Ranking of Georgia 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 173.89K people in Georgia with Scottish ancestry (1.64% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Union County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (4.31%), followed by Chattahoochee County (4.18%), and Gilmer County (4.08%).

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 Georgia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Union County
Chattahoochee County
Gilmer County
Lumpkin County
Towns County
Pickens County
McIntosh County
Oconee County
White County
Fannin County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Union County 4.31
2 Chattahoochee County 4.18
3 Gilmer County 4.08
4 Lumpkin County 4.04
5 Towns County 3.97
6 Pickens County 3.75
7 McIntosh County 3.72
8 Oconee County 3.30
8 White County 3.30
9 Fannin County 3.29
10 Jasper County 3.24
11 Walker County 3.16
12 Montgomery County 3.14
13 Banks County 2.98
14 Cherokee County 2.91
15 Clarke County 2.80
16 Crawford County 2.72
17 Heard County 2.67
18 Dade County 2.61
19 Morgan County 2.60
20 Bartow County 2.57
20 Forsyth County 2.57
21 Camden County 2.50
22 Cook County 2.43
22 Jeff Davis County 2.43
23 Catoosa County 2.38
23 Jackson County 2.38
23 Thomas County 2.38
24 Walton County 2.36
25 Glynn County 2.35
26 Jenkins County 2.23
27 Haralson County 2.18
28 Coweta County 2.16
28 Rabun County 2.16
29 Hall County 2.08
29 Monroe County 2.08
30 Fayette County 2.07
31 Dawson County 2.06
32 Bulloch County 2.05
33 Cobb County 2.00
34 Hart County 1.97
35 Lanier County 1.96
36 Turner County 1.90
37 Chatham County 1.87
38 Pulaski County 1.82
39 Harris County 1.80
40 Polk County 1.78
41 Murray County 1.77
42 Madison County 1.76
43 Bleckley County 1.71
43 Brooks County 1.71
44 Floyd County 1.69
45 Lee County 1.68
45 Paulding County 1.68
45 Whitfield County 1.68
46 Barrow County 1.67
46 Ben Hill County 1.67
47 Habersham County 1.66
48 Columbia County 1.65
49 Lowndes County 1.64
50 Houston County 1.63
51 Pike County 1.59
51 Taliaferro County 1.59
52 Hancock County 1.58
53 DeKalb County 1.57
53 Franklin County 1.57
53 Grady County 1.57
54 Fulton County 1.52
54 Pierce County 1.52
55 Liberty County 1.51
56 Douglas County 1.48
56 Stephens County 1.48
57 Coffee County 1.47
58 Effingham County 1.46
59 Berrien County 1.45
60 Treutlen County 1.44
61 Gordon County 1.43
62 Greene County 1.38
63 Gwinnett County 1.37
64 Putnam County 1.36
65 Bryan County 1.35
65 Emanuel County 1.35
66 Troup County 1.33
67 Bibb County 1.32
68 Oglethorpe County 1.26
68 Screven County 1.26
69 Henry County 1.23
69 Toombs County 1.23
70 Charlton County 1.22
71 Lamar County 1.20
72 Elbert County 1.18
72 Jefferson County 1.18
72 Wilkes County 1.18
73 Spalding County 1.14
74 Decatur County 1.11
75 Peach County 1.10
76 Bacon County 1.09
77 Carroll County 1.05
77 Tattnall County 1.05
78 Muscogee County 1.04
79 Newton County 1.02
80 Meriwether County 0.99
80 Tift County 0.99
80 Upson County 0.99
81 Colquitt County 0.97
81 Richmond County 0.97
81 Schley County 0.97
82 Baldwin County 0.96
83 Burke County 0.94
84 Wayne County 0.93
85 Wilkinson County 0.91
86 Worth County 0.90
87 Sumter County 0.89
87 Talbot County 0.89
88 McDuffie County 0.88
89 Chattooga County 0.86
89 Ware County 0.86
90 Jones County 0.85
90 Quitman County 0.85
91 Lincoln County 0.83
92 Baker County 0.82
93 Irwin County 0.77
93 Marion County 0.77
94 Randolph County 0.75
94 Stewart County 0.75
95 Appling County 0.74
95 Crisp County 0.74
96 Evans County 0.73
97 Dodge County 0.72
97 Telfair County 0.72
98 Terrell County 0.68
99 Atkinson County 0.67
100 Butts County 0.65
101 Candler County 0.63
102 Seminole County 0.62
103 Brantley County 0.60
103 Dougherty County 0.60
104 Laurens County 0.57
104 Rockdale County 0.57
105 Early County 0.55
105 Miller County 0.55
106 Warren County 0.54
107 Mitchell County 0.52
108 Long County 0.49
109 Dooly County 0.45
109 Macon County 0.45
110 Echols County 0.43
111 Johnson County 0.37
112 Wilcox County 0.36
113 Taylor County 0.29
114 Twiggs County 0.21
114 Webster County 0.21
115 Clayton County 0.19
116 Washington County 0.16
117 Calhoun County 0.11
118 Glascock County 0.07
119 Clinch County 0.05