Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places 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 28.00K people in Kansas with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.96% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, McPherson city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.64%), followed by Prairie Village city (2.13%), and Merriam city (1.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
McPherson city
Prairie Village city
Merriam city
Winfield city
Lenexa city
Lansing city
Leawood city
Olathe city
Derby city
Lawrence city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 McPherson city 2.64
2 Prairie Village city 2.13
3 Merriam city 1.83
4 Winfield city 1.69
5 Lenexa city 1.64
6 Lansing city 1.60
7 Leawood city 1.21
8 Olathe city 1.16
9 Derby city 1.11
9 Lawrence city 1.11
10 Overland Park city 1.07
11 Pittsburg city 1.01
12 Ottawa city 0.96
13 Gardner city 0.94
14 Manhattan city 0.92
15 Wichita city 0.91
16 El Dorado city 0.88
17 Shawnee city 0.68
18 Leavenworth city 0.67
19 Junction City city 0.62
19 Kansas City city 0.62
20 Atchison city 0.61
21 Topeka city 0.58
22 Hutchinson city 0.57
23 Emporia city 0.55
24 Newton city 0.50
25 Liberal city 0.49
26 Salina city 0.47
27 Arkansas City city 0.44
28 Haysville city 0.42
29 Dodge City city 0.41
30 Great Bend city 0.36
31 Andover city 0.26
31 Hays city 0.26
32 Garden City city 0.23