Ranking of Nebraska 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 26.33K people in Nebraska with Scottish ancestry (1.35% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Sioux County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (6.75%), followed by Thomas County (5.52%), and Banner County (4.63%).

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 Nebraska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Sioux County
Thomas County
Banner County
Rock County
Grant County
Logan County
Frontier County
Hitchcock County
Red Willow County
Box Butte County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sioux County 6.75
2 Thomas County 5.52
3 Banner County 4.63
4 Rock County 4.62
5 Grant County 4.32
6 Logan County 3.58
7 Frontier County 3.34
8 Hitchcock County 2.74
9 Red Willow County 2.56
10 Box Butte County 2.51
11 Burt County 2.40
12 Wheeler County 2.18
13 Furnas County 2.13
13 Lincoln County 2.13
14 Keya Paha County 2.11
15 Dawes County 2.09
16 Sheridan County 2.06
17 Nemaha County 1.98
18 Garden County 1.97
19 Hooker County 1.96
20 Dundy County 1.95
21 Cherry County 1.91
22 Scotts Bluff County 1.70
23 Cass County 1.68
23 McPherson County 1.68
24 Phelps County 1.67
25 Webster County 1.63
26 Sarpy County 1.62
27 Douglas County 1.56
27 Nance County 1.56
28 Hall County 1.53
29 Cheyenne County 1.46
30 Johnson County 1.45
31 Perkins County 1.40
32 Boyd County 1.33
32 Pawnee County 1.33
33 Lancaster County 1.32
34 Custer County 1.31
34 Greeley County 1.31
34 Otoe County 1.31
35 Valley County 1.24
36 Keith County 1.17
36 Richardson County 1.17
37 Blaine County 1.16
38 Harlan County 1.15
39 Dawson County 1.14
39 Hamilton County 1.14
40 Franklin County 1.13
41 Adams County 1.12
41 Nuckolls County 1.12
42 Buffalo County 1.10
43 York County 1.09
44 Arthur County 1.06
44 Washington County 1.06
45 Sherman County 1.04
46 Garfield County 1.01
47 Morrill County 0.94
48 Antelope County 0.92
49 Holt County 0.89
50 Thayer County 0.85
51 Dodge County 0.84
51 Pierce County 0.84
52 Boone County 0.83
53 Polk County 0.79
54 Gosper County 0.77
54 Merrick County 0.77
55 Seward County 0.73
56 Chase County 0.70
57 Cuming County 0.68
58 Dakota County 0.67
58 Fillmore County 0.67
58 Gage County 0.67
58 Kimball County 0.67
59 Clay County 0.66
60 Jefferson County 0.65
60 Saline County 0.65
61 Deuel County 0.64
62 Butler County 0.61
63 Platte County 0.57
64 Cedar County 0.55
65 Dixon County 0.53
65 Stanton County 0.53
66 Madison County 0.52
67 Saunders County 0.51
68 Howard County 0.50
69 Wayne County 0.48
70 Kearney County 0.47
71 Hayes County 0.45
71 Loup County 0.45
72 Brown County 0.40
73 Knox County 0.39
74 Thurston County 0.28
75 Colfax County 0.21