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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 32 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 32 is 1.7%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS –

01Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.6%–

02Torrance County, NMNM16,1003.1%–

03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.1%–

04Quay County, NMNM8,4542.8%–

05De Baca County, NMNM1,6472.8%–

06Otero County, NMNM70,3682.4%–

07Catron County, NMNM3,8272.3%–

08Grant County, NMNM27,2522.2%–

09Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.1%–

10Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9072.1%–

11Sierra County, NMNM11,3952.1%–

12Sandoval County, NMNM159,5652.0%–

13Luna County, NMNM25,4072.0%–

14Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.0%–

15Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6011.7%–

16Colfax County, NMNM12,1841.7%–

17Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.7%–

18Valencia County, NMNM82,0131.5%–

19Socorro County, NMNM15,8381.4%–

20Lea County, NMNM74,7491.3%–

21San Juan County, NMNM120,3401.1%–

22Taos County, NMNM34,5641.1%–

23Harding County, NMNM6171.1%–

24San Miguel County, NMNM26,2601.0%–

25Cibola County, NMNM26,8071.0%–

26Union County, NMNM3,8441.0%–

27Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911.0%–

28Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8320.9%–

29Curry County, NMNM46,6550.9%–

30Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3430.5%–

31Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9290.3%–

32McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS