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What nationality makes up the largest per capita population in Butte?

  • German

  • Italian

  • Irish

  • Chinese

Answer

As of 2017, Butte has the largest population of Irish Americans per capita of any city in the United States. This is largely due to the waves of immigrants who came to work in the mines during the city's boom years.
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