Ranking of Michigan 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 206.11K people in Michigan with Scottish ancestry (2.05% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Clawson city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (6.46%), followed by Grosse Pointe Park city (4.41%), and Fenton city (4.19%).

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 Michigan.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Clawson city
Grosse Pointe Park city
Fenton city
Grosse Pointe Farms city
Berkley city
Garden City city
Haslett CDP
Howell city
South Lyon city
Royal Oak city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clawson city 6.46
2 Grosse Pointe Park city 4.41
3 Fenton city 4.19
4 Grosse Pointe Farms city 4.12
5 Berkley city 4.06
6 Garden City city 4.05
7 Haslett CDP 4.00
8 Howell city 3.97
9 South Lyon city 3.87
10 Royal Oak city 3.65
11 Birmingham city 3.50
11 Rochester city 3.50
12 East Grand Rapids city 3.47
13 Traverse City city 3.43
13 Woodhaven city 3.43
14 Forest Hills CDP 3.38
15 Comstock Park CDP 3.37
16 Fraser city 3.33
17 Grosse Pointe Woods city 3.25
18 Livonia city 3.21
19 Trenton city 3.18
20 Southgate city 3.02
21 Farmington city 3.01
22 Burton city 2.97
23 Sault Ste. Marie city 2.87
24 Beverly Hills village 2.70
25 Troy city 2.69
26 Alpena city 2.65
27 Ann Arbor city 2.64
27 Monroe city 2.64
28 Allen Park city 2.54
29 Portage city 2.50
29 Port Huron city 2.50
30 Madison Heights city 2.44
31 Wayne city 2.39
32 Hazel Park city 2.36
33 Cadillac city 2.32
33 Ferndale city 2.32
34 Marquette city 2.26
35 Flat Rock city 2.25
36 Roseville city 2.23
37 Wyandotte city 2.21
38 Okemos CDP 2.18
39 Midland city 2.11
40 Battle Creek city 2.09
41 St. Clair Shores city 2.04
42 Farmington Hills city 1.99
42 Northview CDP 1.99
42 Ypsilanti city 1.99
43 New Baltimore city 1.98
44 Rochester Hills city 1.97
45 Allendale CDP 1.95
45 Wixom city 1.95
46 Bay City city 1.89
46 Mount Pleasant city 1.89
47 Novi city 1.84
48 Kalamazoo city 1.78
49 Auburn Hills city 1.77
50 Westland city 1.76
51 Lansing city 1.70
51 Waverly CDP 1.70
52 Niles city 1.69
53 Taylor city 1.64
54 Norton Shores city 1.60
55 East Lansing city 1.58
55 Grand Rapids city 1.58
55 Holland city 1.58
56 Owosso city 1.56
56 Riverview city 1.56
57 Ionia city 1.55
58 Holt CDP 1.54
59 Warren city 1.52
60 Mount Clemens city 1.47
61 Dearborn city 1.45
61 Sturgis city 1.45
62 Cutlerville CDP 1.41
63 Grand Haven city 1.36
63 Sterling Heights city 1.36
64 Wyoming city 1.32
65 Escanaba city 1.31
66 Jackson city 1.27
67 Romulus city 1.26
68 Kentwood city 1.25
69 Adrian city 1.20
69 Coldwater city 1.20
70 Jenison CDP 1.16
71 Muskegon city 1.12
72 Grandville city 1.10
73 Walker city 1.04
74 Flint city 1.00
75 Lambertville CDP 0.97
76 Lincoln Park city 0.96
77 Saginaw city 0.95
78 Eastpointe city 0.93
79 Dearborn Heights city 0.85
80 Inkster city 0.80
80 Pontiac city 0.80
81 Southfield city 0.57
82 Harper Woods city 0.52
82 Oak Park city 0.52
83 Detroit city 0.27
84 Muskegon Heights city 0.26
85 Melvindale city 0.25
86 Hamtramck city 0.20