| Credits |
1980 Census
Total Irish-born, 1980 U.S. Census: 197,817
Irish-born by selected city, 1980 U.S. Census:
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New York City & Long Island |
65,753 |
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Boston |
18,668 |
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Chicago |
15,578 |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
6,653 |
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Washington, DC area |
2,090 |
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TOTAL: 108,742 |
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No. of Irish-born by selected state, 1980 U.S. Census:
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Republic of Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
Total Irish-born |
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State |
66,639 |
3,418 |
66,980 |
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NY-NJ SMSA |
52,496 |
2,166 |
54,662 |
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Long Island |
10,296 |
795 |
11,091 |
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State |
23,155 |
1,007 |
24,162 |
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Boston |
18,029 |
639 |
18,668 |
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State |
15,449 |
857 |
16,306 |
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Chicago |
14,792 |
786 |
15,578 |
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State |
19,297 |
3,350 |
22,647 |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
6,103 |
550 |
6,653 |
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DC |
338 |
33 |
371 |
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DC-MD-VA SMSA |
1,784 |
306 |
2,090 |
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source: U.S. Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce