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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Highest Irish population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish residents as a percentage of total population. Barnstable, MA leads at 26.7%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. New York carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2000
01Barnstable, MAMA233,53926.7%
02Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11825.6%
03Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80823.8%
04Auburn, NYNY74,36521.9%
05Albany, NYNY915,83521.6%
06Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21921.3%
07Manchester, NHNH433,41520.8%
08Boston, MAMA5,034,22120.8%
09Kingston, NYNY183,33020.4%
10Scranton, PAPA574,41820.4%
11Glens Falls, NYNY124,37320.3%
12Dubuque, IAIA99,38120.2%
13Laconia, NHNH65,14719.6%
14Syracuse, NYNY652,27319.5%
15Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04719.3%
16Hudson, NYNY60,16818.9%
17Portland, MEME577,63518.8%
18Bennington, VTVT36,63018.7%
19Concord, NHNH158,07818.5%
20Worcester, MAMA888,50218.5%
21Greenfield, MAMA70,69818.4%
22Keene, NHNH78,26918.3%
23Oneonta, NYNY60,58918.3%
24Olean, NYNY75,39018.1%
25Binghamton, NYNY243,18918.1%
26Amherst, MAMA164,06518.1%
27Rutland, VTVT59,65318.1%
28Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11817.8%
29Pottsville, PAPA145,08517.8%
30Pittsfield, MAMA128,22417.5%
31Pontiac, ILIL35,05717.5%
32Providence, RIRI1,708,16117.4%
33Elmira, NYNY80,41517.4%
34Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99217.2%
35Clinton, IAIA46,00217.2%
36Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45917.2%
37Weirton, WVWV112,46817.1%
38Burlington, VTVT227,80317.1%
39Johnstown, PAPA128,96817.1%
40Barre, VTVT59,65217.1%
41Helena, MTMT97,15317.0%
42McAlester, OKOK43,32016.9%
43Altoona, PAPA119,54116.8%
44Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88316.8%
45Clarksburg, WVWV88,14216.7%
46Brattleboro, VTVT45,20416.7%
47Ottawa, ILIL145,90216.5%
48Corning, NYNY91,85516.5%
49Seaford, DEDE277,14016.4%
50Easton, MDMD38,23816.4%
51Bradford, PAPA38,98416.3%
52Bangor, MEME157,96716.2%
53Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37716.1%
54Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65316.1%
55Hermitage, PAPA107,86016.1%
56Oil City, PAPA49,34616.1%
57Monticello, NYNY80,58616.0%
58Augusta, MEME129,06716.0%
59Meadville, PAPA81,79215.9%
60Watertown, NYNY111,54015.9%
61Elkins, WVWV26,88215.7%
62Fairmont, WVWV55,58415.7%
63Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08315.6%
64Nantucket, MAMA14,75815.6%
65Erie, PAPA265,83215.6%
66Sonora, CACA53,16015.5%
67Dixon, ILIL32,91415.4%
68Missoula, MTMT128,69815.3%
69Wheeling, WVWV134,08915.3%
70Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13815.3%
71Lexington Park, MDMD211,17615.3%
72Salem, OHOH99,37715.3%
73Batavia, NYNY58,41615.2%
74Urbana, OHOH38,82015.2%
75Ottawa, KSKS26,29915.1%
76Utica, NYNY285,61115.0%
77Paragould, ARAR47,41115.0%
78Vermillion, SDSD15,03115.0%
79Owosso, MIMI67,68115.0%
80Crawfordsville, ININ38,95414.9%
81Lebanon, NHNH224,50014.9%
82Rochester, NYNY1,056,14914.9%
83Sayre, PAPA59,60014.9%
84Indiana, PAPA82,87814.9%
85Galesburg, ILIL47,76714.9%
86Lincoln, ILIL27,18214.7%
87The Villages, FLFL157,77214.7%
88Bloomington, ILIL171,41914.7%
89Atchison, KSKS16,17214.7%
90Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28514.5%
91Jackson, MIMI159,55214.5%
92Lewiston, MEME116,48714.5%
93Massena, NYNY105,48814.4%
94Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00214.4%
95Springfield, MAMA464,33814.4%
96Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66614.4%
97Cortland, NYNY45,85014.4%
98Harrison, ARAR45,65414.4%
99Fort Madison, IAIA32,30614.3%
100Athens, OHOH63,19714.3%
101Frankfort, KYKY77,87414.3%
102Pittsburg, KSKS39,00814.3%
103Brookings, OROR22,62114.3%
104Jacksonville, NCNC217,17514.2%
105Warrensburg, MOMO56,67014.2%
106Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55214.2%
107Coshocton, OHOH37,18814.1%
108Warren, PAPA37,03814.1%
109Akron, OHOH701,78014.0%
110Canton, OHOH400,24614.0%
111Janesville, WIWI166,47214.0%
112Cullman, ALAL94,00914.0%
113Gloversville, NYNY52,21613.9%
114Davenport, IAIA380,45213.9%
115Rochelle, ILIL51,39913.9%
116Amsterdam, NYNY50,04613.9%
117Bozeman, MTMT128,74013.8%
118East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17913.8%
119Sandpoint, IDID54,42013.8%
120Kennett, MOMO26,85513.8%
121Williamsport, PAPA112,58713.8%
122Traverse City, MIMI156,97213.8%
123Moberly, MOMO24,51313.8%
124Port Townsend, WAWA33,97013.7%
125Springfield, OHOH135,34013.7%
126Morgantown, WVWV141,99513.7%
127Sebastian, FLFL172,79913.7%
128Huntingdon, PAPA43,00113.7%
129Durango, COCO56,89813.6%
130Cambridge, OHOH38,37913.6%
131Lebanon, MOMO36,94313.6%
132Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90413.6%
133Longview, WAWA114,88513.6%
134Whitewater, WIWI106,12713.6%
135Bremerton, WAWA283,37413.6%
136Kalispell, MTMT115,42913.5%
137Seneca, SCSC83,77513.5%
138Morehead City, NCNC70,46913.5%
139Omaha, NENE1,009,83613.5%
140Palm Bay, FLFL663,98213.5%
141Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85813.4%
142North Platte, NENE33,97213.4%
143Michigan City, ININ111,29413.3%
144Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77513.3%
145Bend, OROR266,37613.3%
146Dover, DEDE194,78613.3%
147Iowa City, IAIA182,71113.3%
148Bluefield, WVWV96,13813.3%
149St. Joseph, MOMO119,17013.3%
150Allentown, PAPA887,61513.3%
151La Crosse, WIWI171,18213.2%
152Lawrence, KSKS120,92013.2%
153Dyersburg, TNTN36,32013.2%
154Grants Pass, OROR87,86713.2%
155Eugene, OROR381,58413.2%
156Pella, IAIA34,19213.2%
157Spearfish, SDSD29,45913.2%
158Sandusky, OHOH112,77713.1%
159Des Moines, IAIA758,53913.1%
160Casper, WYWY80,52613.1%
161Spokane, WAWA608,01213.1%
162Mountain Home, ARAR42,98213.1%
163Parkersburg, WVWV87,26413.1%
164Newport, OROR50,63613.1%
165Lewistown, PAPA46,12713.1%
166Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15413.1%
167Fort Collins, COCO377,29213.0%
168Jackson, WYWY36,58713.0%
169Cumberland, MDMD93,64013.0%
170St. Marys, PAPA29,92612.9%
171Corinth, MSMS34,56912.9%
172Carson, NVNV58,57112.9%
173Centralia, WAWA88,06212.9%
174St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42112.9%
175Slidell, LALA279,10812.8%
176Madison, WIWI709,68512.8%
177Winchester, VAVA152,33212.8%
178Bucyrus, OHOH41,89612.8%
179Charleston, ILIL46,60712.8%
180Fallon, NVNV25,85112.8%
181Ada, OKOK38,52812.8%
182Roseburg, OROR111,95112.7%
183Aberdeen, WAWA78,14412.7%
184Youngstown, OHOH423,67812.7%
185Hagerstown, MDMD315,28012.7%
186Sterling, ILIL54,12112.7%
187Columbus, OHOH2,242,02812.7%
188Jamestown, NYNY124,12612.7%
189Kankakee, ILIL105,52512.7%
190Grand Junction, COCO162,84512.7%
191Rapid City, SDSD156,93412.7%
192Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88012.7%
193Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65712.7%
194Marietta, OHOH58,38912.7%
195Kingsland, GAGA60,14312.7%
196Springfield, ILIL206,03312.6%
197Baraboo, WIWI66,65212.6%
198Branson, MOMO57,00112.6%
199Astoria, OROR40,92612.6%
200Payson, AZAZ53,80112.6%
201Wilmington, OHOH42,30112.5%
202Farmington, MOMO67,80912.5%
203Athens, TNTN71,59012.5%
204Louisville, KYKY1,402,50912.5%
205Burlington, IAIA44,06112.5%
206Platteville, WIWI52,44612.5%
207State College, PAPA157,39312.5%
208Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30212.5%
209Bedford, ININ45,56812.4%
210Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86412.4%
211Searcy, ARAR80,08512.4%
212Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.4%
213Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68212.4%
214Cheyenne, WYWY102,93812.4%
215Santa Rosa, CACA486,44412.4%
216Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72112.4%
217Kearney, NENE57,96212.4%
218Ithaca, NYNY104,04712.4%
219Decatur, ILIL99,30012.4%
220Pahrump, NVNV57,33612.4%
221Ames, IAIA128,09012.3%
222Marion, ILIL67,22512.3%
223York, PAPA473,19712.3%
224Toledo, OHOH599,37612.3%
225Chillicothe, OHOH76,42912.3%
226Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45112.3%
227Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24512.3%
228Lacey, WAWA304,26112.3%
229Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21212.3%
230Medford, OROR221,79512.3%
231Lake City, FLFL74,09412.3%
232Hannibal, MOMO38,96912.2%
233Union City, TNTN30,06712.2%
234Norwalk, OHOH58,25012.2%
235Watertown, WIWI86,50512.2%
236Lock Haven, PAPA37,87012.2%
237Centralia, ILIL36,38212.2%
238Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69112.2%
239Peoria, ILIL363,50512.2%
240Carroll, IAIA20,30312.2%
241Laramie, WYWY38,55812.1%
242San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36712.1%
243Franklin, KYKY20,78812.1%
244Moscow, IDID41,84212.1%
245Crestview, FLFL315,09812.1%
246Monroe, MIMI156,00412.1%
247Wabash, ININ30,71312.1%
248Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83812.1%
249New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312.1%
250Gettysburg, PAPA107,59412.1%
251Portsmouth, OHOH71,36512.1%
252Gallipolis, OHOH29,07212.0%
253Billings, MTMT193,60312.0%
254Mason City, IAIA49,71012.0%
255Athens, TXTX88,59512.0%
256Tiffin, OHOH54,52212.0%
257Lima, OHOH100,88112.0%
258Columbia, MOMO219,06212.0%
259Shelton, WAWA71,16512.0%
260North Port, FLFL948,15811.9%
261Bloomington, ININ165,23111.9%
262Truckee, CACA101,91111.9%
263Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55111.9%
264Huntington, ININ37,22411.9%
265Lansing, MIMI479,72211.9%
266Sevierville, TNTN101,34211.8%
267Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10211.8%
268Hot Springs, ARAR99,69511.8%
269Dayton, OHOH826,55411.8%
270Waynesville, NCNC63,36911.8%
271Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96611.8%
272Rockford, ILIL337,24211.8%
273Big Rapids, MIMI42,32011.8%
274Joplin, MOMO208,79611.8%
275Boulder, COCO328,56011.7%
276Somerset, KYKY67,38411.7%
277Beckley, WVWV109,94011.7%
278Port Angeles, WAWA78,20211.7%
279Macomb, ILIL25,91611.7%
280Cleveland, TNTN134,05711.7%
281Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66611.6%
282Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78111.6%
283Waterloo, IAIA169,18911.6%
284Evansville, ININ273,78611.6%
285Richmond, ININ66,16911.6%
286South Bend, ININ324,53811.6%
287Petoskey, MIMI33,77511.5%
288Ashland, OHOH52,52311.5%
289Monticello, ININ25,16411.5%
290Harrisburg, PAPA617,42711.5%
291Coos Bay, OROR63,99211.5%
292Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14711.5%
293Sioux City, IAIA145,73811.4%
294Brownwood, TXTX38,71111.4%
295Fremont, OHOH58,65511.4%
296DuBois, PAPA78,10011.4%
297Jacksonville, ILIL37,38111.4%
298Marion, OHOH65,11511.4%
299Springfield, MOMO500,69411.4%
300Arkansas City, KSKS34,38211.4%
301Midland, MIMI83,75411.4%
302Borger, TXTX19,63311.4%
303Cadillac, MIMI49,71911.4%
304Kerrville, TXTX54,03711.4%
305Pierre, SDSD20,58811.3%
306Red Wing, MNMN48,19511.3%
307Rochester, MNMN231,18411.3%
308Batesville, ARAR38,78511.3%
309Hillsdale, MIMI45,73811.3%
310Bartlesville, OKOK54,03711.3%
311Lexington, KYKY535,17411.3%
312Duncan, OKOK44,31011.3%
313Rolla, MOMO45,24711.3%
314Lincoln, NENE352,08111.3%
315Fairbanks, AKAK93,97211.3%
316Wilmington, NCNC492,77211.3%
317Great Falls, MTMT85,02911.3%
318Ottumwa, IAIA35,21011.3%
319Austin, MNMN40,97111.3%
320Redding, CACA181,64811.3%
321Muncie, ININ113,10611.3%
322Crossville, TNTN66,30011.3%
323Coldwater, MIMI45,99311.2%
324Panama City, FLFL231,17411.2%
325Kenosha, WIWI168,44811.2%
326Eureka, CACA131,64711.2%
327Rifle, COCO80,09911.2%
328Ponca City, OKOK43,49011.2%
329Chattanooga, TNTN594,53011.2%
330Niles, MIMI152,44411.2%
331Madison, ININ33,27911.1%
332Sherman, TXTX153,61311.1%
333Somerset, PAPA72,00411.1%
334Manhattan, KSKS136,12211.1%
335Juneau city and, AKAK31,60911.1%
336Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07711.1%
337Salina, KSKS59,12111.1%
338Ocala, FLFL442,66011.1%
339Eau Claire, WIWI176,64711.1%
340Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66911.1%
341Canton, ILIL32,90111.0%
342Champaign, ILIL239,97911.0%
343Ruidoso, NMNM19,84411.0%
344Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79511.0%
345Red Bluff, CACA64,66511.0%
346Ardmore, OKOK48,91011.0%
347Warsaw, ININ80,89211.0%
348Enid, OKOK61,77911.0%
349Boone, NCNC54,78611.0%
350Fremont, NENE38,05711.0%
351Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91410.9%
352Kingsport, TNTN314,83410.9%
353Angola, ININ34,79910.9%
354Connersville, ININ23,53310.9%
355Sparta, WIWI46,57210.9%
356Marion, NCNC45,19810.9%
357Durant, OKOK51,36710.9%
358Charleston, WVWV200,17010.9%
359Danville, KYKY56,98510.9%
360Hastings, NENE40,57710.9%
361Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90910.9%
362Naples, FLFL417,13110.9%
363Brainerd, MNMN100,56210.8%
364La Grande, OROR25,90010.8%
365Asheville, NCNC422,34510.8%
366Greensburg, ININ26,57610.8%
367Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29510.8%
368Lawton, OKOK127,59010.8%
369Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19310.8%
370Quincy, ILIL74,14610.8%
371Weatherford, OKOK39,05910.8%
372Johnson City, TNTN216,41610.8%
373Reno, NVNV578,73410.8%
374Menomonie, WIWI46,22310.8%
375Chambersburg, PAPA160,65210.8%
376Klamath Falls, OROR70,27410.8%
377Denver, COCO3,092,03710.8%
378Le Mars, IAIA25,69710.7%
379Pensacola, FLFL544,94910.7%
380Breckenridge, COCO39,06910.7%
381Trenton, NJNJ399,28910.7%
382Bonham, TXTX39,26510.7%
383Carbondale, ILIL52,50110.7%
384Battle Creek, MIMI133,40810.7%
385Marquette, MIMI68,06410.7%
386Riverton, WYWY39,46410.7%
387Picayune, MSMS59,36310.7%
388Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91210.6%
389Sedalia, MOMO44,25410.6%
390Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63810.6%
391Chicago, ILIL9,434,12310.6%
392Portland, OROR2,542,28210.6%
393Jonesboro, ARAR139,44010.6%
394Winona, MNMN50,52310.6%
395Defiance, OHOH38,29210.6%
396Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.6%
397Colorado Springs, COCO781,79610.6%
398Emporia, KSKS34,83810.6%
399Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27310.6%
400Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21410.6%
401Elk City, OKOK22,15910.5%
402Cape Coral, FLFL875,60710.5%
403Tullahoma, TNTN69,33910.5%
404Lafayette, ININ228,46810.5%
405Tampa, FLFL3,418,89510.5%
406Topeka, KSKS233,05210.5%
407Jefferson, GAGA99,26510.5%
408Stillwater, OKOK83,88910.5%
409Terre Haute, ININ169,24110.5%
410Hutchinson, KSKS61,53910.5%
411Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79110.5%
412Richmond, KYKY131,80610.5%
413Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57510.5%
414Albany, OROR132,84310.5%
415Miami, OKOK30,43810.5%
416Ukiah, CACA88,12210.5%
417New Castle, ININ49,13710.5%
418Paris, TNTN32,89610.4%
419Cody, WYWY31,17110.4%
420Hays, KSKS29,07510.4%
421Oshkosh, WIWI174,21810.4%
422Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97510.4%
423Findlay, OHOH75,03410.4%
424Sunbury, PAPA107,78810.4%
425Knoxville, TNTN968,13710.4%
426Reading, PAPA440,07210.4%
427Wooster, OHOH116,75810.3%
428Santa Cruz, CACA258,85210.3%
429Maryville, MOMO20,17410.3%
430Freeport, ILIL43,22010.3%
431Scottsbluff, NENE36,27210.3%
432Spencer, IAIA16,20210.3%
433Chico, CACA209,21110.3%
434Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52710.3%
435Clearlake, CACA67,77210.3%
436Ellensburg, WAWA48,80310.3%
437Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09710.2%
438Cañon City, COCO50,03910.2%
439Lancaster, PAPA563,15910.2%
440Racine, WIWI198,91910.2%
441Ruston, LALA48,36010.2%
442Bowling Green, KYKY197,18010.2%
443Corvallis, OROR97,72810.2%
444Winnemucca, NVNV17,26710.2%
445Flint, MIMI401,09310.2%
446Owensboro, KYKY113,96210.2%
447Savannah, GAGA438,31410.2%
448Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.2%
449Vincennes, ININ35,65210.2%
450Palatka, FLFL77,73410.1%
451Greeley, COCO378,42610.1%
452New Bern, NCNC127,35810.1%
453Gillette, WYWY48,14510.1%
454Key West, FLFL80,40610.1%
455Adrian, MIMI97,77910.1%
456Mansfield, OHOH124,89310.1%
457Ludington, MIMI29,04010.1%
458Huntsville, TXTX83,84210.0%
459Sidney, OHOH48,06510.0%
460Marshall, MOMO23,26510.0%
461Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44210.0%
462Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33210.0%
463Deltona, FLFL746,93310.0%
464Hammond, LALA141,34610.0%
465DeRidder, LALA36,67310.0%
466Daphne, ALAL267,7619.9%
467Escanaba, MIMI36,5829.9%
468Sterling, COCO20,6549.9%
469Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4049.9%
470Bay City, MIMI102,1239.9%
471Sebring, FLFL111,1229.9%
472McMinnville, TNTN43,7179.9%
473Effingham, ILIL44,7279.9%
474Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0359.9%
475Lufkin, TXTX88,1549.9%
476Longview, TXTX297,3159.8%
477Danville, ILIL71,2599.8%
478Greenville, SCSC1,014,1019.8%
479Paducah, KYKY102,2599.8%
480Huntington, WVWV365,9659.8%
481Scottsboro, ALAL54,2819.8%
482West Plains, MOMO40,7989.8%
483Anchorage, AKAK405,8219.8%
484Gainesville, FLFL359,0369.8%
485Fairmont, MNMN19,4409.8%
486Mexico, MOMO24,5289.8%
487Taylorville, ILIL33,4439.8%
488Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0109.8%
489Mountain Home, IDID29,4659.8%
490Huntsville, ALAL556,4449.8%
491Lebanon, PAPA146,3809.8%
492Yankton, SDSD23,6359.8%
493Pinehurst, NCNC110,6199.8%
494Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6459.7%
495Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6959.7%
496Peru, ININ34,4879.7%
497Kirksville, MOMO29,8249.7%
498Jefferson City, MOMO152,7129.7%
499Salisbury, MDMD131,8729.7%
500Montrose, COCO44,5919.7%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest irish share?

Barnstable, MA ranks #1 with 26.7% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by irish share?

Barnstable, MA, Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Hemlock Farms, PA, Auburn, NY, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is irish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).