Ranking of New Mexico 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 15.71K people in New Mexico with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.75% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Portales city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.40%), followed by Los Alamos CDP (2.19%), and North Valley CDP (1.83%).
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 New Mexico.
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Related Topics: New Mexico ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Mexico 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 | Portales city | 2.40 |
| 2 | Los Alamos CDP | 2.19 |
| 3 | North Valley CDP | 1.83 |
| 4 | Alamogordo city | 1.27 |
| 5 | Rio Rancho city | 1.15 |
| 6 | Los Lunas village | 1.08 |
| 7 | Santa Fe city | 0.91 |
| 8 | Roswell city | 0.90 |
| 9 | Albuquerque city | 0.85 |
| 10 | South Valley CDP | 0.83 |
| 11 | Las Cruces city | 0.54 |
| 12 | Clovis city | 0.48 |
| 13 | Carlsbad city | 0.42 |
| 14 | Las Vegas city | 0.36 |
| 15 | Deming city | 0.33 |
| 16 | Hobbs city | 0.25 |
| 17 | Lovington city | 0.24 |
| 18 | Gallup city | 0.22 |
| 19 | Farmington city | 0.19 |
| 20 | Española city | 0.11 |
| 21 | Chaparral CDP | 0.09 |