Ranking of Oregon 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 50.62K people in Oregon with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.20% of Oregon population). Among all Oregon counties, Wallowa County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.66%), followed by Baker County (2.55%), and Grant County (2.52%).

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 Oregon.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Wallowa County
Baker County
Grant County
Douglas County
Lincoln County
Wasco County
Wheeler County
Harney County
Lake County
Benton County
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wallowa County 2.66
2 Baker County 2.55
3 Grant County 2.52
4 Douglas County 2.37
5 Lincoln County 2.17
6 Wasco County 2.12
7 Wheeler County 2.03
8 Harney County 1.80
9 Lake County 1.66
10 Benton County 1.62
11 Coos County 1.61
12 Jackson County 1.55
13 Linn County 1.45
14 Lane County 1.43
15 Columbia County 1.37
16 Josephine County 1.35
17 Clatsop County 1.29
18 Deschutes County 1.24
18 Yamhill County 1.24
19 Tillamook County 1.23
20 Union County 1.18
21 Curry County 1.17
22 Klamath County 1.16
23 Multnomah County 1.06
24 Hood River County 1.05
25 Crook County 0.99
26 Washington County 0.98
27 Clackamas County 0.96
27 Marion County 0.96
28 Malheur County 0.89
29 Umatilla County 0.83
30 Polk County 0.79
31 Sherman County 0.73
32 Gilliam County 0.67
33 Morrow County 0.59
34 Jefferson County 0.54