Ranking of Missouri 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 103.26K people in Missouri with Scottish ancestry. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (13.75K), followed by Jackson County (11.69K), and St. Charles County (6.99K).

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 Missouri.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
St. Louis County
Jackson County
St. Charles County
Greene County
Clay County
Boone County
Jefferson County
St. Louis city
Jasper County
Platte County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 13747
2 Jackson County 11691
3 St. Charles County 6985
4 Greene County 6101
5 Clay County 4096
6 Boone County 4005
7 Jefferson County 3689
8 St. Louis city 3670
9 Jasper County 2949
10 Platte County 2712
11 Cass County 2273
12 Cole County 1765
13 Buchanan County 1675
14 Christian County 1591
15 Franklin County 1571
15 Pulaski County 1571
16 Cape Girardeau County 1561
17 Taney County 1240
18 Johnson County 1140
19 Newton County 1073
20 Phelps County 990
21 Camden County 930
22 St. Francois County 914
23 Callaway County 814
24 Lafayette County 725
25 Lincoln County 704
26 Lawrence County 680
27 Webster County 670
28 Scott County 644
29 Miller County 628
30 Polk County 596
31 Howell County 594
32 Texas County 592
33 Dunklin County 566
34 Clinton County 536
35 Stone County 520
36 Pettis County 504
37 Butler County 489
38 Stoddard County 470
39 Morgan County 465
40 Laclede County 461
41 Wright County 437
42 Ray County 384
43 Barry County 383
43 Saline County 383
44 Marion County 381
45 Mississippi County 380
46 Nodaway County 364
47 Audrain County 357
48 Crawford County 350
49 Warren County 328
50 Benton County 324
51 Daviess County 318
52 Bates County 311
53 Adair County 308
54 Caldwell County 298
54 Dent County 298
55 Vernon County 291
56 Washington County 275
57 Moniteau County 268
58 Putnam County 266
59 Douglas County 265
60 Macon County 258
61 Pike County 247
62 Andrew County 238
62 Scotland County 238
63 Henry County 231
63 Randolph County 231
64 Livingston County 221
64 St. Clair County 221
65 Bollinger County 216
66 DeKalb County 213
67 Carroll County 210
68 Ste. Genevieve County 209
69 Hickory County 206
70 Montgomery County 204
71 Perry County 203
72 Cedar County 201
73 Howard County 197
74 Barton County 189
75 Harrison County 184
76 Maries County 183
77 Pemiscot County 179
78 Dallas County 168
79 Cooper County 165
80 New Madrid County 160
81 Ralls County 159
82 Dade County 152
82 Ripley County 152
83 McDonald County 150
84 Madison County 140
85 Gentry County 134
86 Gasconade County 127
87 Grundy County 123
88 Wayne County 115
89 Ozark County 113
90 Shannon County 109
91 Mercer County 107
92 Iron County 101
92 Linn County 101
93 Clark County 94
94 Lewis County 84
95 Reynolds County 80
96 Carter County 79
97 Shelby County 77
98 Chariton County 76
99 Monroe County 74
100 Atchison County 69
101 Schuyler County 59
102 Oregon County 58
102 Osage County 58
103 Holt County 50
104 Sullivan County 46
105 Worth County 27
106 Knox County 9