Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US counties with a population of at least 50K, Haywood County, NC had the highest percentage of population with Scotch Irish ancestry (6.46%), followed by Watauga County, NC (4.96%), and Henderson County, NC (4.09%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 counties.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haywood County, NC | 6.46 |
| 2 | Watauga County, NC | 4.96 |
| 3 | Henderson County, NC | 4.09 |
| 4 | York County, SC | 3.95 |
| 5 | Sevier County, TN | 3.84 |
| 6 | Sullivan County, TN | 3.73 |
| 7 | Knox County, TN | 3.47 |
| 8 | Augusta County, VA | 3.40 |
| 9 | Rowan County, NC | 3.37 |
| 10 | Anderson County, TN | 3.34 |
| 11 | Buncombe County, NC | 3.28 |
| 12 | Randolph County, NC | 3.27 |
| 13 | Rutherford County, NC | 3.16 |
| 13 | Lawrence County, PA | 3.16 |
| 14 | Stanly County, NC | 3.15 |
| 14 | Washington County, PA | 3.15 |
| 15 | Roane County, TN | 3.12 |
| 16 | Lamar County, MS | 3.10 |
| 16 | Moore County, NC | 3.10 |
| 17 | Blount County, TN | 3.06 |
| 17 | Jefferson County, TN | 3.06 |
| 18 | Scott County, KY | 3.02 |
| 19 | Washington County, VA | 2.99 |
| 20 | Washington County, TN | 2.98 |
| 21 | Orange County, NC | 2.95 |
| 22 | Alamance County, NC | 2.89 |
| 23 | Gaston County, NC | 2.88 |
| 23 | Iredell County, NC | 2.88 |
| 24 | Caldwell County, NC | 2.85 |
| 24 | Greenville County, SC | 2.85 |
| 24 | Carter County, TN | 2.85 |
| 25 | Pender County, NC | 2.84 |
| 26 | Wilkes County, NC | 2.79 |
| 27 | Carteret County, NC | 2.78 |
| 28 | Butler County, PA | 2.77 |
| 29 | Oconee County, SC | 2.73 |
| 30 | Chatham County, NC | 2.69 |
| 31 | Hardin County, TX | 2.68 |
| 32 | Armstrong County, PA | 2.67 |
| 33 | Anderson County, SC | 2.61 |
| 34 | Williamson County, TN | 2.58 |
| 35 | Venango County, PA | 2.57 |
| 36 | Mercer County, PA | 2.53 |
| 37 | Laurens County, SC | 2.51 |
| 38 | Lee County, NC | 2.47 |
| 39 | Kerr County, TX | 2.46 |
| 40 | Brunswick County, NC | 2.44 |
| 40 | Lexington County, SC | 2.44 |
| 41 | Greenwood County, SC | 2.41 |
| 42 | Lincoln County, NC | 2.37 |
| 42 | Surry County, NC | 2.37 |
| 42 | Douglas County, OR | 2.37 |
| 42 | Bradley County, TN | 2.37 |
| 43 | Pickens County, SC | 2.33 |
| 44 | Hawkins County, TN | 2.32 |
| 44 | Franklin County, VA | 2.32 |
| 45 | Putnam County, TN | 2.31 |
| 46 | New Hanover County, NC | 2.30 |
| 46 | Hanover County, VA | 2.30 |
| 47 | Burke County, NC | 2.29 |
| 47 | Loudon County, TN | 2.29 |
| 48 | Union County, NC | 2.28 |
| 49 | Walton County, FL | 2.27 |
| 50 | Harnett County, NC | 2.25 |
| 50 | Roanoke County, VA | 2.25 |
| 51 | Rockingham County, VA | 2.21 |
| 52 | Cabarrus County, NC | 2.19 |
| 53 | Lancaster County, SC | 2.18 |
| 53 | Sumner County, TN | 2.18 |
| 54 | Tuolumne County, CA | 2.17 |
| 55 | Kanawha County, WV | 2.16 |
| 56 | Beaver County, PA | 2.13 |
| 57 | Madison County, TN | 2.10 |
| 58 | Spartanburg County, SC | 2.09 |
| 59 | Horry County, SC | 2.07 |
| 60 | Cleveland County, NC | 2.06 |
| 60 | Darlington County, SC | 2.06 |
| 61 | Baldwin County, AL | 2.05 |
| 61 | Coffee County, AL | 2.05 |
| 61 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 2.05 |
| 62 | Lee County, MS | 2.04 |
| 62 | Mason County, WA | 2.04 |
| 63 | Florence County, SC | 2.03 |
| 64 | Johnston County, NC | 2.01 |
| 65 | Franklin County, PA | 2.00 |
| 65 | Wood County, WV | 2.00 |
| 66 | Catawba County, NC | 1.99 |
| 67 | Guilford County, NC | 1.98 |
| 67 | Culpeper County, VA | 1.98 |
| 68 | Madison County, MS | 1.97 |
| 69 | Fayette County, KY | 1.96 |
| 69 | Kershaw County, SC | 1.96 |
| 69 | Cabell County, WV | 1.96 |
| 69 | Putnam County, WV | 1.96 |
| 70 | Hamblen County, TN | 1.94 |
| 70 | Washington County, VT | 1.94 |
| 71 | Cumberland County, TN | 1.91 |
| 71 | Albemarle County, VA | 1.91 |
| 72 | Limestone County, AL | 1.90 |
| 72 | Athens County, OH | 1.90 |
| 72 | Indiana County, PA | 1.90 |
| 72 | Greene County, TN | 1.90 |
| 73 | Maury County, TN | 1.89 |
| 74 | Rankin County, MS | 1.87 |
| 75 | Pulaski County, KY | 1.85 |
| 76 | Rutherford County, TN | 1.84 |
| 77 | Forrest County, MS | 1.82 |
| 77 | Forsyth County, NC | 1.82 |
| 77 | Westmoreland County, PA | 1.82 |
| 77 | Harrison County, WV | 1.82 |
| 78 | Yavapai County, AZ | 1.81 |
| 78 | Lewis and Clark County, MT | 1.81 |
| 78 | Crawford County, PA | 1.81 |
| 78 | Cherokee County, SC | 1.81 |
| 78 | Fauquier County, VA | 1.81 |
| 78 | Montgomery County, VA | 1.81 |
| 79 | Monongalia County, WV | 1.80 |
| 80 | Lauderdale County, AL | 1.79 |
| 80 | Wake County, NC | 1.79 |
| 81 | Wilson County, TN | 1.78 |
| 82 | Onslow County, NC | 1.77 |
| 83 | Windsor County, VT | 1.76 |
| 84 | Jackson County, AL | 1.75 |
| 84 | Hamilton County, TN | 1.75 |
| 84 | Campbell County, VA | 1.75 |
| 85 | Berkeley County, WV | 1.74 |
| 86 | Lee County, AL | 1.72 |
| 86 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 1.72 |
| 86 | Madison County, KY | 1.72 |
| 87 | Davidson County, NC | 1.71 |
| 88 | Clarke County, GA | 1.70 |
| 88 | Stafford County, VA | 1.70 |
| 88 | Roanoke city, VA | 1.70 |
| 89 | Shelby County, AL | 1.69 |
| 89 | Okaloosa County, FL | 1.69 |
| 89 | Cumberland County, ME | 1.69 |
| 89 | Davidson County, TN | 1.69 |
| 89 | Comal County, TX | 1.69 |
| 90 | Jefferson County, OH | 1.68 |
| 90 | Richland County, SC | 1.68 |
| 90 | Bedford County, VA | 1.68 |
| 90 | Spotsylvania County, VA | 1.68 |
| 91 | Belknap County, NH | 1.67 |
| 91 | Hood County, TX | 1.67 |
| 91 | Marion County, WV | 1.67 |
| 92 | Warren County, KY | 1.66 |
| 92 | Pitt County, NC | 1.66 |
| 93 | Madison County, AL | 1.65 |
| 93 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 1.65 |
| 93 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 1.65 |
| 93 | Johnson County, MO | 1.65 |
| 93 | Tipton County, TN | 1.65 |
| 94 | San Benito County, CA | 1.64 |
| 94 | Lafayette County, MS | 1.64 |
| 94 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 1.64 |
| 94 | Franklin County, NC | 1.64 |
| 95 | Calhoun County, AL | 1.63 |
| 95 | Elmore County, AL | 1.63 |
| 95 | Columbiana County, OH | 1.63 |
| 96 | Gila County, AZ | 1.62 |
| 96 | Santa Rosa County, FL | 1.62 |
| 96 | Rockingham County, NC | 1.62 |
| 96 | Benton County, OR | 1.62 |
| 97 | Coos County, OR | 1.61 |
| 98 | Somerset County, ME | 1.60 |
| 99 | Escambia County, FL | 1.59 |
| 99 | Wilson County, NC | 1.59 |
| 100 | Missoula County, MT | 1.58 |
| 100 | Victoria County, TX | 1.58 |
| 100 | Lynchburg city, VA | 1.58 |
| 101 | St. Clair County, AL | 1.56 |
| 101 | Humboldt County, CA | 1.56 |
| 101 | Nassau County, FL | 1.56 |
| 102 | Columbia County, FL | 1.55 |
| 102 | Effingham County, GA | 1.55 |
| 102 | Oxford County, ME | 1.55 |
| 102 | Lyon County, NV | 1.55 |
| 102 | Jackson County, OR | 1.55 |
| 102 | Charleston County, SC | 1.55 |
| 102 | York County, VA | 1.55 |
| 103 | Hall County, GA | 1.54 |
| 103 | Washington County, OK | 1.54 |
| 104 | Cullman County, AL | 1.53 |
| 104 | Mesa County, CO | 1.53 |
| 104 | Washington County, OH | 1.53 |
| 104 | Clallam County, WA | 1.53 |
| 105 | McCracken County, KY | 1.52 |
| 105 | McMinn County, TN | 1.52 |
| 105 | Robertson County, TN | 1.52 |
| 106 | Jasper County, MO | 1.51 |
| 107 | Chesterfield County, VA | 1.49 |
| 108 | Glynn County, GA | 1.48 |
| 109 | Hardin County, KY | 1.47 |
| 109 | Durham County, NC | 1.47 |
| 109 | Cleveland County, OK | 1.47 |
| 109 | Aiken County, SC | 1.47 |
| 110 | Bay County, FL | 1.46 |
| 110 | Boone County, IN | 1.46 |
| 110 | Cape Girardeau County, MO | 1.46 |
| 110 | Henrico County, VA | 1.46 |