Ranking of New Jersey 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 84.59K people in New Jersey with Scottish ancestry (0.92% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Hunterdon County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (1.90%), followed by Sussex County (1.89%), and Warren County (1.67%).

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 New Jersey.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Hunterdon County
Sussex County
Warren County
Morris County
Cape May County
Salem County
Gloucester County
Monmouth County
Burlington County
Ocean County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hunterdon County 1.90
2 Sussex County 1.89
3 Warren County 1.67
4 Morris County 1.45
5 Cape May County 1.41
6 Salem County 1.39
7 Gloucester County 1.36
7 Monmouth County 1.36
8 Burlington County 1.33
9 Ocean County 1.25
10 Somerset County 1.11
11 Camden County 1.04
12 Mercer County 0.94
13 Atlantic County 0.89
14 Cumberland County 0.88
15 Bergen County 0.74
16 Middlesex County 0.58
17 Essex County 0.56
18 Union County 0.45
19 Passaic County 0.42
20 Hudson County 0.41