Ranking of Michigan 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 66.97K people in Michigan with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.67% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Grosse Pointe Woods city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.60%), followed by Woodhaven city (2.21%), and Southgate city (1.97%).

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 Michigan.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Grosse Pointe Woods city
Woodhaven city
Southgate city
Wixom city
Alpena city
Clawson city
Haslett CDP
Grosse Pointe Farms city
Fenton city
Sault Ste. Marie city
Ranking of Michigan 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 Grosse Pointe Woods city 2.60
2 Woodhaven city 2.21
3 Southgate city 1.97
4 Wixom city 1.87
5 Alpena city 1.85
6 Clawson city 1.62
7 Haslett CDP 1.56
8 Grosse Pointe Farms city 1.53
9 Fenton city 1.36
10 Sault Ste. Marie city 1.35
11 Hazel Park city 1.32
12 Wyandotte city 1.28
13 East Grand Rapids city 1.25
14 Port Huron city 1.24
15 Ferndale city 1.22
16 Beverly Hills village 1.15
16 Fraser city 1.15
17 Berkley city 1.08
18 Norton Shores city 1.06
18 Novi city 1.06
19 Ypsilanti city 1.04
20 Mount Clemens city 1.03
20 Royal Oak city 1.03
21 St. Clair Shores city 1.02
22 Forest Hills CDP 0.99
23 Livonia city 0.95
24 Allendale CDP 0.93
24 Howell city 0.93
25 Holt CDP 0.91
25 Westland city 0.91
26 Okemos CDP 0.90
27 Sturgis city 0.89
28 Trenton city 0.88
29 Allen Park city 0.86
29 Garden City city 0.86
30 Burton city 0.85
31 Grand Haven city 0.83
32 Bay City city 0.82
33 Kalamazoo city 0.81
34 Midland city 0.79
34 Rochester Hills city 0.79
35 Birmingham city 0.77
35 Flat Rock city 0.77
36 Grandville city 0.75
36 Jenison CDP 0.75
37 Mount Pleasant city 0.72
38 Coldwater city 0.70
38 Comstock Park CDP 0.70
39 Holland city 0.69
40 Grosse Pointe Park city 0.68
40 Portage city 0.68
41 Troy city 0.67
41 Waverly CDP 0.67
42 Traverse City city 0.65
43 Kentwood city 0.64
44 Ann Arbor city 0.63
44 Madison Heights city 0.63
45 East Lansing city 0.60
45 Roseville city 0.60
45 Sterling Heights city 0.60
46 Jackson city 0.58
46 Saginaw city 0.58
47 Farmington Hills city 0.57
47 Lansing city 0.57
48 Muskegon city 0.56
49 Dearborn Heights city 0.55
49 Farmington city 0.55
49 Pontiac city 0.55
50 Grand Rapids city 0.54
50 Marquette city 0.54
51 Battle Creek city 0.53
51 Lambertville CDP 0.53
51 Monroe city 0.53
52 Eastpointe city 0.52
52 Niles city 0.52
52 South Lyon city 0.52
53 Escanaba city 0.51
54 Lincoln Park city 0.50
55 Romulus city 0.47
55 Warren city 0.47
55 Wyoming city 0.47
56 Auburn Hills city 0.45
56 Cadillac city 0.45
57 Adrian city 0.42
57 Flint city 0.42
58 New Baltimore city 0.40
58 Wayne city 0.40
59 Taylor city 0.37
60 Rochester city 0.36
60 Walker city 0.36
61 Dearborn city 0.35
62 Ionia city 0.33
63 Owosso city 0.32
64 Melvindale city 0.30
65 Riverview city 0.23
66 Hamtramck city 0.22
66 Oak Park city 0.22
67 Northview CDP 0.20
68 Southfield city 0.17
69 Muskegon Heights city 0.08
70 Detroit city 0.07
71 Harper Woods city 0.06
72 Cutlerville CDP 0.05
72 Inkster city 0.05