Mar 15, 2024 - News
Arizona's luck of the Irish
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Yavapai County is Arizona's most Irish county, according to Census data.
Zoom in: As of 2022, 14.2% of Yavapai County residents reported having Irish ancestry.
- Mohave County was second in the state with 12.2%.
- Gila County (11.7%) and Cochise County (9.9%) were the only other Arizona counties above the national average of 9.5%.
Between the lines: In Maricopa County, which has the majority of Arizona's population, 8.6% of people reported having Irish ancestry.
- That's a notch above the statewide percentage of 8.5, per the Census data.
- Maricopa County is also home to Phoenix's Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library.