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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 913

Highest Welsh population share, US metro areas · 2010

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 5.6%. 913 metro areas qualify in total. Utah carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2000
01Scranton, PAPA574,4185.6%
02Brigham City, UTUT70,4053.4%
03Utica, NYNY285,6113.1%
04Pottsville, PAPA145,0853.1%
05Evanston, WYWY23,4153.0%
06Rutland, VTVT59,6532.9%
07Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1932.8%
08Cedar City, UTUT67,1412.8%
09Rexburg, IDID69,3802.7%
10Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.6%
11Provo, UTUT773,4262.5%
12Sayre, PAPA59,6002.5%
13Pocatello, IDID91,5912.5%
14Logan, UTUT160,8892.5%
15St. George, UTUT213,6702.4%
16Heber, UTUT81,6552.3%
17Youngstown, OHOH423,6782.3%
18Astoria, OROR40,9262.3%
19Price, UTUT20,6802.3%
20Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.3%
21Emporia, KSKS34,8382.2%
22Fallon, NVNV25,8512.2%
23Moscow, IDID41,8422.2%
24Ogden, UTUT672,7842.1%
25Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3772.1%
26Sunbury, PAPA107,7882.0%
27Allentown, PAPA887,6151.9%
28Johnstown, PAPA128,9681.9%
29Lima, OHOH100,8811.9%
30Idaho Falls, IDID173,8511.8%
31Salem, OHOH99,3771.8%
32Oneonta, NYNY60,5891.8%
33Spearfish, SDSD29,4591.8%
34Breckenridge, COCO39,0691.7%
35Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.7%
36Athens, OHOH63,1971.7%
37Canton, OHOH400,2461.7%
38Cumberland, MDMD93,6401.7%
39Cambridge, OHOH38,3791.7%
40Spencer, IAIA16,2021.7%
41Hermitage, PAPA107,8601.7%
42Glens Falls, NYNY124,3731.7%
43Carson, NVNV58,5711.7%
44Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.7%
45Laramie, WYWY38,5581.6%
46Indiana, PAPA82,8781.6%
47Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6571.6%
48Elmira, NYNY80,4151.6%
49Lewisburg, PAPA42,3131.6%
50Bozeman, MTMT128,7401.6%
51Lewiston, IDID65,4501.6%
52Weirton, WVWV112,4681.6%
53Port Angeles, WAWA78,2021.5%
54Marion, OHOH65,1151.5%
55Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.5%
56New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3731.5%
57Meadville, PAPA81,7921.5%
58Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701.5%
59Reading, PAPA440,0721.5%
60Truckee, CACA101,9111.5%
61Somerset, PAPA72,0041.5%
62Blackfoot, IDID51,1531.5%
63Morgantown, WVWV141,9951.5%
64State College, PAPA157,3931.5%
65Van Wert, OHOH29,0131.5%
66Akron, OHOH701,7801.4%
67Huntingdon, PAPA43,0011.4%
68Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031.4%
69Oil City, PAPA49,3461.4%
70Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071.4%
71Rock Springs, WYWY41,2671.4%
72East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1791.4%
73Findlay, OHOH75,0341.4%
74Williamsport, PAPA112,5871.4%
75Wheeling, WVWV134,0891.4%
76Rifle, COCO80,0991.4%
77Boise City, IDID864,2431.4%
78Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1181.4%
79Mankato, MNMN104,9071.3%
80Corning, NYNY91,8551.3%
81Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1541.3%
82Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9921.3%
83Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0021.3%
84Portsmouth, OHOH71,3651.3%
85Coshocton, OHOH37,1881.3%
86Pahrump, NVNV57,3361.3%
87Elko, NVNV56,6821.3%
88Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6551.3%
89Seaford, DEDE277,1401.3%
90Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9751.3%
91Bennington, VTVT36,6301.3%
92Eugene, OROR381,5841.3%
93Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8081.2%
94DuBois, PAPA78,1001.2%
95Kirksville, MOMO29,8241.2%
96Casper, WYWY80,5261.2%
97Urbana, OHOH38,8201.2%
98Ruidoso, NMNM19,8441.2%
99Lacey, WAWA304,2611.2%
100Brookings, OROR22,6211.2%
101Marietta, OHOH58,3891.2%
102Ukiah, CACA88,1221.2%
103Roseburg, OROR111,9511.2%
104York, PAPA473,1971.2%
105Bend, OROR266,3761.2%
106Pinehurst, NCNC110,6191.2%
107Altoona, PAPA119,5411.2%
108Newport, OROR50,6361.2%
109Sterling, COCO20,6541.2%
110Kennewick, WAWA324,3341.2%
111Durango, COCO56,8981.2%
112The Dalles, OROR26,3101.2%
113Centralia, WAWA88,0621.2%
114Pullman, WAWA48,5121.2%
115Lancaster, PAPA563,1591.2%
116Portland, OROR2,542,2821.2%
117Brattleboro, VTVT45,2041.2%
118Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2451.2%
119Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4511.2%
120Ithaca, NYNY104,0471.2%
121Corvallis, OROR97,7281.1%
122Lawrence, KSKS120,9201.1%
123Cheyenne, WYWY102,9381.1%
124Ames, IAIA128,0901.1%
125Syracuse, NYNY652,2731.1%
126Easton, MDMD38,2381.1%
127Boulder, COCO328,5601.1%
128Shelton, WAWA71,1651.1%
129Warsaw, ININ80,8921.1%
130Columbia, MOMO219,0621.1%
131Fort Collins, COCO377,2921.1%
132Chillicothe, OHOH76,4291.1%
133Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091.1%
134Boone, NCNC54,7861.1%
135Warren, PAPA37,0381.1%
136Bishop, CACA18,1581.1%
137Longview, WAWA114,8851.1%
138Kalispell, MTMT115,4291.1%
139Colorado Springs, COCO781,7961.1%
140Charlottesville, VAVA228,5971.1%
141Beatrice, NENE21,7111.1%
142Sandusky, OHOH112,7771.1%
143Alamosa, COCO27,8961.1%
144Ottawa, KSKS26,2991.1%
145Grand Junction, COCO162,8451.1%
146Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831.1%
147Asheville, NCNC422,3451.1%
148Show Low, AZAZ109,9461.1%
149Huron, SDSD19,6241.1%
150Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491.1%
151Clearlake, CACA67,7721.1%
152Waynesville, NCNC63,3691.1%
153Spokane, WAWA608,0121.1%
154Coos Bay, OROR63,9921.1%
155Bremerton, WAWA283,3741.1%
156Mansfield, OHOH124,8931.1%
157Billings, MTMT193,6031.1%
158Burlington, VTVT227,8031.1%
159Helena, MTMT97,1531.0%
160Silver City, NMNM27,2521.0%
161Auburn, NYNY74,3651.0%
162Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4591.0%
163Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5521.0%
164Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9091.0%
165Hermiston, OROR93,7211.0%
166Zanesville, OHOH87,0141.0%
167Lewistown, PAPA46,1271.0%
168Medford, OROR221,7951.0%
169The Villages, FLFL157,7721.0%
170Terre Haute, ININ169,2411.0%
171San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3671.0%
172Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8801.0%
173Sheridan, WYWY33,2411.0%
174Olean, NYNY75,3901.0%
175Springfield, OHOH135,3401.0%
176Payson, AZAZ53,8011.0%
177Mountain Home, ARAR42,9821.0%
178Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8641.0%
179Hailey, IDID32,4361.0%
180Dayton, OHOH826,5541.0%
181Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5271.0%
182Fairbanks, AKAK93,9721.0%
183Greenfield, MAMA70,6981.0%
184Grants Pass, OROR87,8671.0%
185Des Moines, IAIA758,5391.0%
186Cañon City, COCO50,0391.0%
187Granbury, TXTX70,5011.0%
188Lebanon, NHNH224,5001.0%
189Baker City, OROR16,6581.0%
190Albany, OROR132,8431.0%
191Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701.0%
192Keene, NHNH78,2691.0%
193Redding, CACA181,6481.0%
194Gettysburg, PAPA107,5941.0%
195Lock Haven, PAPA37,8701.0%
196Jackson, WYWY36,5871.0%
197Santa Cruz, CACA258,8521.0%
198Bradford, PAPA38,9841.0%
199Pella, IAIA34,1920.9%
200Barre, VTVT59,6520.9%
201Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.9%
202Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.9%
203Topeka, KSKS233,0520.9%
204Cortland, NYNY45,8500.9%
205Salem, OROR445,8140.9%
206Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.9%
207Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.9%
208Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.9%
209North Port, FLFL948,1580.9%
210Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.9%
211Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.9%
212Greencastle, ININ37,8760.9%
213Madison, WIWI709,6850.9%
214Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.9%
215Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.9%
216Wooster, OHOH116,7580.9%
217Canton, ILIL32,9010.9%
218Vernal, UTUT38,2780.9%
219Angola, ININ34,7990.9%
220Denver, COCO3,092,0370.9%
221Augusta, MEME129,0670.9%
222Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.9%
223Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.9%
224Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.9%
225Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.9%
226Reno, NVNV578,7340.9%
227Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.9%
228Lake City, FLFL74,0940.9%
229Athens, GAGA224,1480.9%
230Erie, PAPA265,8320.9%
231Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.9%
232Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.9%
233Concord, NHNH158,0780.9%
234Corinth, MSMS34,5690.9%
235Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.9%
236Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.9%
237Clinton, IAIA46,0020.9%
238Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.9%
239Cody, WYWY31,1710.9%
240Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.9%
241Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.9%
242Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.9%
243Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.9%
244Bloomington, ININ165,2310.9%
245Centralia, ILIL36,3820.9%
246Portland, MEME577,6350.9%
247Missoula, MTMT128,6980.9%
248Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.9%
249Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.8%
250Hood River, OROR23,7200.8%
251Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.8%
252Brevard, NCNC34,2110.8%
253Napa, CACA132,9490.8%
254Chico, CACA209,2110.8%
255Madison, ININ33,2790.8%
256Crestview, FLFL315,0980.8%
257Columbus, ININ85,7290.8%
258Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.8%
259Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.8%
260Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.8%
261McPherson, KSKS30,0640.8%
262Ontario, OROR60,0850.8%
263North Platte, NENE33,9720.8%
264Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.8%
265Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.8%
266Burley, IDID49,3080.8%
267Lewiston, MEME116,4870.8%
268Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.8%
269Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.8%
270Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.8%
271Macomb, ILIL25,9160.8%
272Eureka, CACA131,6470.8%
273Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.8%
274Charleston, WVWV200,1700.8%
275Albany, NYNY915,8350.8%
276Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.8%
277Batavia, NYNY58,4160.8%
278Winchester, VAVA152,3320.8%
279Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.8%
280Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.8%
281Ozark, ALAL49,9120.8%
282Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.8%
283Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.8%
284Moberly, MOMO24,5130.8%
285Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.8%
286La Grande, OROR25,9000.8%
287Marshall, MOMO23,2650.8%
288Dover, DEDE194,7860.8%
289Mexico, MOMO24,5280.8%
290Springfield, ILIL206,0330.8%
291Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.8%
292Springfield, MOMO500,6940.8%
293Seneca, SCSC83,7750.8%
294Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.8%
295Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.8%
296Monticello, NYNY80,5860.8%
297Staunton, VAVA129,6920.8%
298Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.8%
299Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.8%
300Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.8%
301Lincoln, NENE352,0810.8%
302Sonora, CACA53,1600.8%
303Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.8%
304Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.8%
305Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.8%
306Kahului, HIHI160,6740.8%
307Paris, TXTX63,3190.8%
308Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.8%
309Maryville, MOMO20,1740.8%
310Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.8%
311Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.8%
312Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.8%
313Ocala, FLFL442,6600.8%
314Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.8%
315Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.8%
316Danville, ILIL71,2590.8%
317Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.8%
318Grand Island, NENE78,0760.7%
319Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.7%
320Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.7%
321Watertown, NYNY111,5400.7%
322Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.7%
323Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.7%
324Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.7%
325Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.7%
326Greeley, COCO378,4260.7%
327Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.7%
328Marion, ININ66,5240.7%
329Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.7%
330Montrose, COCO44,5910.7%
331Paris, TNTN32,8960.7%
332Lexington, KYKY535,1740.7%
333Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.7%
334Elkins, WVWV26,8820.7%
335Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.7%
336Bangor, MEME157,9670.7%
337Lafayette, ININ228,4680.7%
338Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.7%
339Ashland, OHOH52,5230.7%
340Wichita, KSKS663,8090.7%
341Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.7%
342Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.7%
343Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.7%
344Sebring, FLFL111,1220.7%
345Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.7%
346Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.7%
347Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.7%
348Defiance, OHOH38,2920.7%
349Massena, NYNY105,4880.7%
350Durham, NCNC625,4850.7%
351Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.7%
352Victoria, TXTX99,8640.7%
353Ada, OKOK38,5280.7%
354New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.7%
355Susanville, CACA28,1170.7%
356Huntington, WVWV365,9650.7%
357Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.7%
358Paducah, KYKY102,2590.7%
359Naples, FLFL417,1310.7%
360Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.7%
361Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.7%
362Burlington, IAIA44,0610.7%
363Bay City, TXTX36,4630.7%
364Washington, NCNC44,6700.7%
365Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.7%
366Lansing, MIMI479,7220.7%
367Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.7%
368Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.7%
369Marion, ILIL67,2250.7%
370Celina, OHOH42,7370.7%
371Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.7%
372Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5990.7%
373Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.7%
374Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.7%
375Branson, MOMO57,0010.7%
376Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.7%
377Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.7%
378Hudson, NYNY60,1680.7%
379Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.7%
380San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.7%
381Frankfort, ININ33,3220.7%
382Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.7%
383Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.7%
384Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.7%
385Pueblo, COCO169,2770.7%
386Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.7%
387Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.7%
388Amherst, MAMA164,0650.7%
389Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.7%
390Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.7%
391Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.7%
392Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.7%
393Adrian, MIMI97,7790.7%
394Janesville, WIWI166,4720.7%
395Harrison, ARAR45,6540.7%
396Oxford, MSMS71,9720.6%
397St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.6%
398Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.6%
399Beckley, WVWV109,9400.6%
400New Bern, NCNC127,3580.6%
401Watertown, WIWI86,5050.6%
402Riverton, WYWY39,4640.6%
403Edwards, COCO54,2910.6%
404Abilene, TXTX185,4290.6%
405Toledo, OHOH599,3760.6%
406Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.6%
407Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.6%
408Hastings, NENE40,5770.6%
409Muncie, ININ113,1060.6%
410Charleston, SCSC889,2630.6%
411Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.6%
412Oxnard, CACA830,8510.6%
413Bedford, ININ45,5680.6%
414Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.6%
415Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.6%
416Longview, TXTX297,3150.6%
417Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.6%
418Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.6%
419Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.6%
420Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.6%
421Wabash, ININ30,7130.6%
422Deltona, FLFL746,9330.6%
423Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.6%
424Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.6%
425Joplin, MOMO208,7960.6%
426Kingston, NYNY183,3300.6%
427Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.6%
428Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.6%
429Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.6%
430Slidell, LALA279,1080.6%
431Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.6%
432Lincoln, ILIL27,1820.6%
433Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.6%
434Richmond, KYKY131,8060.6%
435Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.6%
436La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.6%
437Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.6%
438Enid, OKOK61,7790.6%
439Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.6%
440Auburn, ALAL208,0130.6%
441Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.6%
442Jackson, MIMI159,5520.6%
443Mason City, IAIA49,7100.6%
444Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.6%
445St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.6%
446Marquette, MIMI68,0640.6%
447Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.6%
448Seymour, ININ47,3700.6%
449Searcy, ARAR80,0850.6%
450Peoria, ILIL363,5050.6%
451Vincennes, ININ35,6520.6%
452Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.6%
453Somerset, KYKY67,3840.6%
454Laconia, NHNH65,1470.6%
455Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.6%
456Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.6%
457Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.6%
458Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.6%
459Champaign, ILIL239,9790.6%
460Niles, MIMI152,4440.6%
461Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.6%
462Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.6%
463Sherman, TXTX153,6130.6%
464Ludington, MIMI29,0400.6%
465Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.6%
466Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.6%
467Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.6%
468Modesto, CACA557,7190.6%
469Yuba City, CACA187,4780.6%
470Danville, KYKY56,9850.6%
471Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.6%
472Logansport, ININ37,8360.6%
473Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.6%
474Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.6%
475Gillette, WYWY48,1450.6%
476Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.6%
477Kokomo, ININ83,9040.6%
478Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.6%
479Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.5%
480Panama City, FLFL231,1740.5%
481Key West, FLFL80,4060.5%
482Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.5%
483Starkville, MSMS62,0630.5%
484Midland, MIMI83,7540.5%
485Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.5%
486Martin, TNTN33,2610.5%
487Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.5%
488Richmond, ININ66,1690.5%
489Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.5%
490San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.5%
491Rochester, MNMN231,1840.5%
492Savannah, GAGA438,3140.5%
493Borger, TXTX19,6330.5%
494South Bend, ININ324,5380.5%
495Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.5%
496Ruston, LALA48,3600.5%
497Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.5%
498Winona, MNMN50,5230.5%
499Newberry, SCSC39,5610.5%
500Athens, TNTN71,5900.5%
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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 5.6% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by welsh share?

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, Brigham City, UT-ID, Utica-Rome, NY, Pottsville, PA, Evanston, WY-UT.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

913 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).