Ranking of Utah 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 25.15K people in Utah with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.78% of Utah population). Among all Utah counties, Rich County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (6.62%), followed by Piute County (2.32%), and Kane County (1.74%).

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 Utah.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Utah Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Rich County
Piute County
Kane County
Duchesne County
San Juan County
Grand County
Emery County
Millard County
Garfield County
Carbon County
Ranking of Utah Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Rich County 6.62
2 Piute County 2.32
3 Kane County 1.74
4 Duchesne County 1.58
5 San Juan County 1.32
6 Grand County 1.31
7 Emery County 1.04
8 Millard County 0.96
9 Garfield County 0.95
10 Carbon County 0.92
11 Summit County 0.90
12 Utah County 0.84
13 Salt Lake County 0.79
14 Iron County 0.78
14 Washington County 0.78
14 Weber County 0.78
15 Uintah County 0.70
16 Cache County 0.69
17 Davis County 0.65
18 Wasatch County 0.63
19 Box Elder County 0.60
20 Sanpete County 0.57
21 Tooele County 0.53
22 Sevier County 0.51
23 Juab County 0.46
24 Wayne County 0.44
25 Beaver County 0.35
26 Morgan County 0.04