Ranking of Iowa Counties 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 407.89K people in Iowa with Irish ancestry (12.83% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa counties, Dubuque County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (21.24%), followed by Palo Alto County (18.99%), and Monona County (17.64%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish ancestry.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubuque County | 21.24 |
| 2 | Palo Alto County | 18.99 |
| 3 | Monona County | 17.64 |
| 4 | Monroe County | 17.50 |
| 5 | Jones County | 16.88 |
| 6 | Allamakee County | 16.66 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 16.55 |
| 8 | Clinton County | 16.50 |
| 9 | Scott County | 15.63 |
| 10 | Pocahontas County | 15.54 |
| 11 | Poweshiek County | 15.38 |
| 12 | Adams County | 15.31 |
| 13 | Madison County | 15.00 |
| 14 | Boone County | 14.98 |
| 15 | Buchanan County | 14.90 |
| 16 | Harrison County | 14.75 |
| 17 | Delaware County | 14.68 |
| 18 | Fayette County | 14.52 |
| 19 | Page County | 14.40 |
| 20 | Lee County | 14.35 |
| 21 | Iowa County | 14.33 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 14.17 |
| 23 | Lucas County | 14.14 |
| 24 | Linn County | 14.09 |
| 25 | Keokuk County | 13.93 |
| 26 | Jasper County | 13.73 |
| 27 | Shelby County | 13.57 |
| 28 | Adair County | 13.56 |
| 29 | Washington County | 13.48 |
| 30 | Benton County | 13.47 |
| 31 | Cedar County | 13.40 |
| 32 | Chickasaw County | 13.37 |
| 32 | Johnson County | 13.37 |
| 33 | Mahaska County | 13.32 |
| 34 | Cass County | 13.27 |
| 34 | Greene County | 13.27 |
| 35 | Dallas County | 13.07 |
| 36 | Pottawattamie County | 12.98 |
| 36 | Ringgold County | 12.98 |
| 37 | Warren County | 12.93 |
| 38 | Polk County | 12.87 |
| 39 | Marion County | 12.76 |
| 40 | Humboldt County | 12.50 |
| 41 | Clayton County | 12.49 |
| 42 | Calhoun County | 12.22 |
| 42 | Fremont County | 12.22 |
| 43 | Bremer County | 12.12 |
| 44 | Woodbury County | 12.01 |
| 45 | Black Hawk County | 11.98 |
| 45 | Floyd County | 11.98 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 11.89 |
| 47 | Guthrie County | 11.85 |
| 48 | Des Moines County | 11.82 |
| 49 | Henry County | 11.75 |
| 50 | Plymouth County | 11.73 |
| 51 | Mills County | 11.63 |
| 52 | Story County | 11.53 |
| 53 | Montgomery County | 11.33 |
| 54 | Kossuth County | 11.31 |
| 55 | Webster County | 11.26 |
| 56 | Cerro Gordo County | 11.20 |
| 57 | Union County | 11.13 |
| 58 | Decatur County | 11.12 |
| 59 | Van Buren County | 11.09 |
| 60 | Dickinson County | 11.00 |
| 61 | Winneshiek County | 10.96 |
| 62 | Appanoose County | 10.93 |
| 63 | Jefferson County | 10.68 |
| 64 | Clay County | 10.66 |
| 65 | Wapello County | 10.58 |
| 66 | Hamilton County | 10.54 |
| 67 | Tama County | 10.39 |
| 68 | Mitchell County | 10.20 |
| 69 | Clarke County | 10.09 |
| 70 | Cherokee County | 9.97 |
| 71 | Osceola County | 9.94 |
| 72 | Butler County | 9.92 |
| 73 | Louisa County | 9.79 |
| 74 | Hardin County | 9.51 |
| 75 | Howard County | 9.47 |
| 76 | Davis County | 9.25 |
| 77 | Emmet County | 9.24 |
| 78 | Worth County | 9.14 |
| 79 | Ida County | 8.94 |
| 80 | Sac County | 8.90 |
| 81 | Muscatine County | 8.73 |
| 82 | Buena Vista County | 8.62 |
| 83 | Grundy County | 8.43 |
| 84 | Taylor County | 8.36 |
| 85 | Franklin County | 8.10 |
| 86 | Marshall County | 8.03 |
| 87 | Wright County | 8.01 |
| 88 | Hancock County | 7.64 |
| 89 | Lyon County | 7.09 |
| 90 | Crawford County | 6.67 |
| 91 | Audubon County | 6.42 |
| 92 | O'Brien County | 5.81 |
| 93 | Sioux County | 5.06 |
| 94 | Winnebago County | 4.89 |