2016 Estimated Irish Ancestry in the U.S.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. The numbers have been normalized based on the state population.  Notes that this data does claim margins for error so numbers may not be 100% accurate.

Ranking of Estimated Percent of People Reporting Irish Ancestry By Estimated 2016 State/Territory Population*

*Data is not exact. Each state is estimated and is subject to a margin of error

*Meaning if a state is listed to have 5% Irish Ancestry, 5% of that state's total population is considered Irish Ancestry

1. New Hampshire with 21.04%

2. Massachusetts with 20.56%

3. Rhode Island with 17.77%

4. Vermont with 17.54%

5. Maine with 16.87%

6. Pennsylvania with 16.11%

7. Connecticut with 15.1%

8. Delaware with 14.63%

9. Montana with 13.95%

10. New Jersey with 13.69%

11. West Virginia with 13.66%

12. Iowa with 13.57%

13. Ohio with 12.88%

14. Missouri with 12.79%

15. Nebraska with 12.24%

16. Kentucky with 11.72%

17. Kansas with 11.59%

18. Illinois with 11.41%

19. New York with 11.4%

20. Colorado with 11.22%

21. Oregon with 11.16%

22. Wisconsin with 10.99%

23. Oklahoma with 10.8%

24. Indiana with 10.71%

25. Michigan with 10.56%

26. Washington with 10.49%

27. Maryland with 10.39%

28. Minnesota with 10.35%

29. Arkansas with 9.96%

30. Tennessee with 9.3%

31. South Carolina with 9.25%

32. Virginia with 9.2%

33. Idaho with 9%

34. Arizona with 8.79%

35. Florida with 8.7%

36. Alabama with 8.38%

37. Nevada with 8.29%

38. North Carolina with 8.11%

39. Georgia with 7.56%

40. Louisiana with 7%

41. District of Columbia with 6.68%

42. Texas with 6.4%

43. California with 6.15%

44. New Mexico with 6.13%

45. Utah with 5.82%

Not Pictured:

46. Hawaii with 4.45%

States With No Data:

Alaska

Mississippi

North Dakota

South Dakota

Wyoming

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