(COLORADO) — People across Colorado have been showing their Irish pride at St. Patrick's Day Parades, donning leprechaun hats and painting shamrocks on their faces. But how Irish is Colorado? According to information compiled by CanadaSportsBetting.ca, over one in 10, Coloradans claim Irish anc estry, and the state ranks #29 among states and provinces with the most Irish descendants in North America. The top Irish county in Colorado is El Paso County, with over 2,000 more Irish descendants than the next runner-up, Jefferson County. RankCountyIrish Population1El Paso County28,3822Jefferson County25,9963Denver County25,1904Arapahoe County21,9155Douglas County15,7236Larimer County15,1927Adams County14,6568Boulder County12,4869Weld County10,79410Mesa County6,883Data compiled by CanadaSportsBetting.ca from Census Massachusetts has the largest Irish population in the U.S. with 18.8% of the population, followed by Rhode Island with 16.66%. ...read more read less