ANCESTRY
Scotch-Irish Americans
About 2,522,548 US residents are of Scotch-Irish ancestry, 0.8% of the population · down 14.1% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Largest Scotch-Irish populations
BY CONCENTRATION
Highest Scotch-Irish share
NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR
How the group compares
Median household income
$88,753
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
49.2%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
6.4%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
74.5%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
51.8
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$362,500
US overall: $376,019
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
BY STATE · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Where Scotch-Irish Americans earn the most
| District of Columbia | $169,922 | 94.5% | 1.1% | 50.5% | 4,361 |
| Massachusetts | $105,108 | 58.2% | 5.1% | 72.8% | 41,714 |
| Maryland | $104,043 | 55.7% | 3.5% | 78.9% | 39,333 |
| New Jersey | $101,806 | 49.9% | 4.1% | 77.4% | 31,374 |
| California | $92,886 | 48.0% | 6.1% | 67.2% | 195,803 |
| Virginia | $92,389 | 52.8% | 4.9% | 77.6% | 117,802 |
| Connecticut | $92,009 | 55.4% | 4.8% | 76.0% | 17,282 |
| Rhode Island | $90,023 | 51.9% | 8.0% | 67.9% | 4,895 |
| New York | $84,632 | 53.8% | 6.1% | 64.8% | 66,174 |
| Hawaii | $84,609 | 50.8% | 8.4% | 69.6% | 5,837 |
| Alaska | $83,455 | 40.1% | 4.1% | 70.4% | 9,310 |
| Georgia | $83,203 | 52.1% | 6.1% | 79.7% | 112,308 |
| Texas | $82,012 | 49.6% | 5.9% | 74.1% | 234,433 |
| Washington | $79,382 | 43.0% | 6.9% | 68.3% | 81,324 |
| Illinois | $78,950 | 46.7% | 5.6% | 72.7% | 68,314 |
| New Hampshire | $78,673 | 45.1% | 8.0% | 69.8% | 16,196 |
| Utah | $77,069 | 43.4% | 6.1% | 69.2% | 25,148 |
| Louisiana | $76,043 | 48.6% | 9.3% | 76.8% | 31,996 |
| Minnesota | $75,371 | 50.9% | 6.1% | 75.7% | 26,345 |
| Colorado | $75,217 | 53.8% | 7.3% | 69.6% | 61,950 |
| Nevada | $74,505 | 33.0% | 7.8% | 66.7% | 16,596 |
| Vermont | $74,309 | 52.7% | 6.8% | 79.8% | 7,807 |
| Florida | $74,008 | 42.9% | 5.8% | 78.2% | 152,558 |
| North Carolina | $73,632 | 46.9% | 6.8% | 77.9% | 226,401 |
| South Carolina | $73,266 | 47.1% | 7.2% | 81.8% | 103,596 |
| Alabama | $72,251 | 46.7% | 7.2% | 82.1% | 66,656 |
| Delaware | $71,767 | 36.8% | 6.2% | 78.1% | 6,162 |
| Pennsylvania | $71,671 | 41.1% | 6.1% | 77.1% | 132,586 |
| Wisconsin | $71,024 | 43.1% | 5.9% | 73.7% | 22,498 |
| Kansas | $70,427 | 46.0% | 7.3% | 72.3% | 27,997 |
| Wyoming | $69,920 | 38.6% | 7.3% | 81.9% | 7,536 |
| Ohio | $69,486 | 40.0% | 7.6% | 73.5% | 104,678 |
| Tennessee | $69,216 | 45.8% | 6.3% | 79.0% | 135,910 |
| Arizona | $69,028 | 42.6% | 7.9% | 70.9% | 51,997 |
| Michigan | $68,727 | 39.2% | 6.6% | 79.7% | 66,971 |
| Indiana | $68,283 | 40.9% | 6.8% | 74.6% | 51,019 |
| Nebraska | $67,711 | 38.6% | 7.7% | 68.8% | 13,901 |
| Iowa | $66,228 | 37.7% | 6.5% | 76.5% | 21,929 |
| Maine | $66,139 | 36.9% | 9.7% | 73.9% | 19,676 |
| Oregon | $66,096 | 41.8% | 9.5% | 66.8% | 50,615 |
| Idaho | $65,586 | 37.2% | 7.0% | 78.5% | 16,831 |
| Mississippi | $65,116 | 46.9% | 6.1% | 79.7% | 38,540 |
| Kentucky | $64,374 | 46.0% | 8.8% | 76.3% | 58,977 |
| North Dakota | $64,185 | 39.7% | 9.4% | 67.1% | 4,050 |
| Missouri | $63,965 | 40.5% | 8.0% | 72.9% | 63,964 |
| South Dakota | $63,664 | 35.2% | 7.4% | 67.0% | 5,390 |
| Oklahoma | $63,240 | 42.0% | 7.4% | 74.1% | 39,008 |
| Arkansas | $62,834 | 40.9% | 9.3% | 79.3% | 30,878 |
| Montana | $60,120 | 39.2% | 8.5% | 71.3% | 15,201 |
| New Mexico | $59,947 | 50.0% | 9.6% | 68.6% | 15,707 |
| West Virginia | $58,283 | 38.3% | 7.2% | 79.4% | 31,551 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Scotch-Irish Americans across metro areas
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $142,443 | 62.8% | 5.5% | 68.6% | 7,691 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $138,690 | 69.2% | 2.1% | 73.9% | 53,111 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $123,067 | 62.8% | 5.7% | 61.3% | 24,090 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $116,870 | 63.2% | 4.4% | 61.9% | 45,040 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $110,101 | 58.9% | 5.5% | 70.7% | 33,506 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $106,819 | 56.2% | 5.5% | 61.9% | 44,925 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $101,627 | 52.5% | 3.2% | 78.7% | 19,522 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | $97,375 | 56.9% | 4.0% | 80.0% | 61,599 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $95,241 | 61.7% | 4.3% | 75.9% | 25,289 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $94,638 | 51.9% | 5.0% | 64.3% | 20,548 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $94,060 | 56.4% | 4.9% | 71.4% | 38,146 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $93,946 | 58.5% | 7.9% | 79.4% | 11,526 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $93,904 | 54.7% | 3.4% | 74.5% | 65,327 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $93,876 | 47.4% | 5.7% | 64.2% | 39,947 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | $93,517 | 51.1% | 3.6% | 77.7% | 15,497 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $92,276 | 43.5% | 3.0% | 66.0% | 5,872 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $90,636 | 56.8% | 4.8% | 68.1% | 28,328 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $90,330 | 53.5% | 6.8% | 68.4% | 6,592 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $90,313 | 48.3% | 3.2% | 71.8% | 5,619 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $90,034 | 44.7% | 3.5% | 74.8% | 18,818 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $89,928 | 49.8% | 4.2% | 76.8% | 36,356 |
| Richmond, VA | $89,615 | 56.3% | 4.7% | 81.3% | 18,815 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $89,083 | 44.6% | 5.0% | 87.6% | 6,327 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | $88,984 | 49.9% | 6.3% | 73.8% | 5,630 |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | $88,681 | 61.0% | 3.5% | 63.0% | 27,267 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | $88,499 | 53.0% | 4.6% | 83.2% | 15,299 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $86,707 | 44.7% | 6.6% | 72.0% | 19,114 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $86,014 | 49.0% | 5.3% | 74.0% | 48,584 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $85,899 | 57.0% | 4.7% | 75.0% | 17,963 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $85,350 | 52.8% | 3.6% | 78.5% | 36,411 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $83,295 | 50.2% | 8.2% | 75.3% | 19,546 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $82,886 | 50.2% | 6.9% | 67.6% | 26,698 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $82,430 | 47.5% | 5.4% | 77.6% | 7,148 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $82,196 | 63.2% | 5.1% | 76.3% | 12,337 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $81,955 | 46.8% | 5.2% | 75.4% | 15,526 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $81,338 | 47.5% | 5.7% | 84.2% | 6,784 |
| Columbus, OH | $81,162 | 47.9% | 6.7% | 70.9% | 21,354 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $80,430 | 46.3% | 4.0% | 70.1% | 9,688 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $80,168 | 47.7% | 4.9% | 78.9% | 65,790 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | $80,066 | 48.2% | 4.7% | 75.8% | 16,329 |
| Huntsville, AL | $80,045 | 57.9% | 5.5% | 81.8% | 8,228 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $79,921 | 43.0% | 5.3% | 67.2% | 7,404 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $79,380 | 31.6% | 3.8% | 67.3% | 8,044 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $78,891 | 49.3% | 6.9% | 74.8% | 7,912 |
| Lancaster, PA | $78,636 | 44.2% | 5.6% | 75.2% | 5,556 |
| Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | $78,587 | 47.3% | 5.4% | 80.8% | 6,187 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $78,125 | 45.2% | 9.2% | 79.1% | 8,361 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $77,917 | 58.0% | 5.9% | 73.2% | 10,126 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $77,371 | 35.0% | 5.8% | 83.4% | 6,310 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $77,237 | 46.0% | 4.1% | 77.8% | 17,074 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $77,048 | 31.5% | 6.5% | 74.3% | 19,614 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $76,928 | 30.3% | 7.0% | 67.2% | 9,142 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $76,743 | 55.9% | 13.4% | 69.3% | 7,953 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $76,320 | 53.9% | 8.7% | 71.4% | 9,019 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $76,213 | 48.7% | 7.9% | 79.0% | 13,276 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $76,164 | 48.0% | 5.3% | 70.7% | 19,437 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $76,016 | 38.5% | 5.4% | 82.5% | 27,637 |
| Roanoke, VA | $76,004 | 49.1% | 6.8% | 76.7% | 7,105 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $75,880 | 43.1% | 5.8% | 76.9% | 5,502 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $75,818 | 47.0% | 4.4% | 71.5% | 23,579 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $75,345 | 53.5% | 6.3% | 82.1% | 15,007 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $74,647 | 44.5% | 11.5% | 80.8% | 16,787 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | $74,557 | 42.8% | 7.1% | 73.6% | 14,474 |
| Greenville-Anderson, SC | $74,254 | 49.8% | 7.1% | 80.2% | 24,800 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $73,486 | 49.2% | 6.0% | 83.6% | 7,614 |
| Wilmington, NC | $73,254 | 52.4% | 8.3% | 75.1% | 6,868 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $73,133 | 44.9% | 6.3% | 71.4% | 30,274 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $72,283 | 46.4% | 6.3% | 82.8% | 9,224 |
| Jackson, MS | $71,992 | 55.2% | 3.9% | 85.4% | 8,349 |
| Columbia, SC | $71,756 | 53.7% | 6.6% | 82.4% | 16,303 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $71,703 | 43.9% | 5.8% | 60.6% | 5,936 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $71,663 | 47.3% | 5.1% | 77.0% | 21,899 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $70,200 | 40.4% | 7.4% | 77.2% | 25,377 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $69,647 | 50.0% | 5.8% | 75.9% | 13,352 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $69,246 | 46.2% | 4.3% | 78.6% | 6,736 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $68,837 | 37.5% | 6.3% | 87.0% | 6,750 |
| Akron, OH | $68,707 | 48.3% | 9.7% | 82.0% | 6,429 |
| Dayton-Kettering, OH | $68,618 | 42.8% | 8.8% | 75.2% | 8,066 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $67,687 | 43.8% | 7.6% | 69.7% | 5,675 |
| Asheville, NC | $67,640 | 45.5% | 6.6% | 73.7% | 18,332 |
| Boise City, ID | $67,096 | 41.6% | 6.1% | 74.8% | 6,063 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $66,621 | 40.2% | 6.0% | 76.8% | 43,522 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $66,370 | 45.8% | 5.4% | 72.8% | 14,129 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $65,933 | 32.5% | 7.7% | 73.5% | 7,660 |
| Tulsa, OK | $65,915 | 44.4% | 7.5% | 76.5% | 10,858 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $65,461 | 44.4% | 7.5% | 71.1% | 5,830 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $65,313 | 34.2% | 7.7% | 78.8% | 8,180 |
| Knoxville, TN | $65,306 | 45.4% | 7.0% | 76.1% | 28,108 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $63,662 | 35.6% | 5.7% | 81.0% | 5,532 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $63,321 | 50.4% | 10.6% | 69.1% | 8,235 |
| Rochester, NY | $63,278 | 54.9% | 5.8% | 73.0% | 6,577 |
| Tucson, AZ | $62,055 | 48.1% | 8.0% | 69.4% | 9,737 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | $62,015 | 30.2% | 6.8% | 77.4% | 6,196 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $62,004 | 46.1% | 6.9% | 81.0% | 6,439 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | $61,769 | 36.4% | 6.5% | 79.8% | 10,406 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $59,435 | 37.7% | 9.1% | 62.5% | 7,179 |
| Johnson City, TN | $57,391 | 50.3% | 9.7% | 77.6% | 5,937 |
| Wichita, KS | $57,117 | 37.7% | 12.1% | 62.8% | 6,269 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $53,692 | 42.3% | 6.1% | 80.7% | 10,142 |
| Springfield, MO | $52,758 | 41.4% | 9.1% | 68.8% | 6,584 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Scotch-Irish Americans across cities
| Washington | $169,922 | 94.5% | 1.1% | 50.5% | 4,361 |
| San Francisco | $145,064 | 74.6% | 8.4% | 30.2% | 3,631 |
| San Jose | $144,933 | 60.3% | 2.4% | 72.2% | 2,730 |
| Arlington | $138,611 | 82.9% | 2.9% | 50.9% | 2,386 |
| Mount Pleasant | $138,309 | 75.7% | 0.4% | 87.7% | 2,117 |
| McKinney | $134,038 | 67.9% | 6.4% | 71.3% | 1,916 |
| Boston | $129,531 | 78.0% | 5.7% | 47.2% | 2,437 |
| New York | $122,066 | 81.0% | 5.8% | 31.9% | 14,120 |
| Anchorage | $117,649 | 50.3% | 3.4% | 76.1% | 3,352 |
| Atlanta | $117,475 | 88.2% | 4.0% | 67.9% | 5,794 |
| Alexandria | $117,321 | 83.1% | 0.1% | 55.3% | 1,961 |
| Plano | $112,500 | 55.1% | 3.4% | 63.5% | 2,802 |
| Oakland | $111,742 | 77.9% | 4.8% | 37.4% | 1,986 |
| Cary | $107,564 | 79.8% | 5.0% | 68.9% | 3,053 |
| Chesapeake | $106,622 | 42.2% | 4.1% | 86.0% | 2,821 |
| Overland Park | $104,306 | 55.2% | 1.9% | 81.5% | 2,096 |
| Hoover | $104,038 | 69.4% | 2.2% | 83.6% | 2,379 |
| Roswell | $103,094 | 66.9% | 2.7% | 79.8% | 1,990 |
| Chicago | $99,089 | 78.6% | 9.1% | 50.4% | 6,928 |
| Little Rock | $98,191 | 63.4% | 9.6% | 75.0% | 2,484 |
| Charlotte | $97,765 | 66.1% | 3.2% | 71.4% | 16,202 |
| Dallas | $97,664 | 72.6% | 3.2% | 64.3% | 9,308 |
| Raleigh | $97,000 | 72.3% | 7.1% | 65.7% | 8,038 |
| Seattle | $96,111 | 70.5% | 7.6% | 49.5% | 7,897 |
| Los Angeles | $95,443 | 61.1% | 6.7% | 49.0% | 11,548 |
| Virginia Beach | $94,083 | 43.3% | 1.9% | 72.9% | 5,039 |
| Baltimore | $90,958 | 66.1% | 6.7% | 62.8% | 2,125 |
| Charleston | $90,284 | 68.9% | 11.0% | 75.4% | 2,083 |
| Henderson | $90,000 | 33.3% | 5.4% | 76.5% | 1,956 |
| San Diego | $89,472 | 60.3% | 6.5% | 54.6% | 7,745 |
| Tampa | $87,674 | 59.8% | 3.6% | 64.6% | 2,046 |
| Portland | $86,983 | 64.3% | 7.4% | 59.1% | 7,130 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | $86,148 | 62.8% | 3.5% | 72.3% | 11,369 |
| Durham | $85,721 | 77.2% | 7.3% | 68.9% | 3,952 |
| Sacramento | $85,341 | 63.2% | 7.2% | 59.3% | 3,105 |
| Arlington | $83,667 | 54.6% | 2.5% | 83.8% | 2,763 |
| Fort Worth | $83,535 | 57.7% | 4.2% | 70.4% | 7,107 |
| Philadelphia | $83,402 | 66.2% | 9.1% | 64.5% | 3,741 |
| Las Vegas | $83,173 | 33.5% | 12.0% | 67.6% | 3,058 |
| Austin | $83,171 | 69.8% | 4.3% | 52.2% | 11,764 |
| Richmond | $82,725 | 77.3% | 6.2% | 64.5% | 3,113 |
| Houston | $82,540 | 64.3% | 6.1% | 61.6% | 12,013 |
| Fort Collins | $82,141 | 70.0% | 7.6% | 63.4% | 1,997 |
| Concord | $81,528 | 48.5% | 3.3% | 73.8% | 2,296 |
| Mobile | $81,042 | 46.1% | 12.8% | 79.3% | 1,951 |
| San Antonio | $80,981 | 49.6% | 6.8% | 67.6% | 7,877 |
| Denver | $79,489 | 69.0% | 6.8% | 55.4% | 6,389 |
| St. Paul | $78,770 | 74.7% | 5.7% | 61.1% | 2,069 |
| Omaha | $77,794 | 49.2% | 5.7% | 62.6% | 3,403 |
| Reno | $77,763 | 46.7% | 10.2% | 58.5% | 1,990 |
| New Orleans | $76,810 | 71.5% | 12.6% | 50.3% | 2,541 |
| Winston-Salem | $76,074 | 55.7% | 9.1% | 68.0% | 3,919 |
| Oklahoma City | $75,080 | 51.8% | 4.7% | 76.4% | 4,889 |
| Lubbock | $74,500 | 56.7% | 10.4% | 70.4% | 2,902 |
| Minneapolis | $74,056 | 70.5% | 5.1% | 56.0% | 2,343 |
| Mesa | $73,819 | 37.6% | 7.5% | 70.5% | 3,065 |
| Murfreesboro | $73,528 | 47.4% | 4.7% | 64.9% | 2,763 |
| Jacksonville | $73,273 | 43.8% | 4.5% | 73.9% | 9,126 |
| Spokane | $73,229 | 49.9% | 10.0% | 65.9% | 3,054 |
| Norfolk | $72,609 | 48.1% | 8.6% | 61.9% | 1,943 |
| Boise City | $71,438 | 52.5% | 8.7% | 62.8% | 2,194 |
| Columbus | $71,274 | 54.2% | 7.4% | 57.5% | 6,430 |
| Phoenix | $71,214 | 46.0% | 10.2% | 62.7% | 8,379 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $71,027 | 53.1% | 5.7% | 67.3% | 5,825 |
| Chattanooga | $70,998 | 45.3% | 7.7% | 71.3% | 2,926 |
| Greensboro | $70,795 | 63.2% | 8.6% | 72.3% | 5,208 |
| Gastonia | $70,450 | 46.4% | 4.8% | 70.7% | 2,076 |
| Fresno | $70,000 | 41.7% | 5.2% | 69.4% | 2,405 |
| Aurora | $69,709 | 37.4% | 9.6% | 70.8% | 3,012 |
| Huntsville | $68,723 | 61.3% | 6.8% | 71.1% | 3,584 |
| Tallahassee | $68,438 | 72.2% | 9.7% | 62.6% | 2,403 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $68,125 | 51.3% | 6.0% | 69.2% | 5,828 |
| Tacoma | $67,917 | 43.9% | 3.1% | 66.6% | 2,241 |
| Columbia | $67,404 | 78.6% | 7.8% | 72.8% | 2,773 |
| Colorado Springs | $67,028 | 52.1% | 11.2% | 66.6% | 5,569 |
| Norman | $66,639 | 54.9% | 7.7% | 59.8% | 2,497 |
| Scottsdale | $66,635 | 64.7% | 10.1% | 79.8% | 1,984 |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county | $66,492 | 62.3% | 5.9% | 68.2% | 6,287 |
| St. Petersburg | $65,804 | 48.4% | 7.9% | 67.1% | 2,773 |
| Eugene | $65,764 | 51.5% | 22.4% | 53.4% | 2,457 |
| Fayetteville | $65,208 | 42.1% | 5.8% | 62.5% | 2,150 |
| Vancouver | $64,407 | 44.1% | 12.5% | 57.4% | 2,141 |
| Memphis | $64,114 | 57.9% | 4.9% | 68.7% | 4,485 |
| Asheville | $63,943 | 58.0% | 11.0% | 60.9% | 3,627 |
| Pittsburgh | $63,919 | 61.8% | 8.0% | 54.9% | 3,123 |
| Kansas City | $62,953 | 60.6% | 4.9% | 53.8% | 4,348 |
| Tulsa | $62,813 | 54.3% | 11.1% | 68.4% | 4,060 |
| Wilmington | $62,679 | 60.2% | 8.0% | 66.1% | 2,588 |
| Columbus | $62,394 | 63.8% | 3.2% | 81.3% | 1,938 |
| Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) | $62,202 | 70.9% | 9.7% | 56.2% | 2,157 |
| Johnson City | $61,324 | 63.0% | 10.8% | 69.9% | 2,125 |
| Albuquerque | $60,924 | 59.6% | 16.6% | 57.8% | 4,791 |
| Greenville | $59,986 | 58.9% | 9.4% | 57.7% | 1,901 |
| Rock Hill | $59,203 | 50.3% | 8.5% | 61.6% | 2,207 |
| Kingsport | $56,528 | 56.7% | 4.4% | 75.6% | 1,894 |
| Lincoln | $55,070 | 52.2% | 11.4% | 59.9% | 2,100 |
| Wichita | $53,551 | 38.5% | 12.9% | 53.0% | 3,570 |
| Tucson | $51,759 | 48.1% | 12.6% | 57.6% | 4,257 |
| Knoxville | $48,633 | 49.8% | 8.2% | 66.0% | 5,741 |
| Springfield | $44,183 | 49.2% | 11.8% | 51.4% | 2,108 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
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Frequently asked
How many people of Scotch-Irish ancestry live in the United States?
About 2,522,548 US residents are of Scotch-Irish ancestry, roughly 0.8% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Which US city has the largest Scotch-Irish population?
New York, NY has the largest Scotch-Irish population of any US city, with about 13,430 residents of Scotch-Irish ancestry.
Which state has the most residents of Scotch-Irish ancestry?
Texas leads all states with about 217,090 residents of Scotch-Irish ancestry.
What is the median household income of Scotch-Irish Americans?
Scotch-Irish Americans have a median household income of about $88,753, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024