Scottish Population in Macon County, GA by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

In Macon County, GA, Marshallville and Montezuma collectively account for most of the Scottish population, totaling 15 and 11 respectively. Oglethorpe shows no presence, and additional residents live in rural or unincorporated areas outside city limits. The distribution below explores both urban and non-municipal patterns across Macon County.

Top 5 cities with the largest Scottish population in Macon County

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  • 1
    Marshallville
    Scottish population in Marshallville is 15
    1.52% of Marshallville population is Scottish
  • 2
    Montezuma
    Scottish population in Montezuma is 11
    0.37% of Montezuma population is Scottish
  • 3
    Oglethorpe
    Scottish population in Oglethorpe is 0
    - of Oglethorpe population is Scottish

Overview of Scottish population in Macon County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Macon County with 38 Scottish residents (0.32% of 11,953 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 6th percentile nationally among counties and 7th percentile within Georgia for Scottish population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Macon County's Scottish population of 0.32% remains below Georgia's state average of 1.6% and the national average of 1.6%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Macon County contains 38 Scottish residents, representing less than 1% of Georgia's total Scottish population of 178,160.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey show Macon County maintains fewer than 0.095 Scottish Americans per square mile, compared to Georgia's average of 3.1 per square mile, placing the county among jurisdictions with minimal demographic representation within the state.
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Macon County Cities Ranked by Scottish Population

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American Community Survey data [1] indicate 15 Scottish population in Marshallville, 11 in Montezuma and zero in Oglethorpe. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for the three incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Macon County, GA ranked by Scottish population count
Rank by Scottish Population
City
Scottish Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Macon County Scottish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Marshallville 15 1.52% 39.47%
2 Montezuma 11 0.37% 28.95%
3 Oglethorpe 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 Macon County, GA 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 Macon County 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.