We might all be Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but the reality is only 5.7% of Orleans Parish residents have Irish ancestry, according to the U.S. Census.
The big picture: The United States had an average Irish ancestry of 9.5% in 2022.
New England and New York have significantly higher numbers, while Southern states are the least Irish.
Zoom in: St. Tammany Parish has one of the higher concentrations of Irish descendants in the state (13.2%), the data shows.
West Carroll Parish is the most Irish at 18.3%. Livingston, Concordia, Jackson, Winn and Caldwell parishes are all above 10% too.
Jefferson Parish came in at 7.4%.
St. James Parish is the least Irish at 1.3%, the data shows.