Which metro area has the highest scottish population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 127,351 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by scottish population?

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

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

916 metro areas 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 · 416 SHOWN OF 916

Largest Scottish population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas 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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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Olean, NYNY75,3901,245−24%

502Riverton, WYWY39,4641,244−13%

503Taos, NMNM34,5641,243+54%

504Grand Forks, NDND105,0461,243−15%

505Russellville, ARAR84,9321,242+1%

506Crossville, TNTN66,3001,232+4%

507Salina, KSKS59,1211,228−5%

508Talladega, ALAL91,7641,222−16%

509Harrison, ARAR45,6541,220−12%

510Carbondale, ILIL52,5011,215+16%

511Findlay, OHOH75,0341,212−30%

512Fort Payne, ALAL74,0851,197−11%

513Mount Airy, NCNC72,2871,196+2%

514Alexandria, LALA147,9521,188−15%

515Branson, MOMO57,0011,178−18%

516Albemarle, NCNC68,8301,171−21%

517Payson, AZAZ53,8011,169−20%

518Glasgow, KYKY56,2241,167−36%

519Victoria, TXTX99,8641,159−2%

520Odessa, TXTX173,8011,156−24%

521Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0021,152−50%

522Cañon City, COCO50,0391,149+30%

523Edwards, COCO54,2911,142−10%

524Pikeville, KYKY89,1221,137−23%

525Albany, GAGA145,5101,133−34%

526Cody, WYWY31,1711,133−11%

527Oil City, PAPA49,3461,126−26%

528Moscow, IDID41,8421,125−38%

529Astoria, OROR40,9261,123−16%

530Batavia, NYNY58,4161,122−15%

531Evanston, WYWY23,4151,115−28%

532Laurel, MSMS82,2811,115−30%

533Danville, KYKY56,9851,113+30%

534Stephenville, TXTX43,9111,108+57%

535Minot, NDND75,6941,098−16%

536Marietta, OHOH58,3891,085−16%

537Clearlake, CACA67,7721,084−43%

538Mountain Home, ARAR42,9821,079+16%

539Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4591,078−27%

540Hinesville, GAGA91,8701,070+0%

541Meridian, MSMS85,4191,065−47%

542Cadillac, MIMI49,7191,062−20%

543Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091,057−17%

544Albertville, ALAL103,5371,057−40%

545Montrose, COCO44,5911,044−29%

546Quincy, ILIL74,1461,044−12%

547Red Bluff, CACA64,6651,039−27%

548Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0351,029+0%

549Monticello, NYNY80,5861,024−12%

550Bedford, ININ45,5681,019−24%

551Farmington, MOMO67,8091,015−10%

552Grand Island, NENE78,0761,011+23%

553Price, UTUT20,6801,006+49%

554Pottsville, PAPA145,085999+1%

555Ashland, OHOH52,523991−22%

556Bismarck, NDND139,750985−14%

557Breckenridge, COCO39,069979−1%

558Murray, KYKY39,421979+5%

559Wausau, WIWI139,432969−21%

560Greeneville, TNTN73,831968−37%

561Shawnee, OKOK75,102965+7%

562Alma, MIMI41,190958−15%

563Wilmington, OHOH42,301956+46%

564Danville, ILIL71,259952−26%

565Big Rapids, MIMI42,320947+0%

566Enid, OKOK61,779946−10%

567Granbury, TXTX70,501938−44%

568Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302938−20%

569Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245937−42%

570Galesburg, ILIL47,767928+11%

571Crawfordsville, ININ38,954927−3%

572Pittsburg, KSKS39,008927+34%

573Sturgis, MIMI60,968926−28%

574Warrensburg, MOMO56,670923−43%

575Gloversville, NYNY52,216923−22%

576Kokomo, ININ83,904923−27%

577Rolla, MOMO45,247920−10%

578Gaffney, SCSC58,275918+25%

579Charleston, ILIL46,607918−5%

580Mankato, MNMN104,907915−20%

581Gainesville, TXTX44,461914+72%

582Martinsville, VAVA63,091914−10%

583Fort Morgan, COCO30,306913+53%

584Elkins, WVWV26,882910+6%

585Wilson, NCNC81,150902−24%

586Baraboo, WIWI66,652901+38%

587Sikeston, MOMO49,978900+53%

588Alamogordo, NMNM70,368889−25%

589Sidney, OHOH48,065889+55%

590Cambridge, OHOH38,379880−5%

591Dubuque, IAIA99,381871+3%

592Kapaa, HIHI73,400868−25%

593Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808866−33%

594Batesville, ARAR38,785861−13%

595Greenville, OHOH51,520860−5%

596Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219859+82%

597Sterling, ILIL54,121859+13%

598Marion, ININ66,524856−31%

599Kendallville, ININ47,937855−4%

600Norwalk, OHOH58,250855−46%

601The Dalles, OROR26,310850+73%

602Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527833+29%

603Alpena, MIMI28,853827−8%

604Stevens Point, WIWI71,943822−0%

605Palestine, TXTX59,805820+11%

606Cortland, NYNY45,850814−22%

607Warsaw, ININ80,892814−39%

608Urbana, OHOH38,820811−21%

609Brevard, NCNC34,211806−43%

610Amsterdam, NYNY50,046803+4%

611Scottsboro, ALAL54,281798+2%

612Cornelia, GAGA50,416798−20%

613Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063794+13%

614Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909793+22%

615Cedartown, GAGA45,514790+21%

616Lufkin, TXTX88,154789−43%

617Rochelle, ILIL51,399789−11%

618Seymour, ININ47,370787−18%

619Lewisburg, TNTN38,071782+28%

620Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193781−23%

621Fremont, OHOH58,655780−45%

622Angola, ININ34,799780+39%

623Lock Haven, PAPA37,870778+42%

624Muscatine, IAIA41,853778+19%

625Kinston, NCNC55,837777−3%

626Weatherford, OKOK39,059773+25%

627Newport, TNTN37,889772+10%

628Auburn, ININ44,535770−17%

629Winchester, TNTN45,579769−31%

630Okeechobee, FLFL42,608769−6%

631Elko, NVNV56,682765−15%

632Enterprise, ALAL56,953764+2%

633Huntingdon, PAPA43,001761−4%

634Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083760−25%

635Columbus, MSMS67,144759−46%

636Washington, NCNC44,670757−37%

637Muskogee, OKOK66,708757−5%

638Jacksonville, TXTX53,337756−9%

639Laurinburg, NCNC33,322752−33%

640Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041749+42%

641Warren, PAPA37,038748−15%

642McPherson, KSKS30,064747+13%

643Ardmore, OKOK48,910741+52%

644Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097740−12%

645Paris, TNTN32,896728−13%

646Owatonna, MNMN37,464727+243%

647Durant, OKOK51,367723+40%

648Picayune, MSMS59,363722+13%

649Gillette, WYWY48,145715−33%

650Bemidji, MNMN47,055714+13%

651Duncan, OKOK44,310714−15%

652Scottsbluff, NENE36,272713+18%

653Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914710+54%

654Vicksburg, MSMS41,759709+26%

655North Platte, NENE33,972707−12%

656La Grande, OROR25,900706−20%

657Paragould, ARAR47,411705+33%

658Williston, NDND41,767705+262%

659El Centro, CACA181,411703−4%

660Coldwater, MIMI45,993703−33%

661Crescent City, CACA26,410702−6%

662Henderson, KYKY57,184699−39%

663Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060699−10%

664Ada, OKOK38,528698−1%

665Madisonville, KYKY45,127698−33%

666Mountain Home, IDID29,465692+59%

667Brookings, OROR22,621692−28%

668Emporia, KSKS34,838691−5%

669Bishop, CACA18,158690+36%

670Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669682−6%

671Waycross, GAGA57,670679−14%

672DeRidder, LALA36,673678+42%

673Coshocton, OHOH37,188677+11%

674Bonham, TXTX39,265672+13%

675Hobbs, NMNM74,749662+22%

676Taylorville, ILIL33,443662+63%

677Aberdeen, SDSD41,583658+69%

678McMinnville, TNTN43,717656−15%

679Tiffin, OHOH54,522652−10%

680Clinton, IAIA46,002649+3%

681Ottumwa, IAIA35,210647−5%

682Bucyrus, OHOH41,896646−16%

683Shelbyville, TNTN55,273645−8%

684Corinth, MSMS34,569643−12%

685Baker City, OROR16,658641+66%

686Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883640−18%

687Kearney, NENE57,962638−18%

688McAlester, OKOK43,320628−13%

689Fallon, NVNV25,851627−11%

690Roswell, NMNM63,364627−17%

691Brownwood, TXTX38,711626−4%

692Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147626−11%

693Milledgeville, GAGA44,029624−2%

694Mason City, IAIA49,710623−30%

695Vidalia, GAGA36,180619−8%

696Winnemucca, NVNV17,267618+83%

697Freeport, ILIL43,220616+32%

698Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404616−1%

699Paris, TXTX63,319616−10%

700Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201615−30%

701Manitowoc, WIWI81,710614+8%

702Douglas, GAGA52,861613+5%

703Faribault, MNMN69,939613−31%

704Houghton, MIMI40,028611−18%

705Bradford, PAPA38,984611−32%

706Mayfield, KYKY37,050607+10%

707Spearfish, SDSD29,459607+19%

708Huntington, ININ37,224603−7%

709Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655602+18%

710West Plains, MOMO40,798600+6%

711Lewisburg, PAPA42,313600−14%

712Ozark, ALAL49,912595−27%

713Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428595−22%

714Big Spring, TXTX30,504586−30%

715Lewistown, PAPA46,127585−25%

716Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076584−24%

717Ludington, MIMI29,040578−30%

718Arkansas City, KSKS34,382578−49%

719Ponca City, OKOK43,490576−32%

720Alexander City, ALAL40,953576−50%

721Menomonie, WIWI46,223576+25%

722Rockingham, NCNC42,041574−61%

723Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118574−25%

724Marshalltown, IAIA39,890571−10%

725Newberry, SCSC39,561571−7%

726Burlington, IAIA44,061570−11%

727Natchitoches, LALA36,089567+33%

728Corsicana, TXTX57,181566−22%

729New Castle, ININ49,137560−37%

730Plymouth, ININ46,599558−24%

731Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025557−55%

732Decatur, ININ36,650556+87%

733Madison, ININ33,279553−30%

734Macomb, ILIL25,916544−29%

735Cambridge, MDMD33,628544−19%

736Hailey, IDID32,436543−36%

737Kirksville, MOMO29,824543−38%

738Martin, TNTN33,261541−1%

739Fort Madison, IAIA32,306540+13%

740Hood River, OROR23,720540+17%

741Ketchikan, AKAK13,549536−38%

742Silver City, NMNM27,252536−24%

743Sedalia, MOMO44,254535−32%

744Sheridan, WYWY33,241535−47%

745Defiance, OHOH38,292534+18%

746Hays, KSKS29,075531+17%

747Dyersburg, TNTN36,320527+11%

748Hannibal, MOMO38,969522−33%

749Winona, MNMN50,523512−8%

750Effingham, ILIL44,727504−38%

751Bay City, TXTX36,463503+19%

752Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838499−28%

753Greencastle, ININ37,876499−43%

754Safford, AZAZ40,157499−44%

755Moultrie, GAGA47,438494+8%

756Ruston, LALA48,360493−36%

757Marinette, WIWI65,515490−44%

758Susanville, CACA28,117485−56%

759Centralia, ILIL36,382485−12%

760Kennett, MOMO26,855481+97%

761Logansport, ININ37,836481+59%

762Fayetteville, TNTN36,853480+22%

763Jacksonville, ILIL37,381479−34%

764Elk City, OKOK22,159473−25%

765Canton, ILIL32,901473−35%

766Ruidoso, NMNM19,844471−49%

767Altus, OKOK24,764471+110%

768Carlsbad, NMNM62,509469−54%

769Brenham, TXTX38,288465−9%

770Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880461+1%

771Tahlequah, OKOK49,196460−28%

772Toccoa, GAGA27,854456+25%

773Miami, OKOK30,438455−8%

774Clewiston, FLFL61,546453−14%

775Dickinson, NDND39,142451+51%

776Sparta, WIWI46,572451−10%

777Red Wing, MNMN48,195446−35%

778Gallipolis, OHOH29,072445+28%

779Lincoln, ILIL27,182445−3%

780Hastings, NENE40,577445−41%

781Los Alamos, NMNM19,407443−49%

782Orangeburg, SCSC83,177443+12%

783Rice Lake, WIWI46,484440−16%

784Pampa, TXTX21,786439+6%

785Pella, IAIA34,192433−23%

786Vincennes, ININ35,652432−24%

787Wabash, ININ30,713432−25%

788Austin, MNMN40,971432+21%

789Campbellsville, KYKY38,407431+18%

790Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938430−28%

791El Campo, TXTX42,060428+39%

792Arcadia, FLFL37,078428−45%

793Greensburg, ININ26,576424+71%

794Sterling, COCO20,654424−6%

795Frankfort, ININ33,322419−53%

796Union City, TNTN30,067417+46%

797Willmar, MNMN44,720415+27%

798Celina, OHOH42,737415−26%

799Ottawa, KSKS26,299413−51%

800Connersville, ININ23,533412+17%

801Pontiac, ILIL35,057408−29%

802Dixon, ILIL32,914403+15%

803McComb, MSMS52,640403+3%

804Nantucket, MAMA14,758402−12%

805Malvern, ARAR33,451401−17%

806Tifton, GAGA51,237401−31%

807Washington Court House, OHOH28,552399−54%

808Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904398−44%

809Van Wert, OHOH29,013394−4%

810Monticello, ININ25,164392−20%

811Bogalusa, LALA44,937388−33%

812Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211387−54%

813Blytheville, ARAR37,828385−10%

814Maryville, MOMO20,174383−31%

815Peru, ININ34,487378−41%

816Camden, ARAR26,363365−12%

817Minden, LALA34,948362−55%

818Washington, ININ34,209361+18%

819Dublin, GAGA60,351350−29%

820Lebanon, MOMO36,943350−6%

821Atchison, KSKS16,172350+21%

822Brookings, SDSD37,635350−2%

823Alamosa, COCO27,896343−29%

824Platteville, WIWI52,446342−53%

825Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575341−20%

826El Dorado, ARAR36,926340−45%

827Mexico, MOMO24,528324−23%

828Marshall, MOMO23,265317−17%

829Norfolk, NENE49,228314−1%

830Franklin, KYKY20,788311−7%

831Cordele, GAGA19,237310+99%

832Garden City, KSKS37,505302−29%

833Shawano, WIWI45,759301−18%

834Natchez, MSMS54,722297−71%

835Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791289−49%

836Escanaba, MIMI36,582288−51%

837Americus, GAGA33,394288−47%

838Watertown, SDSD29,562284+101%

839Troy, ALAL33,688283−40%

840Jamestown, NDND21,414279−9%

841Jasper, ININ44,016275−17%

842Lexington, NENE26,255272+5%

843Fremont, NENE38,057270−35%

844Le Mars, IAIA25,697269−20%

845Henderson, NCNC42,638265+15%

846Moberly, MOMO24,513264−34%

847Deming, NMNM25,407260+28%

848Las Vegas, NMNM30,311260−48%

849Alexandria, MNMN40,120260−41%

850Bainbridge, GAGA29,432260+57%

851Jesup, GAGA32,481257−51%

852Mitchell, SDSD25,913257+16%

853Uvalde, TXTX24,963256−23%

854Russellville, ALAL32,449256−52%

855Hutchinson, MNMN36,631256−12%

856Middlesborough, KYKY22,829255+5%

857Beeville, TXTX32,515249−42%

858Borger, TXTX19,633249−54%

859Vermillion, SDSD15,031248+24%

860Othello, WAWA21,488247+20%

861Albert Lea, MNMN30,440243−44%

862Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497233−42%

863Laredo, TXTX281,224231−28%

864Plainview, TXTX36,700230−45%

865Greenville, MSMS40,446229−59%

866Summerville, GAGA25,300228−6%

867St. Marys, PAPA29,926217+2%

868Spencer, IAIA16,202217+79%

869Eufaula, ALAL26,861211−56%

870Del Rio, TXTX47,835208−20%

871New Iberia, LALA66,846204−29%

872Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599197−62%

873Cleveland, MSMS28,262197−14%

874New Ulm, MNMN25,517195+122%

875Brookhaven, MSMS35,012190−41%

876Dodge City, KSKS33,993189−50%

877Greenwood, MSMS34,912189−53%

878Columbus, NENE46,583188−29%

879Storm Lake, IAIA20,449188−8%

880Pierre, SDSD20,588187−23%

881Worthington, MNMN22,338185−5%

882Liberal, KSKS21,073178+28%

883Guymon, OKOK20,322177−16%

884Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099177+21%

885Morgan City, LALA46,552173+11%

886Beatrice, NENE21,711172−14%

887Andrews, TXTX18,914169−52%

888Grenada, MSMS30,222162−50%

889Sweetwater, TXTX14,117162−27%

890Gallup, NMNM68,119161−38%

891Snyder, TXTX16,162161−41%

892Carroll, IAIA20,303161+15%

893Wahpeton, NDND23,019160−20%

894Woodward, OKOK19,827160−32%

895Thomaston, GAGA28,500153−77%

896Marshall, MNMN25,684152−11%

897Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077152−21%

898Vernon, TXTX12,481145−11%

899Fairmont, MNMN19,440137+34%

900Great Bend, KSKS24,790134−79%

901Nogales, AZAZ50,020134−56%

902Selma, ALAL35,140131−70%

903Forrest City, ARAR21,800124−51%

904Alice, TXTX45,383124−26%

905Magnolia, ARAR21,894123−72%

906Kingsville, TXTX30,315116−51%

907Clarksdale, MSMS19,849113−48%

908Dumas, TXTX21,891108−64%

909Opelousas, LALA80,765107−70%

910Hereford, TXTX18,626100−22%

911Yankton, SDSD23,63596−69%

912Huron, SDSD19,62496−38%

913Española, NMNM39,83269−86%

914Raymondville, TXTX19,97146−10%

915Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31935+250%

916Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82331+244%

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