Which metro area has the highest scotch-irish population?

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks #1 with 62,690 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by scotch-irish population?

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

924 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is scotch-irish population measured?

Number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 424 SHOWN OF 924

Largest Scotch-Irish population, US metro areas

US metro areas 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Brainerd, MNMN100,562607−50%

502Shelbyville, TNTN55,273607−37%

503Madisonville, KYKY45,127606−21%

504Shawnee, OKOK75,102600−47%

505Clearlake, CACA67,772595−65%

506Rutland, VTVT59,653591−66%

507Picayune, MSMS59,363590−35%

508Astoria, OROR40,926588−52%

509Oshkosh, WIWI174,218586−53%

510Farmington, MOMO67,809585−45%

511Durango, COCO56,898585−61%

512Sturgis, MIMI60,968585−18%

513Richmond, ININ66,169583−56%

514Alamogordo, NMNM70,368583−61%

515Merced, CACA297,260580−66%

516Ozark, ALAL49,912579−57%

517Eau Claire, WIWI176,647571−59%

518Jackson, WYWY36,587570−37%

519Wilson, NCNC81,150556−66%

520Marietta, OHOH58,389555−59%

521New Iberia, LALA66,846554+68%

522Pahrump, NVNV57,336550−43%

523Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147549−10%

524Pullman, WAWA48,512545−50%

525Cañon City, COCO50,039544−48%

526Montrose, COCO44,591543−39%

527Marion, OHOH65,115540−58%

528East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179537−74%

529Somerset, PAPA72,004535−57%

530Minot, NDND75,694533−54%

531Moscow, IDID41,842530−53%

532Quincy, ILIL74,146529−65%

533Hailey, IDID32,436527−26%

534Marion, ININ66,524526−41%

535Juneau city and, AKAK31,609525−27%

536Stephenville, TXTX43,911525−39%

537Batavia, NYNY58,416522−53%

538Monticello, NYNY80,586520−36%

539Vicksburg, MSMS41,759519−42%

540Taos, NMNM34,564516+48%

541Greencastle, ININ37,876515−48%

542Lewiston, IDID65,450515−64%

543Sayre, PAPA59,600512−53%

544Michigan City, ININ111,294511−56%

545Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838509−17%

546Lewistown, PAPA46,127505−61%

547Vincennes, ININ35,652505−13%

548Aberdeen, WAWA78,144503−72%

549Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035496−66%

550Sikeston, MOMO49,978494−32%

551Kinston, NCNC55,837492−53%

552Easton, MDMD38,238482−52%

553Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904481−34%

554Enid, OKOK61,779480−50%

555Crawfordsville, ININ38,954475−30%

556Branson, MOMO57,001475−61%

557Cedartown, GAGA45,514473−27%

558Norwalk, OHOH58,250472−23%

559Cedar City, UTUT67,141471−41%

560Moultrie, GAGA47,438469−29%

561Owosso, MIMI67,681469−65%

562Defiance, OHOH38,292468+0%

563Ellensburg, WAWA48,803466−59%

564Newport, TNTN37,889462−68%

565Washington, NCNC44,670459−37%

566Calhoun, GAGA61,701459−64%

567Laurinburg, NCNC33,322458−64%

568Hanford, CACA154,327456−74%

569Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459454−58%

570Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025453−68%

571Madison, ININ33,279452−49%

572Effingham, ILIL44,727446−45%

573Walla Walla, WAWA62,361446−65%

574Alexander City, ALAL40,953445−52%

575Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451444−46%

576Farmington, NMNM120,340443−70%

577Carson, NVNV58,571442−66%

578Pittsburg, KSKS39,008439−58%

579Brenham, TXTX38,288438−27%

580Red Bluff, CACA64,665434−63%

581Hutchinson, KSKS61,539434−69%

582Whitewater, WIWI106,127430−72%

583Rock Springs, WYWY41,267430−71%

584Brookings, OROR22,621429+5%

585Marquette, MIMI68,064428−59%

586St. Cloud, MNMN205,854427−59%

587Spearfish, SDSD29,459424+27%

588Bainbridge, GAGA29,432422+69%

589Scottsbluff, NENE36,272421−42%

590Wausau, WIWI139,432421−46%

591Auburn, NYNY74,365421−60%

592Muscatine, IAIA41,853417−35%

593Elmira, NYNY80,415414−72%

594Findlay, OHOH75,034413−72%

595Brigham City, UTUT70,405413−18%

596Grand Forks, NDND105,046412−66%

597Ardmore, OKOK48,910412−34%

598Corsicana, TXTX57,181411−61%

599Jacksonville, TXTX53,337411−56%

600Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428411−44%

601Grand Island, NENE78,076409−52%

602New Castle, ININ49,137408−25%

603Laramie, WYWY38,558406−55%

604McComb, MSMS52,640405−71%

605Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211405−70%

606Kankakee, ILIL105,525402−69%

607Eufaula, ALAL26,861401−33%

608Racine, WIWI198,919400−75%

609Batesville, ARAR38,785397−42%

610Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691394−72%

611Evanston, WYWY23,415393−63%

612Pottsville, PAPA145,085392−43%

613Glasgow, KYKY56,224391−68%

614Kennett, MOMO26,855391+22%

615Kearney, NENE57,962387−40%

616McAlester, OKOK43,320386−62%

617Muskogee, OKOK66,708385−61%

618Paris, TXTX63,319383−59%

619Orangeburg, SCSC83,177383−54%

620Bedford, ININ45,568381−60%

621Henderson, KYKY57,184380−65%

622Vineland, NJNJ157,148379−77%

623El Dorado, ARAR36,926378−56%

624Charleston, ILIL46,607378−62%

625Clovis, NMNM65,270378−55%

626Torrington, CTCT114,690375–

627Auburn, ININ44,535374−24%

628Kokomo, ININ83,904373−67%

629Dublin, GAGA60,351371−54%

630Duncan, OKOK44,310371−46%

631Oneonta, NYNY60,589369−70%

632West Plains, MOMO40,798368−60%

633Olean, NYNY75,390367−71%

634Gainesville, TXTX44,461364−68%

635Moses Lake, WAWA105,727363−78%

636Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669363−49%

637Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138363−72%

638Ashland, OHOH52,523362−64%

639Toccoa, GAGA27,854361−35%

640Sterling, ILIL54,121361−47%

641Ruston, LALA48,360359−72%

642Safford, AZAZ40,157359+12%

643Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076358−67%

644Cortland, NYNY45,850357−44%

645Elko, NVNV56,682357−59%

646Clewiston, FLFL61,546357−27%

647Milledgeville, GAGA44,029353−37%

648Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201351−45%

649Tifton, GAGA51,237350−46%

650Paris, TNTN32,896347−72%

651Danville, ILIL71,259343−74%

652Tahlequah, OKOK49,196343−57%

653Ontario, OROR60,085343−65%

654Coldwater, MIMI45,993342−60%

655Bennington, VTVT36,630341−67%

656Vidalia, GAGA36,180341−23%

657Mankato, MNMN104,907341−63%

658Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154339−69%

659Hillsdale, MIMI45,738338−46%

660Vernal, UTUT38,278337+6%

661Kendallville, ININ47,937333−46%

662Watertown, WIWI86,505332−64%

663Palestine, TXTX59,805332−67%

664Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097331−57%

665Faribault, MNMN69,939329−52%

666Coshocton, OHOH37,188328−49%

667Urbana, OHOH38,820328−51%

668Jacksonville, ILIL37,381327−57%

669Taylorville, ILIL33,443325−55%

670Middlesborough, KYKY22,829325+17%

671Weatherford, OKOK39,059322−49%

672Hays, KSKS29,075322−30%

673Natchitoches, LALA36,089320−33%

674Cadillac, MIMI49,719320−48%

675Lewisburg, PAPA42,313320−46%

676Greenwood, MSMS34,912319−40%

677Blytheville, ARAR37,828319−33%

678Mason City, IAIA49,710312−50%

679Rochelle, ILIL51,399312−59%

680Cambridge, OHOH38,379312−74%

681Clinton, IAIA46,002311−40%

682Palatka, FLFL77,734307−81%

683Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063307−63%

684Mayfield, KYKY37,050306−64%

685Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808304−49%

686Natchez, MSMS54,722304−71%

687Durant, OKOK51,367302−47%

688Seymour, ININ47,370302−45%

689Bradford, PAPA38,984301−64%

690Salina, KSKS59,121300−74%

691Wilmington, OHOH42,301300−67%

692Sheridan, WYWY33,241300−70%

693Malvern, ARAR33,451299−67%

694Bay City, TXTX36,463298−59%

695Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302296−67%

696La Grande, OROR25,900295−62%

697Centralia, ILIL36,382293−59%

698Jesup, GAGA32,481292−42%

699Hannibal, MOMO38,969289−68%

700Henderson, NCNC42,638289−48%

701Roswell, NMNM63,364287−77%

702Houma, LALA199,668286−70%

703Carlsbad, NMNM62,509286−68%

704North Platte, NENE33,972285−63%

705Paragould, ARAR47,411285−51%

706Peru, ININ34,487285−21%

707Thomaston, GAGA28,500282−42%

708Burlington, IAIA44,061282−73%

709Sheboygan, WIWI118,047281−63%

710Warsaw, ININ80,892280−64%

711Gillette, WYWY48,145279−70%

712Beatrice, NENE21,711279+67%

713Fort Morgan, COCO30,306279−54%

714Williston, NDND41,767276+37%

715McPherson, KSKS30,064276−52%

716Ada, OKOK38,528275−64%

717Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791275−46%

718Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883274−45%

719Pontiac, ILIL35,057272−53%

720Troy, ALAL33,688271−70%

721Greenville, OHOH51,520270−57%

722El Campo, TXTX42,060269−54%

723Hood River, OROR23,720269−31%

724Brookhaven, MSMS35,012269−53%

725Cambridge, MDMD33,628269−28%

726Russellville, ALAL32,449268−51%

727Rolla, MOMO45,247267−71%

728Tiffin, OHOH54,522266−57%

729The Dalles, OROR26,310264−55%

730Murray, KYKY39,421264−81%

731Rice Lake, WIWI46,484263−36%

732Bucyrus, OHOH41,896260−69%

733Waycross, GAGA57,670259−70%

734Petoskey, MIMI33,775258−71%

735Huntington, ININ37,224256−35%

736Sedalia, MOMO44,254256−78%

737Blackfoot, IDID51,153256−59%

738Arkansas City, KSKS34,382255−66%

739Union City, TNTN30,067253−71%

740Washington, ININ34,209253−67%

741Sterling, COCO20,654252−56%

742Dubuque, IAIA99,381252−58%

743Rexburg, IDID69,380251−59%

744Burley, IDID49,308250−57%

745Magnolia, ARAR21,894249−47%

746Baraboo, WIWI66,652249−49%

747Lebanon, MOMO36,943247−68%

748Canton, ILIL32,901247−50%

749Hastings, NENE40,577247−68%

750Woodward, OKOK19,827246+6%

751Plymouth, ININ46,599246−62%

752Alma, MIMI41,190245−63%

753Alpena, MIMI28,853245−47%

754Lexington, NENE26,255244−14%

755Platteville, WIWI52,446243−42%

756Elkins, WVWV26,882237−77%

757Sparta, WIWI46,572237−47%

758Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909236−57%

759Martin, TNTN33,261235−75%

760Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193235−64%

761Marshalltown, IAIA39,890234−73%

762Minden, LALA34,948233−72%

763Ponca City, OKOK43,490233−83%

764Washington Court House, OHOH28,552232−36%

765Vermillion, SDSD15,031232−34%

766DeRidder, LALA36,673230−56%

767Wabash, ININ30,713230−49%

768Baker City, OROR16,658230−56%

769Breckenridge, COCO39,069230−74%

770Okeechobee, FLFL42,608230−30%

771Campbellsville, KYKY38,407228−56%

772Sidney, OHOH48,065228−52%

773Winona, MNMN50,523226−53%

774Freeport, ILIL43,220224−57%

775Big Spring, TXTX30,504223−69%

776Shawano, WIWI45,759222+12%

777Cleveland, MSMS28,262222−51%

778Los Alamos, NMNM19,407221−61%

779Ludington, MIMI29,040220−56%

780Houghton, MIMI40,028218−47%

781Douglas, GAGA52,861217−38%

782Mountain Home, IDID29,465217−35%

783Stevens Point, WIWI71,943217−67%

784Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060216−56%

785Uvalde, TXTX24,963215−52%

786Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118214−75%

787Big Rapids, MIMI42,320213−65%

788Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041212−67%

789Hobbs, NMNM74,749212−74%

790Alexandria, MNMN40,120212−36%

791Selma, ALAL35,140210−50%

792Laredo, TXTX281,224210+4%

793Greenville, MSMS40,446207−60%

794Gloversville, NYNY52,216205−69%

795Moberly, MOMO24,513205−54%

796Plainview, TXTX36,700205−56%

797Fort Madison, IAIA32,306203−64%

798Bishop, CACA18,158202−51%

799Angola, ININ34,799202−65%

800Kapaa, HIHI73,400201−73%

801Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880201−56%

802Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404199−66%

803Ketchikan, AKAK13,549198−62%

804Ottumwa, IAIA35,210198−63%

805Manitowoc, WIWI81,710192−57%

806Silver City, NMNM27,252192−70%

807Greensburg, ININ26,576190−51%

808Macomb, ILIL25,916190−76%

809St. Marys, PAPA29,926189−63%

810Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655185−46%

811Susanville, CACA28,117184−65%

812Brookings, SDSD37,635183−54%

813Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219182−52%

814Crescent City, CACA26,410181−74%

815Elk City, OKOK22,159181−62%

816Alamosa, COCO27,896181−63%

817Amsterdam, NYNY50,046179−58%

818Bemidji, MNMN47,055169−57%

819Fremont, OHOH58,655168−68%

820Corinth, MSMS34,569167−81%

821Jasper, ININ44,016166−61%

822Miami, OKOK30,438163−66%

823Escanaba, MIMI36,582162−73%

824Edwards, COCO54,291159−86%

825Ruidoso, NMNM19,844155−79%

826Owatonna, MNMN37,464154−28%

827Bonham, TXTX39,265154−80%

828Ottawa, KSKS26,299150−61%

829Nantucket, MAMA14,758148−49%

830Cordele, GAGA19,237147−78%

831Mitchell, SDSD25,913147−14%

832Lincoln, ILIL27,182145−64%

833Aberdeen, SDSD41,583143−66%

834Mexico, MOMO24,528143−74%

835Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497142−58%

836Dodge City, KSKS33,993142−27%

837Dixon, ILIL32,914141−70%

838Summerville, GAGA25,300141−64%

839Red Wing, MNMN48,195139−74%

840Altus, OKOK24,764136−84%

841Kirksville, MOMO29,824133−82%

842Deming, NMNM25,407130−74%

843Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099128−70%

844Norfolk, NENE49,228127−68%

845Arcadia, FLFL37,078126−74%

846Frankfort, ININ33,322125−61%

847Hereford, TXTX18,626124−35%

848Lock Haven, PAPA37,870124−84%

849Las Vegas, NMNM30,311123−58%

850Marshall, MOMO23,265123−81%

851Monticello, ININ25,164123−69%

852Bogalusa, LALA44,937122−79%

853Pella, IAIA34,192120−81%

854Winnemucca, NVNV17,267119−60%

855Emporia, KSKS34,838116−75%

856Forrest City, ARAR21,800113−64%

857Price, UTUT20,680113−43%

858Franklin, KYKY20,788111−39%

859Decatur, ININ36,650110−63%

860Great Bend, KSKS24,790110−62%

861Americus, GAGA33,394110−75%

862Maryville, MOMO20,174108−67%

863Opelousas, LALA80,765108−77%

864Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575107−72%

865Hutchinson, MNMN36,631103−40%

866Atchison, KSKS16,172102−57%

867Connersville, ININ23,533102−74%

868Logansport, ININ37,83697−65%

869El Centro, CACA181,41197−87%

870Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93894−82%

871Jamestown, NDND21,41493−50%

872Camden, ARAR26,36393−87%

873Fremont, NENE38,05792−83%

874Albert Lea, MNMN30,44090−65%

875Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59987−79%

876Gallipolis, OHOH29,07286−80%

877Grenada, MSMS30,22286−87%

878Wahpeton, NDND23,01986−53%

879Dickinson, NDND39,14285−85%

880Andrews, TXTX18,91485−41%

881Marinette, WIWI65,51584−84%

882Le Mars, IAIA25,69783−74%

883Kingsville, TXTX30,31582−73%

884Vernon, TXTX12,48181−72%

885Menomonie, WIWI46,22378−76%

886Dumas, TXTX21,89176−79%

887Yankton, SDSD23,63575−60%

888Clarksdale, MSMS19,84975−88%

889New Ulm, MNMN25,51774−75%

890Worthington, MNMN22,33873−4%

891Beeville, TXTX32,51572−85%

892Morgan City, LALA46,55271−75%

893Austin, MNMN40,97171−78%

894Del Rio, TXTX47,83569−80%

895Fallon, NVNV25,85167−89%

896Española, NMNM39,83267−82%

897Sweetwater, TXTX14,11766−78%

898Spencer, IAIA16,20265−70%

899Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07765−66%

900Storm Lake, IAIA20,44965−68%

901Borger, TXTX19,63363−91%

902Pierre, SDSD20,58863−76%

903Guymon, OKOK20,32259−77%

904Marshall, MNMN25,68459−76%

905Willmar, MNMN44,72059−80%

906Huron, SDSD19,62458−21%

907Pampa, TXTX21,78658−88%

908Fairmont, MNMN19,44055−53%

909Van Wert, OHOH29,01355−86%

910Watertown, SDSD29,56255−86%

911Othello, WAWA21,48855−68%

912Nogales, AZAZ50,02053−74%

913Celina, OHOH42,73753−81%

914Gallup, NMNM68,11944−70%

915Snyder, TXTX16,16242−88%

916Alice, TXTX45,38339−85%

917Zapata, TXTX13,75334–

918Columbus, NENE46,58326−93%

919Carroll, IAIA20,30323−90%

920Liberal, KSKS21,07321−92%

921Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13818−90%

922Garden City, KSKS37,50517−97%

923Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8239−95%

924Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3193–

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