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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Irish American Stats From US Census Bureau
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-17-2007/0004508070&EDATE=
Census Bureau Facts for Features: Irish-American Heritage
Month (March) and St. Patrick's Day (March 17) 2007
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
following 'Facts for Features' were released today by the
Census Bureau:
Originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who
introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century,
St. Patrick's Day has evolved into a celebration for all
things Irish. The world's first St. Patrick's Day parade
occurred on March 17, 1762, in New York City, featuring
Irish soldiers serving in the English military. President
Truman attended the parade in 1948, a proud moment for the
many Irish whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and
prejudice to find acceptance in America. Congress
proclaimed March as Irish- American Heritage Month in 1995,
and the president issues a proclamation each year.
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Population Distribution
34.7 million
Number of U.S. residents who claim Irish ancestry. This
number is almost nine times the population of Ireland
itself (4.2 million). Irish is the nation's second most
frequently reported ancestry, trailing only those of German
ancestry. (The ancestry estimates exclude people living in
group quarters.) (Source: 2005 American Community Survey
and http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/population/current/popmig.pdf)
24% Percent of Massachusetts residents who are of Irish
ancestry. This compares to a corresponding rate of 12
percent for the nation as a whole.
(Source: 2005 American Community Survey)
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Irish-Americans Today
31%
Percentage of people of Irish ancestry, 25 or older, who
had a bachelor's degree or more education. In addition, 91
percent of Irish-Americans in this age group had at least a
high school diploma. For the nation as a whole, the
corresponding rates were 27 percent and 84 percent.
(Source: 2005 American Community Survey) $51,937
Median income for households headed by an Irish-American
householder, higher than the $46,242 for all households. In
addition, 9 percent of people of Irish ancestry were in
poverty, lower than the rate of 13 percent for all
Americans. (Source: 2005 American Community Survey)
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39% Percentage of employed civilian Irish-Americans 16 or older
who work in management, professional and related
occupations. Additionally, 28 percent work in sales and
office occupations, 15 percent in service occupations, 10
percent in production, transportation and material moving
occupations and 9 percent in construction, extraction,
maintenance and repair occupations.
(Percentages add to more than 100 due to rounding.)
(Source: 2005 American Community Survey)
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72% Percentage of householders of Irish ancestry who own the
home in which they live, with the remainder renting. For
the nation as a whole, the homeownership rate was 67
percent. (Source: 2005 American Community Survey)
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Trade With the "Old Sod"
$23.8 billion
The value of U.S. imports from the Irish Republic during a
recent 10-month period (January-October 2006). Meanwhile,
the United States exported $6.9 billion worth of goods to
Ireland. http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
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Places to Spend the Day
4 Number of places in the United States named Shamrock, the
floral emblem of Ireland. Mount Gay-Shamrock, W.Va., and
Shamrock, Texas, were the most populous, with 2,623 and
1,841 residents, respectively. Shamrock Lakes, Ind., had
162 residents and Shamrock, Okla., 125. (Statistic for
Mount Gay-Shamrock is from Census 2000; the other
statistics in this paragraph are 2005 estimates.) (Source:
American FactFinder and http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/007001.html)
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9 Number of places in the United States that share the name
of Ireland's capital, Dublin. Since Census 2000, Dublin,
Calif., has surpassed Dublin, Ohio, as the most populous of
these places (39,328 compared with 34,964, respectively, as
of July 1, 2005). (Source: American FactFinder and
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/007001.html ) If you're still not into the spirit of St. Paddy's Day after
stopping by one of the places named "Shamrock" or "Dublin,"
then you might consider paying a visit to Emerald Isle,
N.C., with 3,686 residents. (Source:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/007001.html.)
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The Celebration
41.6 billion and 2.4 billion U.S. beef and cabbage production,
respectively, in pounds, in 2005.
Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patrick's Day
dish. The corned beef celebrants dine on may very well have
originated in Texas, which produced 7.3 billion pounds
worth of beef, while the cabbage most likely came from
California, which produced 466 million pounds worth, or New
York (456 million pounds).
http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp
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21.6 The number of gallons of beer consumed per capita by
Americans annually in 2004. On St. Patrick's Day, you may
be able to order green-dyed beer at one of the nation's
47,984 drinking places, some of which may be Irish pubs.
See Table 201, Statistical Abstract of the United States:
2007 http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html and http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/county_business_patterns/006985.html.
387 Number of breweries in 2004. The nation's breweries are the
source for the domestic beer that is often an integral part
of St. Paddy's Day celebrations.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/county_business_patterns/006985.html.
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$69 million Value of potted florist chrysanthemum sales at wholesale in
2005 for operations with $100,000 or more sales. Lime green
chrysanthemums are often requested for St. Patrick's Day
celebrations. http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp
Following is a list of observances typically covered by the
Census Bureau's Facts for Features series:
Editor's note: The preceding data were collected from a
variety of sources and may be subject to sampling
variability and other sources of error. Questions or
comments should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public
Information Office: telephone: 301-763-3030; fax: 301-457-
3762; or e-mail: pio@census.gov.
SOURCE Census Bureau
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