Ranking of Rhode Island Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 17.48K people in Rhode Island with Scottish ancestry (1.60% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island counties, Washington County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.01%), followed by Newport County (2.17%), and Bristol County (2.06%).

The chart and table below shows the top 5 counties with high percentage of its population having Scottish ancestry.

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