Ranking of Illinois 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 143.05K people in Illinois with Scottish ancestry (1.12% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Hamilton County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (4.38%), followed by Stark County (2.98%), and Macoupin County (2.92%).
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 Illinois.
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Related Topics: Illinois ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County | 4.38 |
| 2 | Stark County | 2.98 |
| 3 | Macoupin County | 2.92 |
| 4 | Piatt County | 2.77 |
| 5 | Menard County | 2.58 |
| 6 | Gallatin County | 2.54 |
| 7 | Schuyler County | 2.49 |
| 8 | Pike County | 2.39 |
| 9 | Greene County | 2.34 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 2.28 |
| 11 | Union County | 2.24 |
| 12 | Tazewell County | 2.08 |
| 13 | DeKalb County | 2.03 |
| 14 | Wayne County | 2.01 |
| 15 | McDonough County | 1.96 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 1.95 |
| 17 | Franklin County | 1.88 |
| 18 | Fayette County | 1.86 |
| 18 | Saline County | 1.86 |
| 19 | Sangamon County | 1.85 |
| 19 | Williamson County | 1.85 |
| 20 | McLean County | 1.74 |
| 21 | White County | 1.71 |
| 22 | Jersey County | 1.70 |
| 23 | Christian County | 1.69 |
| 23 | Kankakee County | 1.69 |
| 24 | Crawford County | 1.67 |
| 24 | Edgar County | 1.67 |
| 24 | Pulaski County | 1.67 |
| 25 | Hancock County | 1.66 |
| 25 | Mercer County | 1.66 |
| 26 | Knox County | 1.65 |
| 26 | Macon County | 1.65 |
| 27 | Bureau County | 1.64 |
| 28 | Mason County | 1.63 |
| 29 | Grundy County | 1.62 |
| 29 | Peoria County | 1.62 |
| 30 | Henry County | 1.61 |
| 31 | Wabash County | 1.60 |
| 32 | Perry County | 1.59 |
| 33 | Fulton County | 1.58 |
| 34 | McHenry County | 1.57 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 1.56 |
| 35 | Whiteside County | 1.56 |
| 36 | Jefferson County | 1.55 |
| 36 | Montgomery County | 1.55 |
| 37 | Boone County | 1.54 |
| 37 | Douglas County | 1.54 |
| 38 | Carroll County | 1.48 |
| 38 | Edwards County | 1.48 |
| 39 | Shelby County | 1.47 |
| 40 | De Witt County | 1.46 |
| 40 | St. Clair County | 1.46 |
| 41 | Scott County | 1.44 |
| 42 | Adams County | 1.43 |
| 42 | Champaign County | 1.43 |
| 43 | Iroquois County | 1.42 |
| 43 | Madison County | 1.42 |
| 43 | Winnebago County | 1.42 |
| 44 | Vermilion County | 1.39 |
| 45 | Coles County | 1.38 |
| 46 | Clay County | 1.37 |
| 47 | Woodford County | 1.36 |
| 48 | Logan County | 1.35 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 1.29 |
| 49 | Morgan County | 1.29 |
| 50 | Jasper County | 1.27 |
| 51 | Marion County | 1.26 |
| 51 | Stephenson County | 1.26 |
| 52 | LaSalle County | 1.25 |
| 53 | Kane County | 1.24 |
| 53 | Lake County | 1.24 |
| 53 | Richland County | 1.24 |
| 54 | DuPage County | 1.23 |
| 54 | Ogle County | 1.23 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 1.20 |
| 56 | Kendall County | 1.18 |
| 57 | Lee County | 1.13 |
| 57 | Pope County | 1.13 |
| 58 | Rock Island County | 1.12 |
| 59 | Clinton County | 1.07 |
| 59 | Livingston County | 1.07 |
| 59 | Warren County | 1.07 |
| 60 | Henderson County | 1.03 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | 1.02 |
| 62 | Massac County | 1.00 |
| 63 | Clark County | 0.98 |
| 64 | Bond County | 0.97 |
| 64 | Hardin County | 0.97 |
| 65 | Marshall County | 0.96 |
| 66 | Ford County | 0.94 |
| 67 | Will County | 0.91 |
| 68 | Alexander County | 0.86 |
| 69 | Moultrie County | 0.84 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 0.73 |
| 71 | Cook County | 0.72 |
| 72 | Cass County | 0.67 |
| 73 | Effingham County | 0.63 |
| 74 | Putnam County | 0.59 |
| 74 | Washington County | 0.59 |
| 75 | Brown County | 0.44 |
| 76 | Calhoun County | 0.35 |