Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.16K people in Delaware with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.63% of Delaware population). Among all Delaware cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Newark city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.55%), followed by Bear CDP (0.54%), and Dover city (0.53%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Delaware.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Newark city
Bear CDP
Dover city
Smyrna town
Pike Creek Valley CDP
Brookside CDP
Glasgow CDP
Milford city
Wilmington city
Middletown town
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newark city 0.55
2 Bear CDP 0.54
3 Dover city 0.53
3 Smyrna town 0.53
4 Pike Creek Valley CDP 0.46
5 Brookside CDP 0.37
6 Glasgow CDP 0.32
7 Milford city 0.28
8 Wilmington city 0.26
9 Middletown town 0.17
10 Hockessin CDP 0.04