Scottish Population in Colorado by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Scottish population in Colorado totals 143,118, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Denver (14,577), followed by Colorado Springs (12,733) and Aurora (6,376), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Scottish residents are distributed across Colorado''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Scottish population in Colorado

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  • 1
    Denver
    Scottish population in Denver is 14,577
    2.04% of Denver population is Scottish
  • 2
    Colorado Springs
    Scottish population in Colorado Springs is 12,733
    2.64% of Colorado Springs population is Scottish
  • 3
    Aurora
    Scottish population in Aurora is 6,376
    1.63% of Aurora population is Scottish
  • 4
    Fort Collins
    Scottish population in Fort Collins is 5,961
    3.51% of Fort Collins population is Scottish
  • 5
    Lakewood
    Scottish population in Lakewood is 4,352
    2.78% of Lakewood population is Scottish

Overview of Scottish population in Colorado

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Colorado with 143,118 Scottish residents (2.5% of 5.8 million total state population), ranking the state at the 75th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Scottish demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Colorado's Scottish population of 2.5% exceeds the national average of 1.6% by a factor of 1.6.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Colorado hosts 143,118 Scottish residents, representing 2.7% of the nation's total Scottish population of 5.3 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data indicates Colorado maintains 1.4 Scottish Americans per square mile, marginally below the national average of 1.5 per square mile, placing the state near national demographic representation levels.
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193 Cities in Colorado Ranked by Scottish Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Scottish population in Colorado present in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Aurora, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Colorado ranked by Scottish population count
Rank by Scottish Population
City
Scottish Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Colorado Scottish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Denver 14,577 2.04% 10.19%
2 Colorado Springs 12,733 2.64% 8.90%
3 Aurora 6,376 1.63% 4.46%
4 Fort Collins 5,961 3.51% 4.17%
5 Lakewood 4,352 2.78% 3.04%
6 Arvada 3,528 2.87% 2.47%
7 Boulder 3,366 3.17% 2.35%
8 2,771 3.62% 1.94%
9 2,714 2.53% 1.90%
10 2,553 2.58% 1.78%
11 2,227 2.04% 1.56%
12 2,193 1.90% 1.53%
13 2,187 3.26% 1.53%
14 2,165 2.80% 1.51%
15 1,954 1.37% 1.37%
16 1,749 2.33% 1.22%
17 1,527 1.37% 1.07%
18 1,465 3.25% 1.02%
19 1,154 1.92% 0.81%
20 1,052 2.93% 0.74%
21 1,012 3.17% 0.71%
22 986 3.24% 0.69%
23 927 2.44% 0.65%
24 889 4.29% 0.62%
25 877 2.60% 0.61%
26 875 4.54% 0.61%
27 855 1.32% 0.60%
28 757 1.84% 0.53%
29 712 6.09% 0.50%
30 668 2.08% 0.47%
31 539 2.59% 0.38%
32 533 2.60% 0.37%
33 473 5.58% 0.33%
34 457 2.67% 0.32%
35 416 2.69% 0.29%
36 412 2.59% 0.29%
37 407 3.10% 0.28%
38 403 13.22% 0.28%
39 402 2.96% 0.28%
40 391 3.39% 0.27%
41 377 4.18% 0.26%
42 376 4.75% 0.26%
43 361 6.14% 0.25%
44 331 6.90% 0.23%
45 322 1.86% 0.23%
46 313 1.73% 0.22%
47 294 3.30% 0.21%
48 283 2.70% 0.20%
49 280 4.84% 0.20%
50 278 4.37% 0.19%
51 276 2.07% 0.19%
52 274 2.95% 0.19%
53 264 3.93% 0.18%
54 237 1.68% 0.17%
55 225 0.77% 0.16%
56 224 3.26% 0.16%
57 215 8.50% 0.15%
58 212 7.40% 0.15%
59 202 1.99% 0.14%
60 200 2.67% 0.14%
61 198 3.96% 0.14%
61 198 2.28% 0.14%
62 187 2.25% 0.13%
63 181 2.76% 0.13%
64 178 1.92% 0.12%
64 178 1.61% 0.12%
65 167 4.18% 0.12%
66 163 1.23% 0.11%
67 162 7.38% 0.11%
68 157 2.69% 0.11%
69 147 3.01% 0.10%
70 146 1.82% 0.10%
71 144 1.25% 0.10%
72 141 3.03% 0.10%
73 140 5.40% 0.10%
74 136 1.89% 0.10%
75 131 4.58% 0.09%
75 131 0.93% 0.09%
76 128 4.01% 0.09%
77 127 2.10% 0.09%
78 125 0.56% 0.09%
79 123 9.86% 0.09%
80 120 6.10% 0.08%
81 119 4.52% 0.08%
82 108 1.68% 0.08%
82 108 4.10% 0.08%
83 106 1.39% 0.07%
83 106 7.29% 0.07%
84 102 2.16% 0.07%
85 98 2.16% 0.07%
86 93 2.71% 0.07%
87 86 8.57% 0.06%
88 83 0.98% 0.06%
88 83 4.13% 0.06%
89 82 8.07% 0.06%
90 81 1.63% 0.06%
91 70 2.21% 0.05%
92 69 6.02% 0.05%
93 67 2.80% 0.05%
93 67 7.96% 0.05%
94 65 6.86% 0.05%
94 65 2.53% 0.05%
94 65 2.82% 0.05%
95 61 9.92% 0.04%
96 60 1.44% 0.04%
97 52 1.45% 0.04%
98 51 0.63% 0.04%
99 49 4.45% 0.03%
100 43 1.45% 0.03%
101 42 4.50% 0.03%
102 41 1.59% 0.03%
103 38 2.06% 0.03%
104 37 1.78% 0.03%
105 36 2.01% 0.03%
106 34 1.09% 0.02%
107 32 0.58% 0.02%
107 32 3.32% 0.02%
108 30 2.51% 0.02%
108 30 1.97% 0.02%
109 29 1.84% 0.02%
109 29 2.63% 0.02%
109 29 0.94% 0.02%
110 28 2.72% 0.02%
110 28 4.57% 0.02%
110 28 1.89% 0.02%
111 26 1.15% 0.02%
111 26 1.05% 0.02%
111 26 0.43% 0.02%
112 25 1.46% 0.02%
113 24 0.69% 0.02%
113 24 4.12% 0.02%
114 23 3.21% 0.02%
114 23 1.19% 0.02%
115 22 2.30% 0.02%
116 21 1.46% 0.01%
116 21 2.30% 0.01%
116 21 3.79% 0.01%
116 21 1.75% 0.01%
117 20 2.43% 0.01%
117 20 1.91% 0.01%
117 20 3.47% 0.01%
118 19 0.49% 0.01%
119 18 3.02% 0.01%
119 18 1.05% 0.01%
120 17 0.71% 0.01%
120 17 3.40% 0.01%
120 17 0.44% 0.01%
121 16 1.02% 0.01%
122 15 0.15% 0.01%
122 15 1.52% 0.01%
122 15 1.14% 0.01%
123 14 1.22% 0.01%
124 13 1.76% 0.01%
124 13 0.86% 0.01%
125 12 0.71% 0.01%
125 12 0.23% 0.01%
125 12 0.71% 0.01%
125 12 0.96% 0.01%
126 11 0.60% 0.01%
127 10 1.77% 0.01%
128 9 1.39% 0.01%
128 9 0.76% 0.01%
128 9 1.28% 0.01%
128 9 1.37% 0.01%
129 8 0.84% 0.01%
129 8 0.82% 0.01%
129 8 1.26% 0.01%
129 8 1.23% 0.01%
129 8 1.02% 0.01%
130 7 0.65% 0.00%
130 7 0.24% 0.00%
131 6 0.65% 0.00%
131 6 0.35% 0.00%
132 5 0.98% 0.00%
132 5 0.22% 0.00%
132 5 1.17% 0.00%
133 3 0.16% 0.00%
133 3 0.40% 0.00%
133 3 0.32% 0.00%
134 2 0.20% 0.00%
135 1 0.15% 0.00%
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
136 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Colorado by their Scottish population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Scottish population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Scottish ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Scottish alone, while others identify as Scottish along with another race (such as Scottish and German).
  • We’ve used the “Scottish alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Scottish population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Scottish alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Scottish .
  2. % of Total Colorado Scottish Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Scottish population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Scottish populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Scottish population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Scottish populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.