Ranking of Maryland 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 85.77K people in Maryland with Scottish ancestry (1.40% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland counties, Allegany County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.37%), followed by Kent County (3.27%), and Talbot County (3.06%).

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 Maryland.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Allegany County
Kent County
Talbot County
Carroll County
Queen Anne's County
Cecil County
Frederick County
St. Mary's County
Calvert County
Harford County
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Allegany County 3.37
2 Kent County 3.27
3 Talbot County 3.06
4 Carroll County 2.58
5 Queen Anne's County 2.50
6 Cecil County 2.33
7 Frederick County 2.30
8 St. Mary's County 2.08
9 Calvert County 2.03
10 Harford County 2.01
11 Washington County 1.92
12 Worcester County 1.84
13 Anne Arundel County 1.83
14 Howard County 1.81
15 Wicomico County 1.65
16 Dorchester County 1.58
17 Garrett County 1.51
18 Montgomery County 1.30
19 Somerset County 1.23
20 Caroline County 1.22
21 Baltimore County 1.20
22 Charles County 1.00
23 Baltimore city 0.74
24 Prince George's County 0.43