Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 329.84K people in Kansas with Irish ancestry (11.25% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Leawood city had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (19.37%), followed by Prairie Village city (18.70%), and Atchison city (16.63%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Leawood city
Prairie Village city
Atchison city
Pittsburg city
Merriam city
Arkansas City city
Overland Park city
Gardner city
Lenexa city
Lawrence city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Leawood city 19.37
2 Prairie Village city 18.70
3 Atchison city 16.63
4 Pittsburg city 15.47
5 Merriam city 15.31
6 Arkansas City city 14.95
7 Overland Park city 14.25
8 Gardner city 14.22
9 Lenexa city 13.35
10 Lawrence city 12.90
11 Winfield city 12.68
12 Shawnee city 12.43
13 Olathe city 12.31
14 Ottawa city 12.25
15 Manhattan city 12.04
16 El Dorado city 11.61
17 Andover city 11.11
18 Hutchinson city 11.08
19 Lansing city 10.94
20 Derby city 10.83
21 Leavenworth city 10.74
22 Salina city 10.72
23 Hays city 10.69
24 Emporia city 10.41
25 Wichita city 9.63
26 Topeka city 8.84
27 Haysville city 8.52
28 Newton city 8.05
29 Kansas City city 7.02
30 McPherson city 6.42
31 Garden City city 6.21
32 Great Bend city 5.86
33 Liberal city 4.98
34 Junction City city 4.96
35 Dodge City city 4.48