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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 424 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 (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

501Ludington, MIMI29,0400.8%–

502Washington, ININ34,2090.8%–

503Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.8%–

504Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.8%–

505Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0990.7%–

506Midland, MIMI83,7540.7%–

507Canton, ILIL32,9010.7%–

508Monroe, MIMI156,0040.7%–

509St. George, UTUT213,6700.7%–

510Lawton, OKOK127,5900.7%–

511Wabash, ININ30,7130.7%–

512Sebring, FLFL111,1220.7%–

513Ruston, LALA48,3600.7%–

514Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.7%–

515Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.7%–

516Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.7%–

517Cordele, GAGA19,2370.7%–

518Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.7%–

519Dalton, GAGA147,8190.7%–

520Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.7%–

521Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.7%–

522North Port, FLFL948,1580.7%–

523Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.7%–

524Champaign, ILIL239,9790.7%–

525Somerset, PAPA72,0040.7%–

526Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.7%–

527San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.7%–

528Decatur, ILIL99,3000.7%–

529Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.7%–

530Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.7%–

531Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.7%–

532Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.7%–

533Ada, OKOK38,5280.7%–

534Greensburg, ININ26,5760.7%–

535Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.7%–

536Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.7%–

537St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.7%–

538Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.7%–

539Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.7%–

540Martin, TNTN33,2610.7%–

541Davenport, IAIA380,4520.7%–

542Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.7%–

543Quincy, ILIL74,1460.7%–

544Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.7%–

545Macomb, ILIL25,9160.7%–

546Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.7%–

547Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.7%–

548Amherst, MAMA164,0650.7%–

549Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.7%–

550Wilson, NCNC81,1500.7%–

551Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.7%–

552Kendallville, ININ47,9370.7%–

553Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.7%–

554San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.7%–

555Williston, NDND41,7670.7%–

556Killeen, TXTX511,4970.7%–

557Minot, NDND75,6940.7%–

558Huntington, ININ37,2240.7%–

559Tifton, GAGA51,2370.7%–

560Ashland, OHOH52,5230.7%–

561Silver City, NMNM27,2520.7%–

562Murray, KYKY39,4210.7%–

563Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.7%–

564Owosso, MIMI67,6810.7%–

565Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.7%–

566Seaford, DEDE277,1400.7%–

567Henderson, NCNC42,6380.7%–

568Lebanon, MOMO36,9430.7%–

569Lima, OHOH100,8810.7%–

570Kearney, NENE57,9620.7%–

571Clinton, IAIA46,0020.7%–

572Hereford, TXTX18,6260.7%–

573Muncie, ININ113,1060.7%–

574Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.7%–

575Crescent City, CACA26,4100.7%–

576Norwich, CTCT284,0150.7%–

577Hammond, LALA141,3460.7%–

578Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.7%–

579Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.7%–

580Henderson, KYKY57,1840.7%–

581Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.7%–

582Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.7%–

583Ogden, UTUT672,7840.7%–

584Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.7%–

585Sterling, ILIL54,1210.7%–

586Watertown, NYNY111,5400.7%–

587Alamosa, COCO27,8960.7%–

588Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.7%–

589Monticello, NYNY80,5860.7%–

590Minden, LALA34,9480.7%–

591Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.7%–

592Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.6%–

593Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.6%–

594Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.6%–

595Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.6%–

596Seymour, ININ47,3700.6%–

597Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.6%–

598Odessa, TXTX173,8010.6%–

599El Campo, TXTX42,0600.6%–

600Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.6%–

601Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.6%–

602Vernon, TXTX12,4810.6%–

603Elko, NVNV56,6820.6%–

604Flint, MIMI401,0930.6%–

605Marquette, MIMI68,0640.6%–

606Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.6%–

607Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.6%–

608Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.6%–

609Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.6%–

610Burlington, IAIA44,0610.6%–

611Atchison, KSKS16,1720.6%–

612Bay City, MIMI102,1230.6%–

613Dublin, GAGA60,3510.6%–

614Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.6%–

615DeRidder, LALA36,6730.6%–

616Durant, OKOK51,3670.6%–

617Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.6%–

618Mason City, IAIA49,7100.6%–

619Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.6%–

620St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.6%–

621Ames, IAIA128,0900.6%–

622Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.6%–

623Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.6%–

624Paris, TXTX63,3190.6%–

625Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.6%–

626Paragould, ARAR47,4110.6%–

627Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.6%–

628Hastings, NENE40,5770.6%–

629Alexandria, LALA147,9520.6%–

630Albany, NYNY915,8350.6%–

631Lansing, MIMI479,7220.6%–

632Susanville, CACA28,1170.6%–

633Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.6%–

634Ocala, FLFL442,6600.6%–

635Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.6%–

636Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.6%–

637South Bend, ININ324,5380.6%–

638Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.6%–

639Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.6%–

640Kingston, NYNY183,3300.6%–

641Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.6%–

642Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.6%–

643Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.6%–

644Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.6%–

645Alma, MIMI41,1900.6%–

646Rolla, MOMO45,2470.6%–

647Gillette, WYWY48,1450.6%–

648Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.6%–

649Naples, FLFL417,1310.6%–

650Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.6%–

651Ontario, OROR60,0850.6%–

652Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.6%–

653Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.6%–

654Mexico, MOMO24,5280.6%–

655Angola, ININ34,7990.6%–

656Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.6%–

657Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.6%–

658Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.6%–

659San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.6%–

660Toledo, OHOH599,3760.6%–

661Ottawa, KSKS26,2990.6%–

662Holland, MIMI123,1880.6%–

663Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.6%–

664Vallejo, CACA455,3760.6%–

665Selma, ALAL35,1400.6%–

666Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.6%–

667Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.6%–

668Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.6%–

669Palestine, TXTX59,8050.6%–

670Clovis, NMNM65,2700.6%–

671Lincoln, NENE352,0810.6%–

672Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.6%–

673Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.6%–

674Summerville, GAGA25,3000.6%–

675Natchez, MSMS54,7220.6%–

676Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.6%–

677Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.6%–

678Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.6%–

679Auburn, NYNY74,3650.6%–

680Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.6%–

681Ottumwa, IAIA35,2100.6%–

682Oxnard, CACA830,8510.6%–

683Franklin, KYKY20,7880.6%–

684Findlay, OHOH75,0340.6%–

685Altus, OKOK24,7640.6%–

686Price, UTUT20,6800.6%–

687Plainview, TXTX36,7000.5%–

688Houghton, MIMI40,0280.5%–

689Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.5%–

690Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.5%–

691Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.5%–

692Shawano, WIWI45,7590.5%–

693Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.5%–

694Miami, OKOK30,4380.5%–

695Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.5%–

696Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.5%–

697Grand Island, NENE78,0760.5%–

698Plymouth, ININ46,5990.5%–

699Marshall, MOMO23,2650.5%–

700Napa, CACA132,9490.5%–

701Burley, IDID49,3080.5%–

702Greenville, OHOH51,5200.5%–

703Lincoln, ILIL27,1820.5%–

704Jackson, MIMI159,5520.5%–

705Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.5%–

706Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.5%–

707Maryville, MOMO20,1740.5%–

708Brookings, SDSD37,6350.5%–

709Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.5%–

710Blackfoot, IDID51,1530.5%–

711Sparta, WIWI46,5720.5%–

712Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.5%–

713Freeport, ILIL43,2200.5%–

714Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090.5%–

715Deming, NMNM25,4070.5%–

716Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.5%–

717Salina, KSKS59,1210.5%–

718Elmira, NYNY80,4150.5%–

719Duluth, MNMN281,2190.5%–

720Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.5%–

721San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.5%–

722Monticello, ININ25,1640.5%–

723Hilo, HIHI210,0430.5%–

724Yuba City, CACA187,4780.5%–

725Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.5%–

726Rockford, ILIL337,2420.5%–

727Corinth, MSMS34,5690.5%–

728Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.5%–

729Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.5%–

730Faribault, MNMN69,9390.5%–

731Greenville, MSMS40,4460.5%–

732Madison, WIWI709,6850.5%–

733Kahului, HIHI160,6740.5%–

734Olean, NYNY75,3900.5%–

735Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.5%–

736Logan, UTUT160,8890.5%–

737Reading, PAPA440,0720.5%–

738Sidney, OHOH48,0650.5%–

739Danville, ILIL71,2590.5%–

740Lafayette, ININ228,4680.5%–

741Stockton, CACA823,8150.5%–

742Platteville, WIWI52,4460.5%–

743Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.5%–

744Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.5%–

745Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.5%–

746Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.5%–

747Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.5%–

748Waycross, GAGA57,6700.5%–

749Worcester, MAMA888,5020.5%–

750Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.5%–

751Allentown, PAPA887,6150.5%–

752Niles, MIMI152,4440.5%–

753Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.5%–

754Andrews, TXTX18,9140.5%–

755Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.5%–

756Michigan City, ININ111,2940.5%–

757Winona, MNMN50,5230.5%–

758Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.5%–

759Bismarck, NDND139,7500.5%–

760Janesville, WIWI166,4720.4%–

761Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.4%–

762Roswell, NMNM63,3640.4%–

763Fargo, NDND269,5280.4%–

764Kokomo, ININ83,9040.4%–

765Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.4%–

766Elkhart, ININ208,7740.4%–

767Escanaba, MIMI36,5820.4%–

768Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4040.4%–

769Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.4%–

770Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5990.4%–

771Connersville, ININ23,5330.4%–

772Jamestown, NDND21,4140.4%–

773Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.4%–

774Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.4%–

775New Orleans, LALA970,8490.4%–

776Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.4%–

777Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.4%–

778Douglas, GAGA52,8610.4%–

779Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.4%–

780Salinas, CACA433,7290.4%–

781Dixon, ILIL32,9140.4%–

782Utica, NYNY285,6110.4%–

783Yakima, WAWA259,1850.4%–

784Bonham, TXTX39,2650.4%–

785Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.4%–

786Palatka, FLFL77,7340.4%–

787La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.4%–

788Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.4%–

789Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.4%–

790Modesto, CACA557,7190.4%–

791Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.4%–

792Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.4%–

793Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.4%–

794Spencer, IAIA16,2020.4%–

795Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.4%–

796Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.4%–

797Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.4%–

798Watertown, WIWI86,5050.4%–

799Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.4%–

800Jasper, ININ44,0160.4%–

801Springfield, MAMA464,3380.4%–

802Frankfort, ININ33,3220.4%–

803Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.4%–

804Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.4%–

805Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.4%–

806Wahpeton, NDND23,0190.4%–

807Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.4%–

808Lafayette, LALA423,7580.4%–

809Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.4%–

810Farmington, NMNM120,3400.4%–

811Rexburg, IDID69,3800.4%–

812Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.4%–

813Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.4%–

814Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.4%–

815Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.4%–

816Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.4%–

817Pella, IAIA34,1920.4%–

818Pierre, SDSD20,5880.4%–

819Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.4%–

820Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.4%–

821Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.4%–

822Dumas, TXTX21,8910.4%–

823Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.4%–

824Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.4%–

825Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5750.3%–

826Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.3%–

827Warsaw, ININ80,8920.3%–

828Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.3%–

829Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.3%–

830Camden, ARAR26,3630.3%–

831Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.3%–

832Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.3%–

833Rochester, MNMN231,1840.3%–

834Emporia, KSKS34,8380.3%–

835Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.3%–

836Torrington, CTCT114,6900.3%–

837Worthington, MNMN22,3380.3%–

838Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.3%–

839Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.3%–

840Americus, GAGA33,3940.3%–

841Mankato, MNMN104,9070.3%–

842Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.3%–

843East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.3%–

844Yankton, SDSD23,6350.3%–

845Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.3%–

846Visalia, CACA485,1460.3%–

847San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.3%–

848Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.3%–

849Storm Lake, IAIA20,4490.3%–

850Borger, TXTX19,6330.3%–

851Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.3%–

852Wausau, WIWI139,4320.3%–

853Decatur, ININ36,6500.3%–

854Huron, SDSD19,6240.3%–

855Scranton, PAPA574,4180.3%–

856Hanford, CACA154,3270.3%–

857Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.3%–

858Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.3%–

859Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.3%–

860Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.3%–

861New Haven, CTCT578,7410.3%–

862Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.3%–

863Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.3%–

864Edwards, COCO54,2910.3%–

865Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.3%–

866New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.3%–

867Fremont, OHOH58,6550.3%–

868Guymon, OKOK20,3220.3%–

869Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.3%–

870Grenada, MSMS30,2220.3%–

871Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.3%–

872Pampa, TXTX21,7860.3%–

873Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.3%–

874Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.3%–

875Appleton, WIWI249,8760.3%–

876Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.3%–

877Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.3%–

878Othello, WAWA21,4880.3%–

879Norfolk, NENE49,2280.3%–

880Fallon, NVNV25,8510.3%–

881Logansport, ININ37,8360.3%–

882Snyder, TXTX16,1620.3%–

883Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.3%–

884Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.2%–

885Fremont, NENE38,0570.2%–

886Zapata, TXTX13,7530.2%–

887Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.2%–

888Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.2%–

889Beeville, TXTX32,5150.2%–

890Marshall, MNMN25,6840.2%–

891Dickinson, NDND39,1420.2%–

892St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.2%–

893New York, NYNY20,112,4480.2%–

894Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.2%–

895Racine, WIWI198,9190.2%–

896Merced, CACA297,2600.2%–

897El Paso, TXTX881,2910.2%–

898Watertown, SDSD29,5620.2%–

899Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.2%–

900Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.2%–

901Austin, MNMN40,9710.2%–

902Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.2%–

903Española, NMNM39,8320.2%–

904Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.2%–

905Morgan City, LALA46,5520.1%–

906Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.1%–

907Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380.1%–

908Houma, LALA199,6680.1%–

909Willmar, MNMN44,7200.1%–

910Opelousas, LALA80,7650.1%–

911Marinette, WIWI65,5150.1%–

912Celina, OHOH42,7370.1%–

913Carroll, IAIA20,3030.1%–

914Nogales, AZAZ50,0200.1%–

915Alice, TXTX45,3830.1%–

916Liberal, KSKS21,0730.1%–

917McAllen, TXTX921,5490.1%–

918Laredo, TXTX281,2240.1%–

919Gallup, NMNM68,1190.1%–

920Columbus, NENE46,5830.1%–

921El Centro, CACA181,4110.1%–

922Garden City, KSKS37,5050.0%–

923Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8230.0%–

924Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3190.0%–

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