Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 456.71K people in California with Scottish ancestry (1.16% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Piedmont city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (6.11%), followed by Grover Beach city (5.92%), and Sierra Madre city (4.60%).

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

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

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Related Topics: California ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Piedmont city

Grover Beach city

Sierra Madre city

Arroyo Grande city

Pacific Grove city

Laguna Beach city

Los Osos CDP

Truckee town

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP

Valley Center CDP

Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Piedmont city	6.11
2	Grover Beach city	5.92
3	Sierra Madre city	4.60
4	Arroyo Grande city	4.54
4	Pacific Grove city	4.54
5	Laguna Beach city	4.36
6	Los Osos CDP	4.21
7	Truckee town	4.08
8	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP	4.01
9	Valley Center CDP	3.73
10	Orinda city	3.67
11	Newport Beach city	3.66
12	Placerville city	3.63
13	Sonoma city	3.53
14	San Anselmo town	3.35
15	San Clemente city	3.33
16	Mill Valley city	3.30
17	Petaluma city	3.29
18	Morro Bay city	3.28
19	Eureka city	3.17
20	Arcata city	3.08
21	Diamond Springs CDP	3.01
22	Coronado city	3.00
22	Lafayette city	3.00
23	Atascadero city	2.99
23	Carpinteria city	2.99
24	Live Oak CDP	2.92
24	San Luis Obispo city	2.92
25	Rossmoor CDP	2.91
26	Rohnert Park city	2.90
27	Fair Oaks CDP	2.88
27	Granite Bay CDP	2.88
27	Laguna Woods city	2.88
27	Larkspur city	2.88
27	Pleasant Hill city	2.88
27	San Diego Country Estates CDP	2.88
28	Solana Beach city	2.87
29	Corte Madera town	2.83
30	Manhattan Beach city	2.79
31	Benicia city	2.75
31	Rocklin city	2.75
32	Encinitas city	2.74
33	Moraga town	2.72
34	Chico city	2.70
34	Palm Springs city	2.70
34	Santee city	2.70
35	La Mesa city	2.69
36	La Verne city	2.67
37	Magalia CDP	2.66
38	Walnut Creek city	2.64
39	Canyon Lake city	2.63
39	McKinleyville CDP	2.63
40	Alamo CDP	2.61
41	Orangevale CDP	2.58
41	West Hollywood city	2.58
42	Danville town	2.55
42	Windsor town	2.55
43	Oildale CDP	2.51
44	Rancho Mirage city	2.50
45	Mountain House CDP	2.49
46	North Tustin CDP	2.48
47	Ridgecrest city	2.45
48	Novato city	2.44
49	Auburn city	2.42
50	Blackhawk CDP	2.41
51	Redondo Beach city	2.40
52	Lincoln city	2.39
53	Albany city	2.38
53	Santa Cruz city	2.38
54	Santa Barbara city	2.34
55	Wildomar city	2.33
56	East Hemet CDP	2.32
57	San Buenaventura (Ventura) city	2.29
58	Thousand Oaks city	2.27
59	Oak Park CDP	2.23
60	Discovery Bay CDP	2.22
61	Goleta city	2.19
62	Eastern Goleta Valley CDP	2.17
62	Folsom city	2.17
63	San Carlos city	2.16
64	Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP	2.15
64	South Lake Tahoe city	2.15
65	Dana Point city	2.14
66	Scotts Valley city	2.12
67	Monterey city	2.10
68	Alameda city	2.07
68	Costa Mesa city	2.07
69	Carlsbad city	2.06
70	Berkeley city	2.04
70	Rancho San Diego CDP	2.04
71	El Cerrito city	2.03
71	Laguna Niguel city	2.03
71	La Quinta city	2.03
72	Twentynine Palms city	2.02
73	Seal Beach city	2.01
74	Livermore city	1.98
75	Hermosa Beach city	1.97
75	Los Gatos town	1.97
75	Palm Desert city	1.97
76	Lakeside CDP (San Diego County)	1.96
76	Mission Viejo city	1.96
76	Norco city	1.96
76	San Marcos city	1.96
77	Davis city	1.95
77	Poway city	1.95
78	Coto de Caza CDP	1.94
78	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city	1.94
78	Glendora city	1.94
78	Murrieta city	1.94
79	Calimesa city	1.93
79	Healdsburg city	1.93
80	Big Bear City CDP	1.92
80	Carmichael CDP	1.92
80	Redding city	1.92
81	Rancho Santa Margarita city	1.91
82	Palos Verdes Estates city	1.90
83	Aliso Viejo city	1.88
83	Menlo Park city	1.88
83	North Auburn CDP	1.88
84	Lake Forest city	1.86
85	Palo Alto city	1.85
85	Temecula city	1.85
86	Huntington Beach city	1.84
86	Roseville city	1.84
87	El Segundo city	1.83
88	Napa city	1.82
89	Camp Pendleton South CDP	1.81
89	Yucca Valley town	1.81
90	El Dorado Hills CDP	1.79
90	Oakley city	1.79
91	Arden-Arcade CDP	1.78
91	French Valley CDP	1.78
92	Valle Vista CDP	1.77
93	Morgan Hill city	1.76
94	Claremont city	1.75
94	La Crescenta-Montrose CDP	1.75
94	Simi Valley city	1.75
95	Orcutt CDP	1.74
95	Woodland city	1.74
96	Campbell city	1.73
97	Santa Monica city	1.72
98	Stanford CDP	1.71
99	Santa Rosa city	1.70
100	Apple Valley town	1.69
100	San Mateo city	1.69
100	San Rafael city	1.69
101	Citrus Heights city	1.68
102	Alpine CDP	1.67
103	Burlingame city	1.66
103	Camarillo city	1.66
104	San Dimas city	1.65
105	Oceanside city	1.64
105	Soquel CDP	1.64
106	Castaic CDP	1.62
106	Emeryville city	1.62
106	Laguna Hills city	1.62
106	Winter Gardens CDP	1.62
107	Dixon city	1.61
107	Imperial city	1.61
108	Shasta Lake city	1.60
109	San Marino city	1.59
110	Burbank city	1.58
110	Golden Hills CDP	1.58
110	Yuba City city	1.58
111	Fortuna city	1.57
112	Ukiah city	1.56
113	Concord city	1.55
114	Half Moon Bay city	1.54
114	Los Alamitos city	1.54
115	Malibu city	1.53
115	San Juan Capistrano city	1.53
116	Clayton city	1.52
117	Moorpark city	1.51
117	Redwood City city	1.51
118	Anderson city	1.50
119	Los Altos city	1.49
120	Fallbrook CDP	1.48
121	Foothill Farms CDP	1.47
122	Linda CDP	1.46
122	Santa Clarita city	1.46
123	Brea city	1.45
123	Clovis city	1.45
123	Ladera Ranch CDP	1.45
123	Martinez city	1.45
123	Saratoga city	1.45
124	Menifee city	1.44
124	West Sacramento city	1.44
125	Cameron Park CDP	1.43
126	Altadena CDP	1.42
126	Fillmore city	1.42
127	Fountain Valley city	1.41
127	Imperial Beach city	1.41
128	La Riviera CDP	1.40
129	Dublin city	1.39
130	Grass Valley city	1.37
130	San Diego city	1.37
131	Orange city	1.36
131	Woodcrest CDP	1.36
132	Oroville city	1.34
132	Rosedale CDP	1.34