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Highest Irish population share, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2000

01De Baca County, NMNM1,64711.7%–

02Lincoln County, NMNM19,84411.0%–

03Sierra County, NMNM11,39510.7%–

04Colfax County, NMNM12,18410.1%–

05Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4079.5%–

06Union County, NMNM3,8449.1%–

07Torrance County, NMNM16,1008.8%–

08Grant County, NMNM27,2528.4%–

09Quay County, NMNM8,4548.0%–

10Catron County, NMNM3,8278.0%–

11Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9297.6%–

12Sandoval County, NMNM159,5657.4%–

13Otero County, NMNM70,3687.4%–

14Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6017.3%–

15Taos County, NMNM34,5647.3%–

16Curry County, NMNM46,6557.2%–

17Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9077.1%–

18Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6156.9%–

19Mora County, NMNM4,0516.4%–

20San Juan County, NMNM120,3405.1%–

21Cibola County, NMNM26,8074.7%–

22Chaves County, NMNM63,3644.6%–

23Eddy County, NMNM62,5094.6%–

24Valencia County, NMNM82,0134.5%–

25Harding County, NMNM6174.4%–

26Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0914.3%–

27Luna County, NMNM25,4074.3%–

28Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.4%–

29Lea County, NMNM74,7493.3%–

30Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6%–

31San Miguel County, NMNM26,2602.2%–

32McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.2%–

33Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8321.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES