Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 407.89K people in Iowa with Irish ancestry. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest population with Irish ancestry (62.93K), followed by Linn County (32.20K), and Scott County (27.23K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Irish ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Polk County
Linn County
Scott County
Dubuque County
Johnson County
Black Hawk County
Dallas County
Woodbury County
Pottawattamie County
Story County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Polk County 62928
2 Linn County 32202
3 Scott County 27230
4 Dubuque County 20964
5 Johnson County 20294
6 Black Hawk County 15735
7 Dallas County 12622
7 Woodbury County 12622
8 Pottawattamie County 12141
9 Story County 11309
10 Clinton County 7688
11 Warren County 6706
12 Jasper County 5173
13 Lee County 4839
14 Cerro Gordo County 4838
15 Des Moines County 4617
16 Marion County 4260
17 Webster County 4179
18 Boone County 4004
19 Muscatine County 3768
20 Wapello County 3740
21 Jones County 3491
22 Benton County 3456
23 Jackson County 3227
24 Marshall County 3223
25 Buchanan County 3070
26 Washington County 3037
27 Bremer County 3013
28 Plymouth County 2996
29 Mahaska County 2948
30 Carroll County 2941
31 Poweshiek County 2865
32 Fayette County 2844
33 Delaware County 2570
34 Cedar County 2478
35 Madison County 2462
36 Henry County 2407
37 Iowa County 2378
38 Allamakee County 2344
39 Winneshiek County 2203
40 Page County 2196
41 Harrison County 2152
42 Clayton County 2144
43 Dickinson County 1928
44 Floyd County 1878
45 Sioux County 1803
46 Buena Vista County 1786
47 Tama County 1775
48 Clay County 1749
49 Cass County 1746
50 Palo Alto County 1708
51 Mills County 1705
52 Jefferson County 1692
53 Kossuth County 1676
54 Hardin County 1616
55 Chickasaw County 1607
56 Shelby County 1594
57 Hamilton County 1589
58 Monona County 1540
59 Butler County 1430
60 Keokuk County 1400
61 Union County 1357
62 Appanoose County 1345
63 Monroe County 1328
64 Guthrie County 1256
65 Lucas County 1223
66 Calhoun County 1217
67 Humboldt County 1203
68 Greene County 1172
69 Montgomery County 1170
70 Cherokee County 1157
71 Crawford County 1104
72 Pocahontas County 1102
73 Mitchell County 1074
74 Louisa County 1066
75 Grundy County 1040
76 Wright County 1039
77 Adair County 1009
78 Clarke County 982
79 Howard County 895
80 Sac County 875
81 Emmet County 872
82 Decatur County 858
83 Lyon County 848
84 Davis County 839
85 Hancock County 828
86 O'Brien County 821
87 Fremont County 819
88 Franklin County 814
89 Van Buren County 798
90 Wayne County 773
91 Worth County 681
92 Ida County 624
93 Ringgold County 615
94 Osceola County 613
95 Adams County 566
96 Winnebago County 525
97 Taylor County 496
98 Audubon County 363