307–

1792Shelby County, ILIL20,576306–

1793Union County, MSMS28,459305–

1794Montague County, TXTX21,966304–

1795Long County, GAGA21,557303–

1796Finney County, KSKS37,505302–

1797Clay County, ALAL14,207301–

1798Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391301–

1799Shawano County, WIWI41,560301–

1800Seminole County, OKOK23,441300–

1801Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738300–

1802Dixie County, FLFL18,038299–

1803Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128298–

1804Harrison County, OHOH14,070298–

1805Wayne County, WVWV37,309298–

1806Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219298–

1807Jefferson County, ARAR62,987297–

1808Colusa County, CACA21,836297–

1809Camp County, TXTX13,380297–

1810Lancaster County, VAVA10,995297–

1811Pulaski County, ININ12,463297–

1812O'Brien County, IAIA14,220296–

1813Fayette County, ALAL15,872294–

1814Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715294–

1815Nicholas County, WVWV23,848294–

1816Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662293–

1817Sawyer County, WIWI18,846293–

1818Jefferson County, FLFL16,007293–

1819Tift County, GAGA42,254293–

1820Trinity County, CACA15,720292–

1821Crittenden County, ARAR46,210291–

1822Ramsey County, NDND11,530291–

1823Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941290–

1824Overton County, TNTN23,787290–

1825Anderson County, KSKS8,018290–

1826Ware County, GAGA36,906289–

1827Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791289–

1828Delta County, MIMI36,582288–

1829Stone County, MSMS19,654288–

1830Perry County, MOMO19,093288–

1831Edgar County, ILIL16,323288–

1832Northumberland County, VAVA12,557287–

1833Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043287–

1834Keokuk County, IAIA9,797287–

1835Taylor County, KYKY26,763286–

1836Humphreys County, TNTN19,646285–

1837Colorado County, TXTX21,439285–

1838Hockley County, TXTX21,600285–

1839Hardee County, FLFL25,932285–

1840Hancock County, ILIL16,803285–

1841Codington County, SDSD29,562284–

1842Essex County, VTVT6,051284–

1843Radford, VAVA17,243284–

1844Monroe County, ALAL18,965283–

1845Pike County, ALAL33,688283–

1846Hill County, MTMT16,167283–

1847Tyler County, TXTX20,443283–

1848Rio Grande County, COCO11,087283–

1849Pike County, ILIL14,231283–

1850Casey County, KYKY16,205283–

1851Carlton County, MNMN36,711282–

1852Putnam County, MOMO4,546282–

1853Bear Lake County, IDID6,727282–

1854Cleburne County, ALAL15,970281–

1855Jersey County, ILIL21,160281–

1856Hopewell, VAVA23,261281–

1857Tipton County, ININ15,319280–

1858Douglas County, ILIL19,880280–

1859Greene County, ILIL11,313280–

1860Nicollet County, MNMN34,273279–

1861Stutsman County, NDND21,414279–

1862Putnam County, OHOH34,380279–

1863Haskell County, OKOK11,787279–

1864Buckingham County, VAVA17,137279–

1865Franklin County, ARAR17,725278–

1866Bates County, MOMO16,512278–

1867Carroll County, ILIL15,419277–

1868Russell County, KYKY18,608277–

1869Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270276–

1870Wayne County, KYKY19,597276–

1871Johnson County, KYKY22,051276–

1872Dubois County, ININ44,016275–

1873Hubbard County, MNMN22,369274–

1874Torrance County, NMNM16,100274–

1875Effingham County, ILIL34,519274–

1876Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503273–

1877West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134273–

1878Daviess County, MOMO8,558273–

1879Lee County, TXTX18,729273–

1880Elbert County, GAGA20,072273–

1881Scotland County, MOMO4,796272–

1882Burke County, GAGA24,408272–

1883Grant County, KYKY26,181271–

1884St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586271–

1885Greene County, GAGA21,367271–

1886DeKalb County, TNTN21,873270–

1887Dodge County, NENE38,057270–

1888Madison County, IAIA17,270270–

1889Linn County, KSKS9,950270–

1890Macon County, TNTN27,663269–

1891Page County, IAIA14,856269–

1892Plymouth County, IAIA25,697269–

1893Green Lake County, WIWI19,305269–

1894Latimer County, OKOK9,645268–

1895Mason County, KYKY16,936268–

1896Bracken County, KYKY8,511266–

1897Houston County, TXTX22,316266–

1898Kane County, UTUT8,597266–

1899Alleghany County, VAVA14,546266–

1900Lawrence County, KYKY15,765266–

1901Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600266–

1902Washington County, KYKY12,368265–

1903Vance County, NCNC42,638265–

1904McDuffie County, GAGA21,640265–

1905Iowa County, IAIA16,504265–

1906Clay County, NCNC12,239264–

1907Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896264–

1908Randolph County, MOMO24,513264–

1909Fulton County, ININ20,091264–

1910Fleming County, KYKY15,787264–

1911Scott County, MSMS28,073263–

1912Grant County, OROR7,075263–

1913Middlesex County, VAVA10,841263–

1914Labette County, KSKS19,685263–

1915Dawson County, NENE24,452262–

1916Benton County, IAIA26,004262–

1917Pendleton County, KYKY14,800262–

1918Trigg County, KYKY14,512262–

1919Giles County, VAVA16,564262–

1920Franklin County, MSMS7,491261–

1921Custer County, MTMT12,034261–

1922Cannon County, TNTN15,296261–

1923Douglas County, MNMN40,120260–

1924Henry County, MOMO22,671260–

1925Luna County, NMNM25,407260–

1926Marion County, SCSC28,242260–

1927Archer County, TXTX9,129260–

1928Decatur County, GAGA29,432260–

1929Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733260–

1930Clay County, MSMS18,238259–

1931Mathews County, VAVA8,529259–

1932Pike County, ININ12,003259–

1933West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156258–

1934Benton County, MNMN41,744258–

1935Young County, TXTX18,154258–

1936Dickenson County, VAVA13,236258–

1937Logan County, KYKY28,669258–

1938Cook County, GAGA18,232258–

1939Wayne County, GAGA32,481257–

1940Bertie County, NCNC17,086257–

1941Choctaw County, OKOK14,059257–

1942Calumet County, WIWI53,982257–

1943Montgomery County, GAGA8,635257–

1944Rush County, ININ16,767257–

1945Monroe County, KYKY11,191257–

1946Franklin County, ALAL32,449256–

1947Alger County, MIMI8,641256–

1948McLeod County, MNMN36,631256–

1949Liberty County, FLFL8,035256–

1950Uvalde County, TXTX24,963256–

1951Union Parish, LALA20,561255–

1952Polk County, MNMN30,545255–

1953Bell County, KYKY22,829255–

1954Starke County, ININ23,425255–

1955Grundy County, IAIA12,361255–

1956Harlan County, KYKY24,725255–

1957Jackson County, KYKY13,325255–

1958Macon County, MOMO15,190254–

1959Saluda County, SCSC19,680254–

1960Benewah County, IDID10,508254–

1961Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171254–

1962Grimes County, TXTX34,252253–

1963Terry County, TXTX11,720253–

1964Neosho County, KSKS15,637253–

1965Marion County, KYKY20,115253–

1966Broadwater County, MTMT8,493252–

1967Rains County, TXTX13,542252–

1968Modoc County, CACA8,426251–

1969Fillmore County, MNMN21,540251–

1970Sumter County, GAGA28,801251–

1971De Witt County, ILIL15,118251–

1972Monroe County, WVWV12,491250–

1973Bee County, TXTX32,515249–

1974Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633249–

1975Weston County, WYWY6,840249–

1976Tattnall County, GAGA24,376249–

1977Choctaw County, MSMS8,048248–

1978St. Clair County, MOMO9,976248–

1979Storey County, NVNV4,260248–

1980Clay County, SDSD15,031248–

1981Robertson County, TXTX17,839247–

1982Vernon County, MOMO19,946247–

1983Benton County, ININ8,883247–

1984Adams County, WAWA21,488247–

1985Richland County, WIWI17,036246–

1986Lamar County, GAGA20,941246–

1987Morrow County, OROR12,602245–

1988Chester County, SCSC33,001245–

1989Titus County, TXTX31,563245–

1990Waushara County, WIWI25,223245–

1991Power County, IDID8,246245–

1992Roseau County, MNMN15,246244–

1993Stillwater County, MTMT9,445244–

1994Freeborn County, MNMN30,440243–

1995Spencer County, ININ20,061243–

1996Heard County, GAGA12,149242–

1997Dickinson County, MIMI25,827240–

1998Runnels County, TXTX9,693240–

1999Smith County, TNTN20,981240–

2000Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387239–

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