RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

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

New York 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 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 1.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS –

01Delaware County, NYNY44,3053.0%–

02Washington County, NYNY59,3532.8%–

03Essex County, NYNY36,4382.5%–

04Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.3%–

05Warren County, NYNY65,0202.3%–

06Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.2%–

07Allegany County, NYNY46,8002.1%–

08St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4882.1%–

09Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.0%–

10Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.0%–

11Genesee County, NYNY58,4161.8%–

12Wayne County, NYNY91,2501.8%–

13Columbia County, NYNY60,1681.8%–

14Putnam County, NYNY99,0281.8%–

15Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.8%–

16Tompkins County, NYNY104,0471.7%–

17Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241.7%–

18Jefferson County, NYNY111,5401.7%–

19Saratoga County, NYNY241,3431.7%–

20Franklin County, NYNY46,5001.7%–

21Chemung County, NYNY80,4151.7%–

22Tioga County, NYNY47,4531.7%–

23Ontario County, NYNY113,1301.7%–

24Yates County, NYNY24,5471.7%–

25Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1261.7%–

26Onondaga County, NYNY466,5841.6%–

27Oswego County, NYNY118,5691.6%–

28Clinton County, NYNY78,1381.6%–

29Madison County, NYNY67,1201.6%–

30Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.6%–

31Ulster County, NYNY183,3301.5%–

32Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5101.5%–

33Lewis County, NYNY26,4791.5%–

34Wyoming County, NYNY39,7411.5%–

35Dutchess County, NYNY300,7081.4%–

36Schoharie County, NYNY30,1761.4%–

37Broome County, NYNY195,7361.4%–

38Seneca County, NYNY32,8831.4%–

39Albany County, NYNY321,2251.4%–

40Monroe County, NYNY750,5061.3%–

41Cayuga County, NYNY74,3651.3%–

42Niagara County, NYNY208,9121.3%–

43Cortland County, NYNY45,8501.3%–

44Schenectady County, NYNY162,5811.3%–

45Orange County, NYNY417,6691.2%–

46Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.2%–

47Fulton County, NYNY52,2161.2%–

48Oneida County, NYNY226,3921.2%–

49Erie County, NYNY946,7411.1%–

50Greene County, NYNY47,2381.1%–

51Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0901.1%–

52Sullivan County, NYNY80,5861.0%–

53Herkimer County, NYNY59,2190.9%–

54Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.8%–

55New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.8%–

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.7%–

57Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.7%–

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.5%–

59Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.4%–

60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.2%–

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.2%–

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.1%–

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