Ranking of Wisconsin 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 614.20K people in Wisconsin with Irish ancestry (10.46% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin counties, Crawford County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (16.78%), followed by Iowa County (15.33%), and Lafayette County (15.08%).

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 Wisconsin.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Crawford County
Iowa County
Lafayette County
La Crosse County
Richland County
Walworth County
Rock County
Pierce County
Marquette County
Grant County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Crawford County 16.78
2 Iowa County 15.33
3 Lafayette County 15.08
4 La Crosse County 14.18
5 Richland County 14.17
6 Walworth County 13.74
7 Rock County 13.66
8 Pierce County 13.62
9 Marquette County 12.97
10 Grant County 12.93
11 Sauk County 12.92
12 Dane County 12.89
13 Waukesha County 12.86
14 Juneau County 12.73
15 Columbia County 12.58
16 Green County 12.42
17 Oneida County 12.33
18 Washburn County 12.25
19 Florence County 12.09
20 Iron County 11.90
21 Forest County 11.80
22 Adams County 11.79
23 Jefferson County 11.53
24 Ozaukee County 11.41
25 St. Croix County 11.15
26 Dunn County 11.08
27 Fond du Lac County 11.03
27 Kenosha County 11.03
28 Chippewa County 11.01
29 Washington County 10.91
30 Monroe County 10.72
31 Douglas County 10.65
32 Vilas County 10.63
33 Green Lake County 10.43
34 Eau Claire County 10.42
35 Vernon County 10.25
36 Winnebago County 10.21
37 Bayfield County 10.12
38 Jackson County 10.06
39 Portage County 9.99
40 Rusk County 9.95
41 Racine County 9.94
42 Polk County 9.91
43 Door County 9.87
44 Brown County 9.85
45 Price County 9.78
46 Dodge County 9.74
47 Sawyer County 9.64
48 Waupaca County 9.63
49 Outagamie County 9.57
50 Waushara County 9.35
51 Wood County 9.25
52 Oconto County 8.94
53 Langlade County 8.74
54 Lincoln County 8.67
55 Manitowoc County 8.62
56 Ashland County 8.42
57 Barron County 8.35
58 Calumet County 8.29
59 Burnett County 8.27
60 Marinette County 8.24
61 Sheboygan County 8.23
62 Pepin County 7.98
63 Milwaukee County 7.69
64 Trempealeau County 7.59
65 Marathon County 7.54
66 Kewaunee County 6.96
67 Buffalo County 6.92
68 Taylor County 6.82
69 Shawano County 6.41
70 Clark County 6.38
71 Menominee County 0.56