Ranking of Washington 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 81.32K people in Washington with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.07% of Washington population). Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lake Forest Park city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (3.30%), followed by Snohomish city (3.09%), and Snoqualmie city (2.49%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Lake Forest Park city
Snohomish city
Snoqualmie city
Gig Harbor city
Edmonds city
Poulsbo city
Orchards CDP
Vashon CDP
Bainbridge Island city
Port Angeles city
Ranking of Washington 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 Lake Forest Park city 3.30
2 Snohomish city 3.09
3 Snoqualmie city 2.49
4 Gig Harbor city 2.24
5 Edmonds city 2.14
6 Poulsbo city 2.07
7 Orchards CDP 1.97
7 Vashon CDP 1.97
8 Bainbridge Island city 1.90
9 Port Angeles city 1.86
10 Anacortes city 1.83
11 Maltby CDP 1.82
11 Washougal city 1.82
12 Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP 1.80
13 Port Townsend city 1.79
14 Lakeland North CDP 1.70
15 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) 1.64
16 Centralia city 1.62
16 Kelso city 1.62
17 Prairie Ridge CDP 1.61
18 Lake Stevens city 1.58
19 Felida CDP 1.56
20 Mercer Island city 1.54
20 Olympia city 1.54
20 Port Orchard city 1.54
21 Salmon Creek CDP 1.47
22 Artondale CDP 1.46
23 West Richland city 1.45
24 Graham CDP 1.43
25 Camas city 1.42
26 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 1.41
27 Silverdale CDP 1.40
28 Sedro-Woolley city 1.35
28 Spokane city 1.35
29 Cheney city 1.34
29 Mount Vernon city 1.34
30 Shoreline city 1.33
31 Longview city 1.31
32 Lacey city 1.30
33 Lakeland South CDP 1.28
34 Ellensburg city 1.26
34 University Place city 1.26
35 Burien city 1.24
36 Bothell city 1.23
36 Kenmore city 1.23
36 Woodinville city 1.23
37 Everett city 1.20
38 Spokane Valley city 1.18
38 White Center CDP 1.18
39 Des Moines city 1.16
40 Shelton city 1.15
41 Eastmont CDP 1.14
41 Mill Creek city 1.14
41 Vancouver city 1.14
42 Lynden city 1.12
42 Walla Walla city 1.12
43 Bellingham city 1.11
43 Mukilteo city 1.11
44 Seattle city 1.09
45 Aberdeen city 1.08
45 Ferndale city 1.08
46 East Renton Highlands CDP 1.06
46 Enumclaw city 1.06
46 SeaTac city 1.06
47 Lake Stickney CDP 1.05
47 Monroe city 1.05
47 Ridgefield city 1.05
48 Bellevue city 1.04
49 Maple Valley city 1.03
49 Tacoma city 1.03
50 Marysville city 1.02
51 Bremerton city 1.01
52 Sumner city 1.00
53 Wenatchee city 0.98
54 Hazel Dell CDP 0.97
55 Kennewick city 0.96
55 Liberty Lake city 0.96
56 Mountlake Terrace city 0.93
57 Birch Bay CDP 0.90
58 Camano CDP 0.87
59 Edgewood city 0.86
60 Auburn city 0.85
60 Silver Firs CDP 0.85
61 Yakima city 0.83
62 Elk Plain CDP 0.82
62 Yelm city 0.82
63 Airway Heights city 0.81
64 Issaquah city 0.79
64 Kirkland city 0.79
65 Lynnwood city 0.77
66 Richland city 0.76
66 Sammamish city 0.76
66 Tumwater city 0.76
67 Moses Lake city 0.75
68 Bothell East CDP 0.72
68 Cottage Lake CDP 0.72
68 Mill Creek East CDP 0.72
69 East Wenatchee city 0.71
69 Lakewood city 0.71
70 Fairwood CDP (King County) 0.70
70 Oak Harbor city 0.70
71 Arlington city 0.67
72 Redmond city 0.62
73 Federal Way city 0.60
73 Puyallup city 0.60
73 South Hill CDP 0.60
74 Lake Tapps CDP 0.57
75 Kent city 0.55
76 Minnehaha CDP 0.54
76 Pullman city 0.54
76 Renton city 0.54
77 Bothell West CDP 0.53
78 Newcastle city 0.52
79 North Lynnwood CDP 0.50
80 Pasco city 0.48
81 Martha Lake CDP 0.42
82 Five Corners CDP 0.41
83 Alderwood Manor CDP 0.40
84 Fife city 0.39
84 Frederickson CDP 0.39
85 Battle Ground city 0.35
85 Covington city 0.35
85 Fort Lewis CDP 0.35
86 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 0.34
87 Parkland CDP 0.30
88 Tukwila city 0.29
89 Bonney Lake city 0.21
90 Spanaway CDP 0.19
91 Grandview city 0.18
92 Sunnyside city 0.12