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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 922

Highest Welsh population share, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh residents as a percentage of total population. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA leads at 3.2%. 922 metro areas qualify in total. Utah carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2000
01Scranton, PAPA574,4183.2%
02Brigham City, UTUT70,4052.8%
03Evanston, WYWY23,4152.2%
04Rexburg, IDID69,3802.1%
05Bishop, CACA18,1581.9%
06Utica, NYNY285,6111.9%
07Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701.9%
08Rutland, VTVT59,6531.9%
09Pocatello, IDID91,5911.8%
10Provo, UTUT773,4261.8%
11Price, UTUT20,6801.8%
12Gallipolis, OHOH29,0721.8%
13Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031.8%
14Logan, UTUT160,8891.7%
15Blackfoot, IDID51,1531.7%
16Pottsville, PAPA145,0851.6%
17Port Angeles, WAWA78,2021.6%
18Idaho Falls, IDID173,8511.6%
19Baker City, OROR16,6581.6%
20Sayre, PAPA59,6001.5%
21Ogden, UTUT672,7841.5%
22Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1931.5%
23Glens Falls, NYNY124,3731.5%
24Cody, WYWY31,1711.5%
25Fallon, NVNV25,8511.5%
26New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3731.4%
27Sunbury, PAPA107,7881.4%
28Cedar City, UTUT67,1411.4%
29Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3771.4%
30Kerrville, TXTX54,0371.4%
31Easton, MDMD38,2381.4%
32St. George, UTUT213,6701.4%
33Cumberland, MDMD93,6401.3%
34Brevard, NCNC34,2111.3%
35Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3021.3%
36Ithaca, NYNY104,0471.3%
37Weirton, WVWV112,4681.3%
38Rock Springs, WYWY41,2671.3%
39Athens, OHOH63,1971.3%
40Marion, OHOH65,1151.3%
41Heber, UTUT81,6551.3%
42Ruidoso, NMNM19,8441.3%
43Grand Junction, COCO162,8451.2%
44Youngstown, OHOH423,6781.2%
45Hermitage, PAPA107,8601.2%
46Van Wert, OHOH29,0131.2%
47Jackson, WYWY36,5871.2%
48Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6571.2%
49Binghamton, NYNY243,1891.2%
50Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2451.2%
51Canton, OHOH400,2461.2%
52Wenatchee, WAWA128,4141.2%
53State College, PAPA157,3931.2%
54Corvallis, OROR97,7281.2%
55Lewiston, IDID65,4501.2%
56Harrison, ARAR45,6541.1%
57Payson, AZAZ53,8011.1%
58Centralia, ILIL36,3821.1%
59Oneonta, NYNY60,5891.1%
60Fort Collins, COCO377,2921.1%
61West Plains, MOMO40,7981.1%
62Casper, WYWY80,5261.1%
63Oil City, PAPA49,3461.1%
64Salem, OHOH99,3771.1%
65Newport, OROR50,6361.1%
66Lawrence, KSKS120,9201.1%
67Salina, KSKS59,1211.1%
68Bellingham, WAWA236,3921.1%
69Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.1%
70Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8641.1%
71DuBois, PAPA78,1001.1%
72Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5521.1%
73Brattleboro, VTVT45,2041.1%
74Klamath Falls, OROR70,2741.1%
75Hood River, OROR23,7201.1%
76Burley, IDID49,3081.1%
77Pella, IAIA34,1921.0%
78Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.0%
79Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3681.0%
80Boise City, IDID864,2431.0%
81Durango, COCO56,8981.0%
82Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371.0%
83Sheridan, WYWY33,2411.0%
84Johnstown, PAPA128,9681.0%
85Waynesville, NCNC63,3691.0%
86Elkins, WVWV26,8821.0%
87Springfield, OHOH135,3401.0%
88Boulder, COCO328,5601.0%
89Elmira, NYNY80,4151.0%
90Ontario, OROR60,0851.0%
91Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4511.0%
92Fairmont, WVWV55,5841.0%
93Reading, PAPA440,0721.0%
94Williamsport, PAPA112,5871.0%
95Somerset, PAPA72,0041.0%
96Kennewick, WAWA324,3341.0%
97Branson, MOMO57,0011.0%
98Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071.0%
99Allentown, PAPA887,6151.0%
100Eugene, OROR381,5841.0%
101Huntingdon, PAPA43,0011.0%
102Santa Fe, NMNM156,9071.0%
103Roseburg, OROR111,9511.0%
104Moscow, IDID41,8421.0%
105Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491.0%
106Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9921.0%
107Clarksburg, WVWV88,1421.0%
108Helena, MTMT97,1530.9%
109Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.9%
110Ashland, OHOH52,5230.9%
111Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090.9%
112Centralia, WAWA88,0620.9%
113Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.9%
114Ada, OKOK38,5280.9%
115Susanville, CACA28,1170.9%
116Malvern, ARAR33,4510.9%
117Spokane, WAWA608,0120.9%
118Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.9%
119Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.9%
120Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.9%
121Sonora, CACA53,1600.9%
122Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.9%
123Alexander City, ALAL40,9530.9%
124Fremont, OHOH58,6550.9%
125Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.9%
126York, PAPA473,1970.9%
127Lima, OHOH100,8810.9%
128Akron, OHOH701,7800.9%
129Warren, PAPA37,0380.9%
130Seaford, DEDE277,1400.9%
131Edwards, COCO54,2910.9%
132Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.9%
133Cortland, NYNY45,8500.9%
134Portland, MEME577,6350.9%
135Missoula, MTMT128,6980.9%
136Clovis, NMNM65,2700.9%
137Elko, NVNV56,6820.9%
138Clearlake, CACA67,7720.9%
139Bloomington, ININ165,2310.9%
140Portland, OROR2,542,2820.9%
141Taos, NMNM34,5640.9%
142Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.9%
143Lacey, WAWA304,2610.8%
144Bonham, TXTX39,2650.8%
145Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.8%
146Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.8%
147The Dalles, OROR26,3100.8%
148Findlay, OHOH75,0340.8%
149East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.8%
150Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.8%
151Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.8%
152The Villages, FLFL157,7720.8%
153Bend, OROR266,3760.8%
154Forest City, NCNC65,7450.8%
155Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5270.8%
156Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.8%
157Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.8%
158Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.8%
159Mankato, MNMN104,9070.8%
160Mexico, MOMO24,5280.8%
161Seymour, ININ47,3700.8%
162Silver City, NMNM27,2520.8%
163Asheville, NCNC422,3450.8%
164Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.8%
165Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.8%
166Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.8%
167Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.8%
168Angola, ININ34,7990.8%
169Cañon City, COCO50,0390.8%
170Medford, OROR221,7950.8%
171Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.8%
172Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.8%
173Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.8%
174Eureka, CACA131,6470.8%
175Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.8%
176Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.8%
177Urbana, OHOH38,8200.8%
178Pullman, WAWA48,5120.8%
179McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.8%
180Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.8%
181San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.8%
182Laramie, WYWY38,5580.8%
183Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.8%
184Morristown, TNTN128,8670.8%
185Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.8%
186Topeka, KSKS233,0520.8%
187Albany, OROR132,8430.8%
188Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.8%
189Vernal, UTUT38,2780.8%
190Muncie, ININ113,1060.8%
191Bennington, VTVT36,6300.8%
192La Grande, OROR25,9000.8%
193Huntington, WVWV365,9650.8%
194Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.8%
195Lexington, NENE26,2550.8%
196Springfield, MOMO500,6940.8%
197Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.8%
198Kendallville, ININ47,9370.7%
199Burlington, IAIA44,0610.7%
200Lexington, KYKY535,1740.7%
201Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.7%
202Barre, VTVT59,6520.7%
203Hilo, HIHI210,0430.7%
204Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.7%
205Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.7%
206Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.7%
207Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.7%
208Concord, NHNH158,0780.7%
209Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.7%
210Safford, AZAZ40,1570.7%
211Durham, NCNC625,4850.7%
212Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.7%
213Wooster, OHOH116,7580.7%
214North Port, FLFL948,1580.7%
215Altoona, PAPA119,5410.7%
216Burlington, VTVT227,8030.7%
217Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.7%
218Meadville, PAPA81,7920.7%
219Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.7%
220Redding, CACA181,6480.7%
221Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.7%
222Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.7%
223Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.7%
224Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.7%
225Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.7%
226Indiana, PAPA82,8780.7%
227Denver, COCO3,092,0370.7%
228Winchester, VAVA152,3320.7%
229Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.7%
230Emporia, KSKS34,8380.7%
231Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.7%
232Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.7%
233Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.7%
234Ozark, ALAL49,9120.7%
235Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.7%
236Richmond, ININ66,1690.7%
237Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.7%
238Somerset, KYKY67,3840.7%
239Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.7%
240Granbury, TXTX70,5010.7%
241El Campo, TXTX42,0600.7%
242Beckley, WVWV109,9400.7%
243Brookings, OROR22,6210.7%
244Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.7%
245Macomb, ILIL25,9160.7%
246Madison, WIWI709,6850.7%
247Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.7%
248Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.7%
249Warsaw, ININ80,8920.7%
250Faribault, MNMN69,9390.7%
251Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.7%
252Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.7%
253Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.7%
254Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.7%
255Hays, KSKS29,0750.7%
256Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.7%
257Farmington, MOMO67,8090.7%
258Ames, IAIA128,0900.7%
259Dayton, OHOH826,5540.7%
260Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.7%
261Ukiah, CACA88,1220.7%
262Crestview, FLFL315,0980.7%
263Billings, MTMT193,6030.7%
264Newberry, SCSC39,5610.7%
265Willmar, MNMN44,7200.7%
266Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.6%
267Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.6%
268Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.6%
269Augusta, MEME129,0670.6%
270Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.6%
271Ottumwa, IAIA35,2100.6%
272Duncan, OKOK44,3100.6%
273Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.6%
274Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.6%
275Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.6%
276Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.6%
277Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.6%
278Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.6%
279Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.6%
280Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.6%
281Bangor, MEME157,9670.6%
282Spearfish, SDSD29,4590.6%
283Sparta, WIWI46,5720.6%
284Bradford, PAPA38,9840.6%
285McAlester, OKOK43,3200.6%
286Danville, KYKY56,9850.6%
287Corning, NYNY91,8550.6%
288Riverton, WYWY39,4640.6%
289Hudson, NYNY60,1680.6%
290Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.6%
291Joplin, MOMO208,7960.6%
292Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.6%
293Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.6%
294Coshocton, OHOH37,1880.6%
295Staunton, VAVA129,6920.6%
296Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.6%
297Rifle, COCO80,0990.6%
298Carson, NVNV58,5710.6%
299Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.6%
300Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.6%
301Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.6%
302Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.6%
303Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.6%
304Albany, NYNY915,8350.6%
305Napa, CACA132,9490.6%
306Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.6%
307Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.6%
308Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.6%
309Reno, NVNV578,7340.6%
310Charleston, ILIL46,6070.6%
311Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.6%
312Owosso, MIMI67,6810.6%
313Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.6%
314Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.6%
315Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.6%
316Daphne, ALAL267,7610.6%
317Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.6%
318Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.6%
319Niles, MIMI152,4440.6%
320Chico, CACA209,2110.6%
321Marion, ININ66,5240.6%
322Lafayette, ININ228,4680.6%
323Greeley, COCO378,4260.6%
324Erie, PAPA265,8320.6%
325Wichita, KSKS663,8090.6%
326Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.6%
327Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.6%
328Greencastle, ININ37,8760.6%
329Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.6%
330Vincennes, ININ35,6520.6%
331Springfield, ILIL206,0330.6%
332Peoria, ILIL363,5050.6%
333Boone, NCNC54,7860.6%
334Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.6%
335Ludington, MIMI29,0400.6%
336Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.6%
337Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.6%
338Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.6%
339Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.6%
340Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.6%
341Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.6%
342Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.6%
343Watertown, NYNY111,5400.6%
344Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.6%
345Paris, TNTN32,8960.6%
346Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.6%
347Massena, NYNY105,4880.6%
348Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.6%
349Davenport, IAIA380,4520.6%
350Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.6%
351Savannah, GAGA438,3140.6%
352Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.6%
353St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.6%
354Rome, GAGA101,3780.6%
355Sanford, NCNC70,2580.6%
356Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.6%
357Hailey, IDID32,4360.6%
358Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.6%
359Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.6%
360Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.6%
361Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.6%
362Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.6%
363Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.6%
364Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.6%
365Russellville, ALAL32,4490.6%
366Austin, MNMN40,9710.6%
367Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.6%
368Astoria, OROR40,9260.5%
369Sidney, OHOH48,0650.5%
370Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.5%
371Paducah, KYKY102,2590.5%
372Marshall, MOMO23,2650.5%
373Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.5%
374Monticello, NYNY80,5860.5%
375Charleston, WVWV200,1700.5%
376Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.5%
377Lansing, MIMI479,7220.5%
378Richmond, KYKY131,8060.5%
379Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.5%
380Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.5%
381Ruston, LALA48,3600.5%
382Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.5%
383Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.5%
384Bedford, ININ45,5680.5%
385Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.5%
386Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.5%
387Evansville, ININ273,7860.5%
388Auburn, NYNY74,3650.5%
389Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.5%
390Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.5%
391Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.5%
392Champaign, ILIL239,9790.5%
393Palatka, FLFL77,7340.5%
394Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.5%
395Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.5%
396Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.5%
397Columbus, ININ85,7290.5%
398Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.5%
399Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.5%
400Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.5%
401Montrose, COCO44,5910.5%
402Dover, DEDE194,7860.5%
403Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.5%
404Lebanon, MOMO36,9430.5%
405Pikeville, KYKY89,1220.5%
406Wabash, ININ30,7130.5%
407Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.5%
408Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.5%
409Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.5%
410Shelton, WAWA71,1650.5%
411Key West, FLFL80,4060.5%
412Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.5%
413Seneca, SCSC83,7750.5%
414Hermiston, OROR93,7210.5%
415Russellville, ARAR84,9320.5%
416Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.5%
417Salem, OROR445,8140.5%
418Olean, NYNY75,3900.5%
419Mobile, ALAL411,6580.5%
420Hickory, NCNC376,8900.5%
421Sherman, TXTX153,6130.5%
422Madison, ININ33,2790.5%
423Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.5%
424Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.5%
425Murray, KYKY39,4210.5%
426Toledo, OHOH599,3760.5%
427Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.5%
428Athens, TXTX88,5950.5%
429Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.5%
430Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.5%
431Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.5%
432Columbia, MOMO219,0620.5%
433Truckee, CACA101,9110.5%
434Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.5%
435Sebring, FLFL111,1220.5%
436Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.5%
437Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.5%
438Farmington, NMNM120,3400.5%
439Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.5%
440Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.5%
441Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.5%
442Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.5%
443Mountain Home, ARAR42,9820.5%
444Athens, GAGA224,1480.5%
445Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.5%
446Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.5%
447Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.5%
448Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.5%
449Lawton, OKOK127,5900.5%
450Borger, TXTX19,6330.5%
451Lewiston, MEME116,4870.5%
452Manchester, NHNH433,4150.5%
453Charleston, SCSC889,2630.5%
454Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.5%
455Huron, SDSD19,6240.5%
456Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.5%
457Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.5%
458Marietta, OHOH58,3890.5%
459Washington, ININ34,2090.5%
460New Bern, NCNC127,3580.5%
461Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.5%
462La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.5%
463Panama City, FLFL231,1740.5%
464Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.5%
465Lincoln, NENE352,0810.5%
466Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.5%
467Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.5%
468Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.5%
469Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.5%
470Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.5%
471McPherson, KSKS30,0640.5%
472Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.5%
473Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.5%
474Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.5%
475Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.5%
476Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.5%
477South Bend, ININ324,5380.5%
478Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.5%
479Amherst, MAMA164,0650.5%
480Slidell, LALA279,1080.5%
481Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.5%
482Flint, MIMI401,0930.5%
483Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.5%
484Florence, ALAL156,6090.5%
485Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.5%
486Deltona, FLFL746,9330.5%
487Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.5%
488Racine, WIWI198,9190.5%
489Hastings, NENE40,5770.5%
490Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.5%
491Midland, MIMI83,7540.5%
492Jackson, MIMI159,5520.5%
493Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.5%
494Greenville, NCNC182,9360.5%
495Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.4%
496Dixon, ILIL32,9140.4%
497Waco, TXTX308,8070.4%
498North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2330.4%
499Decatur, ALAL160,3260.4%
500Athens, TNTN71,5900.4%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest welsh share?

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks #1 with 3.2% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by welsh share?

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, Brigham City, UT-ID, Evanston, WY-UT, Rexburg, ID, Bishop, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

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

How is welsh share measured?

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