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Scotch-Irish ancestry by County

Share of residents reporting Scotch-Irish ancestry. Ancestry is self-reported heritage, which is different from race, from Hispanic origin, and from where someone was born.

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Highest counties

CountyScotch-Irish ancestry
Mitchell County, North Carolina8.6%
Avery County, North Carolina6.8%
Union County, Georgia6.0%
Madison County, North Carolina5.7%
Haywood County, North Carolina5.6%
Clay County, North Carolina5.5%
Yancey County, North Carolina5.4%
Johnson County, Tennessee4.8%
Blaine County, Nebraska4.7%
Jackson County, North Carolina4.7%
Coleman County, Texas4.6%
Brewster County, Texas4.3%

Lowest counties

CountyScotch-Irish ancestry
Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Villalba Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Vieques Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Utuado Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Trujillo Alto Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Toa Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Toa Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%
San Sebastián Municipio, Puerto Rico0.0%

Small populations produce wide margins: Mitchell County, North Carolina is 8.6% with a margin of error of ±2.8%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Counted among: Total population