U.S. cities with large Irish American populations. The city with the highest Irish population is Boston, Massachusetts. Large cities with the highest percentage of Irish ancestry Boston, Massachusetts 22.8% Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16.2% Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14.2% Louisville, Kentucky 13.2% Portland, Oregon 11.9% Seattle, Washington 11.65% Buffalo, New York 11.23% Nashville, Tennessee 9.8% Kansas City, Missouri 9.66% Raleigh, North Carolina 9.5% Cleveland, Ohio 9.43% Saint Paul, Minnesota - 9.4% Baltimore, Maryland 9.14% Cincinnati, Ohio 9.05% Austin, Texas 8.5% Charlotte, North Carolina 8.4% Chicago, Illinois 8% Memphis, Tennessee 7% New Orleans, Louisiana 6.8% Medium-size cities Weymouth, Massachusetts - 45.5% Quincy, Massachusetts - 33.5% Scranton, Pennsylvania - 30.3% Albany, New York - 18.1% Fayetteville, Arkansas - 15.21% Charleston, South Carolina - 14% Savannah, Georgia - 13.8% Knoxville, Tennessee - 13.5% Erie, Pennsylvania - 12.4% Omaha, Nebraska - 11.9% Syracuse, New York - 12.4% Columbia, South Carolina - 10.1% Huntsville, Alabama - 10.2% Little Rock, Arkansas - 9.6% Lowell, Massachusetts - 9.4% Mobile, Alabama - 8.7% Shreveport, Louisiana - 7% Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 6.4% Small cities, towns, and villages Scituate, Massachusetts - 61.5% Holly Bluff, Mississippi - 58.33% Almond, North Carolina - 50% Salem, Alabama - 47.3% Braintree, Massachusetts - 46.8% Marshfield, Massachusetts - 46.7% Belmont, Louisiana - 45.56% Pearl River, New York - 45.75% Milton, Massachusetts - 44.7% Hull, Massachusetts - 44% Walpole, Massachusetts - 43.0% Duxbury, Massachusetts - 41.4% Vaucluse, South Carolina - 40.62% Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania - 39.2% Gloucester City, New Jersey - 38.8% Fackler, Alabama - 38.16% Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania - 37.9% Cleary, Mississippi - 32.3% Iron City, Tennessee - 31.3% Oak Lawn, Illinois - 30.4% Waldwick, New Jersey - 30.1% Puckett, Mississippi - 29% Troy, New York - 24.3% Butte, Montana - 23.6% McEwen, Tennessee - 22.7% Albany, Louisiana - 22.5% Abbeville, Mississippi - 21.9% Havertown, Pennsylvania - 21.7% Erin, Tennessee - 21.0% Hester, Louisiana - 18.4% Hernando, Mississippi - 18.1% Greenwood Village, Colorado Brandon, Mississippi - 16.5% See also List of Irish-American communities Lists of U.S. cities with large ethnic minority populations Irish in Omaha, Nebraska References Irish-American culture Irish Americans