Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

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 counties, Colfax County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.79%), followed by Catron County (2.60%), and Torrance County (1.91%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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.