Ranking of Indiana 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 110.66K people in Indiana with Scottish ancestry (1.64% of Indiana population). Among all Indiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Bedford city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (4.36%), followed by Bluffton city (3.45%), and La Porte city (3.17%).

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 Indiana.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Bedford city
Bluffton city
La Porte city
West Lafayette city
Danville town
Valparaiso city
Bloomington city
Lowell town
Mishawaka city
Beech Grove city
Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bedford city 4.36
2 Bluffton city 3.45
3 La Porte city 3.17
4 West Lafayette city 2.97
5 Danville town 2.91
6 Valparaiso city 2.86
7 Bloomington city 2.74
8 Lowell town 2.60
9 Mishawaka city 2.50
10 Beech Grove city 2.45
11 Vincennes city 2.38
12 Crawfordsville city 2.37
13 Carmel city 2.36
14 Zionsville town 2.28
15 Granger CDP 2.23
16 Noblesville city 2.21
17 Jeffersonville city 2.20
18 Greenfield city 2.19
18 Terre Haute city 2.19
19 Lebanon city 2.16
20 Seymour city 2.12
21 Fishers city 2.11
22 Clarksville town 2.03
23 Connersville city 2.00
24 Avon town 1.99
25 New Albany city 1.97
26 Anderson city 1.95
27 Muncie city 1.88
28 Greenwood city 1.87
29 Dyer town 1.77
29 Plainfield town 1.77
30 Peru city 1.74
31 Evansville city 1.72
32 Columbus city 1.71
33 Lawrence city 1.68
33 Portage city 1.68
34 Franklin city 1.62
35 Lafayette city 1.60
36 Fort Wayne city 1.56
37 Westfield city 1.54
38 Brownsburg town 1.49
38 Speedway town 1.49
39 Crown Point city 1.48
40 Chesterton town 1.47
41 Washington city 1.46
42 Indianapolis city (balance) 1.45
43 Shelbyville city 1.44
44 Highland town 1.36
44 New Haven city 1.36
45 St. John town 1.33
46 Madison city 1.32
46 Schererville town 1.32
47 Greensburg city 1.30
48 Richmond city 1.15
49 Logansport city 1.05
50 South Bend city 1.02
51 Elkhart city 0.99
51 Munster town 0.99
52 Kokomo city 0.94
53 Lake Station city 0.93
54 Jasper city 0.91
54 New Castle city 0.91
55 Hobart city 0.87
55 Marion city 0.87
56 Wabash city 0.79
57 Cedar Lake town 0.77
58 Auburn city 0.75
58 Martinsville city 0.75
58 Michigan City city 0.75
59 Goshen city 0.72
60 Plymouth city 0.64
61 Yorktown town 0.58
62 Frankfort city 0.52
63 Hammond city 0.49
64 Huntington city 0.47
65 Warsaw city 0.46
66 Gary city 0.43
66 Griffith town 0.43
66 Merrillville town 0.43
67 East Chicago city 0.03