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

2001Copiah County, MSMS27,497239–

2002Knox County, KYKY29,532239–

2003Craig County, OKOK14,518238–

2004Fulton County, PAPA14,483238–

2005Lincoln County, KYKY25,353238–

2006Tate County, MSMS28,725237–

2007Oconto County, WIWI40,195237–

2008Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683237–

2009Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465236–

2010Warren County, ILIL16,222236–

2011Jackson County, WIWI20,999236–

2012Sitka, AKAK8,319235–

2013Adams County, MSMS30,061235–

2014Harrison County, MOMO8,281234–

2015Jackson County, TNTN12,466234–

2016Poquoson, VAVA13,292234–

2017Bibb County, ALAL22,262233–

2018Chambers County, ALAL34,253233–

2019Calhoun County, WVWV5,978233–

2020Becker County, MNMN35,497233–

2021Marion County, TXTX9,896233–

2022Maries County, MOMO8,397232–

2023Lincoln County, NVNV4,320232–

2024San Miguel County, NMNM26,260232–

2025Bourbon County, KYKY20,243231–

2026Webb County, TXTX281,224231–

2027Rich County, UTUT2,687231–

2028San Juan County, UTUT14,542231–

2029Barton County, MOMO11,795230–

2030Meigs County, TNTN14,186230–

2031Comanche County, TXTX14,432230–

2032Boone County, WVWV20,251230–

2033Lewis County, WVWV16,394230–

2034Cumberland County, ILIL10,208230–

2035Logan County, ARAR21,633229–

2036Jones County, GAGA29,171229–

2037Washington County, MSMS40,446229–

2038Fulton County, ARAR12,492228–

2039Polk County, ARAR19,486228–

2040Wabasha County, MNMN21,537228–

2041DeKalb County, MOMO9,795228–

2042Dawson County, MTMT8,692228–

2043Alamosa County, COCO16,688228–

2044Chattooga County, GAGA25,300228–

2045Alleghany County, NCNC11,479227–

2046Bayfield County, WIWI16,787227–

2047Lincoln County, WIWI28,403227–

2048Box Butte County, NENE10,494227–

2049Garfield County, UTUT5,256226–

2050Decatur County, IAIA7,655226–

2051Osage County, KSKS15,693226–

2052Fountain County, ININ17,013226–

2053Sabine County, TXTX10,012225–

2054Marquette County, WIWI15,927225–

2055Washburn County, WIWI17,087225–

2056Grant Parish, LALA22,075223–

2057Oscoda County, MIMI8,723223–

2058Howard County, MOMO10,180223–

2059Ohio County, KYKY23,934223–

2060Camden County, NCNC11,315222–

2061Davison County, SDSD20,069221–

2062Edgefield County, SCSC29,808220–

2063Cass County, TXTX28,651219–

2064Emanuel County, GAGA23,147219–

2065Lanier County, GAGA10,623219–

2066Moniteau County, MOMO15,428218–

2067Phillips County, MTMT4,203218–

2068Paulding County, OHOH18,727218–

2069Pike County, GAGA20,932218–

2070Lincoln County, WAWA11,982218–

2071Elk County, PAPA29,926217–

2072Yoakum County, TXTX7,438217–

2073Clay County, IAIA16,202217–

2074Shelby County, TXTX24,286216–

2075Yell County, ARAR19,956215–

2076Sac County, IAIA9,525214–

2077Appomattox County, VAVA17,172213–

2078Fayette County, IAIA19,047213–

2079Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148213–

2080Sabine Parish, LALA21,834212–

2081Leake County, MSMS21,662212–

2082Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121212–

2083Lemhi County, IDID8,474212–

2084Hardin County, IAIA16,455212–

2085Hart County, KYKY20,117212–

2086Haywood County, TNTN17,042212–

2087Neshoba County, MSMS28,732211–

2088Wayne County, TNTN16,416211–

2089Meeker County, MNMN23,603210–

2090Platte County, WYWY8,634210–

2091Iberville Parish, LALA29,579209–

2092Lincoln County, WVWV19,177209–

2093Holmes County, FLFL20,119209–

2094Val Verde County, TXTX47,835208–

2095Benton County, TNTN16,183207–

2096Bland County, VAVA6,151207–

2097King William County, VAVA19,617207–

2098Kossuth County, IAIA14,322207–

2099Dawes County, NENE7,858206–

2100Colfax County, NMNM12,184206–

2101Custer County, SDSD9,431206–

2102Grundy County, TNTN14,116205–

2103Beaver County, UTUT7,301205–

2104Butler County, ALAL18,100204–

2105Poinsett County, ARAR22,483204–

2106Clearwater County, IDID9,118204–

2107Iberia Parish, LALA66,846204–

2108Jones County, NCNC9,575204–

2109Edmonson County, KYKY12,749203–

2110Carroll County, MOMO8,417202–

2111Douglas County, MOMO12,342202–

2112Wayne County, MOMO10,782202–

2113New Madrid County, MOMO15,086202–

2114Meriwether County, GAGA21,516202–

2115Appanoose County, IAIA12,077202–

2116Madison County, NENE36,106202–

2117Marion County, MSMS24,001201–

2118Ripley County, MOMO10,717201–

2119Blaine County, OKOK8,515201–

2120San Augustine County, TXTX7,722201–

2121Clay County, KYKY19,465201–

2122McCurtain County, OKOK30,744200–

2123Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920200–

2124Dade County, MOMO7,804199–

2125Itawamba County, MSMS24,152199–

2126Marshall County, OKOK16,255199–

2127Montour County, PAPA17,868199–

2128Barbour County, WVWV15,414199–

2129Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671199–

2130Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594199–

2131Bath County, KYKY13,176198–

2132Clarke County, IAIA9,574198–

2133Bollinger County, MOMO10,646198–

2134Tama County, IAIA16,796198–

2135Bolivar County, MSMS28,262197–

2136McDonald County, MOMO23,992197–

2137Calhoun County, TXTX19,599197–

2138Cooper County, MOMO17,136196–

2139East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911196–

2140Mason County, ILIL12,411196–

2141Jackson County, ARAR16,741195–

2142Caldwell County, KYKY12,609195–

2143Brown County, MNMN25,517195–

2144Cloud County, KSKS8,833195–

2145Pickens County, ALAL18,221194–

2146Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980194–

2147Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753194–

2148Smith County, MSMS13,991194–

2149Callahan County, TXTX14,491194–

2150Sioux County, IAIA36,774194–

2151Ferry County, WAWA7,517194–

2152Grant County, ARAR18,756193–

2153Yazoo County, MSMS22,947192–

2154Wabash County, ILIL10,907192–

2155Lincoln County, MSMS35,012190–

2156Garrard County, KYKY18,207190–

2157Trimble County, KYKY8,701189–

2158Dooly County, GAGA11,156189–

2159Ford County, KSKS33,993189–

2160Allen County, KYKY22,536189–

2161Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449188–

2162Kinney County, TXTX3,128187–

2163Doddridge County, WVWV7,634186–

2164Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861186–

2165Grant County, WVWV11,041185–

2166Nobles County, MNMN22,338185–

2167McCulloch County, TXTX7,472185–

2168Hale County, TXTX31,819184–

2169Vermillion County, ININ15,488184–

2170Falls County, TXTX17,869183–

2171Live Oak County, TXTX11,929183–

2172Calhoun County, FLFL13,289183–

2173Hamilton County, IAIA14,944182–

2174Russell County, VAVA25,332181–

2175Dodge County, MNMN21,376180–

2176Andrew County, MOMO18,241180–

2177Perry County, ININ19,389180–

2178Morrison County, MNMN34,620179–

2179Stevens County, MNMN9,747179–

2180Musselshell County, MTMT5,582179–

2181Nottoway County, VAVA15,796179–

2182Red Willow County, NENE10,307179–

2183Dodge County, GAGA19,663179–

2184Clay County, WVWV7,538178–

2185Livingston County, MOMO14,708178–

2186Cumberland County, VAVA10,352178–

2187Schuyler County, ILIL6,657178–

2188Stark County, ILIL5,319178–

2189Seward County, KSKS21,073178–

2190Texas County, OKOK20,322177–

2191Essex County, VAVA10,654177–

2192Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099177–

2193Custer County, NENE10,500176–

2194Pembina County, NDND6,568176–

2195Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058176–

2196Newton County, ININ14,188176–

2197Leslie County, KYKY9,627176–

2198Buffalo County, WIWI13,318176–

2199Shannon County, MOMO7,285175–

2200Otoe County, NENE16,531175–

2201Rusk County, WIWI14,146175–

2202Childress County, TXTX6,643174–

2203St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552173–

2204Menominee County, MIMI22,941173–

2205Butte County, SDSD10,856173–

2206Shackelford County, TXTX3,197173–

2207Ottawa County, KSKS5,744173–

2208Moultrie County, ILIL14,371173–

2209Montgomery County, IAIA10,002173–

2210Marion County, KSKS11,634173–

2211Acadia Parish, LALA57,032172–

2212Gage County, NENE21,711172–

2213Platte County, NENE35,649172–

2214Graham County, NCNC8,190172–

2215Clayton County, IAIA16,845172–

2216Wilson County, KSKS8,299172–

2217Barbour County, ALAL24,607171–

2218Cross County, ARAR16,186171–

2219Perquimans County, NCNC13,490171–

2220Hamilton County, FLFL14,180171–

2221Montgomery County, MOMO11,590170–

2222Bullock County, ALAL9,780170–

2223Wolfe County, KYKY6,298169–

2224Noble County, OHOH14,276169–

2225Andrews County, TXTX18,914169–

2226Allen Parish, LALA22,672168–

2227Wheatland County, MTMT2,100168–

2228Allen County, KSKS12,302168–

2229York County, NENE14,564167–

2230Trinity County, TXTX14,384166–

2231Jenkins County, GAGA8,843166–

2232Cass County, IAIA12,960166–

2233Elliott County, KYKY7,265166–

2234Martin County, KYKY10,697166–

2235Taylor County, IAIA5,835165–

2236Northampton County, VAVA11,879164–

2237Adams County, IDID5,013164–

2238Hertford County, NCNC19,015164–

2239Lee County, SCSC15,730163–

2240Lewis County, IDID3,704163–

2241Coffey County, KSKS8,467163–

2242Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223162–

2243Socorro County, NMNM15,838162–

2244Nolan County, TXTX14,117162–

2245Wayne County, IAIA6,738162–

2246Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762162–

2247Wayne County, MSMS19,807161–

2248Osage County, MOMO13,611161–

2249McKinley County, NMNM68,119161–

2250Sussex County, VAVA10,755161–

2251Scurry County, TXTX16,162161–

2252Ford County, ILIL13,216161–

2253Jasper County, ILIL9,032161–

2254Carroll County, IAIA20,303161–

2255Valley County, MTMT7,385161–

2256Jasper County, MSMS15,785160–

2257Woodward County, OKOK19,827160–

2258Barnwell County, SCSC20,653160–

2259Hampton County, SCSC18,174160–

2260Bleckley County, GAGA12,866160–

2261Larue County, KYKY15,184160–

2262Coosa County, ALAL10,161159–

2263Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777159–

2264Iron County, MIMI11,757159–

2265Aitkin County, MNMN16,252159–

2266Appling County, GAGA19,100159–

2267Martin County, ININ9,856158–

2268Ouray County, COCO5,265158–

2269Van Buren County, IAIA7,131158–

2270Dallas County, MOMO18,025157–

2271Dakota County, NENE21,687157–

2272Davis County, IAIA9,230157–

2273Gogebic County, MIMI14,285156–

2274Attala County, MSMS17,100156–

2275Gasconade County, MOMO14,784156–

2276Richland County, ILIL15,219156–

2277Gaines County, TXTX23,956156–

2278Bond County, ILIL16,959155–

2279Choctaw County, ALAL11,904154–

2280Morgan County, OHOH13,626154–

2281Brewster County, TXTX9,458154–

2282Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602153–

2283Crook County, WYWY7,852153–

2284Lawrence County, ILIL13,790153–

2285Otero County, COCO17,683153–

2286Upson County, GAGA28,500153–

2287Newton County, ARAR7,026152–

2288Lyon County, MNMN25,684152–

2289Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375152–

2290Mineral County, NVNV4,407152–

2291Dickinson County, IAIA18,077152–

2292Jackson County, IAIA19,288152–

2293Pike County, ARAR9,964151–

2294Sevier County, ARAR15,758151–

2295Ashland County, WIWI16,203151–

2296Johnson County, WYWY8,908151–

2297Custer County, COCO5,590151–

2298Screven County, GAGA14,408151–

2299Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705149–

2300Powell County, MTMT7,157148–

2301San Saba County, TXTX5,787148–

2302Southampton County, VAVA18,110148–

2303Clark County, WIWI35,052148–

2304Guthrie County, IAIA10,782148–

2305Pratt County, KSKS9,117148–

2306Cheyenne County, NENE9,528148–

2307Cibola County, NMNM26,807147–

2308Gonzales County, TXTX20,159147–

2309Washington County, COCO4,732147–

2310Humboldt County, IAIA9,409147–

2311Pershing County, NVNV6,421147–

2312Cotton County, OKOK5,432146–

2313Union County, SDSD17,402146–

2314Stephens County, TXTX9,380146–

2315Greene County, IAIA8,658146–

2316Massac County, ILIL13,502146–

2317Norton County, KSKS5,288146–

2318Russell County, KSKS6,581146–

2319Johnston County, OKOK10,448145–

2320Woods County, OKOK8,443145–

2321Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481145–

2322Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415145–

2323Cherokee County, IAIA11,369145–

2324Green County, KYKY11,644145–

2325Oregon County, MOMO8,709144–

2326Atoka County, OKOK14,609144–

2327Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162144–

2328Johnson County, ILIL13,363144–

2329Phillips County, ARAR14,255143–

2330Renville County, MNMN14,356143–

2331Madison County, MOMO12,858143–

2332Phelps County, NENE8,994143–

2333Seward County, NENE18,032143–

2334Hancock County, IAIA10,528143–

2335Cherry County, NENE5,561143–

2336Webster County, KYKY12,929142–

2337Delta County, TXTX5,549142–

2338Wyoming County, WVWV19,801142–

2339Marshall County, ILIL11,473142–

2340Burt County, NENE6,678142–

2341Hempstead County, ARAR19,080141–

2342Gentry County, MOMO6,384141–

2343Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451141–

2344Burnett County, WIWI17,223141–

2345Allamakee County, IAIA14,238141–

2346Estill County, KYKY13,962141–

2347St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758141–

2348Hickory County, MOMO9,044140–

2349Blaine County, MTMT6,860140–

2350Washita County, OKOK10,884140–

2351Real County, TXTX2,745140–

2352Greenwood County, KSKS5,826140–

2353Monona County, IAIA8,539140–

2354Clay County, KSKS7,990140–

2355Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187139–

2356Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758139–

2357Worth County, GAGA20,059139–

2358Cavalier County, NDND3,497138–

2359Louisa County, IAIA10,416138–

2360Wright County, IAIA12,801138–

2361Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583138–

2362Ashley County, ARAR17,831137–

2363Faribault County, MNMN13,888137–

2364Martin County, MNMN19,440137–

2365Union County, FLFL16,250137–

2366Brown County, KSKS9,104137–

2367Crittenden County, KYKY8,807137–

2368Clay County, ARAR14,052136–

2369Mountrail County, NDND9,395136–

2370Lamb County, TXTX12,579136–

2371Roberts County, SDSD10,255135–

2372Taylor County, FLFL21,210135–

2373Clark County, ILIL15,114135–

2374Lucas County, IAIA8,847135–

2375Mitchell County, KSKS5,590135–

2376Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,020134–

2377Decatur County, TNTN11,820134–

2378Pecos County, TXTX14,560134–

2379Barton County, KSKS24,790134–

2380Magoffin County, KYKY11,110134–

2381Swift County, MNMN9,763133–

2382Ralls County, MOMO10,444133–

2383Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709133–

2384Traill County, NDND7,920133–

2385Parmer County, TXTX9,678133–

2386McDowell County, WVWV16,878133–

2387Mitchell County, GAGA20,467133–

2388Warren County, ININ8,474133–

2389Coke County, TXTX3,412133–

2390Shelby County, MOMO5,870132–

2391Fall River County, SDSD7,467132–

2392Lake County, SDSD10,993132–

2393Moore County, TNTN6,920132–

2394Greensville County, VAVA11,181132–

2395Tucker County, WVWV6,540132–

2396Dallas County, ALAL35,140131–

2397Pondera County, MTMT6,072131–

2398Haskell County, TXTX5,499131–

2399Crawford County, WIWI15,910131–

2400Hancock County, GAGA8,682131–

2401Lamar County, ALAL13,587130–

2402Arkansas County, ARAR15,836130–

2403Winn Parish, LALA14,961130–

2404Richland County, NDND16,731130–

2405Langlade County, WIWI19,534130–

2406Gallatin County, ILIL4,616130–

2407Nicholas County, KYKY7,949130–

2408Toole County, MTMT5,211130–

2409Morgan County, KYKY14,415129–

2410Union County, KYKY12,839128–

2411Madison County, FLFL18,759128–

2412Crawford County, IAIA16,237128–

2413Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175127–

2414Koochiching County, MNMN11,587127–

2415Catron County, NMNM3,827127–

2416Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537127–

2417Hughes County, SDSD17,570127–

2418Donley County, TXTX3,213127–

2419Glades County, FLFL13,270127–

2420McLean County, KYKY9,064127–

2421Saline County, NENE14,996126–

2422Cedar County, IAIA18,359126–

2423Meagher County, MTMT2,137125–

2424Noble County, OKOK10,899125–

2425Cedar County, MOMO14,888125–

2426Clay County, ILIL12,793125–

2427St. Francis County, ARAR21,800124–

2428Bacon County, GAGA11,070124–

2429Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354124–

2430Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405124–

2431Waseca County, MNMN18,688124–

2432Leflore County, MSMS25,686124–

2433Granite County, MTMT3,658124–

2434Thomas County, KSKS7,725124–

2435Columbia County, ARAR21,894123–

2436Kemper County, MSMS8,600123–

2437Taylor County, WIWI20,118123–

2438Charlton County, GAGA13,121123–

2439Switzerland County, ININ10,037123–

2440Custer County, IDID4,636122–

2441Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439122–

2442Kit Carson County, COCO7,069122–

2443Washington County, ALAL14,822121–

2444Linn County, MOMO11,815121–

2445Mineral County, MTMT5,185121–

2446Chowan County, NCNC14,082121–

2447Swain County, NCNC14,024121–

2448Walworth County, SDSD5,217121–

2449Swisher County, TXTX6,703121–

2450Fremont County, IAIA6,522121–

2451Lake County, MIMI13,182120–

2452Pickett County, TNTN5,219120–

2453Richardson County, NENE7,530120–

2454Bent County, COCO5,716120–

2455Caribou County, IDID7,252120–

2456Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899120–

2457Price County, WIWI13,988119–

2458Mingo County, WVWV21,455119–

2459Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830118–

2460Chippewa County, MNMN12,406118–

2461Washington County, NCNC10,638118–

2462Kiowa County, OKOK8,181118–

2463Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804118–

2464Todd County, KYKY12,972118–

2465Houston County, MNMN18,400117–

2466Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453117–

2467Yuma County, COCO9,896117–

2468Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819117–

2469Lewis County, KYKY12,901117–

2470Kleberg County, TXTX30,315116–

2471Floyd County, IAIA14,901116–

2472Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018115–

2473Jefferson County, GAGA15,011115–

2474Hancock County, KYKY9,050115–

2475Furnas County, NENE4,524114–

2476Charles City County, VAVA6,623114–

2477Butler County, IAIA14,049114–

2478Coahoma County, MSMS19,849113–

2479Webster County, MSMS10,167113–

2480Hamilton County, NYNY5,006113–

2481Bottineau County, NDND6,284113–

2482Huerfano County, COCO7,011113–

2483Owen County, KYKY11,601113–

2484Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689112–

2485Clay County, TNTN7,821112–

2486Charlotte County, VAVA11,401112–

2487Hardy County, WVWV14,337112–

2488Ozark County, MOMO9,172112–

2489Teton County, MTMT6,496111–

2490Schuyler County, MOMO4,140111–

2491Clay County, TXTX10,764111–

2492Trousdale County, TNTN12,623111–

2493Rice County, KSKS9,266111–

2494Lake County, MNMN10,746110–

2495Quay County, NMNM8,454110–

2496Sullivan County, PAPA5,856110–

2497Candler County, GAGA11,275110–

2498Telfair County, GAGA11,195110–

2499Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028109–

2500DeWitt County, TXTX20,309109–

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