Ranking of Washington 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 81.32K people in Washington with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.07% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Mason County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.04%), followed by Klickitat County (1.99%), and San Juan County (1.88%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Mason County
Klickitat County
San Juan County
Columbia County
Pacific County
Jefferson County
Ferry County
Clallam County
Skagit County
Pend Oreille County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Mason County 2.04
2 Klickitat County 1.99
3 San Juan County 1.88
4 Columbia County 1.79
5 Pacific County 1.60
6 Jefferson County 1.58
7 Ferry County 1.57
8 Clallam County 1.53
9 Skagit County 1.43
10 Pend Oreille County 1.41
11 Kitsap County 1.36
12 Lewis County 1.32
13 Skamania County 1.30
14 Spokane County 1.26
14 Wahkiakum County 1.26
15 Garfield County 1.23
16 Clark County 1.22
17 Snohomish County 1.17
18 Whatcom County 1.16
19 Island County 1.15
19 Kittitas County 1.15
20 Thurston County 1.09
21 Cowlitz County 1.08
22 Chelan County 1.07
22 Walla Walla County 1.07
23 Stevens County 1.02
24 King County 1.00
25 Grays Harbor County 0.99
26 Okanogan County 0.94
27 Asotin County 0.93
27 Benton County 0.93
28 Pierce County 0.87
29 Lincoln County 0.81
30 Whitman County 0.70
30 Yakima County 0.70
31 Grant County 0.59
32 Douglas County 0.54
33 Franklin County 0.48
34 Adams County 0.47