ANCESTRY
Irish Americans
About 31,613,628 US residents are of Irish ancestry, 9.4% of the population · up 0.3% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Largest Irish populations
BY CONCENTRATION
Highest Irish share
NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR
How the group compares
Median household income
$92,329
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
45.2%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
7.7%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
71.3%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
43.6
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$377,700
US overall: $376,019
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
BY STATE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Where Irish Americans earn the most
| New Jersey | $126,161 | 52.0% | 4.0% | 76.5% | 1,130,959 |
| Maryland | $125,569 | 53.5% | 5.7% | 77.0% | 602,331 |
| Massachusetts | $120,271 | 56.2% | 5.9% | 69.8% | 1,351,255 |
| Hawaii | $114,178 | 49.4% | 7.8% | 57.9% | 73,280 |
| Connecticut | $113,807 | 54.2% | 5.1% | 75.6% | 509,887 |
| California | $112,535 | 50.4% | 7.4% | 62.5% | 2,315,048 |
| Virginia | $108,969 | 54.8% | 6.2% | 71.4% | 828,377 |
| New Hampshire | $105,936 | 47.2% | 5.6% | 73.5% | 300,774 |
| Colorado | $105,538 | 56.5% | 6.8% | 68.2% | 703,110 |
| New York | $102,330 | 51.8% | 6.8% | 66.9% | 2,117,438 |
| Rhode Island | $101,396 | 50.1% | 6.0% | 68.5% | 175,635 |
| Utah | $98,971 | 42.3% | 7.4% | 68.6% | 225,952 |
| Alaska | $98,955 | 43.7% | 4.4% | 66.4% | 72,484 |
| Washington | $97,743 | 44.0% | 7.8% | 64.3% | 792,994 |
| Illinois | $97,592 | 49.1% | 6.5% | 74.0% | 1,349,780 |
| Minnesota | $96,283 | 47.8% | 6.8% | 74.8% | 569,161 |
| Georgia | $94,343 | 45.5% | 7.6% | 75.5% | 759,977 |
| Texas | $93,895 | 44.9% | 7.4% | 68.1% | 1,878,216 |
| Delaware | $92,809 | 39.0% | 7.1% | 80.1% | 149,936 |
| Pennsylvania | $88,810 | 42.2% | 7.8% | 73.4% | 1,960,507 |
| Arizona | $88,553 | 42.6% | 7.8% | 70.7% | 673,013 |
| Florida | $88,251 | 41.5% | 8.0% | 77.0% | 1,939,962 |
| Oregon | $86,623 | 43.3% | 10.4% | 64.1% | 480,094 |
| Vermont | $86,496 | 53.8% | 6.0% | 70.7% | 119,423 |
| North Carolina | $86,162 | 46.2% | 6.9% | 73.4% | 977,374 |
| Nevada | $86,156 | 35.1% | 8.1% | 65.4% | 258,748 |
| South Carolina | $84,151 | 41.9% | 8.3% | 76.8% | 512,503 |
| Wisconsin | $83,398 | 43.3% | 7.6% | 68.7% | 615,974 |
| Montana | $82,421 | 41.5% | 7.1% | 69.1% | 160,666 |
| Nebraska | $80,947 | 42.3% | 8.4% | 66.8% | 233,021 |
| Michigan | $80,547 | 38.8% | 8.3% | 78.7% | 1,027,831 |
| Idaho | $80,201 | 38.0% | 8.2% | 71.8% | 182,978 |
| Iowa | $79,837 | 35.6% | 7.4% | 72.6% | 420,012 |
| Kansas | $79,656 | 43.2% | 8.7% | 70.0% | 348,658 |
| Ohio | $79,594 | 39.1% | 9.4% | 72.0% | 1,443,753 |
| Alabama | $79,004 | 35.7% | 11.1% | 78.0% | 407,084 |
| Tennessee | $78,382 | 39.0% | 9.3% | 70.7% | 702,052 |
| Louisiana | $78,181 | 39.6% | 9.4% | 76.6% | 301,542 |
| Indiana | $77,684 | 36.7% | 9.1% | 74.7% | 698,893 |
| Maine | $77,374 | 43.9% | 8.7% | 75.0% | 247,738 |
| Missouri | $77,360 | 39.5% | 8.5% | 71.1% | 740,992 |
| Wyoming | $76,934 | 33.6% | 10.9% | 69.3% | 71,851 |
| New Mexico | $76,688 | 44.2% | 10.3% | 73.9% | 154,584 |
| South Dakota | $75,210 | 38.4% | 7.2% | 74.5% | 94,180 |
| Mississippi | $75,053 | 36.7% | 8.7% | 79.3% | 219,403 |
| Kentucky | $72,461 | 35.1% | 11.0% | 72.1% | 510,359 |
| Arkansas | $71,181 | 32.8% | 11.0% | 73.5% | 254,228 |
| Oklahoma | $68,567 | 33.6% | 11.6% | 67.9% | 394,829 |
| West Virginia | $63,012 | 30.5% | 14.9% | 74.0% | 214,377 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
BY METRO AREA · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Irish Americans across metro areas
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $162,444 | 62.3% | 6.1% | 56.8% | 88,421 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $157,488 | 72.7% | 3.5% | 68.6% | 541,573 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $153,589 | 65.7% | 3.5% | 75.6% | 129,820 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $152,072 | 65.9% | 4.8% | 61.1% | 326,815 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $136,033 | 59.5% | 4.6% | 66.8% | 1,677,544 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $130,574 | 58.9% | 5.4% | 68.9% | 1,020,224 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $129,794 | 53.6% | 4.0% | 78.4% | 321,618 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $122,887 | 57.7% | 6.9% | 53.2% | 558,758 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $122,271 | 55.6% | 6.1% | 60.3% | 262,729 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $121,373 | 61.6% | 4.6% | 66.6% | 359,830 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $116,627 | 62.2% | 3.8% | 69.2% | 144,447 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $115,597 | 53.6% | 6.3% | 73.8% | 68,123 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $114,738 | 55.6% | 4.6% | 78.3% | 160,934 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $113,824 | 53.7% | 5.2% | 76.5% | 416,193 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $112,228 | 51.5% | 5.9% | 60.2% | 387,467 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $112,017 | 56.0% | 4.3% | 74.6% | 953,186 |
| Worcester, MA | $111,679 | 50.1% | 6.6% | 72.6% | 151,550 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $111,500 | 48.8% | 5.0% | 75.0% | 1,077,974 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $109,646 | 60.6% | 5.8% | 61.6% | 210,768 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $107,539 | 42.4% | 5.0% | 72.5% | 108,788 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $107,456 | 50.5% | 5.1% | 66.0% | 528,659 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $106,916 | 47.8% | 5.8% | 71.6% | 387,008 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $105,629 | 44.8% | 4.6% | 65.4% | 81,183 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $105,136 | 53.4% | 5.3% | 74.1% | 402,303 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $105,084 | 48.8% | 7.4% | 72.2% | 242,294 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $104,723 | 46.3% | 7.1% | 68.6% | 201,729 |
| New Haven, CT | $104,183 | 51.1% | 6.7% | 69.9% | 80,193 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $103,107 | 51.4% | 4.9% | 69.0% | 197,847 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $101,131 | 50.4% | 5.2% | 74.8% | 254,277 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $100,613 | 54.1% | 7.0% | 70.8% | 86,837 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $100,323 | 46.6% | 7.0% | 68.6% | 271,122 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $100,299 | 48.8% | 8.0% | 64.5% | 89,018 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $99,717 | 46.2% | 6.7% | 71.8% | 449,425 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $99,661 | 45.3% | 6.0% | 69.7% | 155,705 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $98,906 | 49.8% | 6.0% | 74.3% | 202,098 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $98,259 | 45.5% | 6.6% | 74.7% | 182,933 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $98,108 | 34.8% | 7.9% | 74.3% | 212,550 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $97,064 | 50.7% | 6.1% | 69.3% | 180,532 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $96,727 | 48.8% | 7.9% | 62.1% | 269,007 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $96,454 | 54.1% | 7.2% | 73.4% | 113,866 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $96,407 | 41.5% | 7.2% | 74.7% | 106,678 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $95,964 | 41.8% | 8.4% | 81.9% | 99,495 |
| Richmond, VA | $94,880 | 53.4% | 6.2% | 70.5% | 111,494 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $94,729 | 45.7% | 8.7% | 69.8% | 159,116 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $94,220 | 44.9% | 6.3% | 75.6% | 364,628 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $92,581 | 55.5% | 5.5% | 66.3% | 146,023 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $92,439 | 46.3% | 6.5% | 70.6% | 195,972 |
| Birmingham, AL | $92,142 | 40.5% | 8.7% | 79.9% | 92,941 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $91,807 | 41.1% | 4.2% | 71.2% | 108,866 |
| Rochester, NY | $91,614 | 48.9% | 5.9% | 72.1% | 163,459 |
| Columbus, OH | $91,376 | 48.0% | 9.3% | 70.0% | 254,864 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $91,050 | 46.8% | 6.0% | 67.3% | 128,358 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $90,288 | 44.0% | 8.3% | 73.7% | 305,192 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $90,213 | 48.5% | 6.2% | 69.9% | 267,774 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $90,021 | 42.8% | 4.8% | 75.7% | 77,764 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $89,995 | 41.0% | 5.8% | 79.2% | 404,660 |
| Boise City, ID | $89,731 | 43.0% | 6.4% | 74.0% | 75,875 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $88,070 | 36.4% | 9.2% | 63.9% | 80,970 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $88,006 | 38.2% | 9.4% | 64.6% | 66,024 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $87,337 | 41.7% | 7.5% | 74.9% | 344,595 |
| Syracuse, NY | $86,956 | 43.5% | 7.1% | 71.8% | 116,378 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $86,835 | 47.1% | 7.8% | 72.7% | 82,728 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $85,985 | 44.5% | 5.1% | 80.4% | 112,123 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $85,854 | 46.1% | 9.4% | 77.3% | 74,179 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $85,593 | 39.7% | 6.8% | 81.8% | 83,167 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $85,065 | 36.2% | 12.1% | 75.4% | 65,196 |
| Madison, WI | $84,829 | 56.0% | 9.6% | 58.3% | 95,152 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $84,723 | 42.6% | 6.1% | 75.2% | 116,367 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $83,878 | 44.3% | 6.7% | 73.8% | 184,997 |
| Knoxville, TN | $83,412 | 41.4% | 8.5% | 74.7% | 93,584 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $82,351 | 43.0% | 8.2% | 70.1% | 102,455 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $81,823 | 39.2% | 7.5% | 75.6% | 169,373 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $81,702 | 40.7% | 9.4% | 73.4% | 414,390 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $81,555 | 41.7% | 7.3% | 72.4% | 98,996 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $81,520 | 35.8% | 8.1% | 62.5% | 163,466 |
| Cleveland, OH | $81,492 | 41.7% | 7.1% | 71.0% | 275,247 |
| Tucson, AZ | $81,314 | 43.5% | 8.7% | 64.8% | 102,770 |
| Wichita, KS | $80,339 | 40.6% | 7.3% | 70.4% | 74,074 |
| Columbia, SC | $79,389 | 46.0% | 8.0% | 73.8% | 69,578 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $76,371 | 32.5% | 9.3% | 74.8% | 98,916 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $75,686 | 34.1% | 10.0% | 86.0% | 83,749 |
| Akron, OH | $75,654 | 43.0% | 9.3% | 71.0% | 96,872 |
| Tulsa, OK | $75,644 | 35.6% | 10.3% | 67.6% | 115,205 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $73,767 | 40.9% | 9.4% | 66.6% | 131,881 |
| Toledo, OH | $73,578 | 37.6% | 11.8% | 68.6% | 65,115 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $72,197 | 36.3% | 5.3% | 74.3% | 66,399 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
BY CITY · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Irish Americans across cities
| New York | $134,980 | 72.3% | 7.1% | 36.9% | 380,142 |
| San Diego | $128,514 | 66.9% | 6.7% | 48.8% | 109,036 |
| Boston | $127,583 | 74.4% | 7.4% | 42.5% | 88,524 |
| Seattle | $117,174 | 75.7% | 5.8% | 45.9% | 93,546 |
| Houston | $113,823 | 67.4% | 7.0% | 55.0% | 86,569 |
| Chicago | $111,640 | 74.8% | 5.6% | 50.2% | 200,369 |
| Los Angeles | $111,350 | 68.4% | 9.3% | 37.8% | 146,299 |
| Denver | $110,135 | 75.5% | 6.1% | 50.9% | 88,152 |
| Austin | $103,740 | 74.4% | 7.4% | 44.9% | 86,012 |
| Phoenix | $100,742 | 51.7% | 6.9% | 62.2% | 116,365 |
| Portland | $97,698 | 66.8% | 11.1% | 56.0% | 77,022 |
| Philadelphia | $88,607 | 53.2% | 9.4% | 57.4% | 150,919 |
| Jacksonville | $87,064 | 42.8% | 6.3% | 64.8% | 83,575 |
| San Antonio | $85,107 | 47.8% | 10.8% | 60.9% | 67,872 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $81,492 | 48.6% | 9.0% | 68.1% | 71,383 |
| Columbus | $79,644 | 52.8% | 15.8% | 57.1% | 86,796 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $77,782 | 43.4% | 8.1% | 74.3% | 67,699 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
ABOUT THIS GROUP
Frequently asked
How many people of Irish ancestry live in the United States?
About 31,613,628 US residents are of Irish ancestry, roughly 9.4% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Which US city has the largest Irish population?
New York, NY has the largest Irish population of any US city, with about 372,527 residents of Irish ancestry.
Which state has the most residents of Irish ancestry?
California leads all states with about 2,301,721 residents of Irish ancestry.
What is the median household income of Irish Americans?
Irish Americans have a median household income of about $92,329, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024