Ranking of Washington 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 197.33K people in Washington with Scottish ancestry (2.59% of Washington population). Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Vashon CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (8.04%), followed by East Renton Highlands CDP (7.00%), and Bainbridge Island city (6.61%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Vashon CDP
East Renton Highlands CDP
Bainbridge Island city
Felida CDP
Sedro-Woolley city
Port Townsend city
Lake Forest Park city
Gig Harbor city
Lake Tapps CDP
Arlington city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Vashon CDP 8.04
2 East Renton Highlands CDP 7.00
3 Bainbridge Island city 6.61
4 Felida CDP 5.84
5 Sedro-Woolley city 5.38
6 Port Townsend city 5.13
7 Lake Forest Park city 5.06
8 Gig Harbor city 4.89
9 Lake Tapps CDP 4.86
10 Arlington city 4.85
11 Maltby CDP 4.49
12 Woodinville city 4.27
13 Edmonds city 4.14
14 Anacortes city 4.08
15 Puyallup city 3.96
16 Bellingham city 3.90
17 Maple Valley city 3.61
18 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 3.55
19 Lake Stickney CDP 3.52
20 Snoqualmie city 3.48
20 Tumwater city 3.48
21 Camano CDP 3.47
22 Mercer Island city 3.42
22 Shoreline city 3.42
23 Yelm city 3.41
24 Port Orchard city 3.40
25 Olympia city 3.38
26 Ellensburg city 3.26
27 West Richland city 3.22
28 Kirkland city 3.16
29 Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP 3.04
30 Cottage Lake CDP 3.03
31 Bonney Lake city 2.96
32 Enumclaw city 2.93
32 Washougal city 2.93
33 Cheney city 2.90
33 Hazel Dell CDP 2.90
33 Port Angeles city 2.90
34 Salmon Creek CDP 2.86
35 University Place city 2.84
36 South Hill CDP 2.83
37 Fairwood CDP (King County) 2.79
37 Spokane city 2.79
38 Walla Walla city 2.78
39 Seattle city 2.77
40 Lacey city 2.76
41 Richland city 2.75
42 Mount Vernon city 2.73
43 Pullman city 2.72
44 Artondale CDP 2.71
45 Centralia city 2.69
45 Martha Lake CDP 2.69
46 Elk Plain CDP 2.65
47 Longview city 2.64
47 Mill Creek city 2.64
48 Aberdeen city 2.61
49 Everett city 2.59
49 Mill Creek East CDP 2.59
50 Lynden city 2.56
51 East Wenatchee city 2.54
52 Birch Bay CDP 2.53
52 Camas city 2.53
52 Silver Firs CDP 2.53
53 Mountlake Terrace city 2.52
53 Mukilteo city 2.52
54 Bothell East CDP 2.50
54 Eastmont CDP 2.50
55 Bothell city 2.49
55 Monroe city 2.49
56 Wenatchee city 2.48
57 Bremerton city 2.46
58 Ferndale city 2.44
59 Minnehaha CDP 2.42
59 Silverdale CDP 2.42
60 Marysville city 2.40
61 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) 2.39
62 Graham CDP 2.38
63 Kenmore city 2.37
64 Vancouver city 2.36
65 Sumner city 2.33
66 Parkland CDP 2.26
67 Lynnwood city 2.25
68 Poulsbo city 2.22
69 Lake Stevens city 2.21
70 North Lynnwood CDP 2.19
71 Lakeland South CDP 2.17
72 Kennewick city 2.15
72 Spokane Valley city 2.15
73 Airway Heights city 2.14
74 White Center CDP 2.12
75 Bothell West CDP 2.11
75 Oak Harbor city 2.11
76 Tacoma city 2.10
77 Covington city 2.05
78 Prairie Ridge CDP 2.03
79 Issaquah city 2.02
79 Snohomish city 2.02
80 Liberty Lake city 2.01
81 Redmond city 2.00
82 Battle Ground city 1.98
83 Five Corners CDP 1.96
84 Sammamish city 1.92
85 Edgewood city 1.89
86 Des Moines city 1.88
86 Orchards CDP 1.88
87 Burien city 1.82
88 Bellevue city 1.73
89 Newcastle city 1.71
90 Renton city 1.62
91 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 1.61
92 Tukwila city 1.60
93 Frederickson CDP 1.57
94 Auburn city 1.49
95 Lakewood city 1.43
96 Shelton city 1.42
97 Yakima city 1.38
98 Kelso city 1.35
99 Kent city 1.28
100 Alderwood Manor CDP 1.26
100 Moses Lake city 1.26
101 Ridgefield city 1.25
102 Fife city 1.17
103 Federal Way city 1.15
104 Pasco city 1.02
105 Spanaway CDP 0.89
106 Lakeland North CDP 0.61
107 Fort Lewis CDP 0.60
108 SeaTac city 0.50
109 Grandview city 0.16
110 Sunnyside city 0.14