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

501▲46Brainerd, MNMN100,562607−50%

502▼43Shelbyville, TNTN55,273607−37%

503▼12Madisonville, KYKY45,127606−21%

504▼2Shawnee, OKOK75,102600−47%

505▲11Clearlake, CACA67,772595−65%

506▲193Rutland, VTVT59,653591−66%

507▼107Picayune, MSMS59,363590−35%

508▲49Astoria, OROR40,926588−52%

509▼25Oshkosh, WIWI174,218586−53%

510▲27Farmington, MOMO67,809585−45%

511▲70Durango, COCO56,898585−61%

512▲95Sturgis, MIMI60,968585−18%

513▼12Richmond, ININ66,169583−56%

514▼15Alamogordo, NMNM70,368583−61%

515▼41Merced, CACA297,260580−66%

516▼9Ozark, ALAL49,912579−57%

517▲59Eau Claire, WIWI176,647571−59%

518▲64Jackson, WYWY36,587570−37%

519▼164Wilson, NCNC81,150556−66%

520▼128Marietta, OHOH58,389555−59%

521▲34New Iberia, LALA66,846554+68%

522▲28Pahrump, NVNV57,336550−43%

523▲167Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147549−10%

524▲139Pullman, WAWA48,512545−50%

525▲6Cañon City, COCO50,039544−48%

526▲90Montrose, COCO44,591543−39%

527▼31Marion, OHOH65,115540−58%

528▼188East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179537−74%

529▼20Somerset, PAPA72,004535−57%

530▼13Minot, NDND75,694533−54%

531▼3Moscow, IDID41,842530−53%

532▼66Quincy, ILIL74,146529−65%

533▲173Hailey, IDID32,436527−26%

534▼7Marion, ININ66,524526−41%

535▲30Juneau city and, AKAK31,609525−27%

536▲12Stephenville, TXTX43,911525−39%

537▲102Batavia, NYNY58,416522−53%

538▲94Monticello, NYNY80,586520−36%

539▼74Vicksburg, MSMS41,759519−42%

540▲138Taos, NMNM34,564516+48%

541▲276Greencastle, ININ37,876515−48%

542▲70Lewiston, IDID65,450515−64%

543▲36Sayre, PAPA59,600512−53%

544▼110Michigan City, ININ111,294511−56%

545▲294Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838509−17%

546▼122Lewistown, PAPA46,127505−61%

547▲224Vincennes, ININ35,652505−13%

548▼62Aberdeen, WAWA78,144503−72%

549▼46Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035496−66%

550▼4Sikeston, MOMO49,978494−32%

551▲54Kinston, NCNC55,837492−53%

552▲7Easton, MDMD38,238482−52%

553▲161Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904481−34%

554▼30Enid, OKOK61,779480−50%

555▲67Crawfordsville, ININ38,954475−30%

556▼81Branson, MOMO57,001475−61%

557▲139Cedartown, GAGA45,514473−27%

558▲26Norwalk, OHOH58,250472−23%

559▲87Cedar City, UTUT67,141471−41%

560▲206Moultrie, GAGA47,438469−29%

561▲98Owosso, MIMI67,681469−65%

562▲238Defiance, OHOH38,2924680%

563▲15Ellensburg, WAWA48,803466−59%

564▲6Newport, TNTN37,889462−68%

565▼11Washington, NCNC44,670459−37%

566▼123Calhoun, GAGA61,701459−64%

567▼29Laurinburg, NCNC33,322458−64%

568▲80Hanford, CACA154,327456−74%

569▲52Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459454−58%

570▼31Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025453−68%

571▼31Madison, ININ33,279452−49%

572▲53Effingham, ILIL44,727446−45%

573▼125Walla Walla, WAWA62,361446−65%

574▼133Alexander City, ALAL40,953445−52%

575▼62Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451444−46%

576▲58Farmington, NMNM120,340443−70%

577▼90Carson, NVNV58,571442−66%

578▲22Pittsburg, KSKS39,008439−58%

579▲57Brenham, TXTX38,288438−27%

580▼12Red Bluff, CACA64,665434−63%

581▼91Hutchinson, KSKS61,539434−69%

582▼20Whitewater, WIWI106,127430−72%

583▲157Rock Springs, WYWY41,267430−71%

584▲164Brookings, OROR22,621429+5%

585▼21Marquette, MIMI68,064428−59%

586▼23St. Cloud, MNMN205,854427−59%

587▲88Spearfish, SDSD29,459424+27%

588▼16Bainbridge, GAGA29,432422+69%

589▲48Scottsbluff, NENE36,272421−42%

590▲62Wausau, WIWI139,432421−46%

591▲15Auburn, NYNY74,365421−60%

592▲189Muscatine, IAIA41,853417−35%

593▲36Elmira, NYNY80,415414−72%

594▼4Findlay, OHOH75,034413−72%

595▲118Brigham City, UTUT70,405413−18%

596▼66Grand Forks, NDND105,046412−66%

597▲29Ardmore, OKOK48,910412−34%

598▲75Corsicana, TXTX57,181411−61%

599▼39Jacksonville, TXTX53,337411−56%

600▲1Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428411−44%

601▼27Grand Island, NENE78,076409−52%

602▲26New Castle, ININ49,137408−25%

603▼67Laramie, WYWY38,558406−55%

604▲6McComb, MSMS52,640405−71%

605▲136Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211405−70%

606▼139Kankakee, ILIL105,525402−69%

607▲161Eufaula, ALAL26,861401−33%

608▼119Racine, WIWI198,919400−75%

609▲44Batesville, ARAR38,785397−42%

610▼13Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691394−72%

611▼18Evanston, WYWY23,415393−63%

612▼26Pottsville, PAPA145,085392−43%

613▼145Glasgow, KYKY56,224391−68%

614▼53Kennett, MOMO26,855391+22%

615▲167Kearney, NENE57,962387−40%

616▲95McAlester, OKOK43,320386−62%

617▲47Muskogee, OKOK66,708385−61%

618▼10Paris, TXTX63,319383−59%

619▲97Orangeburg, SCSC83,177383−54%

620▼28Bedford, ININ45,568381−60%

621▼6Henderson, KYKY57,184380−65%

622▼70Vineland, NJNJ157,148379−77%

623▲15El Dorado, ARAR36,926378−56%

624▼11Charleston, ILIL46,607378−62%

625▼29Clovis, NMNM65,270378−55%

626Torrington, CTCT114,690375–

627▲187Auburn, ININ44,535374−24%

628▼45Kokomo, ININ83,904373−67%

629▲62Dublin, GAGA60,351371−54%

630▲79Duncan, OKOK44,310371−46%

631▼139Oneonta, NYNY60,589369−70%

632▼28West Plains, MOMO40,798368−60%

633▼113Olean, NYNY75,390367−71%

634▼123Gainesville, TXTX44,461364−68%

635▼100Moses Lake, WAWA105,727363−78%

636▲133Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669363−49%

637▼71Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138363−72%

638▼183Ashland, OHOH52,523362−64%

639▼163Toccoa, GAGA27,854361−35%

640▼16Sterling, ILIL54,121361−47%

641▼141Ruston, LALA48,360359−72%

642▲143Safford, AZAZ40,157359+12%

643▲67Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076358−67%

644▲75Cortland, NYNY45,850357−44%

645▲117Elko, NVNV56,682357−59%

646▼142Clewiston, FLFL61,546357−27%

647▲23Milledgeville, GAGA44,029353−37%

648▼130Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201351−45%

649▲43Tifton, GAGA51,237350−46%

650▲62Paris, TNTN32,896347−72%

651Danville, ILIL71,259343−74%

652▼32Tahlequah, OKOK49,196343−57%

653▼62Ontario, OROR60,085343−65%

654▲93Coldwater, MIMI45,993342−60%

655▲10Bennington, VTVT36,630341−67%

656▲61Vidalia, GAGA36,180341−23%

657▲31Mankato, MNMN104,907341−63%

658▼116Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154339−69%

659▼82Hillsdale, MIMI45,738338−46%

660▲69Vernal, UTUT38,278337+6%

661▼73Kendallville, ININ47,937333−46%

662▼12Watertown, WIWI86,505332−64%

663▲94Palestine, TXTX59,805332−67%

664▲148Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097331−57%

665▲88Faribault, MNMN69,939329−52%

666▼67Coshocton, OHOH37,188328−49%

667▲94Urbana, OHOH38,820328−51%

668▲36Jacksonville, ILIL37,381327−57%

669▲106Taylorville, ILIL33,443325−55%

670▲104Middlesborough, KYKY22,829325+17%

671▲23Weatherford, OKOK39,059322−49%

672▲148Hays, KSKS29,075322−30%

673▲52Natchitoches, LALA36,089320−33%

674▲52Cadillac, MIMI49,719320−48%

675▼57Lewisburg, PAPA42,313320−46%

676▼133Greenwood, MSMS34,912319−40%

677▲69Blytheville, ARAR37,828319−33%

678▲186Mason City, IAIA49,710312−50%

679▲3Rochelle, ILIL51,399312−59%

680▼174Cambridge, OHOH38,379312−74%

681▲108Clinton, IAIA46,002311−40%

682▼205Palatka, FLFL77,734307−81%

683▼66Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063307−63%

684▲9Mayfield, KYKY37,050306−64%

685▼44Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808304−49%

686▼1Natchez, MSMS54,722304−71%

687▼47Durant, OKOK51,367302−47%

688▼19Seymour, ININ47,370302−45%

689▼184Bradford, PAPA38,984301−64%

690▼169Salina, KSKS59,121300−74%

691▼102Wilmington, OHOH42,301300−67%

692▼30Sheridan, WYWY33,241300−70%

693▼74Malvern, ARAR33,451299−67%

694▼27Bay City, TXTX36,463298−59%

695▼97Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302296−67%

696▲27La Grande, OROR25,900295−62%

697▼62Centralia, ILIL36,382293−59%

698▲38Jesup, GAGA32,481292−42%

699▲91Hannibal, MOMO38,969289−68%

700▼113Henderson, NCNC42,638289−48%

701▼172Roswell, NMNM63,364287−77%

702▼93Houma, LALA199,668286−70%

703▲28Carlsbad, NMNM62,509286−68%

704▲11North Platte, NENE33,972285−63%

705▲55Paragould, ARAR47,411285−51%

706▲184Peru, ININ34,487285−21%

707▼53Thomaston, GAGA28,500282−42%

708▼106Burlington, IAIA44,061282−73%

709▼64Sheboygan, WIWI118,047281−63%

710▼257Warsaw, ININ80,892280−64%

711▼167Gillette, WYWY48,145279−70%

712▲31Beatrice, NENE21,711279+67%

713▲31Fort Morgan, COCO30,306279−54%

714▲73Williston, NDND41,767276+37%

715▼85McPherson, KSKS30,064276−52%

716▼74Ada, OKOK38,528275−64%

717▼146Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791275−46%

718▲78Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883274−45%

719▼24Pontiac, ILIL35,057272−53%

720▼20Troy, ALAL33,688271−70%

721▲13Greenville, OHOH51,520270−57%

722▼65El Campo, TXTX42,060269−54%

723▲28Hood River, OROR23,720269−31%

724▼191Brookhaven, MSMS35,012269−53%

725▼20Cambridge, MDMD33,628269−28%

726▼49Russellville, ALAL32,449268−51%

727▼160Rolla, MOMO45,247267−71%

728▼20Tiffin, OHOH54,522266−57%

729▼180The Dalles, OROR26,310264−55%

730▼204Murray, KYKY39,421264−81%

731▲111Rice Lake, WIWI46,484263−36%

732▼159Bucyrus, OHOH41,896260−69%

733▼158Waycross, GAGA57,670259−70%

734▼36Petoskey, MIMI33,775258−71%

735▼8Huntington, ININ37,224256−35%

736▼89Sedalia, MOMO44,254256−78%

737▲82Blackfoot, IDID51,153256−59%

738▼72Arkansas City, KSKS34,382255−66%

739▼63Union City, TNTN30,067253−71%

740▲92Washington, ININ34,209253−67%

741▼20Sterling, COCO20,654252−56%

742▼18Dubuque, IAIA99,381252−58%

743▼87Rexburg, IDID69,380251−59%

744▼14Burley, IDID49,308250−57%

745▲18Magnolia, ARAR21,894249−47%

746▼4Baraboo, WIWI66,652249−49%

747▲33Lebanon, MOMO36,943247−68%

748▲28Canton, ILIL32,901247−50%

749▲3Hastings, NENE40,577247−68%

750▼89Woodward, OKOK19,827246+6%

751▼50Plymouth, ININ46,599246−62%

752▲20Alma, MIMI41,190245−63%

753▼3Alpena, MIMI28,853245−47%

754▲135Lexington, NENE26,255244−14%

755▲83Platteville, WIWI52,446243−42%

756▼72Elkins, WVWV26,882237−77%

757▲71Sparta, WIWI46,572237−47%

758▲15Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909236−57%

759▼56Martin, TNTN33,261235−75%

760▼117Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193235−64%

761▼80Marshalltown, IAIA39,890234−73%

762▼91Minden, LALA34,948233−72%

763▼95Ponca City, OKOK43,490233−83%

764▲15Washington Court House, OHOH28,552232−36%

765▲105Vermillion, SDSD15,031232−34%

766▲61DeRidder, LALA36,673230−56%

767▲11Wabash, ININ30,713230−49%

768▼141Baker City, OROR16,658230−56%

769▼62Breckenridge, COCO39,069230−74%

770▼33Okeechobee, FLFL42,608230−30%

771▼127Campbellsville, KYKY38,407228−56%

772▼89Sidney, OHOH48,065228−52%

773▼86Winona, MNMN50,523226−53%

774▲19Freeport, ILIL43,220224−57%

775▼144Big Spring, TXTX30,504223−69%

776▲96Shawano, WIWI45,759222+12%

777▲134Cleveland, MSMS28,262222−51%

778▼24Los Alamos, NMNM19,407221−61%

779▲31Ludington, MIMI29,040220−56%

780▲23Houghton, MIMI40,028218−47%

781▼121Douglas, GAGA52,861217−38%

782▼18Mountain Home, IDID29,465217−35%

783▼24Stevens Point, WIWI71,943217−67%

784▼49Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060216−56%

785▼88Uvalde, TXTX24,963215−52%

786▼28Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118214−75%

787▼85Big Rapids, MIMI42,320213−65%

788▼32Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041212−67%

789▼61Hobbs, NMNM74,749212−74%

790▼57Alexandria, MNMN40,120212−36%

791▼222Selma, ALAL35,140210−50%

792▼304Laredo, TXTX281,224210+4%

793▲5Greenville, MSMS40,446207−60%

794▲56Gloversville, NYNY52,216205−69%

795▲13Moberly, MOMO24,513205−54%

796▲60Plainview, TXTX36,700205−56%

797Fort Madison, IAIA32,306203−64%

798▲81Bishop, CACA18,158202−51%

799▲6Angola, ININ34,799202−65%

800▼120Kapaa, HIHI73,400201−73%

801▲57Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880201−56%

802▼25Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404199−66%

803▲22Ketchikan, AKAK13,549198−62%

804▼130Ottumwa, IAIA35,210198−63%

805▼116Manitowoc, WIWI81,710192−57%

806▼84Silver City, NMNM27,252192−70%

807▼12Greensburg, ININ26,576190−51%

808▼14Macomb, ILIL25,916190−76%

809▼91St. Marys, PAPA29,926189−63%

810▲11Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655185−46%

811▲5Susanville, CACA28,117184−65%

812▲23Brookings, SDSD37,635183−54%

813▲49Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219182−52%

814▼200Crescent City, CACA26,410181−74%

815▲70Elk City, OKOK22,159181−62%

816▲38Alamosa, COCO27,896181−63%

817▲30Amsterdam, NYNY50,046179−58%

818▲5Bemidji, MNMN47,055169−57%

819▼147Fremont, OHOH58,655168−68%

820▼226Corinth, MSMS34,569167−81%

821▲19Jasper, ININ44,016166−61%

822▼36Miami, OKOK30,438163−66%

823▼21Escanaba, MIMI36,582162−73%

824▼239Edwards, COCO54,291159−86%

825▼10Ruidoso, NMNM19,844155−79%

826▲35Owatonna, MNMN37,464154−28%

827▼95Bonham, TXTX39,265154−80%

828▼73Ottawa, KSKS26,299150−61%

829▲58Nantucket, MAMA14,758148−49%

830▲25Cordele, GAGA19,237147−78%

831▼13Mitchell, SDSD25,913147−14%

832▼87Lincoln, ILIL27,182145−64%

833▲35Aberdeen, SDSD41,583143−66%

834▲10Mexico, MOMO24,528143−74%

835▼1Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497142−58%

836▲5Dodge City, KSKS33,993142−27%

837▼117Dixon, ILIL32,914141−70%

838▼1Summerville, GAGA25,300141−64%

839▼33Red Wing, MNMN48,195139−74%

840▼16Altus, OKOK24,764136−84%

841▼155Kirksville, MOMO29,824133−82%

842▼12Deming, NMNM25,407130−74%

843▲60Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099128−70%

844▼79Norfolk, NENE49,228127−68%

845▼62Arcadia, FLFL37,078126−74%

846▼188Frankfort, ININ33,322125−61%

847▲10Hereford, TXTX18,626124−35%

848▼193Lock Haven, PAPA37,870124−84%

849▲66Las Vegas, NMNM30,311123−58%

850▲30Marshall, MOMO23,265123−81%

851▲2Monticello, ININ25,164123−69%

852▼41Bogalusa, LALA44,937122−79%

853▼4Pella, IAIA34,192120−81%

854▲15Winnemucca, NVNV17,267119−60%

855▼106Emporia, KSKS34,838116−75%

856▲40Forrest City, ARAR21,800113−64%

857▼48Price, UTUT20,680113−43%

858▼120Franklin, KYKY20,788111−39%

859▲32Decatur, ININ36,650110−63%

860▼76Great Bend, KSKS24,790110−62%

861▲2Americus, GAGA33,394110−75%

862▼49Maryville, MOMO20,174108−67%

863▼11Opelousas, LALA80,765108−77%

864▼65Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575107−72%

865▼17Hutchinson, MNMN36,631103−40%

866▼35Atchison, KSKS16,172102−57%

867▼8Connersville, ININ23,533102−74%

868▼101Logansport, ININ37,83697−65%

869▼77El Centro, CACA181,41197−87%

870▼10Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93894−82%

871▲30Jamestown, NDND21,41493−50%

872▼65Camden, ARAR26,36393−87%

873▼103Fremont, NENE38,05792−83%

874▼23Albert Lea, MNMN30,44090−65%

875▼84Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59987−79%

876▼72Gallipolis, OHOH29,07286−80%

877▼138Grenada, MSMS30,22286−87%

878▲16Wahpeton, NDND23,01986−53%

879▼12Dickinson, NDND39,14285−85%

880▲34Andrews, TXTX18,91485−41%

881▼48Marinette, WIWI65,51584−84%

882▼11Le Mars, IAIA25,69783−74%

883▼5Kingsville, TXTX30,31582−73%

884▲28Vernon, TXTX12,48181−72%

885▼97Menomonie, WIWI46,22378−76%

886▼41Dumas, TXTX21,89176−79%

887▲10Yankton, SDSD23,63575−60%

888▼45Clarksdale, MSMS19,84975−88%

889▲6New Ulm, MNMN25,51774−75%

890▲14Worthington, MNMN22,33873−4%

891▼5Beeville, TXTX32,51572−85%

892▼46Morgan City, LALA46,55271−75%

893▼17Austin, MNMN40,97171−78%

894▼6Del Rio, TXTX47,83569−80%

895▼73Fallon, NVNV25,85167−89%

896▲2Española, NMNM39,83267−82%

897▼24Sweetwater, TXTX14,11766−78%

898▼15Spencer, IAIA16,20265−70%

899▼73Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07765−66%

900▲13Storm Lake, IAIA20,44965−68%

901▼27Borger, TXTX19,63363−91%

902▼25Pierre, SDSD20,58863−76%

903▼102Guymon, OKOK20,32259−77%

904▲2Marshall, MNMN25,68459−76%

905▼12Willmar, MNMN44,72059−80%

906▼6Huron, SDSD19,62458−21%

907▼26Pampa, TXTX21,78658−88%

908▲1Fairmont, MNMN19,44055−53%

909▼17Van Wert, OHOH29,01355−86%

910▼44Watertown, SDSD29,56255−86%

911▼27Othello, WAWA21,48855−68%

912▼13Nogales, AZAZ50,02053−74%

913▼38Celina, OHOH42,73753−81%

914▼6Gallup, NMNM68,11944−70%

915▼79Snyder, TXTX16,16242−88%

916▼9Alice, TXTX45,38339−85%

917▲1Zapata, TXTX13,75334–

918▼53Columbus, NENE46,58326−93%

919▼9Carroll, IAIA20,30323−90%

920▼38Liberal, KSKS21,07321−92%

921▼19Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13818−90%

922▼93Garden City, KSKS37,50517−97%

923▼7Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8239−95%

924▼7Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3193–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES