Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 30.58K people in New Mexico with Scottish ancestry. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (9.52K), followed by Santa Fe County (3.35K), and Sandoval County (2.83K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Bernalillo County
Santa Fe County
Sandoval County
Doña Ana County
San Juan County
Taos County
Otero County
Curry County
Valencia County
Lea County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Bernalillo County 9519
2 Santa Fe County 3346
3 Sandoval County 2825
4 Doña Ana County 2403
5 San Juan County 2153
6 Taos County 1210
7 Otero County 1193
8 Curry County 1029
9 Valencia County 948
10 Lea County 705
11 Grant County 639
12 Los Alamos County 614
13 Eddy County 500
14 Chaves County 447
15 Lincoln County 390
16 Sierra County 336
17 Torrance County 330
18 Roosevelt County 290
19 San Miguel County 234
20 Colfax County 197
21 Rio Arriba County 193
22 Socorro County 174
23 Cibola County 148
24 Luna County 139
25 Catron County 137
26 Hidalgo County 111
27 Union County 99
28 De Baca County 76
29 Quay County 69
30 McKinley County 68
31 Guadalupe County 45
32 Harding County 12
33 Mora County 2