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Largest Scotch-Irish population, New York counties

New York 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 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 520. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wayne County, NY, up 13 places to #33.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Scotch-Irish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01New York County, NYNY1,664,8625,482−58%
02Kings County, NYNY2,653,9635,442−11%
03▲2Erie County, NYNY946,7413,703−64%
04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0903,561−78%
05▼2Monroe County, NYNY750,5063,323−66%
06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7432,958−56%
07▲1Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842,383−69%
08▲1Queens County, NYNY2,358,1822,018−56%
09▼2Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9391,965−78%
10▲1Albany County, NYNY321,2251,755−57%
11▲2Dutchess County, NYNY300,7081,632−61%
12▼2Saratoga County, NYNY241,3431,472−60%
13▲1Niagara County, NYNY208,9121,292−54%
14▲1St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881,206−48%
15▼3Orange County, NYNY417,6691,165−73%
16▲6Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5101,106−54%
17▲2Ulster County, NYNY183,3301,096−61%
18▼1Broome County, NYNY195,736974−66%
19▲2Ontario County, NYNY113,130949−46%
20Oneida County, NYNY226,392936−66%
21▲5Oswego County, NYNY118,569921−53%
22▼4Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126908−59%
23▼7Schenectady County, NYNY162,581863−56%
24Tompkins County, NYNY104,047828−52%
25▲10Jefferson County, NYNY111,540753−61%
26▼1Steuben County, NYNY91,855717−59%
27▲4Columbia County, NYNY60,168666−41%
28▲1Livingston County, NYNY61,438604−53%
29▲1Warren County, NYNY65,020560−62%
30▲12Genesee County, NYNY58,416522−53%
31▲9Sullivan County, NYNY80,586520−36%
32▼9Washington County, NYNY59,353506−71%
33▲13Wayne County, NYNY91,250502−71%
34▼1Rockland County, NYNY357,397490−69%
35▼7Essex County, NYNY36,438461−54%
36▲2Cayuga County, NYNY74,365421−60%
37▲2Chemung County, NYNY80,415414−72%
38▼2Delaware County, NYNY44,305394−72%
39▲5Putnam County, NYNY99,028380−79%
40▼13Otsego County, NYNY60,589369−70%
41▼9Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390367−71%
42▼5Clinton County, NYNY78,138363−72%
43▲4Cortland County, NYNY45,850357−44%
44▲5Allegany County, NYNY46,800334−68%
45▲3Schoharie County, NYNY30,176302−35%
46▼3Madison County, NYNY67,120288−75%
47▼13Richmond County, NYNY501,290277−85%
48▲4Seneca County, NYNY32,883274−45%
49▲9Herkimer County, NYNY59,219264−53%
50▼9Tioga County, NYNY47,453220−74%
51▼6Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332211−87%
52▲1Franklin County, NYNY46,500206−76%
53▲7Fulton County, NYNY52,216205−69%
54▲2Greene County, NYNY47,238193−65%
55▼5Chenango County, NYNY45,715190−83%
56▲3Montgomery County, NYNY50,046179−58%
57▼6Orleans County, NYNY39,825148−71%
58▼4Schuyler County, NYNY16,924144−54%
59▼4Lewis County, NYNY26,479136−66%
60▼3Wyoming County, NYNY39,741133−78%
61Yates County, NYNY24,547132−68%
62Hamilton County, NYNY5,00634−70%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES