Ranking of Michigan 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 1.01M people in Michigan with Irish ancestry (10.01% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, East Grand Rapids city had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (19.27%), followed by Woodhaven city (18.42%), and Grosse Pointe Farms city (17.99%).

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 Michigan.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

East Grand Rapids city

Woodhaven city

Grosse Pointe Farms city

Grosse Pointe Park city

Clawson city

Ferndale city

Haslett CDP

Beverly Hills village

Berkley city

Owosso city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	East Grand Rapids city	19.27
2	Woodhaven city	18.42
3	Grosse Pointe Farms city	17.99
4	Grosse Pointe Park city	17.46
5	Clawson city	17.24
6	Ferndale city	16.09
7	Haslett CDP	15.99
8	Beverly Hills village	15.75
9	Berkley city	15.72
10	Owosso city	15.49
11	Trenton city	15.39
12	Royal Oak city	15.20
13	Fenton city	15.01
14	Traverse City city	14.91
15	South Lyon city	14.75
16	Hazel Park city	14.51
17	Livonia city	14.27
18	Northview CDP	14.14
19	Wyandotte city	14.12
20	Grosse Pointe Woods city	13.96
21	St. Clair Shores city	13.95
22	Jackson city	13.83
23	Garden City city	13.67
24	Birmingham city	13.19
25	Forest Hills CDP	12.78
26	Marquette city	12.75
27	Burton city	12.71
28	Midland city	12.55
28	Rochester city	12.55
29	Portage city	12.54
30	Howell city	12.50
31	Farmington city	12.41
32	Madison Heights city	12.33
33	Mount Pleasant city	12.11
34	Port Huron city	12.03
35	Mount Clemens city	11.76
36	Roseville city	11.61
37	Fraser city	11.40
38	Ypsilanti city	11.33
39	Bay City city	11.32
40	Monroe city	11.24
41	Grandville city	11.23
42	Alpena city	11.20
43	Allen Park city	11.19
44	Escanaba city	11.18
45	Waverly CDP	11.14
46	Riverview city	11.07
47	Taylor city	10.91
48	Allendale CDP	10.83
49	Holt CDP	10.78
50	Cadillac city	10.50
51	Southgate city	10.48
52	Ann Arbor city	10.44
53	Coldwater city	10.34
54	Sault Ste. Marie city	10.18
55	Lambertville CDP	10.15
56	Troy city	10.02
57	East Lansing city	9.99
58	Rochester Hills city	9.90
59	Grand Haven city	9.70
60	Norton Shores city	9.66
61	Westland city	9.55
62	Adrian city	9.42
63	Niles city	9.37
64	Lansing city	9.34
64	New Baltimore city	9.34
65	Comstock Park CDP	9.21
66	Walker city	9.02
67	Okemos CDP	9.00
68	Ionia city	8.98
69	Novi city	8.94
70	Auburn Hills city	8.83
71	Wayne city	8.73
72	Warren city	8.38
73	Wixom city	8.21
74	Battle Creek city	8.07
74	Jenison CDP	8.07
75	Grand Rapids city	8.00
75	Kalamazoo city	8.00
76	Lincoln Park city	7.98
77	Farmington Hills city	7.84
78	Holland city	7.49
79	Wyoming city	7.29
80	Sturgis city	7.26
81	Flat Rock city	7.25
82	Romulus city	7.01
83	Dearborn Heights city	6.99
84	Sterling Heights city	6.78
85	Eastpointe city	6.64
86	Cutlerville CDP	6.48
87	Kentwood city	5.85
88	Flint city	5.76
89	Muskegon city	5.43
90	Dearborn city	5.32
91	Saginaw city	5.10
92	Melvindale city	4.88
93	Harper Woods city	4.42
94	Oak Park city	3.70
95	Pontiac city	3.41
96	Inkster city	2.47
97	Southfield city	2.37
98	Detroit city	1.46
99	Muskegon Heights city	1.29
100	Hamtramck city	1.19