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Largest Scotch-Irish population, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 30 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015,871–

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9071,876–

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651,399–

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911,109–

05Otero County, NMNM70,368676–

06Chaves County, NMNM63,364590–

07Valencia County, NMNM82,013561–

08San Juan County, NMNM120,340436–

09Taos County, NMNM34,564373–

10Grant County, NMNM27,252313–

11Eddy County, NMNM62,509307–

12Lea County, NMNM74,749307–

13Colfax County, NMNM12,184302–

14Curry County, NMNM46,655294–

15Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407282–

16Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615203–

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,844195–

18Luna County, NMNM25,407181–

19Torrance County, NMNM16,100150–

20Catron County, NMNM3,827118–

21Sierra County, NMNM11,395105–

22Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83273–

23Quay County, NMNM8,45455–

24McKinley County, NMNM68,11949–

25Union County, NMNM3,84447–

26San Miguel County, NMNM26,26039–

27Socorro County, NMNM15,83819–

28De Baca County, NMNM1,64716–

29Harding County, NMNM6175–

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES