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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 2020 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 2010

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015,871−47%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9071,876−37%

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651,399−45%

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911,109−43%

05Otero County, NMNM70,368676−55%

06Chaves County, NMNM63,364590−53%

07Valencia County, NMNM82,013561−50%

08San Juan County, NMNM120,340436−70%

09Taos County, NMNM34,564373+7%

10Grant County, NMNM27,252313−52%

11Eddy County, NMNM62,509307−66%

12Lea County, NMNM74,749307−63%

13Colfax County, NMNM12,184302+29%

14Curry County, NMNM46,655294−29%

15Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407282−50%

16Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615203−51%

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,844195−74%

18Luna County, NMNM25,407181−64%

19Torrance County, NMNM16,100150−71%

20Catron County, NMNM3,827118+39%

21Sierra County, NMNM11,395105−57%

22Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83273−80%

23Quay County, NMNM8,45455−78%

24McKinley County, NMNM68,11949−67%

25Union County, NMNM3,84447+12%

26San Miguel County, NMNM26,26039−87%

27Socorro County, NMNM15,83819−93%

28De Baca County, NMNM1,64716−67%

29Harding County, NMNM6175−50%

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292−85%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS