Largest white Catholic ancestry group by state

[King of Kensington]

Obviously there's no hard data so here's a guess starting with the Northeast and Midwest regions.

ME, NH, VT - French/French Canadian
MA - Irish
RI - Italian
CT - Italian
NY - Italian
NJ - Italian
PA - Irish
OH - German (?)
MI - Polish
IN - German
IL - Polish (maybe Irish)
WI - German
MN - German
IA - German
MO - German
ND - German
SD - German
NE - German
KS - German

[Ebsy]

MO- Probably German or Irish.

[Del Tachi]

Louisiana and Mississippi are probably French. 

[Green Line]

I think Illinois is either Irish or German.  There are a lot of Poles in certain parts of the Chicago metro, but you can find Irish and Germans everywhere in the state.  And most of the heavily polish ethnic areas in Chicago are also heavily Irish.

[rob in cal]

   Wonder if PA would be pretty close among Germans and Irish.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

#BRTriggereD

NH is probably actually Irish.

[Hatman 🍁]

The French in Maine are very different from the French in Louisiana...

Remember that LePage is 100% French Canadian. His first language is even French.

[King of Kensington]

Wonder if PA would be pretty close among Germans and Irish.

I doubt it.  German ancestry in PA is mostly from the colonial era and colonial era Germans were virtually all Protestant.  Italians would be the second largest ancestry group among PA Catholics.

[jimrtex]

The French in Maine are very different from the French in Louisiana...

Remember that LePage is 100% French Canadian. His first language is even French.

Bobby Jindal is Catholic.

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

KY is probably German.

[Hatman 🍁]

The French in Maine are very different from the French in Louisiana...

Remember that LePage is 100% French Canadian. His first language is even French.

Bobby Jindal is Catholic.

Ahh, but Piyush's parents were Hindus.

[King of Kensington]

Data on ancestry and religion is scattered and hard to come by.  From what I've read from various sources, maybe 20% of those of German ancestry are Catholic.  Irish are something like one third Catholic, but with a big regional variation.  Irish in the South are overwhelmingly Protestant, Irish in New York and New England are predominantly Catholic.

[White Trash]

I think Vermont has more Irish Catholics than French Catholics.

[they don't love you like i love you]

#BRTriggereD

NH is probably actually Irish.

Why? It's not like I dispute that Catholics exist.

[DINGO Joe]

Louisiana and Mississippi are probably French. 

Mississippi might be Italian.  Metro New Orleans might even have more Italian Catholics than French.

[King of Kensington]

I think Vermont has more Irish Catholics than French Catholics.

French/French Canadian ancestry is more reported than Irish ancestry.  Is there reason to believe that Irish Vermonters retain Catholicism at a higher rate?

NH, the most French Canadian state in 1930, may be more Irish Catholic though now because of the growth of Boston exurbia.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

#BRTriggereD

NH is probably actually Irish.

Why? It's not like I dispute that Catholics exist.

Relax, I'm just joshing you.

[TDAS04]

In Hawaii, it's possibly Portuguese.

[TDAS04]

What about Maryland?

[King of Kensington]

What about Maryland?

Hard to say.  Irish maybe?

[TJ in Oregon]

Ohio is definitely German. Sure Cleveland has very few Germans, but the majority of the Catholics in pretty much the entire rest of the state are German.

Wisconsin is also definitely German but that's extraordinarily obvious.

[Young Conservative]

Louisiana and Mississippi are probably certainly French. 

[White Trash]

Louisiana and Mississippi are probably French. 

Mississippi might be Italian.  Metro New Orleans might even have more Italian Catholics than French.

All of NOLA has more French Catholics than Italian Catholics by far. Mississippi is also certainly French.

[DINGO Joe]

Louisiana and Mississippi are probably French. 

Mississippi might be Italian.  Metro New Orleans might even have more Italian Catholics than French.

All of NOLA has more French Catholics than Italian Catholics by far. Mississippi is also certainly French.

I've lived here for 30 of the last 35 years and if the Italians aren't more numerous than the French, they are certainly more noticeable.

[White Trash]

Louisiana and Mississippi are probably French. 

Mississippi might be Italian.  Metro New Orleans might even have more Italian Catholics than French.

All of NOLA has more French Catholics than Italian Catholics by far. Mississippi is also certainly French.

I've lived here for 30 of the last 35 years and if the Italians aren't more numerous than the French, they are certainly more noticeable.

Not sure if you're referring to Mississippi or New Orleans. But if it's the latter, I can say that the Italians make themselves much more known and open about their heritage than your average coonass. But if you just look at an average surname on any of the church registries, you're going to think you took a wrong turn and ended up in Marseilles.