Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 13.90K people in Nebraska with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.71% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Blaine County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (6.36%), followed by Sioux County (3.61%), and Banner County (3.31%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nebraska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Blaine County
Sioux County
Banner County
Kimball County
Hooker County
Arthur County
Garden County
Custer County
Keith County
Garfield County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Blaine County 6.36
2 Sioux County 3.61
3 Banner County 3.31
4 Kimball County 2.85
5 Hooker County 2.52
6 Arthur County 1.91
7 Garden County 1.68
8 Custer County 1.37
9 Keith County 1.36
10 Garfield County 1.32
11 Nemaha County 1.18
12 Sheridan County 1.13
13 Hayes County 1.12
14 Wheeler County 1.09
15 Gage County 1.07
16 Cass County 1.06
17 Furnas County 1.05
18 Fillmore County 1.04
19 Dixon County 0.98
20 Sarpy County 0.94
20 York County 0.94
21 Logan County 0.93
22 Saunders County 0.92
22 Scotts Bluff County 0.92
23 Merrick County 0.91
24 Stanton County 0.90
25 Otoe County 0.88
26 Cheyenne County 0.87
27 Lincoln County 0.85
28 Grant County 0.84
28 Perkins County 0.84
29 Holt County 0.80
30 Boone County 0.79
31 Webster County 0.78
32 Frontier County 0.76
33 Valley County 0.74
34 Washington County 0.73
35 Gosper County 0.72
35 Johnson County 0.72
36 Douglas County 0.71
37 Lancaster County 0.70
37 Phelps County 0.70
38 Red Willow County 0.69
38 Thayer County 0.69
39 Nance County 0.68
40 Knox County 0.66
40 Seward County 0.66
41 Adams County 0.65
41 Polk County 0.65
42 Dodge County 0.64
43 McPherson County 0.63
44 Dawes County 0.61
45 Clay County 0.59
45 Hall County 0.59
46 Buffalo County 0.56
46 Richardson County 0.56
47 Brown County 0.55
47 Pierce County 0.55
48 Morrill County 0.54
49 Keya Paha County 0.53
50 Butler County 0.52
51 Hamilton County 0.51
52 Sherman County 0.50
53 Box Butte County 0.48
53 Cedar County 0.48
53 Madison County 0.48
54 Dundy County 0.47
55 Loup County 0.45
56 Harlan County 0.44
57 Dakota County 0.43
58 Burt County 0.42
59 Nuckolls County 0.41
60 Saline County 0.40
61 Pawnee County 0.39
62 Rock County 0.38
63 Howard County 0.37
64 Dawson County 0.34
64 Franklin County 0.34
64 Hitchcock County 0.34
65 Boyd County 0.33
66 Thurston County 0.31
67 Platte County 0.29
68 Deuel County 0.27
69 Kearney County 0.26
70 Antelope County 0.25
71 Jefferson County 0.24
72 Chase County 0.19
73 Cherry County 0.16
74 Cuming County 0.13
74 Wayne County 0.13
75 Greeley County 0.09
76 Colfax County 0.07