Irish Americans
Irish Americans are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens. Most Irish Americans of the 21st century are descendants of immigrants who moved to the United States in the mid-19th century because of The Great Famine in Ireland.
Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánaigh | |
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Irish Americans, % of population by state | |
| Total population | |
| Including Scotch-Irish Americans: 36,115,472 (10.9%) alone or in combination | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Significant populations in most urban areas of the United States, but particularly New England (Boston • Rhode Island • New Hampshire • Middlesex • Worcester) • New York (New York City • Long Island • Upstate New York) • Pennsylvania (Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Delaware Valley • Coal Region) • Midwestern United States (Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • Columbus) • California (Southern California • San Francisco) • Texas (Houston • DFW Area) • Florida • Baltimore • Delaware • DC Beltway • Phoenix • Seattle • Omaha • Denver | |
| Languages | |
| English (American English dialects); a scant speak Irish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Irish • Anglo-Irish • Irish-Traveller Americans • Scotch-Irish Americans • Irish Catholics • Irish Jews • Scottish Americans • Ulster Protestants • Manx Americans • English Americans • Cornish Americans • Welsh Americans • British Americans • Breton Americans |
| Year | Number |
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| 1980 | 40,165,702 |
| 1990 | 38,735,539 |
| 2000 | 30,528,492 |
| 2010 | 34,670,009 |
| 2020 | 38,597,428 |
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