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Largest Scottish population, US states

US states 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. California leads at 472,949. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 181,267, against an all-states median of 82,195.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.7% of US population334,922,4995,562,559–

01California, CACA39,287,377472,949−16%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424414,486+6%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077326,836−3%

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404242,972−2%

05Ohio, OHOH11,810,293218,789−5%

06Michigan, MIMI10,077,761213,978−13%

07Washington, WAWA7,816,116206,644−3%

08New York, NYNY19,852,366195,519−14%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639191,878−9%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,407187,557+2%

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,170169,882−10%

12Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383156,039+11%

13Colorado, COCO5,862,189150,210+7%

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,798147,954−8%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838134,199+3%

16Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056133,785−22%

17Utah, UTUT3,392,331132,383+7%

18Oregon, OROR4,254,293128,773−1%

19Indiana, ININ6,851,073120,226−3%

20South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225114,392+18%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,814112,179+1%

22Alabama, ALAL5,086,768100,177+1%

23Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82489,515+5%

24Maryland, MDMD6,206,01186,637−14%

25New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80983,710−20%

26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63482,195+16%

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87265,171+1%

28Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44563,831−7%

29Idaho, IDID1,934,26262,514+20%

30Maine, MEME1,387,81761,333−17%

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,19757,402−6%

32Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50857,093−22%

33New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86855,766−11%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39154,887+3%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,50749,348−3%

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,61249,316−3%

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,96148,487+7%

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77945,923−3%

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37338,382−3%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24635,694+3%

41Montana, MTMT1,116,87532,405+0%

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,70728,773+5%

43Vermont, VTVT647,10627,143−12%

44Wyoming, WYWY582,39719,627−6%

45Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80118,747−20%

46Delaware, DEDE1,021,19116,585−2%

47Alaska, AKAK735,70616,165−27%

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23514,039−7%

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,29410,661+34%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42810,434+1%

51North Dakota, NDND784,8418,969+2%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest scottish population?

California ranks #1 with 472,949 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by scottish population?

California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).