Ranking of Alabama Counties 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 88.99K people in Alabama with Scottish ancestry (1.78% of Alabama population). Among all Alabama counties, Clay County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.13%), followed by Lee County (2.68%), and Shelby County (2.62%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scottish ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Alabama.
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Related Topics: Alabama ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County | 3.13 |
| 2 | Lee County | 2.68 |
| 3 | Shelby County | 2.62 |
| 4 | Lauderdale County | 2.56 |
| 5 | Marion County | 2.52 |
| 6 | Walker County | 2.40 |
| 7 | Cleburne County | 2.27 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 2.24 |
| 9 | Baldwin County | 2.19 |
| 9 | Limestone County | 2.19 |
| 10 | Tuscaloosa County | 2.18 |
| 11 | Autauga County | 2.15 |
| 12 | Blount County | 2.13 |
| 13 | Calhoun County | 2.09 |
| 13 | Coosa County | 2.09 |
| 14 | Clarke County | 2.07 |
| 14 | Cullman County | 2.07 |
| 15 | Morgan County | 2.03 |
| 16 | Winston County | 1.92 |
| 17 | Cherokee County | 1.89 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 1.87 |
| 19 | Madison County | 1.86 |
| 20 | Bibb County | 1.83 |
| 20 | St. Clair County | 1.83 |
| 21 | Elmore County | 1.80 |
| 22 | Houston County | 1.79 |
| 23 | Coffee County | 1.74 |
| 23 | Henry County | 1.74 |
| 24 | Mobile County | 1.72 |
| 25 | DeKalb County | 1.58 |
| 26 | Fayette County | 1.53 |
| 27 | Chilton County | 1.52 |
| 28 | Etowah County | 1.49 |
| 29 | Sumter County | 1.43 |
| 30 | Tallapoosa County | 1.42 |
| 31 | Randolph County | 1.40 |
| 32 | Geneva County | 1.35 |
| 33 | Marshall County | 1.34 |
| 34 | Covington County | 1.33 |
| 35 | Choctaw County | 1.32 |
| 36 | Colbert County | 1.30 |
| 37 | Bullock County | 1.29 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 1.25 |
| 39 | Talladega County | 1.24 |
| 40 | Pickens County | 1.13 |
| 41 | Russell County | 1.10 |
| 42 | Dale County | 1.09 |
| 43 | Crenshaw County | 1.08 |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 1.04 |
| 45 | Jackson County | 1.01 |
| 46 | Chambers County | 0.99 |
| 47 | Escambia County | 0.86 |
| 48 | Butler County | 0.84 |
| 49 | Pike County | 0.79 |
| 50 | Barbour County | 0.78 |
| 50 | Franklin County | 0.78 |
| 51 | Washington County | 0.73 |
| 52 | Macon County | 0.64 |
| 53 | Lamar County | 0.59 |
| 54 | Wilcox County | 0.52 |
| 55 | Marengo County | 0.43 |
| 56 | Conecuh County | 0.40 |
| 57 | Hale County | 0.39 |
| 58 | Dallas County | 0.37 |
| 59 | Lowndes County | 0.33 |
| 60 | Perry County | 0.25 |
| 61 | Greene County | 0.24 |