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Highest Irish population share, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 7.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Taos County, NM, up 11 places to #4.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲3Colfax County, NMNM12,18412.8%+3.1 pts

02▲3Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40712.1%−1.1 pts

03Sierra County, NMNM11,39511.2%+3.2 pts

04▲11Taos County, NMNM34,56411.1%+2.2 pts

05▲1Union County, NMNM3,84410.9%+0.6 pts

06▼4Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.8%−7.3 pts

07▲1Grant County, NMNM27,2529.6%−0.7 pts

08▲10Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.5%+0.2 pts

09▲1Catron County, NMNM3,8278.9%−0.9 pts

10▲3Otero County, NMNM70,3688.6%+0.6 pts

11▼4Torrance County, NMNM16,1008.6%−3.6 pts

12Sandoval County, NMNM159,5658.4%−0.9 pts

13▲4Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9078.1%−0.3 pts

14▼3Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9297.9%+1.9 pts

15▲1Curry County, NMNM46,6557.8%−0.2 pts

16▼2Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6017.8%−0.7 pts

17▼16De Baca County, NMNM1,6477.6%+0.2 pts

18▲1Mora County, NMNM4,0516.6%+2.4 pts

19▲4Eddy County, NMNM62,5096.1%−2.7 pts

20▼11Quay County, NMNM8,4546.0%−3.8 pts

21▼1San Juan County, NMNM120,3405.5%−0.4 pts

22Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.4%−3.9 pts

23▲1Valencia County, NMNM82,0135.4%−0.7 pts

24▼3Cibola County, NMNM26,8075.2%−0.2 pts

25▲4Lea County, NMNM74,7495.1%−2.5 pts

26Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0915.1%+0.4 pts

27Luna County, NMNM25,4074.6%−2.7 pts

28▲5Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.8%+1.1 pts

29▼1Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.3%−1.6 pts

30▲1San Miguel County, NMNM26,2602.8%−0.9 pts

31▼6Harding County, NMNM6172.7%−1.3 pts

32McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.7%+0.1 pts

33▼3Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431.4%−2.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES