RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 924

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. Waynesville, NC leads at 5.6%. 924 metro areas qualify in total. North Carolina carries 12 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 924 is 0.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Newberry, SC, up 354 places to #22.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4990.8%–

01Waynesville, NCNC63,3695.6%−3.1 pts

02Boone, NCNC54,7864.0%−2.6 pts

03▲8Brevard, NCNC34,2113.9%−4.5 pts

04Marion, NCNC45,1983.3%−2.5 pts

05▲2Forest City, NCNC65,7453.2%−1.5 pts

06▲74Sonora, CACA53,1602.9%+0.2 pts

07▼2Asheville, NCNC422,3452.9%−3.4 pts

08▲20Dyersburg, TNTN36,3202.8%+1.1 pts

09▼6Sevierville, TNTN101,3422.8%−2.0 pts

10▲4Pinehurst, NCNC110,6192.7%−1.8 pts

11▼2Kingsport, TNTN314,8342.6%−1.8 pts

12▼4Knoxville, TNTN968,1372.6%−2.0 pts

13▲2Albemarle, NCNC68,8302.6%−0.2 pts

14▲19Winchester, TNTN45,5792.5%−0.8 pts

15▲7Johnson City, TNTN216,4162.5%−1.5 pts

16▼6Rockingham, NCNC42,0412.5%−1.1 pts

17▼4Morehead City, NCNC70,4692.4%−1.7 pts

18▲32Cleveland, TNTN134,0572.4%−1.0 pts

19▼1North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2332.4%−0.8 pts

20▲73Barre, VTVT59,6522.3%−0.7 pts

21▲36Roseburg, OROR111,9512.3%−0.7 pts

22▲354Newberry, SCSC39,5612.3%−0.3 pts

23▼7Greenville, SCSC1,014,1012.3%−1.7 pts

24▼1Burlington, NCNC186,1772.2%−2.1 pts

25▲36Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5272.2%−1.4 pts

26▼20Staunton, VAVA129,6922.2%−2.8 pts

27▲9Lewisburg, TNTN38,0712.2%−0.6 pts

28▲41Charlottesville, VAVA228,5972.2%−1.1 pts

29▲6Sanford, NCNC70,2582.1%−1.7 pts

30▲11Brownwood, TXTX38,7112.1%−0.5 pts

31▲46Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0832.1%−0.5 pts

32▼15Morristown, TNTN128,8672.1%−1.5 pts

33▼6Wilmington, NCNC492,7722.1%−2.8 pts

34▲118Cody, WYWY31,1712.0%−1.4 pts

35▼4Seneca, SCSC83,7752.0%−1.9 pts

36▼10Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2452.0%−2.0 pts

37▼5Oil City, PAPA49,3462.0%−2.4 pts

38▼13Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8301.9%−2.5 pts

39▲21Indiana, PAPA82,8781.9%−2.2 pts

40▼28Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0141.9%−1.0 pts

41▲15Huntingdon, PAPA43,0011.9%−0.9 pts

42▲29Greeneville, TNTN73,8311.9%−1.3 pts

43▲23Charleston, WVWV200,1701.9%−1.5 pts

44▲2Parkersburg, WVWV87,2641.9%−0.4 pts

45▼24Greenwood, SCSC95,2151.9%−2.6 pts

46▲67Huntington, WVWV365,9651.9%−0.9 pts

47▲120Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701.8%−2.6 pts

48▼11Spartanburg, SCSC407,6561.8%−1.9 pts

49▼9Hickory, NCNC376,8901.8%−1.6 pts

50▲223Brookings, OROR22,6211.8%0.0 pts

51▼2Greensboro, NCNC805,9451.8%−1.3 pts

52▲37Cookeville, TNTN152,4771.8%−0.6 pts

53▲1Wheeling, WVWV134,0891.8%−1.5 pts

54▼34Hermitage, PAPA107,8601.8%−2.5 pts

55▼3Columbia, SCSC879,9181.8%−1.5 pts

56▲8Daphne, ALAL267,7611.8%−1.5 pts

57▼23Kerrville, TXTX54,0371.8%−2.4 pts

58▲18Helena, MTMT97,1531.8%−1.3 pts

59▼21Roanoke, VAVA316,5471.8%−2.2 pts

60▲95Scottsboro, ALAL54,2811.8%−0.1 pts

61▲116Riverton, WYWY39,4641.8%−0.9 pts

62▲5Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2061.7%−1.3 pts

63▲41Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1551.7%−0.1 pts

64▲90Mountain Home, ARAR42,9821.7%−1.3 pts

65▼12Fayetteville, TNTN36,8531.7%−2.3 pts

66▲115Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0811.7%−1.1 pts

67▼19Evanston, WYWY23,4151.7%−3.0 pts

68▲38Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5521.7%−0.9 pts

69▼6Lexington, KYKY535,1741.7%−1.2 pts

70▲11Crossville, TNTN66,3001.7%−0.6 pts

71▲258Hailey, IDID32,4361.7%−0.9 pts

72▲18Meadville, PAPA81,7921.7%−2.1 pts

73▲32Jackson, TNTN184,5691.7%−1.1 pts

74▼12Granbury, TXTX70,5011.7%−1.7 pts

75▲89Meridian, MSMS85,4191.7%−0.4 pts

76▲43Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091.7%−0.7 pts

77▲22Warren, PAPA37,0381.6%−1.4 pts

78▲100Rome, GAGA101,3781.6%−0.8 pts

79▲9Nashville, TNTN2,197,4161.6%−1.7 pts

80▲34Missoula, MTMT128,6981.6%−1.4 pts

81▼16Weirton, WVWV112,4681.6%−2.2 pts

82▲61Chattanooga, TNTN594,5301.6%−1.4 pts

83▲39Athens, OHOH63,1971.6%−0.8 pts

84▼9Athens, GAGA224,1481.6%−1.2 pts

85▲13Cornelia, GAGA50,4161.6%−1.1 pts

86▲14Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9121.6%−1.9 pts

87▼9Blacksburg, VAVA181,6161.6%−2.0 pts

88▼20Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9921.6%−1.6 pts

89▲103Jackson, WYWY36,5871.6%−1.4 pts

90▲164Bangor, MEME157,9671.6%−3.0 pts

91▼40Clarksburg, WVWV88,1421.6%−1.5 pts

92▼33Harrison, ARAR45,6541.6%−0.7 pts

93▲101Spearfish, SDSD29,4591.6%+0.1 pts

94▼12Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201.6%−1.6 pts

95▲7Somerset, KYKY67,3841.6%−0.4 pts

96▲152Florence, ALAL156,6091.5%−1.0 pts

97▼50Durham, NCNC625,4851.5%−2.3 pts

98▼11Chambersburg, PAPA160,6521.5%−1.3 pts

99▲18Greenville, NCNC182,9361.5%−1.1 pts

100▲84Pikeville, KYKY89,1221.5%−0.2 pts

101▲370Vermillion, SDSD15,0311.5%−1.0 pts

102▲88Portland, MEME577,6351.5%−2.2 pts

103▼60Mount Airy, NCNC72,2871.5%−1.3 pts

104▲32Eureka, CACA131,6471.5%−1.3 pts

105▲356Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1471.5%0.0 pts

106▲104Port Angeles, WAWA78,2021.5%−1.8 pts

107▼68Newport, OROR50,6361.5%−1.0 pts

108▲233Taos, NMNM34,5641.5%+0.4 pts

109▼24Shelton, WAWA71,1651.5%−1.3 pts

110▲354Eufaula, ALAL26,8611.5%−0.5 pts

111▼82Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1371.5%−3.0 pts

112▼2Morgantown, WVWV141,9951.5%−1.9 pts

113▲12Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701.5%−1.0 pts

114▼30Lynchburg, VAVA269,1691.5%−1.7 pts

115▲116Medford, OROR221,7951.5%−1.4 pts

116▲14Grand Junction, COCO162,8451.4%−1.0 pts

117▲270McMinnville, TNTN43,7171.4%−1.1 pts

118▼48Bainbridge, GAGA29,4321.4%+0.6 pts

119▲118Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491.4%−2.5 pts

120▲60Lebanon, NHNH224,5001.4%−1.4 pts

121▼27Kennett, MOMO26,8551.4%+0.4 pts

122▲86Astoria, OROR40,9261.4%−1.9 pts

123▲77Augusta, MEME129,0671.4%−2.4 pts

124▲26Bozeman, MTMT128,7401.4%−0.8 pts

125▼16Fairmont, WVWV55,5841.4%−1.6 pts

126▲67New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3731.4%−0.6 pts

127▼54Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9141.4%−2.1 pts

128▲527Vincennes, ININ35,6521.4%−0.1 pts

129▲134Athens, TXTX88,5951.4%−0.5 pts

130▼27Richmond, KYKY131,8061.4%−1.4 pts

131▲345Rifle, COCO80,0991.4%−0.7 pts

132▲323Middlesborough, KYKY22,8291.4%+0.4 pts

133▲641Greencastle, ININ37,8761.4%−1.2 pts

134▲669Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8381.4%−0.2 pts

135▼9Huntsville, ALAL556,4441.4%−1.3 pts

136▲37Lake City, FLFL74,0941.4%−0.7 pts

137▲180Ukiah, CACA88,1221.4%−0.9 pts

138▼30Madison, ININ33,2791.4%−1.4 pts

139▼15Victoria, TXTX99,8641.4%−0.4 pts

140▼116Baker City, OROR16,6581.4%−1.9 pts

141▼45Gaffney, SCSC58,2751.4%−1.6 pts

142▼10Laurinburg, NCNC33,3221.4%−2.1 pts

143▲235Longview, WAWA114,8851.4%−1.6 pts

144▲27Bremerton, WAWA283,3741.4%−1.9 pts

145▲4Charleston, SCSC889,2631.4%−1.5 pts

146▲41Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371.4%−0.7 pts

147▼2Athens, TNTN71,5901.4%−1.9 pts

148▲11Starkville, MSMS62,0631.3%−1.2 pts

149▼2Madisonville, KYKY45,1271.3%−0.3 pts

150▼78Crestview, FLFL315,0981.3%−1.4 pts

151▼132Toccoa, GAGA27,8541.3%−0.8 pts

152▲5Cullman, ALAL94,0091.3%−1.5 pts

153Brattleboro, VTVT45,2041.3%−1.9 pts

154▲62Eugene, OROR381,5841.3%−1.3 pts

155▼125Florence, SCSC201,3921.3%−2.4 pts

156▲39Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9751.3%−0.9 pts

157▲81Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6571.3%−1.2 pts

158▲125Galesburg, ILIL47,7671.3%−0.7 pts

159▲10Fort Collins, COCO377,2921.3%−1.4 pts

160▲172Lacey, WAWA304,2611.3%−1.4 pts

161▲27Moscow, IDID41,8421.3%−1.8 pts

162▲66Beatrice, NENE21,7111.3%+0.6 pts

163▼29St. Simons, GAGA118,5241.3%−1.4 pts

164▲154Tullahoma, TNTN69,3391.3%−1.4 pts

165▼23Springfield, MOMO500,6941.3%−1.1 pts

166Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7661.3%−1.4 pts

167▲44Huntsville, TXTX83,8421.3%−0.7 pts

168▲45Abilene, TXTX185,4291.3%−1.2 pts

169▲67Sumter, SCSC105,0671.3%−0.8 pts

170▲13Easton, MDMD38,2381.3%−1.4 pts

171▲134Chillicothe, OHOH76,4291.3%−0.8 pts

172▲68Jefferson City, MOMO152,7121.3%−0.4 pts

173▼76Enterprise, ALAL56,9531.3%−1.4 pts

174▲174Hot Springs, ARAR99,6951.3%−1.8 pts

175▲77Panama City, FLFL231,1741.3%−1.6 pts

176▲39Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9661.3%−1.4 pts

177▼133Sandpoint, IDID54,4201.3%−2.2 pts

178▼20Richmond, VAVA1,389,3381.3%−1.4 pts

179▲103Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421.3%−0.3 pts

180▼1Newport, TNTN37,8891.3%−2.8 pts

181▲192Corbin, KYKY150,0401.3%−0.3 pts

182▼6Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8641.2%−1.6 pts

183▲127Crawfordsville, ININ38,9541.2%−0.5 pts

184▲180Montrose, COCO44,5911.2%−1.0 pts

185▼20Jackson, MSMS609,8471.2%−1.2 pts

186▲28Grants Pass, OROR87,8671.2%−1.5 pts

187▼86Jacksonville, NCNC217,1751.2%−1.3 pts

188▼105Auburn, ALAL208,0131.2%−1.7 pts

189▲553Defiance, OHOH38,2921.2%0.0 pts

190▼111Woodward, OKOK19,8271.2%+0.1 pts

191▼62Pensacola, FLFL544,9491.2%−1.7 pts

192▼22Paducah, KYKY102,2591.2%−0.9 pts

193▼98Bluefield, WVWV96,1381.2%−1.7 pts

194▲378Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0021.2%−1.0 pts

195▲2Truckee, CACA101,9111.2%−2.4 pts

196▼24Payson, AZAZ53,8011.2%−0.6 pts

197▼81Vicksburg, MSMS41,7591.2%−0.6 pts

198▲7Sterling, COCO20,6541.2%−1.4 pts

199▼60Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421.2%−1.5 pts

200▼109Salem, OHOH99,3771.2%−2.1 pts

201▲38Great Falls, MTMT85,0291.2%−1.5 pts

202▲24Danville, VAVA101,1371.2%−0.7 pts

203▲39Stephenville, TXTX43,9111.2%−1.1 pts

204▲17Winchester, VAVA152,3321.2%−1.5 pts

205▲83Brenham, TXTX38,2881.2%−0.6 pts

206▼8Carbondale, ILIL52,5011.2%−0.7 pts

207▲86Hagerstown, MDMD315,2801.2%−0.7 pts

208▲125Laconia, NHNH65,1471.2%−1.2 pts

209▲66Santa Fe, NMNM156,9071.2%−0.9 pts

210▲39Klamath Falls, OROR70,2741.2%−1.4 pts

211▲185Zanesville, OHOH87,0141.2%−0.5 pts

212▲13Ozark, ALAL49,9121.2%−1.5 pts

213▼1Albany, OROR132,8431.2%−1.6 pts

214▲98New Bern, NCNC127,3581.2%−1.7 pts

215▼87Shelbyville, TNTN55,2731.2%−1.0 pts

216▼30Coos Bay, OROR63,9921.2%−1.6 pts

217▼96Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4511.2%−1.1 pts

218▲368Pullman, WAWA48,5121.2%−1.3 pts

219▲53Bend, OROR266,3761.2%−1.6 pts

220▲102Columbus, ININ85,7291.2%−1.2 pts

221▲32Statesboro, GAGA97,9771.2%−1.2 pts

222▲99Scottsbluff, NENE36,2721.2%−0.8 pts

223▼137Corvallis, OROR97,7281.1%−1.3 pts

224▲382Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9041.1%−0.6 pts

225▼40Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071.1%−2.0 pts

226▲211Russellville, ARAR84,9321.1%−0.6 pts

227▲155Lawrence, KSKS120,9201.1%−1.3 pts

228▼21Sherman, TXTX153,6131.1%−1.1 pts

229▲91La Grande, OROR25,9001.1%−1.9 pts

230▲37Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081.1%−1.6 pts

231▲61Hood River, OROR23,7201.1%−0.7 pts

232▲121Kingsland, GAGA60,1431.1%−0.5 pts

233▲129Massena, NYNY105,4881.1%−1.0 pts

234▲111Augusta, GAGA641,2311.1%−0.8 pts

235▲9Danville, KYKY56,9851.1%−1.5 pts

236▲103Magnolia, ARAR21,8941.1%−0.8 pts

237▲445Hays, KSKS29,0751.1%−0.5 pts

238▼105Beckley, WVWV109,9401.1%−0.7 pts

239▼194Shelby, NCNC103,3251.1%−2.3 pts

240▼5Austin, TXTX2,620,9451.1%−1.3 pts

241▼8Bellingham, WAWA236,3921.1%−1.8 pts

242▼67Boulder, COCO328,5601.1%−1.6 pts

243▲22Waco, TXTX308,8071.1%−1.0 pts

244▼170Lewistown, PAPA46,1271.1%−1.7 pts

245▲36Cañon City, COCO50,0391.1%−1.1 pts

246▲44Clarksville, TNTN349,0011.1%−1.0 pts

247▲128Hudson, NYNY60,1681.1%−0.7 pts

248▲101Santa Rosa, CACA486,4441.1%−1.3 pts

249▲142Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8131.1%−0.8 pts

250▼110The Villages, FLFL157,7721.1%−1.1 pts

251▼193Alexander City, ALAL40,9531.1%−1.2 pts

252▼108Oxford, ALAL115,8341.1%−1.0 pts

253▲199Stillwater, OKOK83,8891.1%−1.7 pts

254▲65Colorado Springs, COCO781,7961.1%−1.4 pts

255▲297Cedartown, GAGA45,5141.1%−0.5 pts

256▼33Spokane, WAWA608,0121.1%−1.6 pts

257▲153Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5531.1%−0.7 pts

258▲430Bishop, CACA18,1581.1%−1.2 pts

259▲294Traverse City, MIMI156,9721.1%−1.1 pts

260▼149Tupelo, MSMS133,1671.1%−1.4 pts

261▲65Laurel, MSMS82,2811.1%−1.5 pts

262▲53Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6661.1%−1.3 pts

263▼107Decatur, ALAL160,3261.1%−1.4 pts

264▼222Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5511.1%−1.9 pts

265▼153Frankfort, KYKY77,8741.1%−1.8 pts

266▲154Paris, TNTN32,8961.1%−2.9 pts

267▲58Palm Bay, FLFL663,9821.1%−1.1 pts

268▲8Cheyenne, WYWY102,9381.1%−2.0 pts

269▲20Portsmouth, OHOH71,3651.1%−0.2 pts

270▼68Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121.1%−2.1 pts

271▼89Laramie, WYWY38,5581.1%−1.5 pts

272▼52State College, PAPA157,3931.1%−1.0 pts

273▲106Louisville, KYKY1,402,5091.1%−0.8 pts

274▼23Anchorage, AKAK405,8211.1%−1.5 pts

275▼14Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8501.1%−1.2 pts

276▼145Oxford, MSMS71,9721.1%−3.0 pts

277▼73Gulfport, MSMS431,3291.1%−1.3 pts

278▲23York, PAPA473,1971.1%−1.0 pts

279▲105Batesville, ARAR38,7851.0%−0.9 pts

280▲344Fort Smith, ARAR234,1401.0%−0.5 pts

281▼140Lewiston, MEME116,4871.0%−2.0 pts

282▲204Durango, COCO56,8981.0%−1.9 pts

283▲383Rock Springs, WYWY41,2671.0%−2.5 pts

284▼41Jefferson, GAGA99,2651.0%−1.0 pts

285▲28Washington, NCNC44,6701.0%−0.5 pts

286▼138Bowling Green, KYKY197,1801.0%−1.4 pts

287▼32Concord, NHNH158,0781.0%−1.9 pts

288▼19Springfield, OHOH135,3401.0%−1.0 pts

289▼182Picayune, MSMS59,3631.0%−0.6 pts

290▼122Gainesville, GAGA226,5681.0%−0.8 pts

291▼5Billings, MTMT193,6031.0%−1.1 pts

292▼60Albertville, ALAL103,5371.0%−2.1 pts

293▲167Nantucket, MAMA14,7581.0%−1.9 pts

294▼3Casper, WYWY80,5261.0%−1.6 pts

295▲56Portland, OROR2,542,2821.0%−1.5 pts

296▲12Savannah, GAGA438,3141.0%−0.7 pts

297▲444Moultrie, GAGA47,4381.0%−0.5 pts

298▲95Wooster, OHOH116,7581.0%−0.7 pts

299▼12Pahrump, NVNV57,3361.0%−1.2 pts

300▲28Montgomery, ALAL388,7471.0%−1.3 pts

301▲162Mansfield, OHOH124,8931.0%−1.1 pts

302▼141Thomaston, GAGA28,5001.0%−0.8 pts

303▲11Greenfield, MAMA70,6981.0%−1.0 pts

304▲48Mobile, ALAL411,6581.0%−1.4 pts

305▲246Fort Payne, ALAL74,0851.0%−1.2 pts

306▲59El Dorado, ARAR36,9261.0%−1.0 pts

307▼73Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.0%−1.4 pts

308▼67Gettysburg, PAPA107,5941.0%−0.9 pts

309▲121Effingham, ILIL44,7271.0%−0.8 pts

310▼255The Dalles, OROR26,3101.0%−1.4 pts

311▼12Gainesville, FLFL359,0361.0%−1.6 pts

312▲58Sikeston, MOMO49,9781.0%−0.4 pts

313▲41Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031.0%−1.8 pts

314▲426Muscatine, IAIA41,8531.0%−0.5 pts

315▲54Santa Cruz, CACA258,8521.0%−1.0 pts

316▼45Little Rock, ARAR777,6071.0%−1.4 pts

317▲414Rutland, VTVT59,6531.0%−1.8 pts

318▼100Joplin, MOMO208,7961.0%−1.3 pts

319▲181Martinsville, VAVA63,0911.0%−0.8 pts

320▲65Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1021.0%−1.2 pts

321▲277Taylorville, ILIL33,4431.0%−1.1 pts

322▲33Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2121.0%−1.1 pts

323▲175Albany, GAGA145,5101.0%−1.1 pts

324▲20Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821.0%−1.3 pts

325▲22Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2131.0%−1.2 pts

326▲261Sturgis, MIMI60,9681.0%−0.2 pts

327▲181Vidalia, GAGA36,1801.0%−0.3 pts

328▼81Columbia, MOMO219,0621.0%−1.9 pts

329▲202Lufkin, TXTX88,1541.0%−1.1 pts

330▼156Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.9%−0.6 pts

331Longview, TXTX297,3150.9%−1.2 pts

332▲344Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.9%−0.8 pts

333▲91Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.9%−1.2 pts

334▲104Jesup, GAGA32,4810.9%−0.8 pts

335▼215Marietta, OHOH58,3890.9%−1.3 pts

336▼244Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7910.9%−0.9 pts

337▲37Springfield, ILIL206,0330.9%−1.2 pts

338▼80Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.9%−2.6 pts

339▲20Chico, CACA209,2110.9%−2.0 pts

340▲135Redding, CACA181,6480.9%−1.6 pts

341▲39Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.9%−1.0 pts

342▼133Dothan, ALAL156,2660.9%−1.2 pts

343▼40Searcy, ARAR80,0850.9%−1.4 pts

344▲118San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.9%−1.6 pts

345▲499Lexington, NENE26,2550.9%−0.2 pts

346▼68Marion, ILIL67,2250.9%−0.8 pts

347▲16Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.9%−1.0 pts

348▼124Erie, PAPA265,8320.9%−1.6 pts

349▼64Columbus, MSMS67,1440.9%−1.3 pts

350▲350Safford, AZAZ40,1570.9%0.0 pts

351▲21Bennington, VTVT36,6300.9%−1.9 pts

352▲25Tyler, TXTX252,5490.9%−1.2 pts

353▼202McPherson, KSKS30,0640.9%−1.1 pts

354▼52Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.9%−1.3 pts

355▲335Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.9%−1.1 pts

356▼49West Plains, MOMO40,7980.9%−1.4 pts

357▲179Vernal, UTUT38,2780.9%−0.1 pts

358▼81Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.9%−1.7 pts

359▲266Batavia, NYNY58,4160.9%−0.9 pts

360▼138Malvern, ARAR33,4510.9%−1.9 pts

361▼201DuBois, PAPA78,1000.9%−1.0 pts

362▼161Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.9%−2.0 pts

363▲111Wichita, KSKS663,8090.9%−1.2 pts

364▲30Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.9%−1.5 pts

365▲173Kinston, NCNC55,8370.9%−0.9 pts

366▲88Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.9%−0.8 pts

367▼138Coshocton, OHOH37,1880.9%−0.8 pts

368▼64Canton, OHOH400,2460.9%−1.2 pts

369▲54Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.9%−0.9 pts

370▼47Centralia, WAWA88,0620.9%−2.3 pts

371▲205Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.9%−0.8 pts

372▼76Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.9%−1.3 pts

373▲245McAlester, OKOK43,3200.9%−1.4 pts

374▲150Manchester, NHNH433,4150.9%−1.5 pts

375▲31Columbus, GAGA324,8300.9%−1.1 pts

376▼33Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.9%−1.3 pts

377▲44Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.9%−0.9 pts

378▲38Denver, COCO3,092,0370.9%−1.2 pts

379▲40Richmond, ININ66,1690.9%−1.0 pts

380▼13Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.9%−1.1 pts

381▲59Dayton, OHOH826,5540.9%−0.9 pts

382▲96Pueblo, COCO169,2770.9%−0.7 pts

383▲149Farmington, MOMO67,8090.9%−0.8 pts

384▲47Clearlake, CACA67,7720.9%−1.8 pts

385▲185Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.9%−0.3 pts

386▲209Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.9%−1.5 pts

387▼57Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.9%−1.0 pts

388▲45Pocatello, IDID91,5910.9%−1.0 pts

389▲99Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.9%−1.2 pts

390▲115Salem, OROR445,8140.9%−1.3 pts

391▼202Greenwood, MSMS34,9120.9%−0.4 pts

392▲23Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.9%−0.8 pts

393▼147Uvalde, TXTX24,9630.9%−0.9 pts

394▲136Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.9%−1.0 pts

395▲51Shreveport, LALA383,4740.9%−1.3 pts

396▼250Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.9%−0.7 pts

397▼138Elkins, WVWV26,8820.9%−2.7 pts

398▲139Sayre, PAPA59,6000.9%−0.9 pts

399▲411Auburn, ININ44,5350.9%−0.3 pts

400▲9Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.9%−0.9 pts

401▲132Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.9%−0.6 pts

402▲201Duncan, OKOK44,3100.9%−0.7 pts

403▼141College Station, TXTX287,4760.9%−1.8 pts

404▲79Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.8%−0.5 pts

405▲23Alpena, MIMI28,8530.8%−0.7 pts

406▲207Heber, UTUT81,6550.8%−0.9 pts

407▲15Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.8%−1.6 pts

408▲115Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.8%−0.9 pts

409▼159Altoona, PAPA119,5410.8%−1.7 pts

410▼154Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.8%−1.7 pts

411▼274Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.8%−2.1 pts

412▲104Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.8%−1.3 pts

413▲240Urbana, OHOH38,8200.8%−0.8 pts

414▼53Bedford, ININ45,5680.8%−1.2 pts

415▲145Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.8%−1.1 pts

416Putnam, CTCT98,0960.8%–

417▲52Burlington, VTVT227,8030.8%−1.4 pts

418▲122Topeka, KSKS233,0520.8%−1.4 pts

419▲83Keene, NHNH78,2690.8%−2.3 pts

420▲137Moberly, MOMO24,5130.8%−0.9 pts

421▼194Branson, MOMO57,0010.8%−1.6 pts

422▲132Boise City, IDID864,2430.8%−1.2 pts

423▼107Russellville, ALAL32,4490.8%−0.9 pts

424▲20Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.8%−1.4 pts

425▼12LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.8%−0.7 pts

426▲31Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.8%−1.4 pts

427▼77Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.8%−1.2 pts

428▲53New Castle, ININ49,1370.8%−0.3 pts

429▲245Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.8%−0.6 pts

430▼156Slidell, LALA279,1080.8%−1.0 pts

431▼147Union City, TNTN30,0670.8%−1.9 pts

432▼43Marion, OHOH65,1150.8%−1.1 pts

433▲112Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.8%−0.7 pts

434▼215Talladega, ALAL91,7640.8%−0.2 pts

435▲45North Platte, NENE33,9720.8%−1.3 pts

436▲70Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.8%−0.8 pts

437▼30Troy, ALAL33,6880.8%−2.0 pts

438▼39Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.8%−0.3 pts

439▼37Bay City, TXTX36,4630.8%−1.2 pts

440▲354Elk City, OKOK22,1590.8%−1.3 pts

441▲203Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.8%−1.1 pts

442▲40Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.8%−0.8 pts

443▼325Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.8%−2.1 pts

444▲210Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.8%−0.2 pts

445▼3Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.8%−1.3 pts

446▼176Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.8%−1.6 pts

447▼46Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.8%−1.1 pts

448▲73Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.8%−0.2 pts

449▲100Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.8%−0.4 pts

450▼23Reno, NVNV578,7340.8%−1.4 pts

451▼70Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.8%−0.9 pts

452▲42Charleston, ILIL46,6070.8%−1.1 pts

453▲132New Iberia, LALA66,8460.8%+0.4 pts

454▲53Evansville, ININ273,7860.8%−0.7 pts

455▲67Key West, FLFL80,4060.8%−0.7 pts

456▲70Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.8%−0.5 pts

457▼178St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.8%−1.3 pts

458▲85Provo, UTUT773,4260.8%−0.7 pts

459▲85Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.8%−1.3 pts

460▲37Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.8%−0.9 pts

461▲421Peru, ININ34,4870.8%−0.2 pts

462▼11Monroe, LALA222,3900.8%−1.1 pts

463▲36Marion, ININ66,5240.8%−0.5 pts

464▼66Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.8%−1.1 pts

465▲97Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.8%−0.9 pts

466▼139Centralia, ILIL36,3820.8%−1.0 pts

467▼172Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.8%−2.1 pts

468▲57Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.8%−0.6 pts

469▲153Lewiston, IDID65,4500.8%−1.6 pts

470▲43Peoria, ILIL363,5050.8%−0.9 pts

471▲171Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.8%−1.2 pts

472▲83Deltona, FLFL746,9330.8%−1.1 pts

473▲17Midland, TXTX193,1390.8%−1.1 pts

474▼4Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.8%−1.0 pts

475▼151Bloomington, ININ165,2310.8%−1.8 pts

476▲85Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.8%−0.8 pts

477▼91Greeley, COCO378,4260.8%−1.1 pts

478▲123Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.8%−1.0 pts

479▼32Hermiston, OROR93,7210.8%−2.1 pts

480▼289Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.8%−1.6 pts

481▲12Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.8%−0.6 pts

482▲76Corning, NYNY91,8550.8%−1.0 pts

483▼35Enid, OKOK61,7790.8%−0.9 pts

484▲199Cortland, NYNY45,8500.8%−0.5 pts

485▼370Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.8%−0.9 pts

486▼54Ruidoso, NMNM19,8440.8%−2.9 pts

487▲273Dover, DEDE194,7860.8%−1.2 pts

488▼52Pontiac, ILIL35,0570.8%−0.7 pts

489▼106Adrian, MIMI97,7790.8%−0.8 pts

490▼82Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.8%−1.6 pts

491Akron, OHOH701,7800.8%−1.2 pts

492▲22McComb, MSMS52,6400.8%−1.7 pts

493▼236Carson, NVNV58,5710.8%−1.6 pts

494▲95Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.8%−1.0 pts

495▼98Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.8%−1.9 pts

496▲273Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.8%−0.4 pts

497▲182Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.8%−1.1 pts

498▼363Bradford, PAPA38,9840.8%−1.2 pts

499▼88Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.8%−0.6 pts

500▲59Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.8%−1.0 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest scotch-irish share?

Waynesville, NC ranks #1 with 5.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by scotch-irish share?

Waynesville, NC, Boone, NC, Brevard, NC, Marion, NC, Forest City, NC.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

924 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is scotch-irish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).