Ranking of Georgia 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 112.31K people in Georgia with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.06% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Telfair County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (3.94%), followed by Rabun County (3.29%), and Union County (3.23%).

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 Georgia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Telfair County
Rabun County
Union County
Dawson County
Hart County
Oconee County
Pickens County
McIntosh County
Morgan County
Towns County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Telfair County 3.94
2 Rabun County 3.29
3 Union County 3.23
4 Dawson County 2.92
5 Hart County 2.84
6 Oconee County 2.83
7 Pickens County 2.79
8 McIntosh County 2.70
9 Morgan County 2.66
10 Towns County 2.60
11 Jasper County 2.54
12 White County 2.52
13 Jenkins County 2.29
14 Monroe County 2.23
15 Habersham County 2.21
16 Charlton County 2.17
16 Haralson County 2.17
17 Harris County 2.00
17 Terrell County 2.00
18 Stephens County 1.98
19 Lumpkin County 1.95
20 Fannin County 1.85
21 Upson County 1.79
22 Decatur County 1.75
22 Pike County 1.75
23 Brantley County 1.72
24 Clarke County 1.70
24 Gilmer County 1.70
24 Greene County 1.70
25 Lee County 1.66
26 Bryan County 1.64
27 Effingham County 1.55
27 Oglethorpe County 1.55
28 Hall County 1.54
29 Glynn County 1.48
30 Columbia County 1.44
30 Seminole County 1.44
31 Cherokee County 1.41
32 Catoosa County 1.36
32 Madison County 1.36
33 Walton County 1.35
34 Floyd County 1.34
35 Camden County 1.33
35 Long County 1.33
36 Forsyth County 1.31
37 Quitman County 1.29
38 Gordon County 1.28
39 Coweta County 1.26
40 Atkinson County 1.25
40 Butts County 1.25
40 Polk County 1.25
41 Dade County 1.22
42 Walker County 1.21
43 Banks County 1.20
43 Cobb County 1.20
44 Bartow County 1.16
44 Bulloch County 1.16
44 Elbert County 1.16
45 Fulton County 1.14
46 Fayette County 1.13
46 Taylor County 1.13
47 Jackson County 1.12
48 Randolph County 1.11
49 Evans County 1.10
50 Franklin County 1.09
51 Turner County 1.03
51 Wilcox County 1.03
52 Bibb County 1.02
53 Chatham County 1.01
54 Candler County 1.00
54 Heard County 1.00
54 Miller County 1.00
55 Spalding County 0.98
56 Grady County 0.97
56 Peach County 0.97
56 Rockdale County 0.97
56 Thomas County 0.97
57 Newton County 0.96
58 Muscogee County 0.95
58 Toombs County 0.95
59 Emanuel County 0.93
60 Putnam County 0.92
61 Troup County 0.90
62 Barrow County 0.89
62 DeKalb County 0.89
63 Burke County 0.88
64 Carroll County 0.87
65 Wayne County 0.85
66 Mitchell County 0.81
67 Berrien County 0.80
67 Cook County 0.80
67 Douglas County 0.80
67 Gwinnett County 0.80
68 Tift County 0.78
69 Paulding County 0.77
70 Jeff Davis County 0.75
70 Pierce County 0.75
71 Lowndes County 0.74
72 Coffee County 0.73
72 Henry County 0.73
73 Hancock County 0.72
74 Stewart County 0.71
74 Washington County 0.71
75 Baldwin County 0.70
76 Jones County 0.69
76 Tattnall County 0.69
77 Wilkes County 0.68
78 Macon County 0.67
79 Lamar County 0.66
80 Irwin County 0.65
81 Ware County 0.64
82 Brooks County 0.62
82 Glascock County 0.62
82 Houston County 0.62
83 Bleckley County 0.61
83 Lincoln County 0.61
84 Chattooga County 0.59
84 Early County 0.59
84 Worth County 0.59
85 Laurens County 0.58
86 Dougherty County 0.57
86 Murray County 0.57
87 Ben Hill County 0.56
87 Montgomery County 0.56
88 Whitfield County 0.54
89 Crawford County 0.53
90 Richmond County 0.51
91 Dooly County 0.48
91 Talbot County 0.48
92 Colquitt County 0.47
92 Treutlen County 0.47
93 Pulaski County 0.46
94 Dodge County 0.45
95 Meriwether County 0.44
95 Wilkinson County 0.44
96 Warren County 0.42
97 Crisp County 0.40
97 Lanier County 0.40
97 Wheeler County 0.40
98 McDuffie County 0.39
99 Echols County 0.38
100 Bacon County 0.37
100 Johnson County 0.37
100 Schley County 0.37
101 Sumter County 0.31
102 Calhoun County 0.28
103 Clayton County 0.27
104 Jefferson County 0.26
105 Liberty County 0.23
106 Marion County 0.21
107 Chattahoochee County 0.19
107 Screven County 0.19
107 Taliaferro County 0.19
108 Twiggs County 0.16
109 Clinch County 0.13
109 Webster County 0.13
110 Appling County 0.08
111 Baker County 0.03