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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 913

Highest Welsh population share, US metro areas · 2020

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 4.2%. 913 metro areas qualify in total. Utah carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2000
01Scranton, PAPA574,4184.2%
02Brigham City, UTUT70,4053.2%
03Cedar City, UTUT67,1412.8%
04Logan, UTUT160,8892.7%
05Pocatello, IDID91,5912.5%
06Pottsville, PAPA145,0852.5%
07Evanston, WYWY23,4152.3%
08Provo, UTUT773,4262.2%
09Price, UTUT20,6802.2%
10Utica, NYNY285,6112.2%
11Idaho Falls, IDID173,8512.1%
12Bennington, VTVT36,6302.1%
13Rutland, VTVT59,6532.1%
14Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1932.0%
15Hermitage, PAPA107,8602.0%
16Rexburg, IDID69,3801.9%
17Youngstown, OHOH423,6781.9%
18Van Wert, OHOH29,0131.9%
19Gallipolis, OHOH29,0721.8%
20Ogden, UTUT672,7841.8%
21Sayre, PAPA59,6001.7%
22Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3771.7%
23Salem, OHOH99,3771.7%
24Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8641.7%
25Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031.6%
26St. George, UTUT213,6701.6%
27Bishop, CACA18,1581.6%
28Binghamton, NYNY243,1891.6%
29Sunbury, PAPA107,7881.6%
30New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3731.6%
31Heber, UTUT81,6551.6%
32Somerset, PAPA72,0041.6%
33Salina, KSKS59,1211.6%
34Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2451.6%
35Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4511.5%
36Casper, WYWY80,5261.5%
37Ashland, OHOH52,5231.5%
38Weirton, WVWV112,4681.5%
39Riverton, WYWY39,4641.5%
40Lewisburg, PAPA42,3131.5%
41Canton, OHOH400,2461.5%
42Helena, MTMT97,1531.4%
43Astoria, OROR40,9261.4%
44Ithaca, NYNY104,0471.4%
45Roseburg, OROR111,9511.4%
46Cumberland, MDMD93,6401.4%
47Johnstown, PAPA128,9681.4%
48Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8801.4%
49Indiana, PAPA82,8781.4%
50Easton, MDMD38,2381.4%
51Sonora, CACA53,1601.4%
52Elkins, WVWV26,8821.4%
53Allentown, PAPA887,6151.4%
54Emporia, KSKS34,8381.4%
55West Plains, MOMO40,7981.4%
56Warren, PAPA37,0381.4%
57Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1181.4%
58Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.4%
59Glens Falls, NYNY124,3731.3%
60Centralia, WAWA88,0621.3%
61Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701.3%
62Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0021.3%
63Mankato, MNMN104,9071.3%
64Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3021.3%
65Elmira, NYNY80,4151.3%
66Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9751.3%
67Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6571.3%
68Reading, PAPA440,0721.3%
69Lima, OHOH100,8811.3%
70Portsmouth, OHOH71,3651.3%
71Akron, OHOH701,7801.2%
72Bucyrus, OHOH41,8961.2%
73Rock Springs, WYWY41,2671.2%
74Pella, IAIA34,1921.2%
75Clarksburg, WVWV88,1421.2%
76Port Angeles, WAWA78,2021.2%
77Blackfoot, IDID51,1531.2%
78Oil City, PAPA49,3461.2%
79Bremerton, WAWA283,3741.2%
80Corvallis, OROR97,7281.2%
81Twin Falls, IDID123,9011.2%
82Boulder, COCO328,5601.2%
83Boone, NCNC54,7861.2%
84DuBois, PAPA78,1001.2%
85Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071.2%
86Durango, COCO56,8981.2%
87La Grande, OROR25,9001.2%
88Fort Collins, COCO377,2921.2%
89Fairmont, WVWV55,5841.2%
90East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1791.2%
91Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491.2%
92Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.2%
93Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1541.2%
94Nantucket, MAMA14,7581.2%
95The Villages, FLFL157,7721.2%
96Walla Walla, WAWA62,3611.2%
97McPherson, KSKS30,0641.2%
98Eugene, OROR381,5841.1%
99Boise City, IDID864,2431.1%
100Eureka, CACA131,6471.1%
101Marietta, OHOH58,3891.1%
102Great Falls, MTMT85,0291.1%
103Chambersburg, PAPA160,6521.1%
104Spokane, WAWA608,0121.1%
105Forest City, NCNC65,7451.1%
106Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9921.1%
107Newport, OROR50,6361.1%
108Harrison, ARAR45,6541.1%
109State College, PAPA157,3931.1%
110Sandpoint, IDID54,4201.1%
111Lawrence, KSKS120,9201.1%
112Vernal, UTUT38,2781.1%
113Cortland, NYNY45,8501.1%
114Grand Junction, COCO162,8451.1%
115Meadville, PAPA81,7921.1%
116Burley, IDID49,3081.1%
117Barre, VTVT59,6521.1%
118Lancaster, PAPA563,1591.1%
119Edwards, COCO54,2911.1%
120Findlay, OHOH75,0341.1%
121Ontario, OROR60,0851.1%
122Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3681.1%
123Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9091.1%
124Mountain Home, IDID29,4651.1%
125Cody, WYWY31,1711.1%
126Bozeman, MTMT128,7401.0%
127Williamsport, PAPA112,5871.0%
128Pinehurst, NCNC110,6191.0%
129Zanesville, OHOH87,0141.0%
130Greenville, OHOH51,5201.0%
131Morgantown, WVWV141,9951.0%
132Portland, MEME577,6351.0%
133Bangor, MEME157,9671.0%
134Shelton, WAWA71,1651.0%
135Clearlake, CACA67,7721.0%
136Chillicothe, OHOH76,4291.0%
137Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5521.0%
138Lewistown, PAPA46,1271.0%
139Klamath Falls, OROR70,2741.0%
140Portland, OROR2,542,2821.0%
141Seaford, DEDE277,1401.0%
142Brevard, NCNC34,2111.0%
143Payson, AZAZ53,8011.0%
144York, PAPA473,1971.0%
145Columbia, MOMO219,0621.0%
146Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6551.0%
147Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4591.0%
148Athens, OHOH63,1971.0%
149Cañon City, COCO50,0391.0%
150Lewiston, IDID65,4501.0%
151Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091.0%
152Marion, OHOH65,1151.0%
153Mansfield, OHOH124,8931.0%
154Lexington, KYKY535,1741.0%
155Charleston, ILIL46,6071.0%
156Winchester, VAVA152,3321.0%
157Fairbanks, AKAK93,9721.0%
158Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371.0%
159Charlottesville, VAVA228,5971.0%
160Somerset, KYKY67,3841.0%
161Kennewick, WAWA324,3341.0%
162Concord, NHNH158,0781.0%
163Cleveland, MSMS28,2621.0%
164Greeneville, TNTN73,8311.0%
165Oneonta, NYNY60,5891.0%
166Susanville, CACA28,1171.0%
167Bend, OROR266,3760.9%
168McAlester, OKOK43,3200.9%
169Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.9%
170Greeley, COCO378,4260.9%
171Albany, OROR132,8430.9%
172Rifle, COCO80,0990.9%
173Altoona, PAPA119,5410.9%
174Topeka, KSKS233,0520.9%
175Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.9%
176Auburn, NYNY74,3650.9%
177Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.9%
178Joplin, MOMO208,7960.9%
179Crestview, FLFL315,0980.9%
180Coshocton, OHOH37,1880.9%
181Bradford, PAPA38,9840.9%
182Springfield, OHOH135,3400.9%
183Sebring, FLFL111,1220.9%
184Burlington, VTVT227,8030.9%
185Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.9%
186The Dalles, OROR26,3100.9%
187Angola, ININ34,7990.9%
188Crescent City, CACA26,4100.9%
189Richmond, ININ66,1690.9%
190Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.9%
191Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.9%
192Dayton, OHOH826,5540.9%
193Spearfish, SDSD29,4590.9%
194Columbus, NENE46,5830.9%
195Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.9%
196Carson, NVNV58,5710.9%
197Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.9%
198Longview, WAWA114,8850.9%
199Morristown, TNTN128,8670.9%
200Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.9%
201Huron, SDSD19,6240.9%
202Crossville, TNTN66,3000.9%
203Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.9%
204Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.9%
205Decatur, ILIL99,3000.9%
206Elk City, OKOK22,1590.9%
207Medford, OROR221,7950.9%
208Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.9%
209Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.9%
210North Port, FLFL948,1580.9%
211Salem, OROR445,8140.9%
212Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.9%
213Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.9%
214Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.9%
215Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5270.9%
216Jackson, WYWY36,5870.9%
217Vincennes, ININ35,6520.9%
218Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.9%
219Huntington, WVWV365,9650.9%
220Springfield, MOMO500,6940.9%
221Atchison, KSKS16,1720.9%
222Pullman, WAWA48,5120.9%
223Laconia, NHNH65,1470.9%
224Hermiston, OROR93,7210.8%
225Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.8%
226Asheville, NCNC422,3450.8%
227Missoula, MTMT128,6980.8%
228Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.8%
229Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.8%
230Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.8%
231Wooster, OHOH116,7580.8%
232Fremont, OHOH58,6550.8%
233Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.8%
234Brookings, OROR22,6210.8%
235San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.8%
236Bloomington, ININ165,2310.8%
237Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.8%
238Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.8%
239Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.8%
240Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.8%
241Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.8%
242Marion, ILIL67,2250.8%
243Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.8%
244Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.8%
245Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.8%
246Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.8%
247Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.8%
248Lacey, WAWA304,2610.8%
249Truckee, CACA101,9110.8%
250Fallon, NVNV25,8510.8%
251Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.8%
252Canton, ILIL32,9010.8%
253Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.8%
254Muncie, ININ113,1060.8%
255Madison, WIWI709,6850.8%
256Laramie, WYWY38,5580.8%
257Key West, FLFL80,4060.8%
258Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.8%
259Defiance, OHOH38,2920.8%
260Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.8%
261Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.8%
262Branson, MOMO57,0010.8%
263Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.8%
264Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.8%
265Ada, OKOK38,5280.8%
266Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.8%
267Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.8%
268Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.8%
269Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.8%
270Montrose, COCO44,5910.8%
271Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.8%
272Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.8%
273Kendallville, ININ47,9370.8%
274Olean, NYNY75,3900.8%
275Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.8%
276Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.8%
277Amherst, MAMA164,0650.8%
278Gillette, WYWY48,1450.8%
279Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.8%
280Yankton, SDSD23,6350.8%
281Albany, NYNY915,8350.8%
282Billings, MTMT193,6030.8%
283Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.8%
284Charleston, WVWV200,1700.8%
285Chico, CACA209,2110.8%
286Peoria, ILIL363,5050.8%
287Corning, NYNY91,8550.8%
288Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.8%
289Urbana, OHOH38,8200.8%
290Denver, COCO3,092,0370.8%
291Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.8%
292Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.8%
293Redding, CACA181,6480.8%
294Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.8%
295Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.8%
296Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.8%
297Beckley, WVWV109,9400.8%
298Watertown, NYNY111,5400.8%
299Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.8%
300Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5750.8%
301Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.7%
302Ukiah, CACA88,1220.7%
303Lincoln, ILIL27,1820.7%
304Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.7%
305Kearney, NENE57,9620.7%
306Keene, NHNH78,2690.7%
307Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.7%
308Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.7%
309Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9040.7%
310Wichita, KSKS663,8090.7%
311Lafayette, ININ228,4680.7%
312Paducah, KYKY102,2590.7%
313Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.7%
314Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.7%
315Erie, PAPA265,8320.7%
316Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.7%
317Reno, NVNV578,7340.7%
318Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.7%
319Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.7%
320Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.7%
321Duncan, OKOK44,3100.7%
322Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.7%
323Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.7%
324Batavia, NYNY58,4160.7%
325Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.7%
326Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.7%
327Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.7%
328Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.7%
329Burlington, IAIA44,0610.7%
330Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.7%
331Springfield, ILIL206,0330.7%
332Granbury, TXTX70,5010.7%
333Ottawa, KSKS26,2990.7%
334Mason City, IAIA49,7100.7%
335Decatur, ININ36,6500.7%
336Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.7%
337Durham, NCNC625,4850.7%
338Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.7%
339Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.7%
340Dover, DEDE194,7860.7%
341Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.7%
342Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.7%
343Silver City, NMNM27,2520.7%
344Evansville, ININ273,7860.7%
345Hudson, NYNY60,1680.7%
346Franklin, KYKY20,7880.7%
347Yuba City, CACA187,4780.7%
348Lansing, MIMI479,7220.7%
349Murray, KYKY39,4210.7%
350Greencastle, ININ37,8760.7%
351Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.7%
352Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.7%
353Savannah, GAGA438,3140.7%
354Hays, KSKS29,0750.7%
355Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.7%
356Searcy, ARAR80,0850.7%
357Moscow, IDID41,8420.7%
358Sanford, NCNC70,2580.7%
359Moberly, MOMO24,5130.7%
360Seymour, ININ47,3700.7%
361Connersville, ININ23,5330.7%
362Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.7%
363Deltona, FLFL746,9330.7%
364Pierre, SDSD20,5880.7%
365Russellville, ARAR84,9320.7%
366Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.7%
367Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.7%
368Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.7%
369Brookings, SDSD37,6350.7%
370Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.7%
371Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.7%
372Kingston, NYNY183,3300.6%
373Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.6%
374Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.6%
375South Bend, ININ324,5380.6%
376Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.6%
377Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.6%
378Toledo, OHOH599,3760.6%
379Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.6%
380Panama City, FLFL231,1740.6%
381Storm Lake, IAIA20,4490.6%
382Napa, CACA132,9490.6%
383Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.6%
384Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.6%
385Athens, GAGA224,1480.6%
386Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.6%
387Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.6%
388Niles, MIMI152,4440.6%
389Champaign, ILIL239,9790.6%
390Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.6%
391Hilo, HIHI210,0430.6%
392Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.6%
393Florence, ALAL156,6090.6%
394Martin, TNTN33,2610.6%
395LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.6%
396Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.6%
397Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.6%
398Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.6%
399Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.6%
400Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.6%
401Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.6%
402Beatrice, NENE21,7110.6%
403Augusta, MEME129,0670.6%
404Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.6%
405Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.6%
406Janesville, WIWI166,4720.6%
407Sidney, OHOH48,0650.6%
408Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.6%
409Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.6%
410Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.6%
411Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.6%
412Adrian, MIMI97,7790.6%
413Killeen, TXTX511,4970.6%
414Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.6%
415Monticello, ININ25,1640.6%
416Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.6%
417Freeport, ILIL43,2200.6%
418Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.6%
419Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.6%
420Lexington, NENE26,2550.6%
421Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.6%
422Danville, ILIL71,2590.6%
423Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.6%
424Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.6%
425Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.6%
426College Station, TXTX287,4760.6%
427Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.6%
428Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.6%
429Watertown, SDSD29,5620.6%
430Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.6%
431Danville, KYKY56,9850.6%
432Austin, MNMN40,9710.6%
433Racine, WIWI198,9190.6%
434Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.6%
435Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.6%
436Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.6%
437Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.6%
438Lewiston, MEME116,4870.6%
439Ames, IAIA128,0900.6%
440Midland, MIMI83,7540.6%
441Ottumwa, IAIA35,2100.6%
442Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.6%
443Platteville, WIWI52,4460.6%
444Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.6%
445Celina, OHOH42,7370.6%
446Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.6%
447Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.6%
448Massena, NYNY105,4880.6%
449Newberry, SCSC39,5610.6%
450Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.6%
451Warsaw, ININ80,8920.6%
452Florence, SCSC201,3920.6%
453Lincoln, NENE352,0810.6%
454Rome, GAGA101,3780.6%
455Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.6%
456Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.6%
457Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.6%
458Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.6%
459Clinton, IAIA46,0020.6%
460Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.6%
461Baker City, OROR16,6580.6%
462Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.6%
463Washington, ININ34,2090.6%
464Taos, NMNM34,5640.6%
465Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.6%
466Athens, TXTX88,5950.6%
467Monroe, MIMI156,0040.6%
468Seneca, SCSC83,7750.6%
469Huntington, ININ37,2240.6%
470Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.6%
471St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.6%
472Richmond, KYKY131,8060.6%
473North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2330.6%
474Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.6%
475Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.6%
476Burlington, NCNC186,1770.6%
477Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.6%
478Marion, ININ66,5240.6%
479Manchester, NHNH433,4150.6%
480Davenport, IAIA380,4520.6%
481Hailey, IDID32,4360.6%
482Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.6%
483Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.6%
484Columbus, ININ85,7290.5%
485Charleston, SCSC889,2630.5%
486Quincy, ILIL74,1460.5%
487Staunton, VAVA129,6920.5%
488Ruidoso, NMNM19,8440.5%
489Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.5%
490Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.5%
491Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.5%
492Henderson, KYKY57,1840.5%
493Holland, MIMI123,1880.5%
494Borger, TXTX19,6330.5%
495Naples, FLFL417,1310.5%
496Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.5%
497Palatka, FLFL77,7340.5%
498Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.5%
499Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.5%
500Pueblo, COCO169,2770.5%
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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 4.2% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by welsh share?

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, Brigham City, UT-ID, Cedar City, UT, Logan, UT-ID, Pocatello, ID.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

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