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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. The median across all 33 is 173. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Torrance County, NM, up 8 places to #11.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Scotch-Irish population by state
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%
06▲1Valencia County, NMNM82,013561−50%
07▲2Taos County, NMNM34,564516+48%
08San Juan County, NMNM120,340443−70%
09▼3Chaves County, NMNM63,364287−77%
10▲1Eddy County, NMNM62,509286−68%
11▲8Torrance County, NMNM16,100224−56%
12▲3Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407221−61%
13▼1Lea County, NMNM74,749212−74%
14▼1Colfax County, NMNM12,184206−12%
15▲1Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615205−51%
16▼6Grant County, NMNM27,252192−70%
17▼3Curry County, NMNM46,655173−59%
18▼1Lincoln County, NMNM19,844155−79%
19▼1Luna County, NMNM25,407130−74%
20▲7Socorro County, NMNM15,838119−53%
21▲5San Miguel County, NMNM26,260114−61%
22▲1Quay County, NMNM8,454113−55%
23▼3Catron County, NMNM3,82799+16%
24▲1Union County, NMNM3,84480+90%
25Cibola County, NMNM26,80773−72%
26▼4Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83267−82%
27▼6Sierra County, NMNM11,39567−73%
28▼4McKinley County, NMNM68,11944−70%
29▼1De Baca County, NMNM1,64718−63%
30▼1Harding County, NMNM617100%
31Mora County, NMNM4,0519–
32▼2Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9298−38%
33Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3435−79%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES