Ranking of Washington 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 197.33K people in Washington with Scottish ancestry (2.59% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, San Juan County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (6.00%), followed by Skamania County (5.33%), and Jefferson County (4.65%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
San Juan County
Skamania County
Jefferson County
Clallam County
Mason County
Pend Oreille County
Skagit County
Island County
Whatcom County
Kittitas County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 San Juan County 6.00
2 Skamania County 5.33
3 Jefferson County 4.65
4 Clallam County 4.50
5 Mason County 4.05
6 Pend Oreille County 3.59
7 Skagit County 3.54
8 Island County 3.33
9 Whatcom County 3.28
10 Kittitas County 3.22
11 Wahkiakum County 3.18
12 Pacific County 3.15
13 Kitsap County 3.07
13 Whitman County 3.07
14 Thurston County 3.01
15 Walla Walla County 2.93
16 Klickitat County 2.87
17 Snohomish County 2.80
18 Spokane County 2.74
19 Douglas County 2.70
20 Garfield County 2.68
21 Stevens County 2.65
22 Clark County 2.58
23 Ferry County 2.56
24 Chelan County 2.55
25 Lewis County 2.49
26 King County 2.44
27 Benton County 2.42
28 Columbia County 2.39
28 Pierce County 2.39
29 Cowlitz County 2.29
30 Grays Harbor County 2.27
31 Asotin County 2.10
32 Okanogan County 2.01
33 Lincoln County 1.95
34 Grant County 1.30
35 Yakima County 1.13
36 Franklin County 1.04
37 Adams County 0.81