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Massachusetts rules list of Irish towns

Six of the 10 cities in our list of most Irish towns are in Massachusetts, and all of them are in the Northeast. America's number-one Irish place is the Boston suburb of Milton, where 38 percent of residents are Irish.

We analyzed 2000 census data, looking at communities with populations of 5,000 or more, to find those with the greatest proportions of people reporting Irish ancestry. (We released a similar list in 2001, before the 2000 ancestry data was available from the U.S. Census Bureau.)

The top 10 list appears below, and top Irish towns by state are listed at right.

Milton, MA	38%
Pearl River, NY	38%
Braintree, MA	36%
Collingdale, PA	35%
Marshfield, MA	35%
Scituate, MA	35%
Gloucester City, NJ	34%
Drexel Hill, PA	34%
Pembroke, MA	34%
Weymouth, MA	33%

March, 2005
Sources: ePodunk, U.S. Census Bureau

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Top Irish places by state
City	State	% Irish
Wasilla	AK	13%
Satsuma	AL	20%
Greenwood	AR	17%
New River	AZ	17%
Fairfax	CA	16%
Rifle	CO	15%
New Fairfield	CT	23%
Elsmere	DE	22%
North Palm Beach	FL	18%
Fort Oglethorpe	GA	16%
Kihei	HI	9%
Dubuque	IA	20%
Hailey	ID	13%
Evergreen Park	IL	30%
Sellersburg	IN	20%
Roeland Park	KS	19%
Fort Mitchell	KY	20%
Claiborne	LA	15%
Milton	MA	38%
Ocean Pines	MD	21%
South Portland	ME	21%
Beverly Hills	MI	16%
Mendota Heights	MN	16%
Shrewsbury	MO	21%
Southaven	MS	17%
Helena	MT	17%
Masonboro	NC	15%
Grand Forks	ND	8%
Nebraska City	NE	14%
Atkinson	NH	23%
Gloucester City	NJ	34%
Ruidoso	NM	14%
Pahrump	NV	15%
Pearl River	NY	38%
Rocky River	OH	21%
Henryetta	OK	16%
Grants Pass	OR	15%
Collingdale	PA	35%
Narragansett	RI	25%
Socastee	SC	15%
Sturgis	SD	12%
Lenoir City	TN	18%
Briar	TX	20%
Summit Park	UT	9%
Falls Church	VA	15%
Rutland	VT	20%
Clarkston	WA	16%
Prairie du Chien	WI	17%
Elkins	WV	21%
Gillette	WY	14%

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