Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 229.94K people in Nebraska with Irish ancestry (11.78% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Chalco CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (15.06%), followed by La Vista city (13.67%), and Papillion city (13.05%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nebraska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Chalco CDP
La Vista city
Papillion city
Omaha city
North Platte city
Kearney city
Scottsbluff city
Bellevue city
Lincoln city
Beatrice city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Chalco CDP 15.06
2 La Vista city 13.67
3 Papillion city 13.05
4 Omaha city 12.95
5 North Platte city 12.93
6 Kearney city 12.13
7 Scottsbluff city 11.83
8 Bellevue city 11.68
9 Lincoln city 11.47
10 Beatrice city 11.14
11 Fremont city 10.66
12 Hastings city 10.00
13 Norfolk city 9.53
14 Columbus city 7.62
15 Grand Island city 7.57
16 South Sioux City city 7.09
17 Lexington city 2.81