Irish American

Irish Americans are residents or citizens of the United States who claim Irish ancestry. Most Irish-Americans claim Irish Catholic ancestry, though some Scots-Irish Americans also consider themselves Irish-American. Including the Scots-Irish, Irish Americans currently make up roughly 15% of all Americans.

Major Irish-American Communities

• Massachusetts
• Boston:
• West Roxbury
• Brighton
• South Boston
• Allston
• Charlestown
• Dorchester
• Milton
• Quincy
• Melrose
• Vermont
• Burlington
• New York
• New York City
• Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
• Bainbridge, Bronx
• Riverdale, Bronx
• Woodlawn, Bronx
• Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
• Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn
• Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn
• Belle Harbor, Queens
• Breezy Point, Queens
• Sunnyside, Queens
• Rockaway Beach, Queens
• Roxbury, Queens
• Woodside, Queens
• St. George, Staten Island
• Albany, New York
• Yonkers, New York
• Tipperary Hill, Syracuse
• South Buffalo, Buffalo
• Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia
• Fishtown, Philadelphia
• South Philadelphia
• Two Street, Philadelphia
• Upper Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh
• Scranton, Pennsylvania
• Maryland
• Locust Point, Baltimore
• Ohio
• Cleveland
• Kamm's Corner, Cleveland
• West Park, Cleveland
• Pleasant Ridge, Cincinnati
• Michigan
• Corktown, Detroit
• Illinois
• Chicago
• Beverly, Chicago
• Bridgeport, Chicago
• Canaryville, Chicago
• Irishtown, Chicago
• Mount Greenwood, Chicago
• Morgan Park, Chicago
• South Side of Chicago
• Wrigleyville, Chicago
• Indiana
• Irish Hill, Indianapolis
• Little Flower, Indianapolis
• Kentucky
• Irish Hill, Louisville
• Missouri
• Clayton Tamm, St. Louis
• Dogtown, St. Louis
• Minnesota
• St. Paul, Minnesota
• Louisiana
• Irish Channel, New Orleans
• New Jersey
• Jersey City, New Jersey
• Monmouth County, New Jersey
• Neptune, New Jersey
• Spring Lake, New Jersey
• Camden County, New Jersey
• Gloucester City, New Jersey
• California
• The Sunset, San Francisco
• Montana
• Butte, Montana