Ranking of Utah 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 129.37K people in Utah with Scottish ancestry (4.00% of Utah population). Among all Utah counties, Rich County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (9.73%), followed by Emery County (6.67%), and Morgan County (5.48%).

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 Utah.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Utah Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Rich County
Emery County
Morgan County
Washington County
Wasatch County
Summit County
Iron County
Duchesne County
Box Elder County
Utah County
Ranking of Utah Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Rich County 9.73
2 Emery County 6.67
3 Morgan County 5.48
4 Washington County 4.88
5 Wasatch County 4.70
6 Summit County 4.59
7 Iron County 4.41
8 Duchesne County 4.39
9 Box Elder County 4.36
9 Utah County 4.36
10 Weber County 4.32
11 Tooele County 4.23
12 Davis County 4.18
13 Sevier County 4.02
14 Cache County 4.01
15 Daggett County 3.90
16 Sanpete County 3.81
17 Kane County 3.72
18 Carbon County 3.62
19 Salt Lake County 3.52
20 Juab County 3.39
20 Millard County 3.39
21 Garfield County 3.34
22 Beaver County 3.16
23 Uintah County 3.05
24 Wayne County 2.68
25 Piute County 2.60
26 Grand County 2.36
27 San Juan County 1.05