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Highest Irish population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43917.1%–

02Lexington, VAVA7,76916.2%–

03Falls Church, VAVA15,15915.8%–

04Orange County, VAVA40,08315.0%–

05Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.6%–

06Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.5%–

07Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.3%–

08Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.9%–

09Warren County, VAVA42,74013.7%–

10Arlington County, VAVA243,93113.6%–

11Fauquier County, VAVA76,50313.3%–

12New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.3%–

13Bland County, VAVA6,15113.3%–

14Winchester, VAVA28,27213.0%–

15Wise County, VAVA34,82413.0%–

16Madison County, VAVA14,23712.9%–

17Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.6%–

18Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.6%–

19Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97512.4%–

20James City County, VAVA83,32612.4%–

21King George County, VAVA29,64612.2%–

22Staunton, VAVA26,80112.2%–

23Giles County, VAVA16,56412.2%–

24Albemarle County, VAVA118,35611.9%–

25Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38811.9%–

26Powhatan County, VAVA32,59111.9%–

27Greene County, VAVA21,95811.5%–

28Bedford County, VAVA83,05911.5%–

29Alexandria, VAVA160,66211.3%–

30Carroll County, VAVA29,29911.2%–

31Highland County, VAVA2,31811.1%–

32Bath County, VAVA4,07611.1%–

33Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.0%–

34York County, VAVA71,37411.0%–

35Covington, VAVA5,68011.0%–

36Botetourt County, VAVA34,14410.8%–

37Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.7%–

38Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.6%–

39Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83910.5%–

40Fairfax, VAVA26,77210.5%–

41Goochland County, VAVA29,18710.4%–

42Middlesex County, VAVA10,84110.3%–

43Augusta County, VAVA78,94010.3%–

44Caroline County, VAVA34,41310.3%–

45Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.2%–

46Cumberland County, VAVA10,35210.2%–

47Gloucester County, VAVA40,09710.1%–

48Roanoke County, VAVA97,15010.1%–

49Lee County, VAVA21,6429.9%–

50Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8399.9%–

51Charlottesville, VAVA44,3889.8%–

52Norton, VAVA3,4779.8%–

53Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3939.8%–

54Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349.7%–

55Loudoun County, VAVA449,7499.7%–

56Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.5%–

57Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.5%–

58Poquoson, VAVA13,2929.5%–

59Bristol, VAVA16,4189.4%–

60Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7159.3%–

61Radford, VAVA17,2439.2%–

62Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.1%–

63Tazewell County, VAVA38,6358.8%–

64Stafford County, VAVA170,8038.8%–

65Salem, VAVA25,8168.8%–

66Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7388.7%–

67Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.7%–

68Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1488.6%–

69Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668.6%–

70Richmond, VAVA237,2578.5%–

71Roanoke, VAVA99,1118.4%–

72Craig County, VAVA4,8008.3%–

73Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218.3%–

74Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.2%–

75Buckingham County, VAVA17,1378.1%–

76King and Queen County, VAVA6,7438.1%–

77Lancaster County, VAVA10,9958.0%–

78Smyth County, VAVA28,8828.0%–

79King William County, VAVA19,6178.0%–

80Washington County, VAVA53,8987.9%–

81Norfolk, VAVA231,0137.7%–

82Grayson County, VAVA15,2307.7%–

83Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.7%–

84Henrico County, VAVA342,7757.6%–

85Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.5%–

86Alleghany County, VAVA14,5467.5%–

87Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.5%–

88Floyd County, VAVA15,7897.4%–

89Prince George County, VAVA43,9367.3%–

90Prince William County, VAVA502,9667.3%–

91Accomack County, VAVA33,8597.3%–

92Manassas, VAVA44,3327.3%–

93Dickenson County, VAVA13,2367.2%–

94Galax, VAVA6,6707.2%–

95Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.2%–

96Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8967.0%–

97Rockingham County, VAVA89,3166.8%–

98Amherst County, VAVA31,9626.8%–

99Scott County, VAVA21,2006.6%–

100Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726.4%–

101Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906.4%–

102Suffolk, VAVA104,6996.3%–

103Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916.2%–

104Lynchburg, VAVA81,3476.2%–

105Richmond County, VAVA9,2946.1%–

106Charles City County, VAVA6,6236.0%–

107Charlotte County, VAVA11,4015.9%–

108Newport News, VAVA183,2305.9%–

109Southampton County, VAVA18,1105.8%–

110Essex County, VAVA10,6545.7%–

111Sussex County, VAVA10,7555.7%–

112Hampton, VAVA137,3155.7%–

113Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%–

114Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.6%–

115Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%–

116Halifax County, VAVA33,4475.4%–

117Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.4%–

118Russell County, VAVA25,3325.4%–

119Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475.0%–

120Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.9%–

121Martinsville, VAVA13,8494.9%–

122Page County, VAVA23,7624.8%–

123Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.8%–

124Surry County, VAVA6,6034.5%–

125Danville, VAVA41,6474.5%–

126Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.7%–

127Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.6%–

128Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.3%–

129Franklin, VAVA8,4783.3%–

130Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.2%–

131Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.0%–

132Emporia, VAVA5,4472.6%–

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES