Ranking of Maryland 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 593.04K people in Maryland with Irish ancestry (9.65% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland counties, Carroll County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (17.77%), followed by Talbot County (17.48%), and Cecil County (17.37%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Carroll County
Talbot County
Cecil County
Worcester County
Queen Anne's County
Harford County
St. Mary's County
Calvert County
Kent County
Frederick County
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Carroll County 17.77
2 Talbot County 17.48
3 Cecil County 17.37
4 Worcester County 16.42
5 Queen Anne's County 15.52
6 Harford County 14.99
7 St. Mary's County 14.67
8 Calvert County 14.14
9 Kent County 14.07
10 Frederick County 14.00
11 Garrett County 13.61
12 Anne Arundel County 13.47
13 Allegany County 12.18
14 Caroline County 11.96
15 Baltimore County 11.45
16 Washington County 11.19
17 Wicomico County 10.77
18 Howard County 10.62
19 Dorchester County 8.36
20 Montgomery County 7.84
21 Charles County 7.10
22 Baltimore city 5.68
23 Somerset County 5.58
24 Prince George's County 2.60