RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Scottish population, US states · 2010

US states 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. California leads at 565,334. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 190,240, against an all-states median of 74,329.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States1.9% of US population308,745,5385,821,321–

01California, CACA39,287,377565,334–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424389,832–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077335,948–

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404246,993–

05Michigan, MIMI10,077,761245,563–

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,293229,371–

07New York, NYNY19,852,366227,255–

08Washington, WAWA7,816,116212,424–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639210,517–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,170188,707–

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,407184,525–

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056172,593–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,798160,166–

14Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383140,810–

15Colorado, COCO5,862,189139,848–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838130,243–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,293129,950–

18Indiana, ININ6,851,073123,773–

19Utah, UTUT3,392,331123,661–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,814111,202–

21New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809104,979–

22Maryland, MDMD6,206,011100,292–

23Alabama, ALAL5,086,76899,232–

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22597,162–

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82485,608–

26Maine, MEME1,387,81774,329–

27Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50872,788–

28Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63471,037–

29Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44568,934–

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87264,470–

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86863,006–

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,19761,226–

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39153,087–

34Idaho, IDID1,934,26252,306–

35Nevada, NVNV3,184,61250,899–

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,50750,647–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77947,248–

38Louisiana, LALA4,611,96145,283–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37339,458–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24634,572–

41Montana, MTMT1,116,87532,395–

42Vermont, VTVT647,10630,724–

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,70727,303–

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80123,453–

45Alaska, AKAK735,70622,096–

46Wyoming, WYWY582,39720,825–

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,19116,995–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23515,144–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42810,344–

50North Dakota, NDND784,8418,803–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947,961–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest scottish population?

California ranks #1 with 565,334 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by scottish population?

California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.