Maria Walsh· PPE

Underestimated

3.7 million people who identify as Irish are legally American citizens.

Omissions

• The MEP may have confused total Irish-American population with another metric, such as Irish-born immigrants (which is approximately 112,000) or those holding dual Irish-American citizenship
• The claim does not specify the time period, but the most recent available data from the 2020 Census shows 38.6 million, which is the figure that should be used for comparison

Sources

• PrimaryU.S. Census Bureau - 2020 Census White Population DataIrish (38.6 million) were among the largest ancestry groups among those who identified as White alone or in combination
• PrimaryU.S. Census Bureau - Irish American Heritage Month 2023Official statistics on Irish-Americans from the Census Bureau