Ranking of Oregon 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 116.27K people in Oregon with Scottish ancestry (2.76% of Oregon population). Among all Oregon counties, Wheeler County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (5.15%), followed by Gilliam County (4.91%), and Lake County (4.84%).

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 Oregon.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Wheeler County

Gilliam County

Lake County

Sherman County

Lincoln County

Grant County

Baker County

Coos County

Wallowa County

Lane County

Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	County	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Wheeler County	5.15
2	Gilliam County	4.91
3	Lake County	4.84
4	Sherman County	4.32
5	Lincoln County	4.23
6	Grant County	4.15
7	Baker County	3.77
8	Coos County	3.45
9	Wallowa County	3.41
10	Lane County	3.38
11	Wasco County	3.31
12	Clackamas County	3.24
13	Columbia County	3.18
14	Yamhill County	3.07
15	Clatsop County	2.99
16	Benton County	2.95
17	Josephine County	2.90
18	Linn County	2.84
19	Polk County	2.72
20	Multnomah County	2.70
21	Jackson County	2.64
21	Malheur County	2.64
22	Umatilla County	2.59
23	Deschutes County	2.54
24	Klamath County	2.53
25	Douglas County	2.43
26	Washington County	2.42
27	Marion County	2.20
28	Union County	2.19
29	Curry County	2.15
30	Jefferson County	2.11
31	Tillamook County	2.09
32	Morrow County	2.08
33	Crook County	1.67
34	Hood River County	1.66
35	Harney County	1.65