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Largest Scotch-Irish population, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015,703−49%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9071,851−37%

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651,316−48%

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091867−55%

05Otero County, NMNM70,368583−61%

06Valencia County, NMNM82,013561−50%

07Taos County, NMNM34,564516+48%

08San Juan County, NMNM120,340443−70%

09Chaves County, NMNM63,364287−77%

10Eddy County, NMNM62,509286−68%

11Torrance County, NMNM16,100224−56%

12Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407221−61%

13Lea County, NMNM74,749212−74%

14Colfax County, NMNM12,184206−12%

15Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615205−51%

16Grant County, NMNM27,252192−70%

17Curry County, NMNM46,655173−59%

18Lincoln County, NMNM19,844155−79%

19Luna County, NMNM25,407130−74%

20Socorro County, NMNM15,838119−53%

21San Miguel County, NMNM26,260114−61%

22Quay County, NMNM8,454113−55%

23Catron County, NMNM3,82799+16%

24Union County, NMNM3,84480+90%

25Cibola County, NMNM26,80773−72%

26Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83267−82%

27Sierra County, NMNM11,39567−73%

28McKinley County, NMNM68,11944−70%

29De Baca County, NMNM1,64718−63%

30Harding County, NMNM61710+0%

31Mora County, NMNM4,0519–

32Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9298−38%

33Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3435−79%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES