Ranking of Michigan Counties By 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. Among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (32.54K), followed by Wayne County (25.54K), and Macomb County (16.86K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with 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 Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Oakland County
Wayne County
Macomb County
Kent County
Washtenaw County
Genesee County
Livingston County
Ingham County
Kalamazoo County
St. Clair County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Oakland County 32537
2 Wayne County 25544
3 Macomb County 16861
4 Kent County 12060
5 Washtenaw County 9993
6 Genesee County 8437
7 Livingston County 6194
8 Ingham County 6006
9 Kalamazoo County 5018
10 St. Clair County 4661
11 Ottawa County 4021
12 Jackson County 3660
13 Saginaw County 3517
14 Grand Traverse County 3244
15 Monroe County 2989
16 Calhoun County 2836
17 Eaton County 2772
18 Lapeer County 2573
19 Lenawee County 2288
20 Muskegon County 2260
21 Berrien County 2239
22 Bay County 2078
23 Allegan County 1956
24 Clinton County 1732
25 Shiawassee County 1712
26 Midland County 1677
27 Ionia County 1584
28 Sanilac County 1449
29 Isabella County 1360
30 Marquette County 1349
31 Emmet County 1318
32 Barry County 1276
33 Tuscola County 1270
34 Leelanau County 1265
35 Van Buren County 1249
36 Hillsdale County 1243
37 Chippewa County 1219
38 Montcalm County 1097
39 Gratiot County 1048
40 St. Joseph County 940
41 Huron County 885
42 Newaygo County 847
43 Iosco County 846
44 Alpena County 831
45 Cass County 804
46 Branch County 751
47 Mecosta County 746
48 Cheboygan County 741
49 Charlevoix County 731
50 Roscommon County 691
51 Wexford County 664
52 Kalkaska County 633
53 Clare County 587
54 Antrim County 585
55 Ogemaw County 573
56 Houghton County 571
57 Otsego County 569
58 Gladwin County 554
59 Mason County 534
60 Osceola County 526
61 Manistee County 508
62 Benzie County 481
63 Arenac County 402
64 Mackinac County 385
65 Oceana County 375
66 Alcona County 354
67 Crawford County 348
68 Montmorency County 342
69 Delta County 336
70 Missaukee County 320
71 Presque Isle County 279
72 Dickinson County 239
73 Menominee County 211
74 Oscoda County 206
75 Iron County 190
76 Gogebic County 185
77 Lake County 170
78 Alger County 153
79 Schoolcraft County 146
80 Luce County 87
81 Baraga County 81
82 Ontonagon County 65
83 Keweenaw County 42