Ranking of Montana 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 29.85K people in Montana with Scottish ancestry (2.77% of Montana population). Among all Montana counties, Wheatland County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (9.75%), followed by Judith Basin County (6.24%), and Meagher County (5.95%).

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 Montana.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Wheatland County
Judith Basin County
Meagher County
Park County
Garfield County
Powder River County
Fergus County
Broadwater County
Musselshell County
Sweet Grass County
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wheatland County 9.75
2 Judith Basin County 6.24
3 Meagher County 5.95
4 Park County 5.66
5 Garfield County 5.56
6 Powder River County 5.51
7 Fergus County 4.98
8 Broadwater County 4.47
9 Musselshell County 4.30
10 Sweet Grass County 4.26
11 Carbon County 4.17
11 Granite County 4.17
12 Madison County 3.97
13 Ravalli County 3.49
14 Rosebud County 3.30
15 Flathead County 3.16
16 Phillips County 3.14
16 Wibaux County 3.14
17 Sanders County 3.11
18 Missoula County 3.10
19 Lewis and Clark County 3.07
19 Lincoln County 3.07
20 Gallatin County 3.04
21 Jefferson County 3.01
22 Mineral County 2.74
23 Stillwater County 2.64
24 Custer County 2.62
25 Carter County 2.45
26 Cascade County 2.43
27 Yellowstone County 2.34
28 Toole County 2.31
29 Beaverhead County 2.28
30 Lake County 2.25
31 Powell County 2.13
32 Chouteau County 2.12
33 Golden Valley County 2.07
33 Liberty County 2.07
34 Treasure County 2.02
35 Hill County 2.01
36 Sheridan County 1.90
37 Dawson County 1.86
38 Blaine County 1.80
39 Pondera County 1.79
40 Richland County 1.71
40 Silver Bow County 1.71
41 Teton County 1.70
42 Petroleum County 1.61
43 Valley County 1.54
44 Deer Lodge County 1.35
45 Daniels County 1.21
46 Fallon County 0.91
47 McCone County 0.89
48 Roosevelt County 0.71
49 Big Horn County 0.63
50 Glacier County 0.58
51 Prairie County 0.08