Ranking of Oregon 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 463.72K people in Oregon with Irish ancestry (11.02% of Oregon population). Among all Oregon counties, Wheeler County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (15.37%), followed by Curry County (14.63%), and Deschutes County (14.04%).

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 Oregon.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

Wheeler County

Curry County

Deschutes County

Lake County

Gilliam County

Lane County

Josephine County

Douglas County

Tillamook County

Jackson County

Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	County	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Wheeler County	15.37
2	Curry County	14.63
3	Deschutes County	14.04
4	Lake County	13.93
5	Gilliam County	13.82
6	Lane County	13.74
7	Josephine County	13.52
8	Douglas County	12.88
9	Tillamook County	12.79
10	Jackson County	12.53
11	Lincoln County	12.05
12	Coos County	11.92
13	Columbia County	11.75
14	Clatsop County	11.59
15	Yamhill County	11.23
16	Benton County	11.15
17	Clackamas County	11.05
18	Klamath County	11.04
19	Multnomah County	10.86
20	Linn County	10.64
21	Crook County	10.35
22	Harney County	10.02
23	Union County	9.74
24	Washington County	9.32
25	Wasco County	9.30
26	Polk County	9.29
27	Marion County	8.96
28	Morrow County	8.90
29	Wallowa County	8.87
30	Baker County	8.78
31	Sherman County	8.52
32	Malheur County	8.20
33	Umatilla County	8.17
34	Jefferson County	7.37
35	Hood River County	7.35
36	Grant County	6.62