How common are natural gingers/redheads in the US?

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1. Roughly 2-6% of the US population is redheaded.

2. We are about 5% of the general population.

   However, if you look at areas in the US that have predominately Irish, Scottish, or Nordic immigrants, it’s closer to 13%.

   We are a tiny group. But, we are proud.

3. Only 5%ish of the population, but I see them all the time.

4. The person above probably has it right but I heard 2 to 3 % but that’s only for TRUE Gingers like comedian “Carrot Top” Of course it’s going to be higher if you include people like me that have blond hair with a slight red tone to it who have “reddish” hair but nowhere near a true Ginger. Interestingly Scotland has the highest percentage of Gingers at rates estimated as high as 13%

   https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/percentage-of-redheads-by-country

   FUN FACT Even though “Red 🔴 Hair” is technically Orange 🟠 the English language had no word for that specific colour Orange 🟠 till actual Oranges 🍊 arrived! The reason is that color was rare enough in nature not to be given a name as it’s so rare to see Orange in vegetation in the British Isles.

5. Not common enough, damn

6. I have about 5 current friends that are naturally red head. I myself have a ginger beard but blonde hair. All throughout my life I’ve had at least one redhead friend. So, from my perspective, pretty common

7. Quite rare, you don’t see them often in the US

8. Too small of a percentage. Ginger women are just gorgeous.

9. About 5% of the general population, and 100% of the first woman I truly felt love with.

10. The USA is home to the most gingers on earth in absolute numbers and percentage wise hovers around 5% or so. Scotland has a higher percentage at nearly 15%.

    Source: dad’s side is loaded with them which includes my brother.

11. There’s never enough of us 😁

12. 75% of my household is either redheaded or left handed. We’re beating the odds over here.

13. Idk I am friends with lots of gingers for some reason there’s a lot in California

14. I have no idea about the %, but apparently, everyone else knows.

    My mom is a natural redhead, my cousins on my dad’s side and their mom, my best friend, 2/4 children of a close family friend, my childhood friend (though she grew out of it by 14 or so) and I probably know more if I actually sat down and thought about it.

    I do live in an area, though, that has a lot of Irish/Scottish descendants