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Highest Scottish population share, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 1.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Taos County, NMNM34,5643.8%+1.3 pts

02Catron County, NMNM3,8273.6%+0.3 pts

03Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.5%+2.0 pts

04Harding County, NMNM6172.8%+2.2 pts

05De Baca County, NMNM1,6472.5%+0.8 pts

06Lincoln County, NMNM19,8442.4%−2.1 pts

07Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.3%−2.5 pts

08Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.2%+0.1 pts

09Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9072.2%−0.4 pts

10Curry County, NMNM46,6552.1%+0.7 pts

11Grant County, NMNM27,2522.0%−0.4 pts

12Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651.9%−0.2 pts

13Union County, NMNM3,8441.8%−0.3 pts

14San Juan County, NMNM120,3401.8%+0.6 pts

15Torrance County, NMNM16,1001.8%−1.3 pts

16Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6151.7%+0.7 pts

17Colfax County, NMNM12,1841.7%+0.4 pts

18Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6011.4%−0.5 pts

19Quay County, NMNM8,4541.3%−0.4 pts

20Otero County, NMNM70,3681.3%−0.6 pts

21Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431.2%+0.6 pts

22Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911.1%+0.1 pts

23Luna County, NMNM25,4071.1%+0.3 pts

24Valencia County, NMNM82,0131.0%−0.8 pts

25Socorro County, NMNM15,8381.0%−0.1 pts

26Chaves County, NMNM63,3641.0%−0.2 pts

27Lea County, NMNM74,7490.9%+0.1 pts

28San Miguel County, NMNM26,2600.8%−0.8 pts

29Eddy County, NMNM62,5090.8%−1.1 pts

30Mora County, NMNM4,0510.6%+0.3 pts

31Cibola County, NMNM26,8070.5%−1.1 pts

32McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.2%−0.1 pts

33Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8320.2%−1.0 pts

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