Ranking of Washington 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 197.33K people in Washington with Scottish ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (54.58K), followed by Snohomish County (22.99K), and Pierce County (21.73K).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
King County
Snohomish County
Pierce County
Spokane County
Clark County
Thurston County
Kitsap County
Whatcom County
Benton County
Skagit County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 54582
2 Snohomish County 22990
3 Pierce County 21734
4 Spokane County 14573
5 Clark County 12822
6 Thurston County 8748
7 Kitsap County 8390
8 Whatcom County 7374
9 Benton County 4950
10 Skagit County 4542
11 Clallam County 3452
12 Yakima County 2892
13 Island County 2860
14 Mason County 2628
15 Cowlitz County 2511
16 Lewis County 2019
17 Chelan County 1998
18 Walla Walla County 1820
19 Grays Harbor County 1693
20 Jefferson County 1515
21 Whitman County 1481
22 Kittitas County 1421
23 Grant County 1271
24 Stevens County 1219
25 Douglas County 1152
26 San Juan County 1058
27 Franklin County 991
28 Okanogan County 843
29 Pacific County 724
30 Klickitat County 644
31 Skamania County 638
32 Pend Oreille County 477
33 Asotin County 467
34 Lincoln County 211
35 Ferry County 184
36 Adams County 165
37 Wahkiakum County 139
38 Columbia County 95
39 Garfield County 61