Ranking of Texas 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 234.43K people in Texas with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.81% of Texas population). Among all Texas counties, Real County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (4.73%), followed by Throckmorton County (3.58%), and Jeff Davis County (3.56%).

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 Texas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Real County
Throckmorton County
Jeff Davis County
Bandera County
Haskell County
Glasscock County
Menard County
Callahan County
Edwards County
Schleicher County
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Real County 4.73
2 Throckmorton County 3.58
3 Jeff Davis County 3.56
4 Bandera County 3.52
5 Haskell County 3.51
6 Glasscock County 3.44
7 Menard County 3.38
8 Callahan County 3.12
9 Edwards County 2.86
10 Schleicher County 2.71
11 Hardin County 2.68
12 Coleman County 2.64
13 Limestone County 2.62
14 Blanco County 2.56
15 Lampasas County 2.54
15 Lavaca County 2.54
16 Hardeman County 2.47
17 Kerr County 2.46
18 Trinity County 2.45
19 Upshur County 2.42
20 Hemphill County 2.38
21 Brown County 2.35
22 Kendall County 2.34
23 Falls County 2.20
24 King County 2.18
25 Burnet County 2.12
26 San Saba County 2.10
27 Sterling County 2.09
28 Wood County 2.08
29 Crosby County 2.07
30 Irion County 2.06
31 Sabine County 2.01
32 Llano County 1.99
33 Concho County 1.95
34 Cottle County 1.92
35 Madison County 1.90
36 San Jacinto County 1.85
37 Bosque County 1.84
38 Knox County 1.80
39 Gillespie County 1.76
40 Mills County 1.73
41 Comal County 1.69
42 Hood County 1.67
42 Houston County 1.67
42 Young County 1.67
43 Sherman County 1.66
44 Terrell County 1.63
45 Caldwell County 1.62
46 Eastland County 1.61
46 Fisher County 1.61
47 Hamilton County 1.60
48 Camp County 1.58
48 Victoria County 1.58
49 Hansford County 1.56
49 Ochiltree County 1.56
50 Archer County 1.54
50 San Augustine County 1.54
51 Clay County 1.50
52 Austin County 1.48
53 Calhoun County 1.45
54 Donley County 1.44
55 Baylor County 1.43
56 Live Oak County 1.42
57 Grimes County 1.41
58 Kimble County 1.40
58 Wilson County 1.40
59 Montague County 1.38
60 Williamson County 1.37
61 Bastrop County 1.36
61 Montgomery County 1.36
62 Comanche County 1.34
63 Cooke County 1.32
63 Lee County 1.32
63 Liberty County 1.32
64 Coke County 1.31
64 Walker County 1.31
65 Hill County 1.30
66 Foard County 1.29
66 La Salle County 1.29
66 Palo Pinto County 1.29
67 Brewster County 1.28
67 Hays County 1.28
68 Lipscomb County 1.27
69 Erath County 1.26
69 Parker County 1.26
70 Henderson County 1.25
71 Denton County 1.22
71 Grayson County 1.22
72 Polk County 1.20
73 McLennan County 1.19
74 Panola County 1.18
74 Washington County 1.18
75 Guadalupe County 1.17
75 Randall County 1.17
76 Cherokee County 1.16
77 Taylor County 1.14
78 Hunt County 1.13
78 Jones County 1.13
79 Travis County 1.12
80 Jack County 1.11
81 Burleson County 1.10
81 Rockwall County 1.10
82 Hopkins County 1.09
83 Lubbock County 1.07
84 Childress County 1.06
84 Tom Green County 1.06
85 Hall County 1.04
86 Collin County 1.03
86 Marion County 1.03
86 Matagorda County 1.03
86 Parmer County 1.03
87 Collingsworth County 1.02
87 Freestone County 1.02
87 Gregg County 1.02
87 Sutton County 1.02
88 Smith County 1.01
89 Howard County 0.99
90 Runnels County 0.98
91 Brazos County 0.97
92 Nacogdoches County 0.94
93 Oldham County 0.93
94 DeWitt County 0.92
95 Armstrong County 0.91
95 Borden County 0.91
95 Coryell County 0.91
96 McCulloch County 0.90
97 Tarrant County 0.89
98 Brazoria County 0.87
98 Lamar County 0.87
98 Midland County 0.87
99 Chambers County 0.86
99 Galveston County 0.86
99 Potter County 0.86
100 Aransas County 0.85
100 Jefferson County 0.85
101 Medina County 0.84
101 Scurry County 0.84
101 Uvalde County 0.84
102 Tyler County 0.83
103 Carson County 0.82
103 Ellis County 0.82
103 Milam County 0.82
104 Bell County 0.81
104 Kaufman County 0.81
104 Wichita County 0.81
105 Angelina County 0.80
106 Dallam County 0.79
106 Fannin County 0.79
106 Mason County 0.79
107 Ward County 0.78
107 Wise County 0.78
108 Nolan County 0.77
109 Atascosa County 0.76
109 Bailey County 0.76
109 Colorado County 0.76
109 Rusk County 0.76
109 Shelby County 0.76
109 Wharton County 0.76
110 Bowie County 0.75
111 Lamb County 0.74
112 Cass County 0.73
113 Waller County 0.72
114 Orange County 0.71
115 Deaf Smith County 0.70
115 Navarro County 0.70
116 Harrison County 0.66
116 Upton County 0.66
116 Winkler County 0.66
117 Johnson County 0.65
117 Van Zandt County 0.65
118 Dallas County 0.64
119 Moore County 0.63
120 Ector County 0.61
120 Wheeler County 0.61
121 Bexar County 0.59
121 Fort Bend County 0.59
121 Goliad County 0.59
122 Hockley County 0.58
123 Dawson County 0.57
123 Harris County 0.57
124 Castro County 0.55
124 Gonzales County 0.55
124 Jackson County 0.55
124 Nueces County 0.55
124 Rains County 0.55
125 Frio County 0.54
126 Red River County 0.52
127 Anderson County 0.51
127 Floyd County 0.51
127 Hartley County 0.51
127 Reagan County 0.51
127 Robertson County 0.51
127 San Patricio County 0.51
127 Shackelford County 0.51
128 Terry County 0.49
129 Kent County 0.48
130 Karnes County 0.47
130 Leon County 0.47
131 Gray County 0.46
132 Lynn County 0.45