Which metro area has the highest irish population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 1,754,045 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by irish population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is irish population measured?

Number of residents who are Irish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest Irish population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Irish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Shawnee, OKOK75,1026,713−2%

502Bradford, PAPA38,9846,680−12%

503Salina, KSKS59,1216,671−3%

504Bennington, VTVT36,6306,669−4%

505Tiffin, OHOH54,5226,622+11%

506Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9126,611+23%

507Stevens Point, WIWI71,9436,599−18%

508Clearlake, CACA67,7726,597−43%

509Tullahoma, TNTN69,3396,576−15%

510Charleston, ILIL46,6076,547−25%

511Hutchinson, KSKS61,5396,544−15%

512Greeneville, TNTN73,8316,513−23%

513Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1546,482−10%

514Newport, OROR50,6366,460−4%

515Harrison, ARAR45,6546,458−15%

516Platteville, WIWI52,4466,443−23%

517Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0356,419−15%

518Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606,398−23%

519Danville, VAVA101,1376,373−26%

520Faribault, MNMN69,9396,353−17%

521Farmington, NMNM120,3406,349−16%

522Pontiac, ILIL35,0576,267−7%

523Sandpoint, IDID54,4206,174−1%

524Huntingdon, PAPA43,0016,165−20%

525Ashland, OHOH52,5236,165+3%

526Carbondale, ILIL52,5016,151−29%

527Boone, NCNC54,7866,105−9%

528Greenwood, SCSC95,2156,101−28%

529Heber, UTUT81,6556,085+30%

530Easton, MDMD38,2386,075−11%

531Odessa, TXTX173,8016,059−26%

532Lewistown, PAPA46,1276,046+0%

533Mason City, IAIA49,7106,028−12%

534Albertville, ALAL103,5375,976−48%

535Hanford, CACA154,3275,975−40%

536Minot, NDND75,6945,948−20%

537Kerrville, TXTX54,0375,926−12%

538Danville, KYKY56,9855,921−3%

539Picayune, MSMS59,3635,917−18%

540Urbana, OHOH38,8205,908−1%

541Oxford, MSMS71,9725,891−8%

542Bartlesville, OKOK54,0375,880−30%

543Walla Walla, WAWA62,3615,869−20%

544Forest City, NCNC65,7455,816−35%

545Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9045,802−17%

546Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8835,745−12%

547Burlington, IAIA44,0615,742−27%

548Fort Payne, ALAL74,0855,730−40%

549Moses Lake, WAWA105,7275,724−6%

550Crawfordsville, ININ38,9545,723+4%

551Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0835,709+14%

552Sturgis, MIMI60,9685,687−8%

553Sumter, SCSC105,0675,679−7%

554Bedford, ININ45,5685,670−16%

555Lewiston, IDID65,4505,646−36%

556Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3025,645−9%

557Shelby, NCNC103,3255,644−30%

558Muskogee, OKOK66,7085,641−29%

559Pahrump, NVNV57,3365,629−13%

560Warren, PAPA37,0385,566−7%

561Pittsburg, KSKS39,0085,541+43%

562Cadillac, MIMI49,7195,511−20%

563Marinette, WIWI65,5155,509−13%

564Mountain Home, ARAR42,9825,461−29%

565Winona, MNMN50,5235,372−15%

566Granbury, TXTX70,5015,345−31%

567Bucyrus, OHOH41,8965,335−16%

568Cambridge, OHOH38,3795,320−13%

569Ardmore, OKOK48,9105,318+42%

570Henderson, KYKY57,1845,293−28%

571Marion, ININ66,5245,281−25%

572Dixon, ILIL32,9145,279−22%

573Wilmington, OHOH42,3015,265−19%

574Red Wing, MNMN48,1955,252−6%

575Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4425,248−16%

576Meridian, MSMS85,4195,224−36%

577Edwards, COCO54,2915,180−20%

578Hillsdale, MIMI45,7385,169−26%

579Coshocton, OHOH37,1885,164−2%

580Durant, OKOK51,3675,155+4%

581Big Rapids, MIMI42,3205,115−22%

582Starkville, MSMS62,0635,091−29%

583Scottsboro, ALAL54,2815,082−19%

584Rolla, MOMO45,2475,036+3%

585New Castle, ININ49,1375,035−13%

586Sparta, WIWI46,5725,034−8%

587Hinesville, GAGA91,8704,995−14%

588Astoria, OROR40,9264,990−4%

589Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9094,967−14%

590Marion, NCNC45,1984,946−29%

591Palestine, TXTX59,8054,929−34%

592Ponca City, OKOK43,4904,928−25%

593Alamogordo, NMNM70,3684,927−2%

594Dyersburg, TNTN36,3204,917+26%

595Duncan, OKOK44,3104,904−31%

596Ada, OKOK38,5284,899−28%

597Cañon City, COCO50,0394,891−23%

598Coldwater, MIMI45,9934,878−15%

599Sidney, OHOH48,0654,878−10%

600Fort Madison, IAIA32,3064,867−16%

601Lebanon, MOMO36,9434,864+29%

602Moscow, IDID41,8424,847−14%

603Menomonie, WIWI46,2234,846+6%

604Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4864,834−51%

605Ellensburg, WAWA48,8034,830−21%

606Clovis, NMNM65,2704,827−14%

607North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2334,813+5%

608Ruston, LALA48,3604,813−3%

609North Platte, NENE33,9724,808−19%

610Mount Airy, NCNC72,2874,804−27%

611Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9144,793−1%

612Corinth, MSMS34,5694,780−34%

613Hannibal, MOMO38,9694,754+14%

614Gillette, WYWY48,1454,740−31%

615Sanford, NCNC70,2584,733+42%

616Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4514,727−17%

617Laurel, MSMS82,2814,719−35%

618Lock Haven, PAPA37,8704,702−19%

619Laramie, WYWY38,5584,690−12%

620Paris, TXTX63,3194,626−49%

621Freeport, ILIL43,2204,616−23%

622Sikeston, MOMO49,9784,594−38%

623Centralia, ILIL36,3824,576−27%

624Shelbyville, TNTN55,2734,576+31%

625Jackson, WYWY36,5874,569+16%

626Greenville, OHOH51,5204,565−19%

627Kendallville, ININ47,9374,539−3%

628Thomasville, GAGA72,9584,537−21%

629Elkins, WVWV26,8824,519−3%

630Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2454,514−12%

631Sedalia, MOMO44,2544,511−29%

632Austin, MNMN40,9714,502+1%

633Elko, NVNV56,6824,495−8%

634Brownsville, TXTX433,9464,491−35%

635Hastings, NENE40,5774,485−9%

636Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4044,482−19%

637Effingham, ILIL44,7274,443−6%

638Jacksonville, ILIL37,3814,442−30%

639Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8384,385−34%

640Kapaa, HIHI73,4004,378+24%

641Ontario, OROR60,0854,377−22%

642Pella, IAIA34,1924,376−7%

643Port Townsend, WAWA33,9704,373+6%

644Pullman, WAWA48,5124,362−25%

645Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1474,332−30%

646Brownwood, TXTX38,7114,321+10%

647Huntington, ININ37,2244,316−22%

648Weatherford, OKOK39,0594,313−13%

649Calhoun, GAGA61,7014,304−19%

650Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0414,283−3%

651Batesville, ARAR38,7854,255−8%

652Lincoln, ILIL27,1824,248+6%

653Riverton, WYWY39,4644,233−11%

654Rice Lake, WIWI46,4844,154−13%

655Enterprise, ALAL56,9534,132+1%

656Breckenridge, COCO39,0694,123−15%

657Montrose, COCO44,5914,102−18%

658Kennett, MOMO26,8554,097−6%

659Bemidji, MNMN47,0554,083+23%

660Madisonville, KYKY45,1274,077−17%

661Auburn, ININ44,5354,060−10%

662McMinnville, TNTN43,7174,053+19%

663Cornelia, GAGA50,4164,049−31%

664Tahlequah, OKOK49,1964,038−17%

665Defiance, OHOH38,2924,021−18%

666Jacksonville, TXTX53,3374,020−38%

667Fremont, NENE38,0574,008−23%

668Arkansas City, KSKS34,3823,992−10%

669Muscatine, IAIA41,8533,991−29%

670Seymour, ININ47,3703,985−26%

671Norfolk, NENE49,2283,962−19%

672Ottumwa, IAIA35,2103,959−36%

673Bogalusa, LALA44,9373,943−24%

674West Plains, MOMO40,7983,938−28%

675Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4283,914−35%

676Cedar City, UTUT67,1413,901+11%

677St. Marys, PAPA29,9263,893−23%

678Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133,883−20%

679Ottawa, KSKS26,2993,861−5%

680Okeechobee, FLFL42,6083,847−7%

681Canton, ILIL32,9013,829−22%

682Cedartown, GAGA45,5143,828−28%

683Petoskey, MIMI33,7753,823−33%

684Rock Springs, WYWY41,2673,821−31%

685Blytheville, ARAR37,8283,795−28%

686Emporia, KSKS34,8383,786−18%

687Angola, ININ34,7993,778+6%

688Scottsbluff, NENE36,2723,771−8%

689Wabash, ININ30,7133,771+13%

690Bonham, TXTX39,2653,748−32%

691Vincennes, ININ35,6523,742−25%

692DeRidder, LALA36,6733,726−23%

693Glasgow, KYKY56,2243,717−18%

694Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2193,716+24%

695Union City, TNTN30,0673,708−2%

696Gaffney, SCSC58,2753,701−30%

697Corsicana, TXTX57,1813,673−32%

698Albemarle, NCNC68,8303,673−25%

699Stephenville, TXTX43,9113,663−21%

700Alma, MIMI41,1903,658−34%

701Douglas, GAGA52,8613,654−3%

702Columbus, MSMS67,1443,641−43%

703Winchester, TNTN45,5793,633−42%

704Gallipolis, OHOH29,0723,613−25%

705Murray, KYKY39,4213,609−27%

706Madison, ININ33,2793,583−15%

707Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553,571−2%

708Juneau city and, AKAK31,6093,568−16%

709Escanaba, MIMI36,5823,564−23%

710Martinsville, VAVA63,0913,564−37%

711Celina, OHOH42,7373,562+5%

712Gainesville, TXTX44,4613,536−20%

713Macomb, ILIL25,9163,520−21%

714Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0813,512−24%

715Plymouth, ININ46,5993,499−33%

716Washington, NCNC44,6703,486+24%

717Peru, ININ34,4873,470−22%

718Columbus, NENE46,5833,428−24%

719Lewisburg, TNTN38,0713,426−13%

720Moberly, MOMO24,5133,406−11%

721Spearfish, SDSD29,4593,400+5%

722Ozark, ALAL49,9123,393−44%

723Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2113,372−56%

724Paris, TNTN32,8963,369−30%

725Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0633,364−15%

726Aberdeen, SDSD41,5833,316−11%

727Owatonna, MNMN37,4643,307+7%

728Jasper, ININ44,0163,289−3%

729Brevard, NCNC34,2113,282−41%

730Miami, OKOK30,4383,272−25%

731Brookings, OROR22,6213,262+3%

732Alexander City, ALAL40,9533,250−15%

733Greencastle, ININ37,8763,244−33%

734Natchez, MSMS54,7223,228−28%

735Campbellsville, KYKY38,4073,205−23%

736Taylorville, ILIL33,4433,201−28%

737Washington, ININ34,2093,198−21%

738El Centro, CACA181,4113,189−29%

739Kinston, NCNC55,8373,157−14%

740Wilson, NCNC81,1503,155−28%

741Marshalltown, IAIA39,8903,153−41%

742Fallon, NVNV25,8513,142−8%

743Newport, TNTN37,8893,120−31%

744Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5753,103−7%

745Cody, WYWY31,1713,053−28%

746Brookings, SDSD37,6353,033−18%

747Washington Court House, OHOH28,5523,025−1%

748Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7913,017+3%

749Tifton, GAGA51,2373,012−28%

750Roswell, NMNM63,3643,004−50%

751Hays, KSKS29,0752,996−9%

752Logansport, ININ37,8362,982−35%

753Hutchinson, MNMN36,6312,979−15%

754Milledgeville, GAGA44,0292,956−8%

755Malvern, ARAR33,4512,948−39%

756Ludington, MIMI29,0402,925−23%

757Clewiston, FLFL61,5462,925+7%

758Cambridge, MDMD33,6282,920−18%

759Alexandria, MNMN40,1202,917−24%

760Kirksville, MOMO29,8242,914−44%

761Houghton, MIMI40,0282,888−26%

762Greensburg, ININ26,5762,878+11%

763La Grande, OROR25,9002,872−36%

764Mayfield, KYKY37,0502,834−44%

765Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802,833−10%

766Willmar, MNMN44,7202,809−8%

767Bay City, TXTX36,4632,803−30%

768Monticello, ININ25,1642,776−15%

769Shawano, WIWI45,7592,756−16%

770Susanville, CACA28,1172,751−45%

771Rexburg, IDID69,3802,750−7%

772Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5272,747−4%

773Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0252,705−40%

774Le Mars, IAIA25,6972,702−16%

775Fayetteville, TNTN36,8532,698−30%

776Waycross, GAGA57,6702,692−59%

777Brigham City, UTUT70,4052,692+29%

778Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0762,670−56%

779Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2012,666−11%

780Fort Morgan, COCO30,3062,658−0%

781Carlsbad, NMNM62,5092,656−43%

782Mountain Home, IDID29,4652,645−20%

783Alpena, MIMI28,8532,621−18%

784New Iberia, LALA66,8462,618−8%

785Arcadia, FLFL37,0782,606−32%

786Watertown, SDSD29,5622,572−0%

787Dickinson, NDND39,1422,568+23%

788Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402,564−4%

789Williston, NDND41,7672,561+23%

790Crescent City, CACA26,4102,560−41%

791Vidalia, GAGA36,1802,556+19%

792Big Spring, TXTX30,5042,543−19%

793Connersville, ININ23,5332,517−13%

794Sheridan, WYWY33,2412,511−46%

795Mexico, MOMO24,5282,480−25%

796Jesup, GAGA32,4812,470−30%

797Carroll, IAIA20,3032,453−3%

798Garden City, KSKS37,5052,414−8%

799Lumberton, NCNC119,9412,413−36%

800Borger, TXTX19,6332,398−35%

801Newberry, SCSC39,5612,390−17%

802Toccoa, GAGA27,8542,385+1%

803Taos, NMNM34,5642,383−19%

804Atchison, KSKS16,1722,383−27%

805Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4972,376+6%

806Frankfort, ININ33,3222,361−31%

807Alamosa, COCO27,8962,356+2%

808Martin, TNTN33,2612,349−48%

809Vernal, UTUT38,2782,348+10%

810Dublin, GAGA60,3512,346−37%

811Pierre, SDSD20,5882,338+16%

812McPherson, KSKS30,0642,331−13%

813Van Wert, OHOH29,0132,329−35%

814Silver City, NMNM27,2522,306−25%

815Elk City, OKOK22,1592,302−47%

816Marshall, MOMO23,2652,301−33%

817Orangeburg, SCSC83,1772,301−36%

818Maryville, MOMO20,1742,297−43%

819Hobbs, NMNM74,7492,293−52%

820Moultrie, GAGA47,4382,274−39%

821Brenham, TXTX38,2882,256−2%

822Yankton, SDSD23,6352,221−9%

823Franklin, KYKY20,7882,217+87%

824Evanston, WYWY23,4152,216−14%

825Sterling, COCO20,6542,213−10%

826Mitchell, SDSD25,9132,212−15%

827Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292,207+25%

828Rockingham, NCNC42,0412,190−13%

829Ruidoso, NMNM19,8442,164−38%

830The Dalles, OROR26,3102,159−18%

831McComb, MSMS52,6402,134−33%

832Minden, LALA34,9482,130−60%

833Decatur, ININ36,6502,128−24%

834Vermillion, SDSD15,0312,111−4%

835Burley, IDID49,3082,094−13%

836Beatrice, NENE21,7112,059−26%

837Blackfoot, IDID51,1532,039−8%

838Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9382,034−21%

839Natchitoches, LALA36,0891,976−50%

840Vicksburg, MSMS41,7591,953−38%

841Great Bend, KSKS24,7901,945−40%

842Fairmont, MNMN19,4401,933−3%

843Hood River, OROR23,7201,931−10%

844Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0771,918−11%

845Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491,909−10%

846Pampa, TXTX21,7861,908−30%

847Plainview, TXTX36,7001,884−27%

848Morgan City, LALA46,5521,868−14%

849Beeville, TXTX32,5151,862−40%

850El Campo, TXTX42,0601,840−47%

851Altus, OKOK24,7641,840−46%

852Dodge City, KSKS33,9931,831−20%

853Hailey, IDID32,4361,806−38%

854Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071,799−24%

855Lexington, NENE26,2551,782−27%

856Huron, SDSD19,6241,777+3%

857Brookhaven, MSMS35,0121,774−21%

858Woodward, OKOK19,8271,765−28%

859Nantucket, MAMA14,7581,753−7%

860Camden, ARAR26,3631,719−56%

861Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671,716−27%

862Russellville, ALAL32,4491,696−45%

863Safford, AZAZ40,1571,676−32%

864Spencer, IAIA16,2021,664−23%

865Thomaston, GAGA28,5001,652−54%

866Bishop, CACA18,1581,626−38%

867El Dorado, ARAR36,9261,580−60%

868New Ulm, MNMN25,5171,562+3%

869Eufaula, ALAL26,8611,550−19%

870Summerville, GAGA25,3001,539−30%

871Jamestown, NDND21,4141,500−1%

872Wahpeton, NDND23,0191,484−12%

873Marshall, MNMN25,6841,464−35%

874Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5991,460−49%

875Price, UTUT20,6801,438−8%

876Baker City, OROR16,6581,430−40%

877Cleveland, MSMS28,2621,416−26%

878Opelousas, LALA80,7651,390−50%

879Troy, ALAL33,6881,371−26%

880Greenville, MSMS40,4461,368−54%

881Henderson, NCNC42,6381,360+12%

882Grenada, MSMS30,2221,304−51%

883Alice, TXTX45,3831,302−31%

884Magnolia, ARAR21,8941,277−50%

885Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491,275−17%

886Laredo, TXTX281,2241,258−30%

887Americus, GAGA33,3941,239−52%

888Snyder, TXTX16,1621,237−21%

889Guymon, OKOK20,3221,043−51%

890Nogales, AZAZ50,0201,035−34%

891Forrest City, ARAR21,8001,024−41%

892Deming, NMNM25,4071,022−45%

893Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0991,017−31%

894Worthington, MNMN22,338969−30%

895Liberal, KSKS21,073954−26%

896Dumas, TXTX21,891948−42%

897Del Rio, TXTX47,835913−40%

898Vernon, TXTX12,481893−23%

899Las Vegas, NMNM30,311892−32%

900Cordele, GAGA19,237891−60%

901Andrews, TXTX18,914887−39%

902Kingsville, TXTX30,315879−44%

903Gallup, NMNM68,119875−21%

904Selma, ALAL35,140866−61%

905Sweetwater, TXTX14,117856−41%

906Bainbridge, GAGA29,432841−47%

907Othello, WAWA21,488779−36%

908Uvalde, TXTX24,963690−49%

909Hereford, TXTX18,626684−41%

910Laurinburg, NCNC33,322628−63%

911Greenwood, MSMS34,912626−59%

912Clarksdale, MSMS19,849578−54%

913Española, NMNM39,832452−58%

914Raymondville, TXTX19,971330+0%

915Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823172−44%

916Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319170−43%

917Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138154+34%

918Zapata, TXTX13,753134−64%

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