Friday, March 17, 2017

The Irish-American Population

For Saint Patrick's Day we take a look at the Irish population in America. Over one in ten Americans have an Irish ancestry:



Irish-American Population


Irish-American Population, as a Percent of Total Population

United States
34,669,616
1
Massachusetts
23.20%
1
California
2,573,023
2
New Hampshire
21.47%
2
New York
2,509,092
3
Rhode Island
19.25%
3
Pennsylvania
2,207,704
4
Delaware
18.08%
4
Florida
1,897,126
5
Vermont
17.49%
5
Texas
1,886,844
6
Maine
17.48%
6
Ohio
1,625,166
7
Pennsylvania
17.37%
7
Illinois
1,598,702
8
Connecticut
16.66%
8
Massachusetts
1,521,511
9
Montana
15.20%
9
New Jersey
1,335,209
10
New Jersey
15.17%
10
Michigan
1,151,178
11
Iowa
14.89%
11
North Carolina
869,820
12
West Virginia
14.44%
12
Missouri
830,534
13
Ohio
14.09%
13
Virginia
804,331
14
Nebraska
14.02%
14
Georgia
803,004
15
Missouri
13.85%
15
Indiana
788,683
16
Wyoming
13.44%
16
Washington
785,664
17
New York
12.94%
17
Tennessee
707,732
18
Kansas
12.85%
18
Maryland
683,240
19
Kentucky
12.80%
19
Wisconsin
651,840
20
Oregon
12.62%
20
Arizona
624,091
21
Oklahoma
12.59%
21
Colorado
613,526
22
Arkansas
12.52%
22
Connecticut
595,804
23
Illinois
12.45%
23
Minnesota
582,386
24
Colorado
12.15%
24
Kentucky
556,305
25
Indiana
12.15%
25
Oregon
484,663
26
Maryland
11.81%
26
Oklahoma
473,623
27
Michigan
11.65%
27
Alabama
467,002
28
Washington
11.65%
28
Iowa
454,279
29
Wisconsin
11.45%
29
South Carolina
449,705

United States
11.21%
30
Kansas
367,281
30
Tennessee
11.13%
31
Arkansas
365,875
31
Alaska
10.98%
32
Louisiana
342,504
32
Minnesota
10.97%
33
New Hampshire
282,668
33
South Dakota
10.32%
34
West Virginia
267,713
34
Florida
10.07%
35
Nevada
264,554
35
Virginia
10.02%
36
Mississippi
263,081
36
Nevada
9.78%
37
Nebraska
256,551
37
Alabama
9.76%
38
Maine
232,022
38
Arizona
9.73%
39
Rhode Island
202,662
39
South Carolina
9.70%
40
Utah
166,102
40
Idaho
9.49%
41
Delaware
162,722
41
North Carolina
9.10%
42
New Mexico
156,493
42
Mississippi
8.86%
43
Montana
150,609
43
Georgia
8.27%
44
Idaho
149,055
44
North Dakota
8.14%
45
Vermont
109,485
45
New Mexico
7.57%
46
South Dakota
84,298
46
Louisiana
7.54%
47
Alaska
78,413
47
Texas
7.47%
48
Wyoming
75,865
48
District of Columbia
6.95%
49
Hawaii
63,022
49
California
6.89%
50
North Dakota
54,874
50
Utah
5.98%
51
District of Columbia
41,980
51
Hawaii
4.62%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates

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