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Highest Irish population share, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest Irish population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010
01Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51023.7%−3.7 pts
02Saratoga County, NYNY241,34322.6%−1.4 pts
03Cayuga County, NYNY74,36521.8%−2.5 pts
04Warren County, NYNY65,02021.1%−2.4 pts
05Hamilton County, NYNY5,00620.2%−2.6 pts
06Washington County, NYNY59,35319.8%−2.2 pts
07Greene County, NYNY47,23819.5%+1.1 pts
08Essex County, NYNY36,43819.0%−3.2 pts
09Albany County, NYNY321,22518.9%−5.1 pts
10Herkimer County, NYNY59,21918.9%−3.0 pts
11Delaware County, NYNY44,30518.1%−3.0 pts
12Oswego County, NYNY118,56918.1%−4.8 pts
13Ontario County, NYNY113,13017.9%−3.0 pts
14Genesee County, NYNY58,41617.9%−1.2 pts
15Onondaga County, NYNY466,58417.7%−5.5 pts
16Ulster County, NYNY183,33017.7%−3.4 pts
17Putnam County, NYNY99,02817.6%−10.0 pts
18Tioga County, NYNY47,45317.4%−0.3 pts
19Dutchess County, NYNY300,70817.4%−6.5 pts
20Schoharie County, NYNY30,17617.2%−5.2 pts
21Broome County, NYNY195,73617.2%−4.6 pts
22Livingston County, NYNY61,43817.1%−5.8 pts
23Columbia County, NYNY60,16816.8%−2.7 pts
24Madison County, NYNY67,12016.8%−2.2 pts
25Cortland County, NYNY45,85016.4%−1.4 pts
26Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.2%−4.0 pts
27Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.2%−3.8 pts
28Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09016.2%−6.8 pts
29Steuben County, NYNY91,85516.0%−4.1 pts
30Wyoming County, NYNY39,74116.0%−0.0 pts
31Schuyler County, NYNY16,92415.9%−2.1 pts
32Seneca County, NYNY32,88315.9%−2.5 pts
33Jefferson County, NYNY111,54015.9%−4.3 pts
34Schenectady County, NYNY162,58115.7%−1.8 pts
35Erie County, NYNY946,74115.7%−2.1 pts
36Chenango County, NYNY45,71515.7%−1.0 pts
37Clinton County, NYNY78,13815.3%−1.0 pts
38Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.3%−3.6 pts
39Franklin County, NYNY46,50015.2%−3.0 pts
40Allegany County, NYNY46,80015.1%−3.9 pts
41Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.8%−4.7 pts
42Niagara County, NYNY208,91214.8%−3.5 pts
43St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48814.8%−2.9 pts
44Fulton County, NYNY52,21614.7%−3.5 pts
45Monroe County, NYNY750,50614.2%−2.4 pts
46Wayne County, NYNY91,25014.2%−2.2 pts
47Sullivan County, NYNY80,58614.0%−5.6 pts
48Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.9%−2.9 pts
49Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.3%−4.2 pts
50Orange County, NYNY417,66913.2%−7.1 pts
51Tompkins County, NYNY104,04712.6%−1.7 pts
52Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12611.9%−3.0 pts
53Montgomery County, NYNY50,04611.7%−4.4 pts
54Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93911.6%−5.3 pts
55Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74310.8%−2.5 pts
56Yates County, NYNY24,54710.5%−10.4 pts
57Rockland County, NYNY357,39710.0%−5.5 pts
58Richmond County, NYNY501,2908.8%−5.1 pts
59New York County, NYNY1,664,8627.1%−0.3 pts
60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9634.0%+0.6 pts
61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1823.6%−1.1 pts
62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3321.7%−1.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES