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 (2023 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 2000

01Essex County, NYNY36,4381.2%–

02St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.1%–

03Columbia County, NYNY60,1681.1%–

04Schoharie County, NYNY30,1761.0%–

05Livingston County, NYNY61,4381.0%–

06Genesee County, NYNY58,4160.9%–

07Delaware County, NYNY44,3050.9%–

08Warren County, NYNY65,0200.9%–

09Ontario County, NYNY113,1300.8%–

10Washington County, NYNY59,3530.8%–

11Seneca County, NYNY32,8830.8%–

12Schuyler County, NYNY16,9240.8%–

13Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.8%–

14Oswego County, NYNY118,5690.8%–

15Steuben County, NYNY91,8550.8%–

16Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.8%–

17Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1260.7%–

18Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.7%–

19Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.7%–

20Hamilton County, NYNY5,0060.7%–

21Jefferson County, NYNY111,5400.7%–

22Sullivan County, NYNY80,5860.7%–

23Saratoga County, NYNY241,3430.6%–

24Otsego County, NYNY60,5890.6%–

25Niagara County, NYNY208,9120.6%–

26Ulster County, NYNY183,3300.6%–

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,3650.6%–

28Albany County, NYNY321,2250.6%–

29Wayne County, NYNY91,2500.6%–

30Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.5%–

31Yates County, NYNY24,5470.5%–

32Schenectady County, NYNY162,5810.5%–

33Lewis County, NYNY26,4790.5%–

34Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.5%–

35Chemung County, NYNY80,4150.5%–

36Broome County, NYNY195,7360.5%–

37Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3900.5%–

38Clinton County, NYNY78,1380.5%–

39Tioga County, NYNY47,4530.5%–

40Herkimer County, NYNY59,2190.4%–

41Franklin County, NYNY46,5000.4%–

42Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.4%–

43Madison County, NYNY67,1200.4%–

44Chenango County, NYNY45,7150.4%–

45Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.4%–

46Greene County, NYNY47,2380.4%–

47Fulton County, NYNY52,2160.4%–

48Erie County, NYNY946,7410.4%–

49Putnam County, NYNY99,0280.4%–

50Orleans County, NYNY39,8250.4%–

51Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.4%–

52New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.3%–

53Wyoming County, NYNY39,7410.3%–

54Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.3%–

55Orange County, NYNY417,6690.3%–

56Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.2%–

57Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.2%–

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.1%–

59Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.1%–

60Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.1%–

61Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.1%–

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%–

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