Ranking of Washington 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 767.54K people in Washington with Irish ancestry (10.08% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Ferry County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (15.03%), followed by Garfield County (14.44%), and Jefferson County (14.39%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Ferry County
Garfield County
Jefferson County
Spokane County
Cowlitz County
San Juan County
Kitsap County
Lewis County
Klickitat County
Grays Harbor County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ferry County 15.03
2 Garfield County 14.44
3 Jefferson County 14.39
4 Spokane County 13.50
5 Cowlitz County 13.39
6 San Juan County 13.16
7 Kitsap County 13.13
8 Lewis County 12.96
9 Klickitat County 12.73
10 Grays Harbor County 12.43
11 Thurston County 12.31
12 Mason County 12.24
13 Island County 12.22
14 Skamania County 12.15
15 Okanogan County 11.67
16 Clallam County 11.54
17 Stevens County 11.51
18 Asotin County 11.01
19 Clark County 10.51
20 Pend Oreille County 10.47
21 Benton County 10.46
22 Skagit County 10.27
23 Pierce County 10.26
24 Kittitas County 10.21
25 Walla Walla County 10.16
26 Pacific County 10.13
27 Whitman County 10.10
28 Whatcom County 9.87
29 Columbia County 9.85
30 Snohomish County 9.82
31 Douglas County 9.36
32 King County 8.81
33 Chelan County 8.75
34 Lincoln County 8.22
35 Wahkiakum County 7.46
36 Yakima County 5.53
37 Grant County 5.29
38 Franklin County 5.08
39 Adams County 3.79