Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of population with Scottish ancestry (4.28%), followed by Vermont (4.07%), and Utah (4.00%).
The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.
You can see similar information for other ancestry groups in the US.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | State | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 4.28 |
| 2 | Vermont | 4.07 |
| 3 | Utah | 4.00 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 3.97 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 3.21 |
| 6 | Idaho | 3.15 |
| 7 | Montana | 2.77 |
| 8 | Oregon | 2.76 |
| 9 | Washington | 2.59 |
| 10 | Colorado | 2.42 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 2.21 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 2.15 |
| 13 | Alaska | 2.09 |
| 14 | Michigan | 2.05 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 2.02 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 2.00 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 1.92 |
| 18 | Virginia | 1.88 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 1.86 |
| 20 | Kansas | 1.82 |
| 21 | Alabama | 1.78 |
| 22 | Ohio | 1.76 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 1.75 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 1.69 |
| 25 | Arizona | 1.68 |
| 25 | Missouri | 1.68 |
| 26 | Georgia | 1.64 |
| 26 | Indiana | 1.64 |
| 27 | Rhode Island | 1.60 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 1.52 |
| 28 | Delaware | 1.52 |
| 29 | Nevada | 1.46 |
| 30 | Mississippi | 1.45 |
| 30 | New Mexico | 1.45 |
| 31 | Iowa | 1.43 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | 1.42 |
| 33 | Florida | 1.40 |
| 33 | Maryland | 1.40 |
| 34 | District of Columbia | 1.36 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 1.35 |
| 36 | Texas | 1.30 |
| 37 | California | 1.16 |
| 37 | South Dakota | 1.16 |
| 38 | Illinois | 1.12 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 1.12 |
| 39 | North Dakota | 1.10 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 1.03 |
| 41 | Louisiana | 0.99 |
| 42 | New York | 0.97 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 0.95 |
| 44 | New Jersey | 0.92 |