Irish Population in Kansas by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Irish population in Kansas totals 323,235, with representation in every incorporated city included in this analysis. Leading communities are found in Wichita (38,982), followed by Overland Park (27,725) and Olathe (17,198), reflecting a strong urban presence. Despite this broad municipal footprint, the statewide count exceeds the combined city totals - suggesting that many Irish residents may live in unincorporated areas or towns below the population threshold used here. The analysis below explores how Irish communities are distributed across Kansas and how this compares with broader patterns nationwide.

Top 5 cities with the largest Irish population in Kansas

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  • 1
    Wichita
    Irish population in Wichita is 38,982
    9.83% of Wichita population is Irish
  • 2
    Overland Park
    Irish population in Overland Park is 27,725
    14.06% of Overland Park population is Irish
  • 3
    Olathe
    Irish population in Olathe is 17,198
    11.97% of Olathe population is Irish
  • 4
    Lawrence
    Irish population in Lawrence is 12,764
    13.37% of Lawrence population is Irish
  • 5
    Topeka
    Irish population in Topeka is 12,146
    9.63% of Topeka population is Irish

Overview of Irish population in Kansas

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey show Kansas contains 323,235 Irish residents (11% of 2.9 million total state population), positioning the state at the 41st percentile nationally among U.S. states for Irish population concentrations.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Kansas's Irish population of 11% exceeds the national average of 9.4% by a factor of 1.2.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey document Kansas's 323,235 Irish residents constitute 1% of the nation's total Irish population of 31.2 million, providing the state with a measurable but modest share of the national demographic community.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Kansas's density of 4 Irish Americans per square mile remains below the national average of 8.8 per square mile, indicating relatively sparse distribution compared to national demographic concentrations.
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271 Cities in Kansas Ranked by Irish Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Irish populations across all incorporated cities in Kansas, with no cities recording zero residents identified as Americans of Irish birth or descent. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Kansas ranked by Irish population count
Rank by Irish Population
City
Irish Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Kansas Irish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Wichita 38,982 9.83% 12.06%
2 Overland Park 27,725 14.06% 8.58%
3 Olathe 17,198 11.97% 5.32%
4 Lawrence 12,764 13.37% 3.95%
5 Topeka 12,146 9.63% 3.76%
6 Kansas City 10,614 6.86% 3.28%
7 Shawnee 7,748 11.36% 2.40%
8 7,694 13.27% 2.38%
9 6,720 19.86% 2.08%
10 5,917 10.97% 1.83%
11 5,284 11.38% 1.63%
12 4,463 11.20% 1.38%
13 4,427 19.30% 1.37%
14 3,214 8.65% 0.99%
15 3,072 12.79% 0.95%
16 2,956 11.46% 0.91%
17 2,608 12.66% 0.81%
18 2,515 11.93% 0.78%
19 2,473 10.26% 0.77%
20 1,930 12.45% 0.60%
21 1,908 15.10% 0.59%
22 1,776 16.09% 0.55%
23 1,743 13.53% 0.54%
24 1,667 16.79% 0.52%
25 1,663 15.41% 0.51%
26 1,656 13.91% 0.51%
27 1,621 5.83% 0.50%
28 1,590 8.62% 0.49%
29 1,298 11.06% 0.40%
30 1,266 22.24% 0.39%
31 1,203 5.36% 0.37%
32 1,193 4.31% 0.37%
33 1,182 15.65% 0.37%
34 1,167 10.39% 0.36%
35 1,137 17.95% 0.35%
36 1,118 18.52% 0.35%
37 1,108 16.29% 0.34%
38 1,098 12.63% 0.34%
39 1,094 12.92% 0.34%
40 1,059 18.40% 0.33%
41 978 6.70% 0.30%
42 942 10.18% 0.29%
43 941 10.75% 0.29%
44 926 22.17% 0.29%
45 905 6.48% 0.28%
46 886 18.77% 0.27%
47 880 11.38% 0.27%
48 860 13.11% 0.27%
49 848 14.55% 0.26%
50 830 8.75% 0.26%
51 800 11.07% 0.25%
52 775 15.88% 0.24%
53 774 6.96% 0.24%
54 767 10.04% 0.24%
55 746 13.90% 0.23%
56 742 14.74% 0.23%
57 738 13.77% 0.23%
58 737 11.43% 0.23%
59 673 11.24% 0.21%
60 669 13.20% 0.21%
61 667 19.73% 0.21%
62 662 7.41% 0.20%
63 657 18.48% 0.20%
64 624 22.67% 0.19%
65 606 7.02% 0.19%
66 537 9.96% 0.17%
67 535 2.80% 0.17%
68 516 12.16% 0.16%
69 475 16.99% 0.15%
70 464 6.01% 0.14%
71 460 11.09% 0.14%
72 454 12.75% 0.14%
73 447 10.27% 0.14%
74 443 16.37% 0.14%
75 436 13.53% 0.13%
76 435 14.99% 0.13%
77 430 26.93% 0.13%
78 429 12.68% 0.13%
79 426 13.31% 0.13%
80 416 17.88% 0.13%
81 415 12.47% 0.13%
82 403 6.93% 0.12%
83 399 12.88% 0.12%
84 394 4.55% 0.12%
85 392 10.11% 0.12%
86 371 9.60% 0.11%
86 371 11.81% 0.11%
87 369 12.29% 0.11%
88 359 15.05% 0.11%
89 354 12.06% 0.11%
90 350 12.94% 0.11%
91 342 8.65% 0.11%
92 338 16.06% 0.10%
93 325 25.51% 0.10%
94 317 12.50% 0.10%
95 315 12.94% 0.10%
96 311 14.50% 0.10%
97 305 8.91% 0.09%
98 300 7.38% 0.09%
99 295 12.77% 0.09%
100 288 18.97% 0.09%
101 285 15.40% 0.09%
102 284 7.53% 0.09%
102 284 6.75% 0.09%
103 282 9.98% 0.09%
104 280 10.71% 0.09%
105 277 13.61% 0.09%
106 267 16.40% 0.08%
107 254 12.40% 0.08%
108 252 18.52% 0.08%
109 251 10.09% 0.08%
109 251 8.85% 0.08%
110 248 13.49% 0.08%
111 238 10.48% 0.07%
112 232 19.58% 0.07%
112 232 11.95% 0.07%
113 230 10.32% 0.07%
113 230 5.40% 0.07%
114 227 11.29% 0.07%
115 226 14.86% 0.07%
116 220 10.98% 0.07%
117 218 15.94% 0.07%
118 211 14.20% 0.07%
119 207 14.28% 0.06%
120 206 9.69% 0.06%
120 206 11.64% 0.06%
121 204 18.87% 0.06%
122 199 17.60% 0.06%
123 197 11.37% 0.06%
124 196 20.81% 0.06%
125 195 13.60% 0.06%
126 192 19.90% 0.06%
126 192 9.09% 0.06%
127 190 12.99% 0.06%
128 189 8.79% 0.06%
129 187 7.03% 0.06%
130 184 18.13% 0.06%
131 179 10.24% 0.06%
132 178 14.31% 0.06%
133 177 18.77% 0.05%
134 175 11.49% 0.05%
135 171 10.58% 0.05%
135 171 4.56% 0.05%
136 166 9.40% 0.05%
137 165 7.79% 0.05%
138 163 13.69% 0.05%
139 162 6.76% 0.05%
140 161 12.79% 0.05%
141 160 12.23% 0.05%
142 159 7.46% 0.05%
143 158 8.08% 0.05%
144 156 21.34% 0.05%
144 156 15.65% 0.05%
144 156 14.38% 0.05%
145 155 8.67% 0.05%
146 154 14.15% 0.05%
147 153 12.64% 0.05%
148 151 9.53% 0.05%
149 150 7.14% 0.05%
150 149 11.37% 0.05%
150 149 11.31% 0.05%
150 149 5.49% 0.05%
151 148 16.12% 0.05%
152 147 18.42% 0.05%
152 147 10.64% 0.05%
153 144 15.25% 0.04%
154 143 16.03% 0.04%
155 142 16.40% 0.04%
156 141 8.26% 0.04%
156 141 12.24% 0.04%
157 140 10.04% 0.04%
157 140 11.68% 0.04%
158 139 14.24% 0.04%
158 139 8.17% 0.04%
159 136 11.63% 0.04%
159 136 8.85% 0.04%
159 136 17.92% 0.04%
160 135 11.88% 0.04%
161 133 8.89% 0.04%
162 132 6.17% 0.04%
163 130 16.95% 0.04%
164 129 11.01% 0.04%
165 128 8.26% 0.04%
166 127 12.13% 0.04%
166 127 12.51% 0.04%
166 127 14.25% 0.04%
167 126 19.66% 0.04%
168 125 12.55% 0.04%
168 125 15.49% 0.04%
168 125 18.38% 0.04%
168 125 12.12% 0.04%
169 123 8.86% 0.04%
169 123 18.14% 0.04%
169 123 16.14% 0.04%
170 122 10.64% 0.04%
171 117 17.59% 0.04%
172 116 6.58% 0.04%
172 116 14.61% 0.04%
173 115 5.56% 0.04%
174 114 21.59% 0.04%
175 113 6.27% 0.04%
176 111 9.38% 0.03%
177 106 8.12% 0.03%
178 105 9.85% 0.03%
178 105 8.28% 0.03%
178 105 14.04% 0.03%
179 103 7.68% 0.03%
179 103 12.89% 0.03%
180 101 15.14% 0.03%
181 99 14.08% 0.03%
181 99 9.39% 0.03%
182 95 10.87% 0.03%
182 95 15.45% 0.03%
183 94 15.69% 0.03%
184 93 6.37% 0.03%
185 92 11.07% 0.03%
186 90 6.32% 0.03%
187 89 9.42% 0.03%
188 87 10.39% 0.03%
188 87 9.56% 0.03%
189 86 9.11% 0.03%
190 85 7.79% 0.03%
190 85 8.94% 0.03%
191 84 13.73% 0.03%
191 84 10.17% 0.03%
191 84 7.53% 0.03%
192 82 10.29% 0.03%
193 81 11.52% 0.03%
193 81 9.75% 0.03%
193 81 4.75% 0.03%
193 81 8.15% 0.03%
194 80 3.10% 0.02%
194 80 5.73% 0.02%
195 78 6.55% 0.02%
196 77 9.55% 0.02%
197 75 12.44% 0.02%
198 73 8.15% 0.02%
199 72 11.48% 0.02%
199 72 6.08% 0.02%
199 72 10.24% 0.02%
200 69 10.15% 0.02%
201 67 8.89% 0.02%
202 66 6.63% 0.02%
202 66 8.59% 0.02%
202 66 5.29% 0.02%
203 65 9.39% 0.02%
204 64 13.09% 0.02%
205 63 3.81% 0.02%
206 60 11.56% 0.02%
207 59 9.26% 0.02%
208 58 10.49% 0.02%
209 57 7.12% 0.02%
209 57 6.40% 0.02%
210 56 12.90% 0.02%
211 55 6.67% 0.02%
212 52 6.84% 0.02%
212 52 7.84% 0.02%
213 51 9.31% 0.02%
213 51 10.06% 0.02%
214 50 6.08% 0.02%
215 49 6.28% 0.02%
215 49 5.44% 0.02%
216 42 3.98% 0.01%
217 39 7.05% 0.01%
217 39 6.13% 0.01%
218 37 4.34% 0.01%
219 36 5.75% 0.01%
220 34 6.28% 0.01%
221 15 2.84% 0.00%
222 12 0.96% 0.00%
222 12 1.37% 0.00%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Kansas by their Irish population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Irish population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Irish ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Irish alone, while others identify as Irish along with another race (such as Irish and German).
  • We’ve used the “Irish alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Irish population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Irish alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Irish .
  2. % of Total Kansas Irish Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Irish population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Irish populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Irish population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Irish populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.