In NH (Almost) Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day

We are No. 2, which may simply mean we try harder when it comes to celebrating St. Patrick's Day. And by No. 2, we mean that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, New Hampshire has the second-most Irish ancestry of all the 50 states, at 21.5 percent.

There are some fun facts at the Census Bureau site, as well as the history of Irish immigrants in NH, which we've uploaded here as a pdf via NHHistory.org.

For the record, Massachusetts is No. 1, of course – but only by 1.2 percent. And if you can't guess, Hawaii is dead last, at No. 50.

Here's the rundown:

State                  Population               Irish Ancestry       Irish Ancestry%

Massachusetts    6,587,536                  1,497,791                22.7%
New Hampshire  1,318,194                     282,974                21.5%
Vermont                626,431                     117,248                18.7%
Rhode Island      1,051,302                     194,897                18.5%
Delaware               907,135                     164,055                18.1%
Maine                  1,328,188                     236,935                17.8%
Pennsylvania     12,742,886                  2,237,751                17.6%
Connecticut         3,580,709                     584,469                16.3%
New Jersey          8,821,155                  1,315,271                14.9%
Montana                 998,199                     147,314                14.8%
West Virginia      1,855,364                     271,187                 14.6%
Iowa                   3,062,309                     443,343                 14.5%
Nebraska            1,842,641                     263,596                 14.3%
Ohio                 11,544,951                    1,584,384                13.7%
Wyoming              568,158                         77,641                13.7%
Missouri             6,010,688                       816,672                13.6%
New York         19,465,197                    2,504,641                12.9%
Kansas               2,871,238                       362,847                12.6%
Kentucky            4,369,356                       548,626               12.6%
Colorado             5,116,796                       637,444              12.5%
Oklahoma            3,791,508                      466,895               12.3%
Oregon                3,871,859                       474,954               12.3%
Illinois               12,869,259                    1,577,874               12.3%
Indiana                6,516,922                       766,334              11.8%
Washington         6,830,038                       802,443              11.7%
Maryland              5,828,289                      682,328              11.7%
Arkansas              2,937,979                       342,346             11.7%
South Dakota           824,082                       94,094             11.4%
Wisconsin             5,711,767                      644,550            11.3%
Tennessee            6,403,353                       720,823            11.3%
Michigan               9,876,187                    1,104,913            11.2%
Alaska                     722,718                          77,544           10.7%
Minnesota             5,344,861                       573,204           10.7%
Virginia                 8,096,604                       842,998           10.4%
Idaho                    1,584,985                       161,737           10.2%
Florida                19,057,542                     1,869,199             9.8%
Arizona                 6,482,505                        630,490             9.7%
Nevada                 2,723,322                        264,431             9.7%
South Carolina      4,679,230                        450,549             9.6%
Mississippi           2,978,512                         278,981              9.4%
Alabama               4,802,740                        447,735              9.3%
North Carolina      9,656,401                        857,850              8.9%
North Dakota           683,932                         56,225               8.2%
Georgia                 9,815,210                        794,271              8.1%
Louisiana              4,574,836                        350,389              7.7%
Texas                  25,674,681                      1,889,836             7.4%
California            37,691,912                      2,598,503             6.9%
Washington DC        617,996                          40,177              6.5%
New Mexico          2,082,224                         133,041             6.4%
Utah                      2,817,222                         174,070             6.2%
Hawaii                   1,374,810                           62,677            4.6%
           
TOTAL                311,591,919                     34,520,547           11.1%
           
           
Source: Census Bureau 2011 American Community Survey           
http://1.usa.gov/WzKcQd