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Highest Scottish population share, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 32 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 32 is 1.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Colfax County, NM, up 15 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲6Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.3%−1.5 pts

02▲15Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.2%+1.8 pts

03▲3Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.1%−1.4 pts

04▲7Grant County, NMNM27,2523.0%+0.6 pts

05▲15Otero County, NMNM70,3682.6%+0.7 pts

06▼4Catron County, NMNM3,8272.6%−0.7 pts

07▲3Curry County, NMNM46,6552.4%+1.1 pts

08▲4Sandoval County, NMNM159,5652.3%+0.2 pts

09▼1Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.3%+0.2 pts

10▼1Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9072.3%−0.3 pts

11▲4Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.3%−0.9 pts

12▼9Sierra County, NMNM11,3952.2%+0.8 pts

13Union County, NMNM3,8442.1%0.0 pts

14San Juan County, NMNM120,3401.9%+0.7 pts

15▲3Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6011.8%−0.1 pts

16▼15Taos County, NMNM34,5641.8%−0.7 pts

17▲14Cibola County, NMNM26,8071.7%0.0 pts

18▼2Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6151.4%+0.4 pts

19Quay County, NMNM8,4541.2%−0.5 pts

20▲2Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911.1%+0.1 pts

21▲8Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.1%−0.8 pts

22▲4Chaves County, NMNM63,3641.1%−0.1 pts

23▲1Valencia County, NMNM82,0131.1%−0.7 pts

24▲9Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8321.0%−0.2 pts

25▲3San Miguel County, NMNM26,2600.7%−1.0 pts

26▼3Luna County, NMNM25,4070.6%−0.2 pts

27Lea County, NMNM74,7490.5%−0.3 pts

28▼3Socorro County, NMNM15,8380.5%−0.6 pts

29▼25Harding County, NMNM6170.4%−0.1 pts

30Mora County, NMNM4,0510.4%+0.1 pts

31▼26De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.3%−1.5 pts

32McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.2%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES