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.
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Related Topics: Georgia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
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 |