Which county has the highest scottish population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 73,659 (2020 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, Harris County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,117 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is scottish population measured?

Number of residents who are Scottish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 117 SHOWN OF 3,117

Largest Scottish population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2020 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 2010

3001Lafayette County, FLFL8,79222−85%

3002Sharkey County, MSMS3,09721−46%

3003Dixon County, NENE5,60221−69%

3004Keya Paha County, NENE79221+50%

3005Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52021−60%

3006Sedgwick County, COCO2,24721−38%

3007Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66221−42%

3008Rawlins County, KSKS2,43121−63%

3009Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27120−66%

3010Dickey County, NDND4,89520−64%

3011Grant County, NENE56120+300%

3012Bowman County, NDND2,76220−5%

3013Nelson County, NDND2,96320−38%

3014Sargent County, NDND3,71120−38%

3015Grant County, SDSD7,53420−43%

3016Niobrara County, WYWY2,34120−81%

3017Brown County, NENE2,82619−39%

3018Marshall County, SDSD4,42619+280%

3019Briscoe County, TXTX1,47419−64%

3020Baker County, GAGA2,72519−82%

3021Eureka County, NVNV1,86719−51%

3022Greene County, ALAL7,06718+260%

3023Calhoun County, MSMS12,64318−91%

3024Hooker County, NENE68618+200%

3025Lyman County, SDSD3,69418−44%

3026Sherman County, TXTX2,78118−79%

3027Benson County, NDND5,75917−53%

3028Oliver County, NDND1,89817–

3029Clark County, SDSD4,03117−41%

3030Jones County, SDSD91317−23%

3031Taylor County, GAGA7,81817−94%

3032Pawnee County, KSKS5,99117−85%

3033Treasure County, MTMT72817+70%

3034Foster County, NDND3,21216+220%

3035Griggs County, NDND2,23916+33%

3036Colfax County, NENE10,93416−87%

3037Hettinger County, NDND2,49216+45%

3038Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55416−11%

3039Morton County, KSKS2,47016−63%

3040Wallace County, KSKS1,44116−79%

3041North Slope, AKAK10,58215−87%

3042Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09515−82%

3043Wheeler County, NENE78915−32%

3044Bennett County, SDSD3,30715–

3045Harding County, SDSD1,33115−44%

3046St. James Parish, LALA18,93815−32%

3047Clark County, IDID78315−58%

3048Prairie County, MTMT1,11214−69%

3049Garfield County, NENE1,71014−83%

3050Aurora County, SDSD2,80114−36%

3051Culberson County, TXTX2,26714−70%

3052Kearny County, KSKS3,88814−70%

3053Kittson County, MNMN4,03113−81%

3054Golden Valley County, MTMT84413−55%

3055McCone County, MTMT1,72013−82%

3056Renville County, NDND2,33113−80%

3057Twiggs County, GAGA7,59713−93%

3058Greeley County, KSKS1,18213−24%

3059Harding County, NMNM61712+140%

3060Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33812–

3061King County, TXTX19212–

3062Upton County, TXTX3,13112−77%

3063Golden Valley County, NDND1,80812−48%

3064Wichita County, KSKS2,03112−65%

3065Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48311−83%

3066Slope County, NDND62811−31%

3067Borden County, TXTX56711+22%

3068Glasscock County, TXTX1,12811+267%

3069Presidio County, TXTX5,43311−94%

3070Wheeler County, GAGA7,57011–

3071Daggett County, UTUT93411−85%

3072Aleutians East, AKAK3,47910−47%

3073Grant County, NDND2,20610−85%

3074Traverse County, MNMN3,13010−67%

3075Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510−91%

3076Petroleum County, MTMT54810–

3077Corson County, SDSD3,78110+67%

3078La Salle County, TXTX6,51710−62%

3079East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76010−33%

3080Gosper County, NENE1,80310−75%

3081Loup County, NENE57010−83%

3082Yakutat, AKAK6729+29%

3083Hyde County, SDSD1,1919−82%

3084Perry County, ALAL7,4258−90%

3085Billings County, NDND1,0718+60%

3086Sterling County, TXTX1,3498−73%

3087Glascock County, GAGA3,1418−89%

3088Roberts County, TXTX8678−88%

3089Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4878−81%

3090Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3577−22%

3091Deuel County, NENE1,8627−88%

3092Buffalo County, SDSD1,8027–

3093Dewey County, SDSD5,4197+17%

3094McPherson County, SDSD2,3477−84%

3095McPherson County, NENE3697–

3096Decatur County, KSKS2,7166−63%

3097Quitman County, MSMS5,3646−89%

3098Cimarron County, OKOK2,0596−81%

3099Brooks County, TXTX6,5796−65%

3100Sherman County, KSKS5,7636−91%

3101Arthur County, NENE3965–

3102Hayes County, NENE8215−76%

3103Hanson County, SDSD3,4565−62%

3104Webster County, GAGA2,3695−50%

3105Calhoun County, GAGA5,4135−96%

3106Bristol Bay, AKAK8474−86%

3107Adams County, NDND2,2754−83%

3108Sioux County, NDND3,6674+100%

3109Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4334–

3110Blaine County, NENE4583−81%

3111Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9322–

3112Miner County, SDSD2,2812−88%

3113Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892−33%

3114Cameron Parish, LALA4,7181−99%

3115Logan County, NDND1,8591−80%

3116Douglas County, SDSD2,8881−90%

3117Clinch County, GAGA6,8471−97%

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