Which metro area has the highest scotch-irish share?

Waynesville, NC ranks #1 with 7.0% (2020 American Community Survey).

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

Waynesville, NC, Boone, NC, Sevierville, TN, Marion, NC, Asheville, NC.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, US metro areas · 2020

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

501Durant, OKOK51,3670.9%–

502Keene, NHNH78,2690.9%–

503Somerset, PAPA72,0040.9%–

504Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.9%–

505Salem, OROR445,8140.9%–

506Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.9%–

507Evansville, ININ273,7860.9%–

508Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.9%–

509Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.9%–

510Maryville, MOMO20,1740.9%–

511Monroe, MIMI156,0040.9%–

512Champaign, ILIL239,9790.9%–

513Peoria, ILIL363,5050.9%–

514McComb, MSMS52,6400.9%–

515Sebring, FLFL111,1220.9%–

516Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.9%–

517Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.9%–

518Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.9%–

519Ocala, FLFL442,6600.9%–

520Seymour, ININ47,3700.9%–

521Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.9%–

522Key West, FLFL80,4060.9%–

523Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.9%–

524Manchester, NHNH433,4150.9%–

525Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.9%–

526Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.9%–

527Bonham, TXTX39,2650.9%–

528Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.9%–

529Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.9%–

530Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.9%–

531Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.9%–

532Farmington, MOMO67,8090.9%–

533Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.9%–

534Greensburg, ININ26,5760.9%–

535Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.9%–

536Vernal, UTUT38,2780.9%–

537Sayre, PAPA59,6000.9%–

538Kinston, NCNC55,8370.9%–

539Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.9%–

540Topeka, KSKS233,0520.9%–

541Jackson, MIMI159,5520.9%–

542Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.9%–

543Provo, UTUT773,4260.9%–

544Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.9%–

545Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.9%–

546Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.9%–

547Huntington, ININ37,2240.8%–

548Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.8%–

549Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.8%–

550Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.8%–

551Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.8%–

552Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.8%–

553Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.8%–

554Boise City, IDID864,2430.8%–

555Deltona, FLFL746,9330.8%–

556Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.8%–

557Moberly, MOMO24,5130.8%–

558Corning, NYNY91,8550.8%–

559Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.8%–

560Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.8%–

561Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.8%–

562Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.8%–

563Marquette, MIMI68,0640.8%–

564Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.8%–

565Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.8%–

566Sterling, ILIL54,1210.8%–

567Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.8%–

568Minot, NDND75,6940.8%–

569Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.8%–

570Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.8%–

571Lima, OHOH100,8810.8%–

572Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.8%–

573Olean, NYNY75,3900.8%–

574Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.8%–

575San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.8%–

576Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.8%–

577Emporia, KSKS34,8380.8%–

578Wabash, ININ30,7130.8%–

579Davenport, IAIA380,4520.8%–

580Michigan City, ININ111,2940.8%–

581St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.8%–

582Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.8%–

583Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.8%–

584Henderson, KYKY57,1840.8%–

585New Iberia, LALA66,8460.8%–

586Pullman, WAWA48,5120.8%–

587Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.8%–

588Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.8%–

589Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.8%–

590Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.8%–

591Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.8%–

592Ogden, UTUT672,7840.8%–

593Lansing, MIMI479,7220.8%–

594Amherst, MAMA164,0650.8%–

595Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.8%–

596Hereford, TXTX18,6260.8%–

597Miami, OKOK30,4380.8%–

598Taylorville, ILIL33,4430.8%–

599Macomb, ILIL25,9160.8%–

600South Bend, ININ324,5380.8%–

601Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.8%–

602Napa, CACA132,9490.8%–

603Duncan, OKOK44,3100.8%–

604Paris, TXTX63,3190.8%–

605Rexburg, IDID69,3800.8%–

606Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9040.8%–

607Douglas, GAGA52,8610.8%–

608Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.8%–

609Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.8%–

610Fallon, NVNV25,8510.8%–

611Sidney, OHOH48,0650.8%–

612Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.8%–

613Heber, UTUT81,6550.8%–

614Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.8%–

615Deming, NMNM25,4070.8%–

616Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.8%–

617Dumas, TXTX21,8910.8%–

618McAlester, OKOK43,3200.7%–

619Lincoln, NENE352,0810.7%–

620Altus, OKOK24,7640.7%–

621Oxnard, CACA830,8510.7%–

622Lewiston, IDID65,4500.7%–

623East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.7%–

624Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.7%–

625Batavia, NYNY58,4160.7%–

626Tifton, GAGA51,2370.7%–

627Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.7%–

628Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.7%–

629Plymouth, ININ46,5990.7%–

630Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5750.7%–

631Clovis, NMNM65,2700.7%–

632Hilo, HIHI210,0430.7%–

633Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.7%–

634Yakima, WAWA259,1850.7%–

635Natchez, MSMS54,7220.7%–

636Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.7%–

637Winona, MNMN50,5230.7%–

638Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.7%–

639Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.7%–

640Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.7%–

641Canton, ILIL32,9010.7%–

642Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.7%–

643Camden, ARAR26,3630.7%–

644Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.7%–

645Naples, FLFL417,1310.7%–

646Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.7%–

647Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.7%–

648Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.7%–

649Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.7%–

650Fremont, NENE38,0570.7%–

651Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.7%–

652Grand Island, NENE78,0760.7%–

653Urbana, OHOH38,8200.7%–

654Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.7%–

655Vincennes, ININ35,6520.7%–

656Summerville, GAGA25,3000.7%–

657Lebanon, MOMO36,9430.7%–

658Lafayette, ININ228,4680.7%–

659Logansport, ININ37,8360.7%–

660Hastings, NENE40,5770.7%–

661Ludington, MIMI29,0400.7%–

662Spencer, IAIA16,2020.7%–

663Burley, IDID49,3080.7%–

664Toledo, OHOH599,3760.7%–

665Logan, UTUT160,8890.7%–

666Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.7%–

667Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.7%–

668Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.7%–

669Alexandria, LALA147,9520.7%–

670Muncie, ININ113,1060.7%–

671Niles, MIMI152,4440.7%–

672Williston, NDND41,7670.7%–

673Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.7%–

674Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.7%–

675Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.7%–

676Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.7%–

677Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.7%–

678Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.7%–

679Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.7%–

680Midland, MIMI83,7540.7%–

681Findlay, OHOH75,0340.7%–

682Hays, KSKS29,0750.7%–

683Cortland, NYNY45,8500.7%–

684Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.7%–

685Madison, WIWI709,6850.7%–

686Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.7%–

687Cordele, GAGA19,2370.7%–

688Bishop, CACA18,1580.7%–

689Albany, NYNY915,8350.7%–

690Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.6%–

691Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.6%–

692Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.6%–

693Fremont, OHOH58,6550.6%–

694Mexico, MOMO24,5280.6%–

695Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.6%–

696Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.6%–

697Flint, MIMI401,0930.6%–

698Susanville, CACA28,1170.6%–

699Holland, MIMI123,1880.6%–

700Safford, AZAZ40,1570.6%–

701Dublin, GAGA60,3510.6%–

702Kingston, NYNY183,3300.6%–

703Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.6%–

704Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.6%–

705Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.6%–

706Alma, MIMI41,1900.6%–

707Yuba City, CACA187,4780.6%–

708San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.6%–

709Auburn, NYNY74,3650.6%–

710Kokomo, ININ83,9040.6%–

711Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.6%–

712Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.6%–

713Duluth, MNMN281,2190.6%–

714Monticello, ININ25,1640.6%–

715Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.6%–

716Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.6%–

717Angola, ININ34,7990.6%–

718Connersville, ININ23,5330.6%–

719Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.6%–

720Paragould, ARAR47,4110.6%–

721Odessa, TXTX173,8010.6%–

722Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.6%–

723Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.6%–

724Pierre, SDSD20,5880.6%–

725Borger, TXTX19,6330.6%–

726Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.6%–

727Dalton, GAGA147,8190.6%–

728Escanaba, MIMI36,5820.6%–

729Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.6%–

730Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.6%–

731Rutland, VTVT59,6530.6%–

732Worcester, MAMA888,5020.6%–

733Vallejo, CACA455,3760.6%–

734Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.6%–

735Monticello, NYNY80,5860.6%–

736Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.6%–

737Owosso, MIMI67,6810.6%–

738Greenville, OHOH51,5200.6%–

739Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.6%–

740Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.6%–

741Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.6%–

742Defiance, OHOH38,2920.6%–

743Rockford, ILIL337,2420.6%–

744Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.6%–

745Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.6%–

746Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.6%–

747Othello, WAWA21,4880.6%–

748Kahului, HIHI160,6740.6%–

749Houghton, MIMI40,0280.6%–

750Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090.6%–

751Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.6%–

752Norfolk, NENE49,2280.6%–

753Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4040.6%–

754Reading, PAPA440,0720.5%–

755San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.5%–

756La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.5%–

757Danville, ILIL71,2590.5%–

758Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.5%–

759Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.5%–

760Dover, DEDE194,7860.5%–

761Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.5%–

762Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.5%–

763Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.5%–

764Washington, ININ34,2090.5%–

765Elmira, NYNY80,4150.5%–

766Watertown, NYNY111,5400.5%–

767Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.5%–

768Modesto, CACA557,7190.5%–

769Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.5%–

770Freeport, ILIL43,2200.5%–

771Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.5%–

772Allentown, PAPA887,6150.5%–

773Alamosa, COCO27,8960.5%–

774Greencastle, ININ37,8760.5%–

775Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.5%–

776Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.5%–

777New Orleans, LALA970,8490.5%–

778Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.5%–

779Clinton, IAIA46,0020.5%–

780Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.5%–

781Pampa, TXTX21,7860.5%–

782Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.5%–

783Liberal, KSKS21,0730.5%–

784Marshall, MOMO23,2650.5%–

785Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.5%–

786Stockton, CACA823,8150.5%–

787Janesville, WIWI166,4720.5%–

788Bay City, MIMI102,1230.5%–

789Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.5%–

790Garden City, KSKS37,5050.5%–

791Elko, NVNV56,6820.5%–

792Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.5%–

793Brookings, SDSD37,6350.5%–

794Elk City, OKOK22,1590.5%–

795Watertown, WIWI86,5050.5%–

796Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.5%–

797DeRidder, LALA36,6730.5%–

798Greenville, MSMS40,4460.5%–

799Palestine, TXTX59,8050.5%–

800Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.5%–

801Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.5%–

802Watertown, SDSD29,5620.5%–

803Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.5%–

804Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.5%–

805Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.5%–

806Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.5%–

807Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.5%–

808Pella, IAIA34,1920.5%–

809Bismarck, NDND139,7500.5%–

810Auburn, ININ44,5350.5%–

811Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.5%–

812Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.5%–

813Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.4%–

814Kearney, NENE57,9620.4%–

815Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.4%–

816Elkhart, ININ208,7740.4%–

817Salinas, CACA433,7290.4%–

818Utica, NYNY285,6110.4%–

819Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.4%–

820Rochester, MNMN231,1840.4%–

821Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.4%–

822Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.4%–

823Lafayette, LALA423,7580.4%–

824Dickinson, NDND39,1420.4%–

825Faribault, MNMN69,9390.4%–

826Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.4%–

827San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.4%–

828Fargo, NDND269,5280.4%–

829Blackfoot, IDID51,1530.4%–

830Visalia, CACA485,1460.4%–

831Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.4%–

832Springfield, MAMA464,3380.4%–

833Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.4%–

834Wahpeton, NDND23,0190.4%–

835Jasper, ININ44,0160.4%–

836Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380.4%–

837Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.4%–

838Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.4%–

839Sparta, WIWI46,5720.4%–

840Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.4%–

841Americus, GAGA33,3940.4%–

842Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.4%–

843Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.4%–

844Lexington, NENE26,2550.4%–

845Huron, SDSD19,6240.4%–

846Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.4%–

847Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.4%–

848Plainview, TXTX36,7000.4%–

849Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.4%–

850Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.4%–

851Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.4%–

852Racine, WIWI198,9190.4%–

853Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.4%–

854Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0990.4%–

855Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.4%–

856Mankato, MNMN104,9070.4%–

857Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.4%–

858Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.4%–

859Farmington, NMNM120,3400.3%–

860Vernon, TXTX12,4810.3%–

861Platteville, WIWI52,4460.3%–

862Beeville, TXTX32,5150.3%–

863Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.3%–

864Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.3%–

865Yankton, SDSD23,6350.3%–

866Scranton, PAPA574,4180.3%–

867Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.3%–

868Shawano, WIWI45,7590.3%–

869Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.3%–

870Morgan City, LALA46,5520.3%–

871New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.3%–

872Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.3%–

873Austin, MNMN40,9710.3%–

874Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.3%–

875Columbus, NENE46,5830.3%–

876Celina, OHOH42,7370.3%–

877Jamestown, NDND21,4140.3%–

878Wausau, WIWI139,4320.3%–

879Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.3%–

880Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.3%–

881Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.3%–

882Peru, ININ34,4870.3%–

883Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.3%–

884Marinette, WIWI65,5150.3%–

885Decatur, ININ36,6500.3%–

886Hanford, CACA154,3270.3%–

887Merced, CACA297,2600.3%–

888St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.3%–

889Mason City, IAIA49,7100.3%–

890Laredo, TXTX281,2240.3%–

891Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.3%–

892Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.2%–

893Raymondville, TXTX19,9710.2%–

894Worthington, MNMN22,3380.2%–

895New York, NYNY20,112,4480.2%–

896Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.2%–

897Houma, LALA199,6680.2%–

898Carroll, IAIA20,3030.2%–

899Andrews, TXTX18,9140.2%–

900Willmar, MNMN44,7200.2%–

901Storm Lake, IAIA20,4490.2%–

902Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.2%–

903Marshall, MNMN25,6840.2%–

904El Paso, TXTX881,2910.2%–

905Española, NMNM39,8320.2%–

906Opelousas, LALA80,7650.2%–

907Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.2%–

908Appleton, WIWI249,8760.2%–

909Nogales, AZAZ50,0200.2%–

910Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.1%–

911Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.1%–

912El Centro, CACA181,4110.1%–

913Alice, TXTX45,3830.1%–

914McAllen, TXTX921,5490.1%–

915Gallup, NMNM68,1190.1%–

916Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8230.1%–

917Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3190.0%–

918Zapata, TXTX13,7530.0%–

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