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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS –

2001Bourbon County, KYKY20,243269–

2002Attala County, MSMS17,100269–

2003Woods County, OKOK8,443269–

2004Dodge County, MNMN21,376268–

2005Dent County, MOMO14,584268–

2006Stark County, NDND34,013268–

2007Clarke County, IAIA9,574267–

2008Letcher County, KYKY19,952267–

2009St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106267–

2010Marion County, KYKY20,115266–

2011Las Animas County, COCO14,391265–

2012Harrison County, KYKY19,627265–

2013Warren County, ININ8,474264–

2014Hamilton County, IAIA14,944264–

2015Montgomery County, IAIA10,002264–

2016Fall River County, SDSD7,467264–

2017Tyler County, TXTX20,443264–

2018Northumberland County, VAVA12,557264–

2019Sierra County, CACA3,098263–

2020Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705263–

2021Iron County, MIMI11,757263–

2022Mackinac County, MIMI11,236263–

2023Grundy County, TNTN14,116263–

2024Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709262–

2025Lincoln County, WVWV19,177261–

2026Callahan County, TXTX14,491261–

2027Henry County, ALAL18,394260–

2028Winston County, ALAL23,829260–

2029Lake County, OROR8,187260–

2030Caddo County, OKOK26,130259–

2031McKinley County, NMNM68,119259–

2032Val Verde County, TXTX47,835259–

2033Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683257–

2034Jones County, NCNC9,575256–

2035Bracken County, KYKY8,511255–

2036Newton County, MSMS20,960255–

2037Hertford County, NCNC19,015255–

2038Wyoming County, WVWV19,801255–

2039Oconto County, WIWI40,195255–

2040Benewah County, IDID10,508254–

2041Perry County, ININ19,389254–

2042Jasper County, SCSC38,533254–

2043Warren County, NCNC18,898254–

2044Colorado County, TXTX21,439254–

2045Martin County, NCNC21,601253–

2046St. Francis County, ARAR21,800251–

2047Craig County, OKOK14,518251–

2048Lincoln County, WIWI28,403251–

2049Linn County, MOMO11,815250–

2050Box Butte County, NENE10,494250–

2051Sevier County, ARAR15,758249–

2052Newton County, ININ14,188249–

2053Caribou County, IDID7,252248–

2054Clay County, ALAL14,207248–

2055Decatur County, ININ26,576248–

2056Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439248–

2057Perry County, TNTN9,126248–

2058Banks County, GAGA21,273247–

2059Screven County, GAGA14,408246–

2060Wilson County, KSKS8,299246–

2061Greene County, ILIL11,313246–

2062Halifax County, VAVA33,447246–

2063Greene County, GAGA21,367245–

2064Luce County, MIMI6,339245–

2065Aitkin County, MNMN16,252245–

2066Jackson County, ARAR16,741244–

2067Wyandot County, OHOH21,567244–

2068Dunklin County, MOMO26,855244–

2069Chattooga County, GAGA25,300243–

2070Montgomery County, GAGA8,635243–

2071Anderson County, KSKS8,018243–

2072Bell County, KYKY22,829243–

2073Hickory County, MOMO9,044243–

2074Garfield County, UTUT5,256243–

2075Bosque County, TXTX18,918243–

2076Pendleton County, KYKY14,800242–

2077Union Parish, LALA20,561242–

2078Wayne County, ILIL15,882242–

2079Jones County, TXTX20,861242–

2080Cook County, GAGA18,232241–

2081Wilkes County, GAGA9,540241–

2082Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018240–

2083Carroll County, MOMO8,417240–

2084Platte County, WYWY8,634240–

2085Larue County, KYKY15,184239–

2086Heard County, GAGA12,149238–

2087Morrison County, MNMN34,620238–

2088Meigs County, TNTN14,186238–

2089Kleberg County, TXTX30,315238–

2090Pleasants County, WVWV7,338238–

2091Lowndes County, ALAL9,359237–

2092Winn Parish, LALA14,961237–

2093Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753237–

2094Houston County, TXTX22,316237–

2095Marion County, TXTX9,896237–

2096Ritchie County, WVWV8,034237–

2097Sawyer County, WIWI18,846236–

2098Davis County, IAIA9,230235–

2099Marion County, KSKS11,634235–

2100Clay County, KYKY19,465235–

2101Woodward County, OKOK19,827235–

2102Petersburg, VAVA33,734235–

2103Lee County, VAVA21,642233–

2104Louisa County, IAIA10,416232–

2105Stone County, MSMS19,654232–

2106Johnson County, ILIL13,363232–

2107McCreary County, KYKY17,124231–

2108Atoka County, OKOK14,609231–

2109Tillman County, OKOK6,780231–

2110Rains County, TXTX13,542231–

2111Little River County, ARAR11,763230–

2112Lyon County, KYKY9,123230–

2113Wabasha County, MNMN21,537230–

2114Vance County, NCNC42,638230–

2115Braxton County, WVWV11,885230–

2116Clark County, WIWI35,052230–

2117Bolivar County, MSMS28,262229–

2118Chouteau County, MTMT5,865229–

2119Acadia Parish, LALA57,032228–

2120Worth County, GAGA20,059226–

2121Coosa County, ALAL10,161226–

2122Lake County, MIMI13,182226–

2123Taylor County, WVWV16,287226–

2124Humboldt County, IAIA9,409225–

2125Oscoda County, MIMI8,723225–

2126Lake County, MNMN10,746225–

2127Price County, WIWI13,988225–

2128Houston County, MNMN18,400224–

2129Jackson County, OKOK24,764224–

2130Andrew County, MOMO18,241224–

2131Ripley County, MOMO10,717224–

2132LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154223–

2133Alleghany County, NCNC11,479223–

2134Nolan County, TXTX14,117223–

2135Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415222–

2136Morgan County, KYKY14,415222–

2137Pershing County, NVNV6,421222–

2138Rich County, UTUT2,687222–

2139Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594221–

2140Richland County, ILIL15,219221–

2141Benton County, TNTN16,183220–

2142Prowers County, COCO11,884218–

2143Wright County, IAIA12,801218–

2144Hamilton County, ILIL7,859218–

2145McCormick County, SCSC10,215218–

2146Dawson County, NENE24,452218–

2147San Augustine County, TXTX7,722218–

2148Greenwood County, KSKS5,826217–

2149Fentress County, TNTN20,322217–

2150Calumet County, WIWI53,982217–

2151Coahoma County, MSMS19,849216–

2152Otoe County, NENE16,531216–

2153Bent County, COCO5,716215–

2154Green Lake County, WIWI19,305215–

2155Charlton County, GAGA13,121214–

2156Pratt County, KSKS9,117214–

2157Pike County, MSMS38,712214–

2158Lewis County, MOMO9,879214–

2159Kane County, UTUT8,597214–

2160Northampton County, VAVA11,879214–

2161Elk County, PAPA29,926213–

2162Calhoun County, SCSC14,188213–

2163Hamilton County, FLFL14,180212–

2164Jasper County, GAGA17,632212–

2165Steele County, MNMN37,464212–

2166Hughes County, SDSD17,570212–

2167Texas County, OKOK20,322211–

2168Burnett County, WIWI17,223211–

2169Union County, TNTN21,450211–

2170Thomas County, KSKS7,725210–

2171Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795210–

2172Northampton County, NCNC16,491210–

2173Powell County, MTMT7,157209–

2174Refugio County, TXTX6,657209–

2175Washita County, OKOK10,884208–

2176Seward County, NENE18,032208–

2177Martinsville, VAVA13,849208–

2178Hamilton County, TXTX8,680207–

2179Rio Grande County, COCO11,087206–

2180Long County, GAGA21,557206–

2181Adams County, WAWA21,488206–

2182Perry County, ARAR10,309205–

2183Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449205–

2184Greene County, IAIA8,658205–

2185Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256205–

2186Musselshell County, MTMT5,582205–

2187Butte County, IDID2,783204–

2188Marengo County, ALAL18,311204–

2189Scott County, ARAR9,965204–

2190Emmet County, IAIA9,107204–

2191Bond County, ILIL16,959204–

2192Holmes County, FLFL20,119203–

2193Searcy County, ARAR7,848203–

2194Spencer County, KYKY20,998203–

2195Grenada County, MSMS20,868203–

2196Luna County, NMNM25,407203–

2197Gage County, NENE21,711201–

2198Charlotte County, VAVA11,401201–

2199Madison County, VAVA14,237201–

2200Hardy County, WVWV14,337201–

2201Ouray County, COCO5,265200–

2202Drew County, ARAR17,054200–

2203Winston County, MSMS17,473200–

2204Pawnee County, OKOK16,029200–

2205Clay County, SDSD15,031200–

2206Davison County, SDSD20,069200–

2207Hardin County, TNTN27,983200–

2208DeKalb County, MOMO9,795200–

2209Morgan County, MOMO22,418200–

2210Lamb County, TXTX12,579200–

2211Mason County, TXTX3,990200–

2212Hartley County, TXTX4,904199–

2213Swisher County, TXTX6,703199–

2214Cherokee County, IAIA11,369198–

2215Norton County, KSKS5,288198–

2216Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615198–

2217Dodge County, GAGA19,663197–

2218Twiggs County, GAGA7,597197–

2219Custer County, IDID4,636197–

2220Mills County, IAIA14,793197–

2221Mercer County, ILIL15,229197–

2222Grant County, ARAR18,756196–

2223Union County, IAIA11,829196–

2224Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471196–

2225Calhoun County, MSMS12,643196–

2226Lawrence County, ILIL13,790196–

2227Socorro County, NMNM15,838196–

2228Lee County, TXTX18,729196–

2229Coffey County, KSKS8,467195–

2230Grant County, KSKS7,028195–

2231Carlisle County, KYKY4,747195–

2232Estill County, KYKY13,962195–

2233Nobles County, MNMN22,338195–

2234Pope County, ILIL3,672195–

2235Williams County, NDND41,767195–

2236Power County, IDID8,246194–

2237Dickinson County, IAIA18,077193–

2238Gentry County, MOMO6,384193–

2239Webster County, WVWV7,760193–

2240Monroe County, MOMO8,959192–

2241Mineral County, MTMT5,185192–

2242Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600192–

2243Blanco County, TXTX13,581192–

2244Clearwater County, IDID9,118191–

2245Jasper County, MSMS15,785191–

2246Hickman County, KYKY4,372190–

2247Knott County, KYKY13,321190–

2248Meeker County, MNMN23,603189–

2249Wabash County, ILIL10,907189–

2250Hughes County, OKOK13,455189–

2251Decatur County, TNTN11,820189–

2252Richland County, MTMT11,377189–

2253Craig County, VAVA4,800189–

2254Schuyler County, ILIL6,657188–

2255Washington County, ILIL13,564188–

2256Archer County, TXTX9,129188–

2257Casey County, KYKY16,205187–

2258Summers County, WVWV11,532187–

2259Clayton County, IAIA16,845186–

2260Franklin County, IAIA9,868186–

2261Jackson County, KSKS13,438186–

2262Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405186–

2263Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058186–

2264Lawrence County, ARAR16,273185–

2265Fremont County, IAIA6,522185–

2266Moultrie County, ILIL14,371185–

2267Nowata County, OKOK9,522185–

2268Colfax County, NMNM12,184185–

2269Pembina County, NDND6,568185–

2270Yuma County, COCO9,896184–

2271Berrien County, GAGA18,932184–

2272Trimble County, KYKY8,701184–

2273Grundy County, MOMO9,744184–

2274Washington County, ALAL14,822183–

2275Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671183–

2276Leake County, MSMS21,662183–

2277Red Willow County, NENE10,307183–

2278Lander County, NVNV5,872183–

2279Presidio County, TXTX5,433183–

2280Alleghany County, VAVA14,546183–

2281Jasper County, ILIL9,032182–

2282Bayfield County, WIWI16,787182–

2283York County, NENE14,564181–

2284Appling County, GAGA19,100180–

2285Fillmore County, MNMN21,540180–

2286Hampton County, SCSC18,174180–

2287Monroe County, OHOH12,994180–

2288Surry County, VAVA6,603180–

2289Calhoun County, WVWV5,978180–

2290Crook County, WYWY7,852180–

2291Freestone County, TXTX20,811180–

2292McDuffie County, GAGA21,640179–

2293Moody County, SDSD6,632179–

2294Wirt County, WVWV4,879179–

2295Fayette County, IAIA19,047178–

2296Ringgold County, IAIA4,642177–

2297Alger County, MIMI8,641177–

2298Falls County, TXTX17,869177–

2299Walthall County, MSMS13,928176–

2300Lake County, SDSD10,993176–

2301Rosebud County, MTMT8,253176–

2302Allen Parish, LALA22,672175–

2303Stark County, ILIL5,319175–

2304Cooper County, MOMO17,136175–

2305Allamakee County, IAIA14,238174–

2306Storey County, NVNV4,260174–

2307Sierra County, NMNM11,395174–

2308Grant County, WVWV11,041174–

2309Union County, ININ6,863173–

2310Custer County, SDSD9,431173–

2311Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284173–

2312Gray County, KSKS5,652172–

2313White County, ILIL13,250172–

2314Waseca County, MNMN18,688171–

2315Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451171–

2316Chowan County, NCNC14,082171–

2317Real County, TXTX2,745171–

2318Taylor County, WIWI20,118171–

2319Lyon County, MNMN25,684170–

2320Sunflower County, MSMS22,893170–

2321Kiowa County, OKOK8,181170–

2322Clarendon County, SCSC31,043170–

2323Dawson County, MTMT8,692170–

2324Cass County, IAIA12,960169–

2325Taylor County, IAIA5,835169–

2326Bottineau County, NDND6,284169–

2327Richland Parish, LALA19,582168–

2328Webster County, MSMS10,167168–

2329Jack County, TXTX9,563168–

2330Phillips County, ARAR14,255167–

2331Harrison County, MOMO8,281167–

2332Glades County, FLFL13,270166–

2333Decatur County, GAGA29,432166–

2334Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175166–

2335Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354166–

2336Ralls County, MOMO10,444166–

2337Lewis County, WVWV16,394166–

2338Crawford County, WIWI15,910166–

2339West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156165–

2340Cass County, ILIL12,463165–

2341Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488164–

2342Pulaski County, GAGA10,172164–

2343Clay County, KSKS7,990164–

2344Fulton County, PAPA14,483164–

2345Howard County, MOMO10,180164–

2346Tyler County, WVWV7,881164–

2347Clay County, TXTX10,764164–

2348Van Buren County, IAIA7,131163–

2349Cloud County, KSKS8,833163–

2350Mason County, ILIL12,411163–

2351Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481163–

2352Lanier County, GAGA10,623162–

2353Pike County, ININ12,003162–

2354Mitchell County, IAIA10,650162–

2355Gallatin County, KYKY8,840162–

2356Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465162–

2357Tucker County, WVWV6,540162–

2358Brewster County, TXTX9,458162–

2359Mitchell County, GAGA20,467161–

2360Hale County, ALAL15,194161–

2361Leslie County, KYKY9,627161–

2362Boone County, WVWV20,251161–

2363Jackson County, WIWI20,999161–

2364Jewell County, KSKS2,830160–

2365Livingston County, KYKY8,863160–

2366Henderson County, ILIL5,984160–

2367Houston County, TNTN8,479160–

2368Franklin, VAVA8,478160–

2369Richland County, WIWI17,036160–

2370Osage County, MOMO13,611159–

2371Madison County, NENE36,106159–

2372Choctaw County, ALAL11,904158–

2373Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148158–

2374Ferry County, WAWA7,517158–

2375Adair County, IAIA7,403157–

2376Roseau County, MNMN15,246157–

2377Choctaw County, OKOK14,059157–

2378Delta County, TXTX5,549157–

2379Crisp County, GAGA19,237156–

2380Sac County, IAIA9,525156–

2381St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552156–

2382Beadle County, SDSD19,624156–

2383Toole County, MTMT5,211156–

2384Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537156–

2385Wayne County, UTUT2,587156–

2386Brantley County, GAGA18,936155–

2387Burke County, GAGA24,408155–

2388Hempstead County, ARAR19,080155–

2389Franklin Parish, LALA19,002155–

2390Iberville Parish, LALA29,579155–

2391St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758155–

2392Saluda County, SCSC19,680155–

2393Newton County, ARAR7,026154–

2394Linn County, KSKS9,950154–

2395Quay County, NMNM8,454154–

2396Somervell County, TXTX10,261154–

2397Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730153–

2398Cotton County, OKOK5,432153–

2399Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920153–

2400Manassas Park, VAVA16,560153–

2401Saguache County, COCO6,732152–

2402Brown County, KSKS9,104152–

2403Greer County, OKOK5,373152–

2404Hamilton County, NENE9,678152–

2405Walsh County, NDND10,179152–

2406San Saba County, TXTX5,787152–

2407Lafayette County, FLFL8,792151–

2408Keokuk County, IAIA9,797151–

2409Winnebago County, IAIA10,251151–

2410Doniphan County, KSKS7,594151–

2411Haskell County, OKOK11,787151–

2412Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804151–

2413Nottoway County, VAVA15,796151–

2414Decatur County, IAIA7,655150–

2415Granite County, MTMT3,658150–

2416Custer County, COCO5,590149–

2417Latimer County, OKOK9,645149–

2418Crockett County, TNTN14,006149–

2419Howard County, ARAR12,306148–

2420Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823148–

2421Todd County, MNMN26,060148–

2422Dawes County, NENE7,858148–

2423Winkler County, TXTX7,540148–

2424Castro County, TXTX7,295148–

2425Randolph County, ARAR18,876147–

2426Wayne County, KYKY19,597147–

2427Wayne County, MSMS19,807147–

2428Iron County, MOMO9,318147–

2429Big Horn County, MTMT12,752147–

2430Essex County, VAVA10,654147–

2431Kit Carson County, COCO7,069146–

2432Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099146–

2433Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777146–

2434Noble County, OKOK10,899145–

2435Macon County, MOMO15,190145–

2436Red River County, TXTX11,816144–

2437Childress County, TXTX6,643144–

2438Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240143–

2439Rice County, KSKS9,266143–

2440McKenzie County, NDND15,192143–

2441Washington County, COCO4,732142–

2442Marshall County, KSKS9,852142–

2443Calhoun County, ILIL4,300142–

2444Elbert County, GAGA20,072141–

2445Pipestone County, MNMN9,260141–

2446Codington County, SDSD29,562141–

2447Evans County, GAGA11,028140–

2448Carroll County, IAIA20,303140–

2449Benton County, ININ8,883140–

2450Montgomery County, MOMO11,590140–

2451Holt County, NENE10,067140–

2452Phelps County, NENE8,994140–

2453Platte County, NENE35,649140–

2454Wayne County, IAIA6,738139–

2455Seward County, KSKS21,073139–

2456Butte County, SDSD10,856139–

2457Stephens County, TXTX9,380139–

2458Mingo County, WVWV21,455139–

2459Moore County, TNTN6,920139–

2460Morris County, KSKS5,348138–

2461Maries County, MOMO8,397138–

2462Floyd County, IAIA14,901137–

2463Blaine County, OKOK8,515137–

2464Shelby County, MOMO5,870137–

2465Blaine County, MTMT6,860137–

2466Cavalier County, NDND3,497137–

2467Coke County, TXTX3,412137–

2468Perry County, MSMS11,577136–

2469Leon County, TXTX16,894136–

2470Camp County, TXTX13,380136–

2471Montgomery County, ARAR8,579135–

2472Yell County, ARAR19,956135–

2473Monroe County, IAIA7,406135–

2474Barber County, KSKS4,083135–

2475Cook County, MNMN5,522135–

2476Furnas County, NENE4,524135–

2477Cleveland County, ARAR7,224134–

2478East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911134–

2479Shannon County, MOMO7,285134–

2480Ward County, TXTX11,125134–

2481Clark County, MOMO6,475133–

2482Oregon County, MOMO8,709133–

2483Guthrie County, IAIA10,782132–

2484Russell County, KSKS6,581132–

2485Blackford County, ININ11,730132–

2486Adair County, OKOK19,828132–

2487Lee County, SCSC15,730132–

2488New Madrid County, MOMO15,086132–

2489Keith County, NENE8,100132–

2490Nemaha County, NENE7,102132–

2491Richland County, NDND16,731132–

2492Karnes County, TXTX15,018132–

2493Motley County, TXTX1,043132–

2494Coleman County, TXTX7,915132–

2495Cumberland County, KYKY5,992131–

2496Caldwell County, MOMO9,012131–

2497Ramsey County, NDND11,530131–

2498Cumberland County, VAVA10,352131–

2499Rusk County, WIWI14,146131–

2500Delaware County, IAIA17,674130–

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