Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 1.97M people in Pennsylvania with Irish ancestry (15.21% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Lackawanna County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (25.00%), followed by Delaware County (23.40%), and Bucks County (22.88%).

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 Pennsylvania.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Lackawanna County
Delaware County
Bucks County
Pike County
Chester County
Susquehanna County
Montgomery County
Butler County
Sullivan County
Wayne County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lackawanna County 25.00
2 Delaware County 23.40
3 Bucks County 22.88
4 Pike County 22.81
5 Chester County 21.13
6 Susquehanna County 20.32
7 Montgomery County 19.91
8 Butler County 19.57
9 Sullivan County 18.43
10 Wayne County 18.38
11 Lawrence County 17.68
12 Schuylkill County 17.58
13 Luzerne County 17.43
14 Blair County 17.38
15 Cambria County 17.25
16 Westmoreland County 16.94
17 Allegheny County 16.90
18 Washington County 16.71
19 Armstrong County 16.55
20 Fayette County 16.36
21 Venango County 16.35
22 Beaver County 16.32
23 Wyoming County 16.30
24 Mercer County 15.78
25 Crawford County 15.50
26 Carbon County 14.92
27 Bradford County 14.88
28 Clarion County 14.87
29 McKean County 14.81
30 Erie County 14.75
31 Greene County 14.46
32 Warren County 14.19
33 Indiana County 13.82
34 Huntingdon County 13.81
34 Monroe County 13.81
35 Cumberland County 13.70
36 Lycoming County 13.69
37 Elk County 13.14
38 Northampton County 12.96
39 Mifflin County 12.78
40 Tioga County 12.73
41 Potter County 12.70
42 Centre County 12.52
43 Adams County 12.10
44 York County 11.94
45 Clinton County 11.36
46 Clearfield County 11.26
47 Jefferson County 10.86
48 Fulton County 10.77
49 Somerset County 10.63
50 Franklin County 10.40
51 Lehigh County 10.33
52 Montour County 10.32
53 Lancaster County 10.26
53 Northumberland County 10.26
54 Perry County 10.25
55 Columbia County 10.23
56 Bedford County 10.16
57 Forest County 10.11
58 Dauphin County 9.95
59 Philadelphia County 9.91
60 Berks County 9.89
61 Lebanon County 9.64
62 Cameron County 9.44
63 Juniata County 8.29
64 Union County 8.18
65 Snyder County 7.89