Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of 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 (1.45% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, De Baca County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (4.06%), followed by Catron County (3.83%), and Taos County (3.53%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Baca County | 4.06 |
| 2 | Catron County | 3.83 |
| 3 | Taos County | 3.53 |
| 4 | Los Alamos County | 3.20 |
| 5 | Sierra County | 2.92 |
| 6 | Hidalgo County | 2.63 |
| 7 | Union County | 2.40 |
| 8 | Grant County | 2.27 |
| 9 | Harding County | 2.25 |
| 10 | Santa Fe County | 2.18 |
| 10 | Torrance County | 2.18 |
| 11 | Curry County | 2.11 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 1.94 |
| 13 | Sandoval County | 1.92 |
| 14 | Otero County | 1.77 |
| 15 | San Juan County | 1.75 |
| 16 | Colfax County | 1.59 |
| 17 | Roosevelt County | 1.51 |
| 18 | Bernalillo County | 1.41 |
| 19 | Valencia County | 1.25 |
| 20 | Doña Ana County | 1.10 |
| 21 | Socorro County | 1.05 |
| 22 | Guadalupe County | 1.01 |
| 23 | Lea County | 0.97 |
| 24 | San Miguel County | 0.86 |
| 25 | Eddy County | 0.82 |
| 26 | Quay County | 0.80 |
| 27 | Chaves County | 0.69 |
| 28 | Luna County | 0.55 |
| 29 | Cibola County | 0.54 |
| 30 | Rio Arriba County | 0.48 |
| 31 | McKinley County | 0.09 |
| 32 | Mora County | 0.05 |