Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 66.66K people in Alabama with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.33% of Alabama population). Among all Alabama cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Helena city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.88%), followed by Hartselle city (2.80%), and Irondale city (2.75%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Alabama.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Helena city
Hartselle city
Irondale city
Gardendale city
Foley city
Hoover city
Fairhope city
Alexander City city
Mountain Brook city
Homewood city
Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Helena city 2.88
2 Hartselle city 2.80
3 Irondale city 2.75
4 Gardendale city 2.71
5 Foley city 2.67
6 Hoover city 2.60
7 Fairhope city 2.47
8 Alexander City city 2.43
9 Mountain Brook city 2.42
10 Homewood city 2.31
11 Chelsea city 2.23
12 Anniston city 2.17
12 Auburn city 2.17
13 Gulf Shores city 2.12
14 Enterprise city 2.11
15 Vestavia Hills city 2.05
16 Pell City city 2.04
17 Pelham city 1.98
18 Daphne city 1.97
19 Cullman city 1.96
19 Scottsboro city 1.96
20 Eufaula city 1.89
20 Jacksonville city 1.89
21 Leeds city 1.80
22 Madison city 1.77
23 Moody city 1.74
23 Ozark city 1.74
24 Huntsville city 1.71
25 Saks CDP 1.63
26 Selma city 1.51
27 Athens city 1.46
27 Florence city 1.46
28 Opelika city 1.45
29 Trussville city 1.42
30 Sylacauga city 1.38
31 Prattville city 1.36
32 Decatur city 1.35
33 Alabaster city 1.33
34 Dothan city 1.29
35 Tuscaloosa city 1.23
36 Gadsden city 1.19
37 Northport city 1.18
38 Jasper city 1.05
38 Troy city 1.05
39 Mobile city 1.04
40 Fort Payne city 0.97
41 Muscle Shoals city 0.95
42 Saraland city 0.94
43 Phenix City city 0.85
44 Calera city 0.84
45 Millbrook city 0.82
46 Russellville city 0.80
47 Birmingham city 0.79
48 Talladega city 0.78
49 Oxford city 0.74
50 Tillmans Corner CDP 0.72
51 Montgomery city 0.71
52 Boaz city 0.66
53 Clay city 0.60
54 McCalla CDP 0.48
55 Rainbow City city 0.46
56 Albertville city 0.38
57 Hueytown city 0.36
58 Valley city 0.28
59 Fairfield city 0.22
60 Prichard city 0.21
61 Bessemer city 0.14
62 Center Point city 0.07