Ranking of Idaho 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 57.04K people in Idaho with Scottish ancestry (3.15% of Idaho population). Among all Idaho counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (5.41%), followed by Boise County (5.23%), and Custer County (5.22%).

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 Idaho.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Madison County
Boise County
Custer County
Shoshone County
Bear Lake County
Bonner County
Bannock County
Camas County
Franklin County
Lewis County
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Madison County 5.41
2 Boise County 5.23
3 Custer County 5.22
4 Shoshone County 4.75
5 Bear Lake County 4.13
6 Bonner County 4.05
7 Bannock County 4.00
8 Camas County 3.93
9 Franklin County 3.82
9 Lewis County 3.82
10 Adams County 3.66
11 Clearwater County 3.54
11 Twin Falls County 3.54
12 Valley County 3.52
13 Bonneville County 3.49
14 Kootenai County 3.43
15 Fremont County 3.39
16 Oneida County 3.12
17 Ada County 3.10
18 Latah County 3.03
19 Bingham County 2.97
20 Jefferson County 2.96
21 Payette County 2.94
22 Elmore County 2.83
22 Gem County 2.83
23 Washington County 2.82
24 Cassia County 2.77
25 Power County 2.74
25 Teton County 2.74
26 Nez Perce County 2.71
27 Owyhee County 2.62
28 Butte County 2.60
29 Idaho County 2.57
30 Canyon County 2.51
31 Benewah County 2.23
32 Minidoka County 2.07
33 Jerome County 2.04
34 Boundary County 1.85
35 Lincoln County 1.81
36 Gooding County 1.73
37 Lemhi County 1.61
38 Blaine County 1.57
39 Caribou County 1.33
40 Clark County 1.19