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Axios New Orleans

New Orleans loves St. Patrick's Day, but it's not very Irish

New Orleans

Choropelth map showing U.S. Irish ancestry by county, as a 2020-2024 average. The national average was 9.4%. Nearly every county in  New England and New York reported above 12%. Southern states had  the least, with places like El Paso County, Texas with 2.2%.

Share of people reporting Irish ancestry ☘️ 

Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Map: Axios Visuals

Axios Pittsburgh

🇮🇪 Mapped: Our Irish roots

Pittsburgh

Axios Chicago

Axios What's Next

How much a babysitter will cost you in Chicago

Chicago

Average babysitting rates in 2025

Data: UrbanSitter; Note: Metro areas sorted by average rate for 2 children; Chart: Axios Visuals 

Axios Hill Leaders

MAP: See where a blue wave would swipe the most GOP seats

National

A cartogram of U.S. congressional districts showing how party overperformance and redistricting could affect the 2026 midterms.

2025-12-19-dem-overperformance

Data: The Downballot and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

Veterans Day events planned in New Orleans

A choropleth map of U.S. states showing the estimated share of adult civilians who are veterans in 2024. Nationally, 5.9% of adults are veterans. The share is highest in Alaska, with 9.9%, and lowest in D.C., with 3.1%.

Veterans' share of population, 2024

Kavya Beheraj

Stories

New Orleans loves St. Patrick's Day, but it's not very Irish

🇮🇪 Mapped: Our Irish roots

How much a babysitter will cost you in Chicago

MAP: See where a blue wave would swipe the most GOP seats

Veterans Day events planned in New Orleans