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2023’s Most Irish Cities in America
Staff Report
Friday, March 10th, 2023
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Most Irish Cities
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Rank
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City
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1
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New York, NY
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2
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Chicago, IL
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3
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Boston, MA
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4
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Philadelphia, PA
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5
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San Francisco, CA
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6
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Pittsburgh, PA
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7
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Denver, CO
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8
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San Diego, CA
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9
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Seattle, WA
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10
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Omaha, NE
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Least Irish Cities
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Rank
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City
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1
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Hialeah, FL
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2
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Laredo, TX
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3
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Brownsville, TX
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4
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Newark, NJ
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5
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Paterson, NJ
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6
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Jackson, MS
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7
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Miramar, FL
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8
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McAllen, TX
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9
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Birmingham, AL
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10
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Montgomery, AL
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Highlights:
- It’s Paddy Time in New York: The Big (Green) Apple is our Most Irish City this year, leaving our previous gold medalist, Boston, green with envy.
How did New York riverdance its way to the top spot? The city dominated three out of four categories and finished just behind Chicago in Cultural Enrichment — despite Irish Americans making up a tiny fraction, 4.4%, of the city’s total population.
- An Unlikely Paddy Destination: While the biggest U.S. cities traditionally put on the largest and most popular St. Patrick’s Day parades, there’s one other city in the Heartland that can indulge the party animal in you.
At No. 50 overall, Wichita, Kansas, is a pot of gold when it comes to St. Pat’s celebrations, ranking No. 9 in this metric. This might come as a surprise, but Kansas’ connection to Ireland stretches back centuries. Most immigrants to Kansas arrived from Ireland in 1870. And the Kansas Jayhawk? The men’s…
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Read the full article here
