Ranking of Missouri 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 103.26K people in Missouri with Scottish ancestry (1.68% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Putnam County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (5.64%), followed by Scotland County (5.00%), and Daviess County (3.77%).
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 Missouri.
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Related Topics: Missouri ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putnam County | 5.64 |
| 2 | Scotland County | 5.00 |
| 3 | Daviess County | 3.77 |
| 4 | Caldwell County | 3.37 |
| 5 | Mercer County | 3.01 |
| 6 | Pulaski County | 2.94 |
| 7 | Mississippi County | 2.93 |
| 8 | Platte County | 2.58 |
| 9 | Miller County | 2.55 |
| 10 | Clinton County | 2.54 |
| 11 | Carroll County | 2.45 |
| 12 | Hickory County | 2.44 |
| 13 | Jasper County | 2.42 |
| 14 | Wright County | 2.40 |
| 15 | St. Clair County | 2.39 |
| 16 | Texas County | 2.38 |
| 17 | Cole County | 2.28 |
| 18 | Douglas County | 2.24 |
| 18 | Harrison County | 2.24 |
| 19 | Morgan County | 2.23 |
| 20 | Phelps County | 2.22 |
| 20 | Taney County | 2.22 |
| 21 | Lafayette County | 2.21 |
| 22 | Boone County | 2.20 |
| 23 | Camden County | 2.16 |
| 23 | Maries County | 2.16 |
| 24 | Gentry County | 2.15 |
| 25 | Cass County | 2.13 |
| 26 | Johnson County | 2.12 |
| 27 | Greene County | 2.06 |
| 28 | Dent County | 2.04 |
| 29 | Bollinger County | 2.01 |
| 30 | Dade County | 2.00 |
| 31 | Dunklin County | 1.98 |
| 32 | Buchanan County | 1.96 |
| 33 | Howard County | 1.94 |
| 34 | Bates County | 1.93 |
| 34 | Cape Girardeau County | 1.93 |
| 35 | Polk County | 1.89 |
| 36 | Callaway County | 1.83 |
| 36 | DeKalb County | 1.83 |
| 36 | Newton County | 1.83 |
| 37 | Christian County | 1.81 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 1.79 |
| 39 | Lawrence County | 1.78 |
| 40 | St. Charles County | 1.74 |
| 41 | Webster County | 1.72 |
| 42 | Moniteau County | 1.71 |
| 43 | Macon County | 1.70 |
| 44 | Nodaway County | 1.69 |
| 44 | Scott County | 1.69 |
| 45 | Stone County | 1.68 |
| 46 | Benton County | 1.67 |
| 47 | Ray County | 1.66 |
| 48 | Saline County | 1.65 |
| 49 | Clay County | 1.64 |
| 49 | Jackson County | 1.64 |
| 50 | Jefferson County | 1.63 |
| 50 | Stoddard County | 1.63 |
| 51 | Barton County | 1.61 |
| 52 | Ralls County | 1.54 |
| 53 | Shannon County | 1.52 |
| 54 | Crawford County | 1.51 |
| 54 | Franklin County | 1.51 |
| 55 | Howell County | 1.49 |
| 56 | Carter County | 1.47 |
| 56 | Livingston County | 1.47 |
| 56 | Vernon County | 1.47 |
| 57 | Schuyler County | 1.44 |
| 58 | Audrain County | 1.42 |
| 58 | Cedar County | 1.42 |
| 59 | Clark County | 1.41 |
| 60 | Ripley County | 1.38 |
| 61 | Pike County | 1.37 |
| 61 | St. Louis County | 1.37 |
| 62 | St. Francois County | 1.36 |
| 63 | Worth County | 1.35 |
| 64 | Marion County | 1.33 |
| 65 | Andrew County | 1.32 |
| 66 | Atchison County | 1.30 |
| 66 | Ozark County | 1.30 |
| 66 | Reynolds County | 1.30 |
| 67 | Laclede County | 1.28 |
| 68 | Shelby County | 1.26 |
| 69 | Grundy County | 1.24 |
| 70 | Adair County | 1.22 |
| 71 | St. Louis city | 1.21 |
| 72 | Lincoln County | 1.20 |
| 73 | Pettis County | 1.17 |
| 74 | Butler County | 1.16 |
| 74 | Holt County | 1.16 |
| 74 | Washington County | 1.16 |
| 75 | Ste. Genevieve County | 1.14 |
| 76 | Pemiscot County | 1.12 |
| 77 | Barry County | 1.11 |
| 77 | Madison County | 1.11 |
| 78 | Perry County | 1.07 |
| 79 | Henry County | 1.06 |
| 80 | Iron County | 1.05 |
| 81 | Chariton County | 1.02 |
| 81 | Wayne County | 1.02 |
| 82 | Dallas County | 0.99 |
| 83 | New Madrid County | 0.96 |
| 84 | Cooper County | 0.95 |
| 85 | Warren County | 0.94 |
| 86 | Randolph County | 0.93 |
| 87 | Gasconade County | 0.86 |
| 87 | Monroe County | 0.86 |
| 88 | Lewis County | 0.84 |
| 88 | Linn County | 0.84 |
| 89 | Sullivan County | 0.76 |
| 90 | McDonald County | 0.65 |
| 90 | Oregon County | 0.65 |
| 91 | Osage County | 0.43 |
| 92 | Knox County | 0.24 |