Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places 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 16.60K people in Nevada with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.54% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Dayton CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.94%), followed by Fernley city (1.46%), and Sparks city (1.11%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Dayton CDP
Fernley city
Sparks city
Pahrump CDP
Cold Springs CDP
Spanish Springs CDP
Carson City
Reno city
Mesquite city
Henderson city
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dayton CDP 1.94
2 Fernley city 1.46
3 Sparks city 1.11
4 Pahrump CDP 1.08
5 Cold Springs CDP 1.07
5 Spanish Springs CDP 1.07
6 Carson City 0.91
7 Reno city 0.77
8 Mesquite city 0.65
9 Henderson city 0.63
9 Sun Valley CDP 0.63
10 Boulder City city 0.56
11 Elko city 0.49
12 Las Vegas city 0.48
13 Summerlin South CDP 0.47
14 Gardnerville Ranchos CDP 0.45
15 Paradise CDP 0.36
16 Enterprise CDP 0.35
17 Spring Valley CDP 0.30
18 Whitney CDP 0.28
19 North Las Vegas city 0.27
20 Spring Creek CDP 0.23
20 Sunrise Manor CDP 0.23
21 Winchester CDP 0.08