Which metro area has the highest scottish population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 126,570 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by scottish population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is scottish population measured?

Number of residents who are Scottish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Largest Scottish population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2024 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 Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Whitewater, WIWI106,1271,376−23%

502Moscow, IDID41,8421,375−24%

503Bluefield, WVWV96,1381,373−24%

504Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0811,362−2%

505Searcy, ARAR80,0851,359+23%

506Sturgis, MIMI60,9681,358+6%

507Marion, ILIL67,2251,351−2%

508Harrison, ARAR45,6541,346−3%

509Shawnee, OKOK75,1021,345+50%

510Laurel, MSMS82,2811,335−16%

511Brainerd, MNMN100,5621,335+0%

512Lima, OHOH100,8811,330−19%

513Tullahoma, TNTN69,3391,322−12%

514Grand Forks, NDND105,0461,314−10%

515Vineland, NJNJ157,1481,307−14%

516Astoria, OROR40,9261,300−3%

517Kerrville, TXTX54,0371,297−17%

518Branson, MOMO57,0011,294−10%

519Glasgow, KYKY56,2241,290−29%

520Somerset, KYKY67,3841,289+29%

521Carbondale, ILIL52,5011,277+22%

522Laramie, WYWY38,5581,263−3%

523Sayre, PAPA59,6001,260−5%

524Danville, ILIL71,2591,258−2%

525Athens, OHOH63,1971,256+2%

526Olean, NYNY75,3901,252−23%

527Mount Airy, NCNC72,2871,247+6%

528North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2331,247−19%

529Quincy, ILIL74,1461,245+5%

530Brownsville, TXTX433,9461,244−15%

531Greeneville, TNTN73,8311,239−19%

532Athens, TNTN71,5901,234−36%

533Ada, OKOK38,5281,223+74%

534Richmond, ININ66,1691,222−2%

535Portsmouth, OHOH71,3651,218+3%

536Watertown, WIWI86,5051,207+22%

537Warsaw, ININ80,8921,203−10%

538Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701,201−26%

539Huntsville, TXTX83,8421,198−14%

540Calhoun, GAGA61,7011,197+29%

541Sheboygan, WIWI118,0471,183+45%

542Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4511,177−10%

543Hinesville, GAGA91,8701,163+9%

544Elko, NVNV56,6821,154+28%

545Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0351,142+11%

546Pahrump, NVNV57,3361,138+2%

547Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4861,138−33%

548Winchester, TNTN45,5791,121+1%

549Duncan, OKOK44,3101,120+33%

550Seymour, ININ47,3701,117+16%

551Fairmont, WVWV55,5841,113+27%

552Salina, KSKS59,1211,102−14%

553Rock Springs, WYWY41,2671,092−43%

554Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081,090+58%

555Monticello, NYNY80,5861,087−6%

556Kokomo, ININ83,9041,086−14%

557Hutchinson, KSKS61,5391,084−5%

558Riverton, WYWY39,4641,078−24%

559Pottsville, PAPA145,0851,076+9%

560Sheridan, WYWY33,2411,071+6%

561Meridian, MSMS85,4191,069−47%

562Sikeston, MOMO49,9781,050+79%

563Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4591,047−29%

564Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0971,045+24%

565Gaffney, SCSC58,2751,036+41%

566Faribault, MNMN69,9391,032+16%

567Oil City, PAPA49,3461,031−32%

568Greencastle, ININ37,8761,023+16%

569Hanford, CACA154,3271,023−16%

570Enid, OKOK61,7791,014−4%

571Ashland, OHOH52,5231,010−21%

572Fallon, NVNV25,8511,000+42%

573Kearney, NENE57,962985+26%

574Victoria, TXTX99,864984−17%

575Kapaa, HIHI73,400983−15%

576Norwalk, OHOH58,250983−38%

577Marion, NCNC45,198981−44%

578Wausau, WIWI139,432979−20%

579Minot, NDND75,694977−25%

580Ruston, LALA48,360976+27%

581Bartlesville, OKOK54,037971−33%

582Juneau city and, AKAK31,609969−24%

583McComb, MSMS52,640969+148%

584Batavia, NYNY58,416964−27%

585McPherson, KSKS30,064964+46%

586Cadillac, MIMI49,719962−28%

587Baker City, OROR16,658959+149%

588Danville, KYKY56,985957+12%

589Madison, ININ33,279957+21%

590Enterprise, ALAL56,953956+28%

591Alma, MIMI41,190946−16%

592Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527943+46%

593Greenville, OHOH51,520943+4%

594Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669941+29%

595Cody, WYWY31,171939−27%

596Ponca City, OKOK43,490933+10%

597Brownwood, TXTX38,711932+42%

598Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118926+21%

599New Castle, ININ49,137925+5%

600Stephenville, TXTX43,911925+31%

601Galesburg, ILIL47,767924+10%

602Waycross, GAGA57,670924+17%

603Wilmington, OHOH42,301922+41%

604Lake City, FLFL74,094918−49%

605Ardmore, OKOK48,910918+88%

606Tahlequah, OKOK49,196917+43%

607The Dalles, OROR26,310916+87%

608Martinsville, VAVA63,091914−10%

609Urbana, OHOH38,820912−11%

610McAlester, OKOK43,320907+25%

611Batesville, ARAR38,785906−9%

612Marion, ININ66,524902−28%

613Scottsboro, ALAL54,281897+15%

614Bogalusa, LALA44,937897+56%

615Breckenridge, COCO39,069889−10%

616Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245887−45%

617Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442885+23%

618Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914880+91%

619Gainesville, TXTX44,461878+65%

620Crawfordsville, ININ38,954875−9%

621Angola, ININ34,799875+56%

622Huntingdon, PAPA43,001871+10%

623Big Rapids, MIMI42,320870−8%

624Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808867−33%

625Cambridge, OHOH38,379867−7%

626Lumberton, NCNC119,941865−35%

627McMinnville, TNTN43,717859+11%

628Murray, KYKY39,421857−8%

629Sterling, ILIL54,121857+13%

630Alpena, MIMI28,853854−5%

631Rockingham, NCNC42,041849−43%

632Burley, IDID49,308847−28%

633Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193846−17%

634Mankato, MNMN104,907842−26%

635Henderson, KYKY57,184838−27%

636Lebanon, MOMO36,943835+124%

637Canton, ILIL32,901834+15%

638Gillette, WYWY48,145830−23%

639Silver City, NMNM27,252830+18%

640Hillsdale, MIMI45,738828−18%

641Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219828+76%

642Crescent City, CACA26,410819+10%

643Brookhaven, MSMS35,012813+154%

644Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083804−21%

645Tifton, GAGA51,237803+38%

646Hood River, OROR23,720799+73%

647Bedford, ININ45,568799−41%

648Bradford, PAPA38,984797−11%

649Cornelia, GAGA50,416797−20%

650Picayune, MSMS59,363788+24%

651Burlington, IAIA44,061787+22%

652Muskogee, OKOK66,708786−2%

653Weatherford, OKOK39,059785+27%

654Manitowoc, WIWI81,710784+37%

655Dubuque, IAIA99,381784−7%

656Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201782−11%

657Mountain Home, IDID29,465780+80%

658Ludington, MIMI29,040778−6%

659Paragould, ARAR47,411778+46%

660Cortland, NYNY45,850772−26%

661Hailey, IDID32,436770−9%

662Huntington, ININ37,224769+19%

663Gloversville, NYNY52,216767−35%

664Vincennes, ININ35,652765+34%

665Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883764−2%

666Gallipolis, OHOH29,072762+120%

667Corsicana, TXTX57,181755+4%

668Brookings, OROR22,621755−21%

669Paris, TNTN32,896748−11%

670Bonham, TXTX39,265747+26%

671Ozark, ALAL49,912746−9%

672Emporia, KSKS34,838745+3%

673Wilson, NCNC81,150742−38%

674Newberry, SCSC39,561729+19%

675Douglas, GAGA52,861726+24%

676Grand Island, NENE78,076726−12%

677Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904719+1%

678Taylorville, ILIL33,443709+74%

679Fremont, OHOH58,655708−50%

680Washington, NCNC44,670702−42%

681Newport, TNTN37,889700−0%

682Roswell, NMNM63,364699−8%

683Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025693−44%

684Paris, TXTX63,319692+1%

685Price, UTUT20,680691+3%

686Rolla, MOMO45,247690−33%

687La Grande, OROR25,900687−23%

688Toccoa, GAGA27,854687+89%

689Natchez, MSMS54,722687−33%

690Lock Haven, PAPA37,870686+25%

691Campbellsville, KYKY38,407686+87%

692North Platte, NENE33,972685−15%

693Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147683−3%

694Warren, PAPA37,038677−23%

695Carlsbad, NMNM62,509672−33%

696Sparta, WIWI46,572668+34%

697Madisonville, KYKY45,127664−37%

698Plymouth, ININ46,599663−10%

699Russellville, ALAL32,449661+25%

700Fayetteville, TNTN36,853660+68%

701Bucyrus, OHOH41,896658−15%

702Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211656−22%

703Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404653+4%

704Elkins, WVWV26,882651−24%

705Auburn, ININ44,535647−30%

706Altus, OKOK24,764645+188%

707Menomonie, WIWI46,223644+40%

708Kirksville, MOMO29,824641−26%

709Los Alamos, NMNM19,407641−26%

710Lewisburg, TNTN38,071640+4%

711Tiffin, OHOH54,522632−12%

712Columbus, MSMS67,144632−55%

713Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063632−10%

714Maryville, MOMO20,174629+13%

715Franklin, KYKY20,788628+87%

716Pampa, TXTX21,786628+52%

717Washington Court House, OHOH28,552627−27%

718Ruidoso, NMNM19,844624−32%

719Arcadia, FLFL37,078623−20%

720Taos, NMNM34,564619−23%

721Charleston, ILIL46,607618−36%

722Minden, LALA34,948614−23%

723Macomb, ILIL25,916606−21%

724Amsterdam, NYNY50,046606−22%

725Houghton, MIMI40,028605−19%

726Arkansas City, KSKS34,382604−47%

727Kinston, NCNC55,837600−25%

728Cordele, GAGA19,237597+283%

729Dyersburg, TNTN36,320596+26%

730Winnemucca, NVNV17,267593+76%

731Kennett, MOMO26,855586+140%

732Martin, TNTN33,261586+8%

733Brenham, TXTX38,288586+15%

734Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076579−24%

735Coldwater, MIMI45,993576−45%

736Milledgeville, GAGA44,029575−10%

737Defiance, OHOH38,292573+27%

738Lewistown, PAPA46,127568−27%

739Shelbyville, TNTN55,273566−19%

740Durant, OKOK51,367563+9%

741Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838562−19%

742Clinton, IAIA46,002561−11%

743Vidalia, GAGA36,180554−17%

744Orangeburg, SCSC83,177547+38%

745Jacksonville, ILIL37,381546−25%

746Union City, TNTN30,067545+91%

747Fremont, NENE38,057543+31%

748DeRidder, LALA36,673535+12%

749Kendallville, ININ47,937533−40%

750Ketchikan, AKAK13,549530−39%

751Sedalia, MOMO44,254530−33%

752Greensburg, ININ26,576529+113%

753Palestine, TXTX59,805527−28%

754Alexander City, ALAL40,953527−54%

755Jacksonville, TXTX53,337526−36%

756Spearfish, SDSD29,459526+3%

757Okeechobee, FLFL42,608526−35%

758Effingham, ILIL44,727525−36%

759Miami, OKOK30,438523+6%

760Thomaston, GAGA28,500519−23%

761Coshocton, OHOH37,188518−15%

762Hannibal, MOMO38,969509−35%

763Sidney, OHOH48,065509−11%

764Malvern, ARAR33,451508+5%

765Logansport, ININ37,836504+66%

766Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791504−11%

767Borger, TXTX19,633502−8%

768Ottumwa, IAIA35,210501−27%

769Rochelle, ILIL51,399500−44%

770Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655498−3%

771Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938496−17%

772Peru, ININ34,487492−23%

773Laurinburg, NCNC33,322489−56%

774Moberly, MOMO24,513487+21%

775Clewiston, FLFL61,546486−7%

776Rice Lake, WIWI46,484482−7%

777Pella, IAIA34,192480−15%

778Cedartown, GAGA45,514479−27%

779Susanville, CACA28,117477−57%

780Vicksburg, MSMS41,759476−15%

781Freeport, ILIL43,220469+0%

782Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428468−38%

783Fort Madison, IAIA32,306463−3%

784Jesup, GAGA32,481463−11%

785Red Wing, MNMN48,195462−33%

786Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060460−41%

787Corinth, MSMS34,569460−37%

788Lexington, NENE26,255459+78%

789Winona, MNMN50,523459−18%

790Lewisburg, PAPA42,313457−34%

791Bishop, CACA18,158452−11%

792Dixon, ILIL32,914451+29%

793West Plains, MOMO40,798449−21%

794Lincoln, ILIL27,182445−3%

795El Centro, CACA181,411445−39%

796Muscatine, IAIA41,853445−32%

797Platteville, WIWI52,446445−39%

798Marshalltown, IAIA39,890437−31%

799Mayfield, KYKY37,050436−21%

800Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909435−33%

801Del Rio, TXTX47,835434+68%

802Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575433+2%

803Marinette, WIWI65,515431−51%

804Centralia, ILIL36,382430−22%

805Decatur, ININ36,650426+43%

806Stevens Point, WIWI71,943426−48%

807Van Wert, OHOH29,013424+3%

808Greenwood, MSMS34,912424+7%

809Hastings, NENE40,577424−44%

810Great Bend, KSKS24,790421−36%

811Cambridge, MDMD33,628421−37%

812Mitchell, SDSD25,913419+90%

813Aberdeen, SDSD41,583413+6%

814Camden, ARAR26,363413−1%

815Bemidji, MNMN47,055412−35%

816Alexandria, MNMN40,120411−6%

817Dickinson, NDND39,142410+38%

818Hays, KSKS29,075407−10%

819Ottawa, KSKS26,299403−53%

820Alamosa, COCO27,896403−17%

821Moultrie, GAGA47,438396−13%

822Americus, GAGA33,394396−28%

823Atchison, KSKS16,172392+36%

824Celina, OHOH42,737390−31%

825Española, NMNM39,832388−21%

826Jasper, ININ44,016388+18%

827Owatonna, MNMN37,464385+82%

828Hobbs, NMNM74,749383−29%

829Austin, MNMN40,971382+7%

830Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041380−28%

831Brookings, SDSD37,635379+6%

832Williston, NDND41,767377+93%

833Wabash, ININ30,713376−34%

834Escanaba, MIMI36,582373−36%

835Summerville, GAGA25,300373+53%

836Natchitoches, LALA36,089372−13%

837St. Marys, PAPA29,926372+75%

838Dublin, GAGA60,351368−25%

839Mason City, IAIA49,710363−59%

840Magnolia, ARAR21,894362−17%

841Pontiac, ILIL35,057361−37%

842Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077349+81%

843Washington, ININ34,209348+13%

844Scottsbluff, NENE36,272345−43%

845Norfolk, NENE49,228340+7%

846Uvalde, TXTX24,963338+1%

847Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880335−27%

848Plainview, TXTX36,700333−20%

849Big Spring, TXTX30,504332−60%

850Nantucket, MAMA14,758327−28%

851Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497324−20%

852Mexico, MOMO24,528324−23%

853Bay City, TXTX36,463313−26%

854Frankfort, ININ33,322313−65%

855Albert Lea, MNMN30,440311−28%

856Elk City, OKOK22,159310−51%

857Sterling, COCO20,654305−33%

858El Campo, TXTX42,060298−3%

859Guymon, OKOK20,322295+40%

860Cleveland, MSMS28,262295+29%

861Henderson, NCNC42,638293+27%

862Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599293−44%

863Connersville, ININ23,533288−18%

864Nogales, AZAZ50,020287−6%

865Columbus, NENE46,583284+8%

866El Dorado, ARAR36,926282−54%

867Blytheville, ARAR37,828278−35%

868Jamestown, NDND21,414269−13%

869Monticello, ININ25,164265−46%

870Fort Morgan, COCO30,306263−56%

871Marshall, MOMO23,265262−31%

872Spencer, IAIA16,202258+113%

873Wahpeton, NDND23,019257+28%

874Hutchinson, MNMN36,631257−11%

875Opelousas, LALA80,765255−28%

876Bainbridge, GAGA29,432252+52%

877New Ulm, MNMN25,517246+180%

878Kingsville, TXTX30,315242+2%

879Middlesborough, KYKY22,829238−2%

880Selma, ALAL35,140236−45%

881Troy, ALAL33,688234−50%

882Vermillion, SDSD15,031233+17%

883Yankton, SDSD23,635229−27%

884Eufaula, ALAL26,861229−52%

885Le Mars, IAIA25,697227−33%

886Willmar, MNMN44,720227−31%

887Grenada, MSMS30,222226−30%

888Carroll, IAIA20,303223+59%

889Woodward, OKOK19,827216−8%

890Vernon, TXTX12,481215+32%

891Beatrice, NENE21,711211+5%

892Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099204+40%

893Shawano, WIWI45,759202−45%

894Las Vegas, NMNM30,311197−61%

895Andrews, TXTX18,914194−45%

896Fairmont, MNMN19,440184+80%

897Othello, WAWA21,488171−17%

898Laredo, TXTX281,224166−48%

899Beeville, TXTX32,515163−62%

900Sweetwater, TXTX14,117159−29%

901Snyder, TXTX16,162156−42%

902Gallup, NMNM68,119149−42%

903Deming, NMNM25,407143−30%

904Clarksdale, MSMS19,849141−35%

905Watertown, SDSD29,562139−1%

906Storm Lake, IAIA20,449139−32%

907Forrest City, ARAR21,800137−45%

908Morgan City, LALA46,552137−12%

909Pierre, SDSD20,588136−44%

910Huron, SDSD19,624127−19%

911Marshall, MNMN25,684117−31%

912Liberal, KSKS21,073110−21%

913Greenville, MSMS40,446101−82%

914Alice, TXTX45,383100−40%

915Dodge City, KSKS33,99397−74%

916Worthington, MNMN22,33894−52%

917Garden City, KSKS37,50593−78%

918New Iberia, LALA66,84693−67%

919Hereford, TXTX18,62669−47%

920Dumas, TXTX21,89155−82%

921Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82335+289%

922Raymondville, TXTX19,97123−55%

923Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13821−76%

924Zapata, TXTX13,75310−9%

925Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3195−50%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES