Ranking of New Mexico Counties By 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. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population with Scotch Irish ancestry (5.95K), followed by Santa Fe County (1.78K), and Sandoval County (1.43K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scotch Irish ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Bernalillo County
Santa Fe County
Sandoval County
Doña Ana County
Otero County
Valencia County
Chaves County
San Juan County
Colfax County
Los Alamos County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Bernalillo County 5951
2 Santa Fe County 1782
3 Sandoval County 1428
4 Doña Ana County 952
5 Otero County 766
6 Valencia County 566
7 Chaves County 541
8 San Juan County 372
9 Colfax County 346
10 Los Alamos County 337
11 Roosevelt County 324
12 Torrance County 290
13 Grant County 289
14 Taos County 282
15 Eddy County 239
16 Lea County 217
17 Curry County 212
18 Lincoln County 128
19 Luna County 111
20 Catron County 93
21 Rio Arriba County 77
22 Sierra County 74
22 Union County 74
23 Quay County 66
24 McKinley County 59
25 San Miguel County 53
26 Socorro County 35
27 De Baca County 26
28 Cibola County 13
29 Harding County 4