Ranking of Nebraska 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 26.33K people in Nebraska with Scottish ancestry (1.35% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of at least 10K, North Platte city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (2.46%), followed by Bellevue city (2.16%), and Papillion city (1.71%).

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 Nebraska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
North Platte city
Bellevue city
Papillion city
Omaha city
Grand Island city
Lincoln city
Scottsbluff city
La Vista city
Hastings city
Kearney city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 North Platte city 2.46
2 Bellevue city 2.16
3 Papillion city 1.71
4 Omaha city 1.57
5 Grand Island city 1.51
6 Lincoln city 1.38
7 Scottsbluff city 1.23
8 La Vista city 1.22
9 Hastings city 1.13
10 Kearney city 1.02
11 Beatrice city 0.82
12 Fremont city 0.81
13 Columbus city 0.57
14 Norfolk city 0.47
15 Chalco CDP 0.40
16 South Sioux City city 0.09
17 Lexington city 0.05