Ranking of Alabama Counties 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 66.66K people in Alabama with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.33% of Alabama population). Among all Alabama counties, Clay County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.58%), followed by Butler County (2.28%), and Tallapoosa County (2.14%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Alabama.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Clay County
Butler County
Tallapoosa County
Baldwin County
Coffee County
Pickens County
Limestone County
Geneva County
Lauderdale County
Jackson County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clay County 2.58
2 Butler County 2.28
3 Tallapoosa County 2.14
4 Baldwin County 2.05
4 Coffee County 2.05
5 Pickens County 2.04
6 Limestone County 1.90
7 Geneva County 1.80
8 Lauderdale County 1.79
9 Jackson County 1.75
10 Lee County 1.72
11 Shelby County 1.69
12 Monroe County 1.66
13 Madison County 1.65
14 Calhoun County 1.63
14 Elmore County 1.63
15 St. Clair County 1.56
16 Barbour County 1.53
16 Cullman County 1.53
17 Marion County 1.51
18 Choctaw County 1.49
19 Covington County 1.36
20 Morgan County 1.35
21 Dale County 1.31
21 Jefferson County 1.31
22 Cleburne County 1.24
23 Chilton County 1.20
24 Houston County 1.17
25 Clarke County 1.16
25 Walker County 1.16
26 Tuscaloosa County 1.14
27 Marshall County 1.12
27 Mobile County 1.12
28 Autauga County 1.11
29 Blount County 1.09
29 Dallas County 1.09
30 Chambers County 1.08
31 DeKalb County 1.05
31 Talladega County 1.05
32 Coosa County 1.02
32 Escambia County 1.02
33 Crenshaw County 0.99
34 Etowah County 0.98
35 Pike County 0.97
36 Washington County 0.95
37 Conecuh County 0.91
37 Franklin County 0.91
38 Fayette County 0.87
39 Winston County 0.83
40 Wilcox County 0.81
41 Randolph County 0.80
42 Bibb County 0.79
42 Montgomery County 0.79
43 Colbert County 0.78
44 Lawrence County 0.73
45 Bullock County 0.67
46 Henry County 0.66
47 Lamar County 0.63
48 Cherokee County 0.62
49 Russell County 0.59
50 Marengo County 0.53
51 Perry County 0.39
52 Hale County 0.34
53 Lowndes County 0.26
54 Sumter County 0.25
55 Greene County 0.23
56 Macon County 0.21