Ranking of New York Counties 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 66.17K people in New York with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.33% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.35%), followed by Columbia County (1.23%), and Washington County (1.21%).
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 York.
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Related Topics: New York ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essex County | 1.35 |
| 2 | Columbia County | 1.23 |
| 3 | Washington County | 1.21 |
| 4 | St. Lawrence County | 1.08 |
| 5 | Schuyler County | 1.06 |
| 6 | Delaware County | 1.04 |
| 7 | Otsego County | 1.02 |
| 8 | Livingston County | 0.96 |
| 9 | Ontario County | 0.95 |
| 10 | Warren County | 0.87 |
| 11 | Schoharie County | 0.86 |
| 12 | Tompkins County | 0.83 |
| 13 | Steuben County | 0.81 |
| 14 | Orleans County | 0.75 |
| 15 | Chautauqua County | 0.73 |
| 15 | Schenectady County | 0.73 |
| 16 | Saratoga County | 0.72 |
| 17 | Cortland County | 0.71 |
| 17 | Tioga County | 0.71 |
| 18 | Rensselaer County | 0.68 |
| 19 | Cattaraugus County | 0.65 |
| 20 | Broome County | 0.62 |
| 20 | Cayuga County | 0.62 |
| 20 | Genesee County | 0.62 |
| 21 | Niagara County | 0.60 |
| 21 | Ulster County | 0.60 |
| 22 | Clinton County | 0.58 |
| 22 | Oswego County | 0.58 |
| 23 | Albany County | 0.56 |
| 23 | Chenango County | 0.56 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 0.56 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 0.56 |
| 24 | Hamilton County | 0.55 |
| 24 | Onondaga County | 0.55 |
| 25 | Allegany County | 0.54 |
| 26 | Madison County | 0.53 |
| 27 | Sullivan County | 0.52 |
| 28 | Chemung County | 0.50 |
| 29 | Greene County | 0.49 |
| 30 | Oneida County | 0.48 |
| 31 | Seneca County | 0.47 |
| 32 | Dutchess County | 0.46 |
| 33 | Wyoming County | 0.44 |
| 34 | Putnam County | 0.43 |
| 35 | Erie County | 0.41 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 0.41 |
| 36 | Lewis County | 0.37 |
| 36 | New York County | 0.37 |
| 37 | Yates County | 0.36 |
| 38 | Orange County | 0.35 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 0.34 |
| 40 | Fulton County | 0.32 |
| 40 | Herkimer County | 0.32 |
| 40 | Westchester County | 0.32 |
| 41 | Montgomery County | 0.24 |
| 42 | Nassau County | 0.23 |
| 42 | Suffolk County | 0.23 |
| 43 | Rockland County | 0.21 |
| 44 | Kings County | 0.18 |
| 45 | Richmond County | 0.10 |
| 46 | Queens County | 0.09 |
| 47 | Bronx County | 0.03 |