RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Essex County, NYNY36,4381.2%−1.3 pts

02St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.1%−1.0 pts

03Columbia County, NYNY60,1681.1%−0.7 pts

04Schoharie County, NYNY30,1761.0%−0.4 pts

05Livingston County, NYNY61,4381.0%−1.0 pts

06Genesee County, NYNY58,4160.9%−0.9 pts

07Delaware County, NYNY44,3050.9%−2.1 pts

08Warren County, NYNY65,0200.9%−1.4 pts

09Ontario County, NYNY113,1300.8%−0.8 pts

10Washington County, NYNY59,3530.8%−2.0 pts

11Seneca County, NYNY32,8830.8%−0.6 pts

12Schuyler County, NYNY16,9240.8%−0.9 pts

13Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.8%−0.9 pts

14Oswego County, NYNY118,5690.8%−0.8 pts

15Steuben County, NYNY91,8550.8%−1.0 pts

16Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.8%−0.5 pts

17Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1260.7%−0.9 pts

18Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.7%−1.4 pts

19Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.7%−0.8 pts

20Hamilton County, NYNY5,0060.7%−1.7 pts

21Jefferson County, NYNY111,5400.7%−1.0 pts

22Sullivan County, NYNY80,5860.7%−0.4 pts

23Saratoga County, NYNY241,3430.6%−1.1 pts

24Otsego County, NYNY60,5890.6%−1.4 pts

25Niagara County, NYNY208,9120.6%−0.7 pts

26Ulster County, NYNY183,3300.6%−0.9 pts

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,3650.6%−0.7 pts

28Albany County, NYNY321,2250.6%−0.8 pts

29Wayne County, NYNY91,2500.6%−1.3 pts

30Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.5%−0.9 pts

31Yates County, NYNY24,5470.5%−1.1 pts

32Schenectady County, NYNY162,5810.5%−0.7 pts

33Lewis County, NYNY26,4790.5%−1.0 pts

34Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.5%−1.1 pts

35Chemung County, NYNY80,4150.5%−1.2 pts

36Broome County, NYNY195,7360.5%−0.9 pts

37Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3900.5%−1.1 pts

38Clinton County, NYNY78,1380.5%−1.1 pts

39Tioga County, NYNY47,4530.5%−1.2 pts

40Herkimer County, NYNY59,2190.4%−0.4 pts

41Franklin County, NYNY46,5000.4%−1.2 pts

42Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.4%−0.9 pts

43Madison County, NYNY67,1200.4%−1.1 pts

44Chenango County, NYNY45,7150.4%−1.8 pts

45Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.4%−0.8 pts

46Greene County, NYNY47,2380.4%−0.7 pts

47Fulton County, NYNY52,2160.4%−0.8 pts

48Erie County, NYNY946,7410.4%−0.7 pts

49Putnam County, NYNY99,0280.4%−1.4 pts

50Orleans County, NYNY39,8250.4%−0.8 pts

51Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.4%−0.5 pts

52New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.3%−0.5 pts

53Wyoming County, NYNY39,7410.3%−1.1 pts

54Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.3%−0.4 pts

55Orange County, NYNY417,6690.3%−0.9 pts

56Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.2%−0.8 pts

57Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.2%−0.0 pts

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.1%−0.4 pts

59Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.1%−0.5 pts

60Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.1%−0.1 pts

61Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.1%−0.4 pts

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES