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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 30 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Catron County, NMNM3,8273.3%+1.0 pts

02Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.5%+0.8 pts

03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4071.5%−1.6 pts

04Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9071.2%−0.8 pts

05Harding County, NMNM6171.2%+0.1 pts

06Union County, NMNM3,8441.1%+0.2 pts

07Grant County, NMNM27,2521.1%−1.0 pts

08Taos County, NMNM34,5641.1%+0.1 pts

09Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6151.1%−1.1 pts

10Otero County, NMNM70,3681.0%−1.4 pts

11Lincoln County, NMNM19,8441.0%−2.7 pts

12Torrance County, NMNM16,1001.0%−2.1 pts

13Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651.0%−1.1 pts

14Sierra County, NMNM11,3951.0%−1.1 pts

15Chaves County, NMNM63,3640.9%−1.1 pts

16Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6010.9%−0.9 pts

17De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.8%−2.0 pts

18Luna County, NMNM25,4070.8%−1.2 pts

19Valencia County, NMNM82,0130.7%−0.8 pts

20Quay County, NMNM8,4540.7%−2.1 pts

21Curry County, NMNM46,6550.6%−0.3 pts

22Eddy County, NMNM62,5090.5%−1.2 pts

23Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0910.5%−0.4 pts

24Lea County, NMNM74,7490.4%−0.9 pts

25San Juan County, NMNM120,3400.3%−0.8 pts

26Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8320.2%−0.7 pts

27San Miguel County, NMNM26,2600.1%−0.9 pts

28Socorro County, NMNM15,8380.1%−1.3 pts

29McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.1%−0.1 pts

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9290.0%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS