Irish Americans

Irish Americans
Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánaigh
	Irish Americans, % of population by state
Total population
	Including Scotch-Irish:; 36,115,472 (10.9%) alone or in combination; 10,899,442 (3.3%) Irish alone; Excluding Scotch-Irish:; 33,618,500 (10.1%) alone or in combination; 9,919,263 (3.0%) Irish alone; 2021 estimates, self-reported[1]
Regions with significant populations
	Boston • New York City • Scranton • Philadelphia • New Orleans • Pittsburgh • Cleveland • Chicago • Baltimore • Detroit • Milwaukee • Louisville • New England • Delaware Valley • Coal Region • Los Angeles • Las Vegas • Atlanta • Sacramento • San Diego • Houston • Dallas • San Francisco • Palm Springs, California • Fairbanks and most urban areas[2][3]
Languages
	English (American English dialects); a scant speak Irish
Religion
	Protestant (51%) • Catholic (36%) • Other (3%) • No religion (10%) (2006)[4]
Related ethnic groups
	Anglo-Irish people • Breton Americans • Cornish Americans • English Americans • Irish Australians • Irish Canadians • Irish Catholics • Manx Americans • Scotch-Irish Americans • Scottish Americans • Scottish Canadians • Ulster Protestants • Ulster Scots people • Welsh Americans

Irish Americans or Hiberno-Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánaigh)[9] are Americans who have full or partial ancestry from Ireland. About 32 million Americans — 9.7% of the total population — identified as being Irish in the 2020 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.[10][11]

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Number of Irish Americans
Year	Number
1980[5]	40,165,702
1990[6]	38,735,539
2000[7]	30,528,492
2010[8]	34,670,009

Irish Americans

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Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánaigh
Irish Americans, % of population by state
Total population
Including Scotch-Irish: 36,115,472 (10.9%) alone or in combination 10,899,442 (3.3%) Irish alone Excluding Scotch-Irish: 33,618,500 (10.1%) alone or in combination 9,919,263 (3.0%) Irish alone 2021 estimates, self-reported[1]
Regions with significant populations
Boston • New York City • Scranton • Philadelphia • New Orleans • Pittsburgh • Cleveland • Chicago • Baltimore • Detroit • Milwaukee • Louisville • New England • Delaware Valley • Coal Region • Los Angeles • Las Vegas • Atlanta • Sacramento • San Diego • Houston • Dallas • San Francisco • Palm Springs, California • Fairbanks and most urban areas[2][3]
Languages
English (American English dialects); a scant speak Irish
Religion
Protestant (51%) • Catholic (36%) • Other (3%) • No religion (10%) (2006)[4]
Related ethnic groups
Anglo-Irish people • Breton Americans • Cornish Americans • English Americans • Irish Australians • Irish Canadians • Irish Catholics • Manx Americans • Scotch-Irish Americans • Scottish Americans • Scottish Canadians • Ulster Protestants • Ulster Scots people • Welsh Americans