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Largest Scottish population, US states · 2020

US states 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. California leads at 469,465. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 173,140, against an all-states median of 68,254.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.6% of US population331,449,2815,298,861–

01California, CACA39,287,377469,465−17%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424378,812−3%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077307,942−8%

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404232,425−6%

05Michigan, MIMI10,077,761207,358−16%

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,293206,680−10%

07Washington, WAWA7,816,116199,129−6%

08New York, NYNY19,852,366193,749−15%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639185,046−12%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,407175,420−5%

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,170167,384−11%

12Illinois, ILIL12,694,798143,341−11%

13Colorado, COCO5,862,189141,047+1%

14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056139,846−19%

15Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383139,040−1%

16Utah, UTUT3,392,331131,724+7%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838121,027−7%

18Oregon, OROR4,254,293116,471−10%

19South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225114,376+18%

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073111,825−10%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,814103,300−7%

22Alabama, ALAL5,086,76887,580−12%

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,01186,980−13%

24New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80985,422−19%

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82483,099−3%

26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63468,254−4%

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44565,460−5%

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87260,705−6%

29Maine, MEME1,387,81759,957−19%

30Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50857,244−21%

31Idaho, IDID1,934,26256,132+7%

32New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86855,700−12%

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,19754,892−10%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39150,645−5%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,50747,555−6%

36Louisiana, LALA4,611,96145,863+1%

37Nevada, NVNV3,184,61245,459−11%

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77942,981−9%

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37335,898−9%

40Montana, MTMT1,116,87531,367−3%

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24630,353−12%

42Vermont, VTVT647,10626,678−13%

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,70726,024−5%

44Wyoming, WYWY582,39718,142−13%

45Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80117,645−25%

46Alaska, AKAK735,70615,847−28%

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,19115,162−11%

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23513,353−12%

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42810,655+3%

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949,334+17%

51North Dakota, NDND784,8419,068+3%

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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 469,465 (2020 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 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.