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

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2501Brown County, ILIL6,401130–

2502Lincoln County, IDID5,603129–

2503St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642129–

2504Gogebic County, MIMI14,285129–

2505Kearney County, NENE6,790129–

2506Kimball County, NENE3,391129–

2507Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626129–

2508Goliad County, TXTX7,208129–

2509Crawford County, IAIA16,237128–

2510Hyde County, NCNC4,554128–

2511Lafayette County, WIWI17,478128–

2512Van Buren County, TNTN6,874128–

2513Concordia Parish, LALA17,836127–

2514Baraga County, MIMI8,169127–

2515Wadena County, MNMN14,388127–

2516Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649127–

2517Murray County, OKOK13,805127–

2518Mississippi County, MOMO12,003127–

2519Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689127–

2520Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391126–

2521Cross County, ARAR16,186126–

2522Carroll County, MSMS9,226126–

2523Phillips County, MTMT4,203126–

2524Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242126–

2525Petersburg, AKAK3,394125–

2526Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312125–

2527Todd County, KYKY12,972125–

2528Lawrence County, MSMS11,819125–

2529Richmond County, VAVA9,294125–

2530Colfax County, NENE10,934124–

2531Bertie County, NCNC17,086124–

2532Washington County, NCNC10,638124–

2533Pecos County, TXTX14,560124–

2534Buchanan County, VAVA18,492124–

2535Galax, VAVA6,670124–

2536Buffalo County, WIWI13,318124–

2537Liberty County, FLFL8,035123–

2538Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270123–

2539Pike County, ARAR9,964123–

2540Phillips County, COCO4,420122–

2541Columbia County, WAWA4,141122–

2542Calhoun County, GAGA5,413121–

2543Clay County, IAIA16,202121–

2544West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134121–

2545Murray County, MNMN7,942121–

2546Greene County, MSMS13,707121–

2547Montgomery County, MSMS9,354121–

2548Cameron County, PAPA4,211121–

2549Baca County, COCO3,347120–

2550Kanabec County, MNMN16,628120–

2551Sullivan County, PAPA5,856120–

2552Atchison County, MOMO5,175120–

2553Catron County, NMNM3,827120–

2554Grundy County, IAIA12,361119–

2555Noble County, OHOH14,276119–

2556Bland County, VAVA6,151119–

2557Knox County, KYKY29,532118–

2558Edwards County, ILIL5,898118–

2559Wayne County, MOMO10,782118–

2560Huerfano County, COCO7,011117–

2561North Slope, AKAK10,582117–

2562Hancock County, IAIA10,528117–

2563Floyd County, TXTX4,881117–

2564Lewis County, IDID3,704116–

2565Butler County, IAIA14,049116–

2566Calhoun County, IAIA9,562116–

2567Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663116–

2568Jackson County, IAIA19,288116–

2569Hancock County, KYKY9,050116–

2570Jackson Parish, LALA15,834116–

2571Red River Parish, LALA7,165116–

2572Major County, OKOK7,536116–

2573Haywood County, TNTN17,042116–

2574Renville County, MNMN14,356115–

2575Daviess County, MOMO8,558115–

2576Live Oak County, TXTX11,929115–

2577Lynn County, TXTX6,017115–

2578Gilmer County, WVWV7,085115–

2579Shelby County, IAIA11,689114–

2580Crittenden County, KYKY8,807114–

2581Jefferson County, MSMS6,825114–

2582Chariton County, MOMO7,377114–

2583Dakota County, NENE21,687114–

2584Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873114–

2585Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219113–

2586Chase County, KSKS2,572113–

2587Pawnee County, KSKS5,991113–

2588Coal County, OKOK5,436113–

2589Richardson County, NENE7,530113–

2590Pulaski County, ININ12,463112–

2591Ottawa County, KSKS5,744112–

2592St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875112–

2593Marshall County, OKOK16,255112–

2594Glacier County, MTMT13,463112–

2595Cuming County, NENE8,823112–

2596Brunswick County, VAVA15,727112–

2597Charles City County, VAVA6,623112–

2598Elk County, KSKS2,458111–

2599Breathitt County, KYKY12,558111–

2600Lewis County, TNTN13,487111–

2601Perquimans County, NCNC13,490111–

2602Parmer County, TXTX9,678111–

2603McDowell County, WVWV16,878111–

2604Redwood County, MNMN15,265110–

2605Wheeler County, TXTX4,773110–

2606Greensville County, VAVA11,181110–

2607Clay County, ARAR14,052109–

2608Clay County, ILIL12,793109–

2609Putnam County, ILIL5,619109–

2610Cherry County, NENE5,561109–

2611Jefferson County, NENE7,070109–

2612Baker County, GAGA2,725108–

2613Jefferson County, GAGA15,011108–

2614Howard County, IAIA9,415108–

2615Pendleton County, WVWV5,826108–

2616Niobrara County, WYWY2,341108–

2617Noxubee County, MSMS9,798107–

2618Forest County, WIWI9,574107–

2619Harper County, KSKS5,370106–

2620Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344106–

2621Pennington County, MNMN13,686106–

2622Adams County, IDID5,013105–

2623Howard County, NENE6,538105–

2624Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929105–

2625Roane County, WVWV13,317105–

2626Costilla County, COCO3,679104–

2627Tunica County, MSMS8,819104–

2628Gaines County, TXTX23,956104–

2629Republic County, KSKS4,640103–

2630Weston County, WYWY6,840103–

2631Martin County, MNMN19,440102–

2632Choctaw County, MSMS8,048102–

2633Lee County, KYKY7,297101–

2634Desha County, ARAR9,984100–

2635Stevens County, MNMN9,747100–

2636Barnwell County, SCSC20,653100–

2637Robertson County, KYKY2,32599–

2638Madison County, MOMO12,85899–

2639Conejos County, COCO7,52998–

2640Washington County, GAGA19,45398–

2641Oneida County, IDID5,08598–

2642Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89998–

2643Love County, OKOK10,78098–

2644Sullivan County, MOMO5,73897–

2645McCulloch County, TXTX7,47297–

2646Washington County, KYKY12,36896–

2647Sheridan County, NENE4,80996–

2648Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71196–

2649Ohio County, ININ5,99495–

2650Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98095–

2651Beaver County, OKOK4,88295–

2652King and Queen County, VAVA6,74395–

2653Sumter County, ALAL11,58894–

2654Bienville Parish, LALA12,26994–

2655Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81993–

2656Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94193–

2657Union County, NMNM3,84493–

2658Hardeman County, TXTX3,29293–

2659Lucas County, IAIA8,84792–

2660Woodson County, KSKS3,11892–

2661Elliott County, KYKY7,26592–

2662Nicholas County, KYKY7,94992–

2663Turner County, SDSD9,31492–

2664DeKalb County, TNTN21,87392–

2665Carter County, MOMO5,41892–

2666Merrick County, NENE7,90592–

2667Union County, KYKY12,83991–

2668Humphreys County, MSMS7,00191–

2669Garfield County, MTMT1,14891–

2670Mitchell County, TXTX8,94791–

2671Covington, VAVA5,68091–

2672Calhoun County, ARAR4,63290–

2673Hand County, SDSD3,12190–

2674Conecuh County, ALAL10,89989–

2675Dallas County, ARAR6,01189–

2676Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25789–

2677Stevens County, KSKS4,98489–

2678Stanton County, NENE5,74489–

2679Ashland County, WIWI16,20389–

2680Dooly County, GAGA11,15688–

2681Brown County, MNMN25,51788–

2682McLean County, NDND9,74088–

2683Macon County, ALAL18,13287–

2684Rooks County, KSKS4,64687–

2685Stafford County, KSKS4,00587–

2686Reeves County, TXTX12,13887–

2687Terrell County, GAGA8,65686–

2688Osborne County, KSKS3,28586–

2689Pope County, MNMN11,42086–

2690Hancock County, TNTN7,07586–

2691Knox County, NENE8,33586–

2692Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75886–

2693Lincoln County, COCO5,64585–

2694Johnson County, GAGA9,31085–

2695Grant County, OKOK4,06785–

2696Kimble County, TXTX4,43885–

2697Sherman County, TXTX2,78185–

2698Yoakum County, TXTX7,43885–

2699Emporia, VAVA5,44785–

2700Dawson County, TXTX11,77685–

2701Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09584–

2702Mitchell County, KSKS5,59084–

2703Fulton County, KYKY6,21884–

2704Cameron Parish, LALA4,71884–

2705Madison Parish, LALA8,84484–

2706Scott County, ILIL4,86684–

2707Clay County, NENE6,17084–

2708Garfield County, NENE1,71084–

2709Bradley County, ARAR9,82883–

2710Ballard County, KYKY7,59483–

2711Jackson County, KYKY13,32583–

2712Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87783–

2713Alexander County, ILIL4,57083–

2714Jackson County, TNTN12,46683–

2715Dade County, MOMO7,80483–

2716Wayne County, NENE10,02083–

2717Lake County, COCO7,55282–

2718Wilcox County, GAGA8,79782–

2719Nemaha County, KSKS10,05482–

2720Swift County, MNMN9,76382–

2721Roberts County, SDSD10,25582–

2722Schuyler County, MOMO4,14082–

2723Meagher County, MTMT2,13782–

2724Washington County, KSKS5,53381–

2725Adair County, KYKY19,42381–

2726Butler County, KYKY12,52081–

2727Tripp County, SDSD5,70881–

2728Perry County, MOMO19,09381–

2729Trousdale County, TNTN12,62381–

2730Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32180–

2731Watonwan County, MNMN11,45980–

2732Mercer County, MOMO3,40480–

2733Early County, GAGA10,45578–

2734Lincoln County, GAGA8,11278–

2735Perry County, ALAL7,42578–

2736Sussex County, VAVA10,75578–

2737Haskell County, KSKS3,59977–

2738Meade County, KSKS3,85277–

2739Wells County, NDND3,72977–

2740Schleicher County, TXTX2,24577–

2741Wallace County, KSKS1,44176–

2742Clinton County, KYKY9,13976–

2743Reynolds County, MOMO5,99276–

2744Amelia County, VAVA13,63276–

2745Ida County, IAIA6,77775–

2746Rock County, MNMN9,52475–

2747Putnam County, MOMO4,54675–

2748Lincoln County, NVNV4,32075–

2749Barnes County, NDND10,57375–

2750Daggett County, UTUT93475–

2751Talbot County, GAGA5,70974–

2752McCone County, MTMT1,72074–

2753Traill County, NDND7,92074–

2754Woodruff County, ARAR5,71073–

2755Sheridan County, MTMT3,43673–

2756Cochran County, TXTX2,54673–

2757Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77072–

2758Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16272–

2759Valley County, MTMT7,38572–

2760Glascock County, GAGA3,14171–

2761Gilliam County, OROR1,97171–

2762Butler County, NENE8,50771–

2763Harlan County, NENE3,00071–

2764Sherman County, NENE2,92471–

2765McHenry County, NDND5,13071–

2766Marshall County, MNMN8,79870–

2767Pierce County, NENE7,37870–

2768Steele County, NDND1,79770–

2769Crockett County, TXTX2,76970–

2770Brooks County, GAGA16,10169–

2771Kittson County, MNMN4,03169–

2772Wilkin County, MNMN6,28869–

2773Bamberg County, SCSC12,79669–

2774Holt County, MOMO4,20069–

2775Haskell County, TXTX5,49969–

2776Oldham County, TXTX1,78369–

2777Donley County, TXTX3,21369–

2778Crowley County, COCO5,67768–

2779Kemper County, MSMS8,60068–

2780Magoffin County, KYKY11,11067–

2781Forest County, PAPA6,61467–

2782Dixon County, NENE5,60267–

2783Franklin County, NENE2,79567–

2784Roberts County, TXTX86767–

2785Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48366–

2786Martin County, ININ9,85666–

2787Adams County, IAIA3,61766–

2788Sibley County, MNMN15,35666–

2789Brule County, SDSD5,27866–

2790Thayer County, NENE4,84266–

2791Grant County, NDND2,20666–

2792Renville County, NDND2,33166–

2793Terry County, TXTX11,72066–

2794Dolores County, COCO2,46664–

2795Sherman County, KSKS5,76364–

2796Lake County, TNTN6,24964–

2797Dundy County, NENE1,56864–

2798Scott County, KSKS4,81563–

2799Jefferson County, OKOK5,43163–

2800Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95563–

2801Buckingham County, VAVA17,13763–

2802Norman County, MNMN6,33662–

2803Knox County, MOMO3,72862–

2804Liberty County, MTMT1,95762–

2805Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83061–

2806Polk County, NENE5,27061–

2807Mercer County, NDND8,44161–

2808Towner County, NDND2,04061–

2809Seminole County, GAGA9,16260–

2810Lee County, ARAR8,02960–

2811Rush County, KSKS2,84560–

2812Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28460–

2813Spink County, SDSD6,15560–

2814Scotland County, MOMO4,79660–

2815Deuel County, NENE1,86260–

2816Frontier County, NENE2,65560–

2817Pepin County, WIWI7,51360–

2818Atkinson County, GAGA8,45459–

2819Stewart County, GAGA4,63159–

2820Johnson County, NENE5,21859–

2821Garfield County, WAWA2,41659–

2822Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27158–

2823Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60458–

2824Phillips County, KSKS4,72858–

2825Sheridan County, KSKS2,42758–

2826Antelope County, NENE6,35258–

2827Loup County, NENE57058–

2828Morrill County, NENE4,40458–

2829Kidder County, NDND2,39358–

2830Iron County, WIWI6,12758–

2831Rawlins County, KSKS2,43157–

2832Jackson County, MNMN9,85757–

2833Dewey County, OKOK4,20757–

2834Saline County, NENE14,99657–

2835Norton, VAVA3,47757–

2836Florence County, WIWI4,74857–

2837Wheatland County, MTMT2,10056–

2838Piute County, UTUT1,50956–

2839Buena Vista, VAVA6,67256–

2840Schley County, GAGA4,59355–

2841Graham County, KSKS2,37155–

2842Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70455–

2843Amite County, MSMS12,48755–

2844Quitman County, MSMS5,36455–

2845Cedar County, NENE8,37355–

2846Dickey County, NDND4,89555–

2847Jackson County, TXTX15,39355–

2848Baylor County, TXTX3,47255–

2849Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02854–

2850Monroe County, ARAR6,24454–

2851Prairie County, ARAR7,92354–

2852Monona County, IAIA8,53954–

2853Logan County, KSKS2,66154–

2854Green County, KYKY11,64454–

2855Grant County, MNMN6,08554–

2856Wheeler County, OROR1,47254–

2857McCook County, SDSD5,96454–

2858Nance County, NENE3,29054–

2859Runnels County, TXTX9,69354–

2860Chippewa County, MNMN12,40653–

2861Gallatin County, ILIL4,61653–

2862Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41353–

2863McMullen County, TXTX54453–

2864Upton County, TXTX3,13153–

2865Briscoe County, TXTX1,47453–

2866McLean County, KYKY9,06452–

2867Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52052–

2868Crawford County, GAGA12,20651–

2869Wilcox County, ALAL9,66651–

2870Comanche County, KSKS1,67351–

2871Sherman County, OROR2,05151–

2872Fallon County, MTMT2,95951–

2873Willacy County, TXTX19,97151–

2874Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65050–

2875Denali, AKAK1,61650–

2876Clearwater County, MNMN8,64750–

2877Hyde County, SDSD1,19150–

2878Bailey County, TXTX6,96350–

2879Lane County, KSKS1,50849–

2880Chase County, NENE3,71849–

2881Mineral County, COCO91048–

2882Turner County, GAGA8,98348–

2883Chicot County, ARAR9,10748–

2884Hamilton County, KSKS2,50048–

2885Lincoln County, MNMN5,58348–

2886Pondera County, MTMT6,07248–

2887Powder River County, MTMT1,78148–

2888Kearny County, KSKS3,88847–

2889Smith County, KSKS3,56647–

2890Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58247–

2891Ellis County, OKOK3,61347–

2892Greeley County, NENE2,15447–

2893Bath County, VAVA4,07647–

2894Culberson County, TXTX2,26747–

2895Bleckley County, GAGA12,86646–

2896Irwin County, GAGA9,02046–

2897Jenkins County, GAGA8,84346–

2898Camas County, IDID1,31646–

2899Lincoln County, KSKS2,86146–

2900San Juan County, COCO81345–

2901Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15345–

2902Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47745–

2903Prairie County, MTMT1,11245–

2904Garza County, TXTX4,51045–

2905Bullock County, ALAL9,78044–

2906Faulk County, SDSD2,17844–

2907McPherson County, SDSD2,34744–

2908Banner County, NENE68644–

2909Burt County, NENE6,67844–

2910Morton County, KSKS2,47043–

2911Boone County, NENE5,35543–

2912Doddridge County, WVWV7,63443–

2913Crane County, TXTX4,55443–

2914Jackson County, COCO1,21142–

2915Telfair County, GAGA11,19542–

2916Armstrong County, TXTX1,84342–

2917Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48742–

2918Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61940–

2919Franklin County, MSMS7,49140–

2920Pulaski County, ILIL4,82040–

2921Wibaux County, MTMT88540–

2922Gosper County, NENE1,80340–

2923Nuckolls County, NENE4,10040–

2924Sioux County, NENE1,18840–

2925Dickens County, TXTX1,69240–

2926Nevada County, ARAR7,94239–

2927Lyon County, IAIA12,35439–

2928Ness County, KSKS2,61739–

2929Sharkey County, MSMS3,09739–

2930Gregory County, SDSD4,03739–

2931Todd County, SDSD8,86339–

2932Perkins County, NENE2,84939–

2933Webster County, NENE3,33639–

2934Eureka County, NVNV1,86739–

2935Pierce County, NDND3,83839–

2936Hansford County, TXTX4,94439–

2937Irion County, TXTX1,46339–

2938Audubon County, IAIA5,50938–

2939Worth County, IAIA7,33838–

2940Deuel County, SDSD4,40838–

2941Haakon County, SDSD1,80238–

2942Thurston County, NENE6,75238–

2943Valley County, NENE4,09438–

2944Knox County, TXTX3,19238–

2945Haines, AKAK2,06837–

2946Gove County, KSKS2,63137–

2947Carter County, MTMT1,38337–

2948Clinch County, GAGA6,84736–

2949Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66236–

2950Clark County, IDID78336–

2951Lincoln County, ARAR12,76436–

2952Wolfe County, KYKY6,29836–

2953Benson County, NDND5,75936–

2954Hemphill County, TXTX3,08336–

2955Menard County, TXTX1,95636–

2956Mills County, TXTX4,58036–

2957Lafayette County, ARAR5,88835–

2958Tensas Parish, LALA3,70035–

2959Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18635–

2960Benton County, MSMS7,50235–

2961Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30335–

2962Grant County, SDSD7,53435–

2963Fillmore County, NENE5,45835–

2964Hitchcock County, NENE2,46735–

2965Pawnee County, NENE2,51035–

2966Esmeralda County, NVNV72935–

2967Sutton County, TXTX3,20335–

2968Sedgwick County, COCO2,24734–

2969Clark County, KSKS1,90034–

2970Wichita County, KSKS2,03134–

2971Big Stone County, MNMN5,05434–

2972Hall County, TXTX2,73734–

2973Hinsdale County, COCO75333–

2974Hardin County, ILIL3,58833–

2975Hamlin County, SDSD6,90033–

2976LaMoure County, NDND4,13533–

2977Ransom County, NDND5,61733–

2978Stonewall County, TXTX1,18633–

2979Pickett County, TNTN5,21933–

2980Fisher County, TXTX3,69233–

2981Kiowa County, COCO1,41232–

2982Warren County, GAGA5,26932–

2983Alpine County, CACA1,04332–

2984Red Lake County, MNMN3,94032–

2985Lyman County, SDSD3,69432–

2986Stanley County, SDSD3,01832–

2987Nelson County, NDND2,96332–

2988Sargent County, NDND3,71132–

2989Highland County, VAVA2,31832–

2990Trego County, KSKS2,74031–

2991Cimarron County, OKOK2,05931–

2992Harper County, OKOK3,17231–

2993Brown County, NENE2,82631–

2994Garden County, NENE1,80431–

2995De Baca County, NMNM1,64731–

2996Burke County, NDND2,13231–

2997Marion County, GAGA7,67630–

2998Skagway, AKAK1,10430–

2999Edwards County, KSKS2,64030–

3000Kiowa County, KSKS2,43230–

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