RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest Irish population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2024 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. The median across all 133 is 8.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Nelson County, VA, up 101 places to #8.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲3Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43917.1%−0.1 pts

02▲3Lexington, VAVA7,76916.2%+0.7 pts

03▼2Falls Church, VAVA15,15915.8%+1.5 pts

04▼2Orange County, VAVA40,08315.0%−0.3 pts

05▲19Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.6%−0.1 pts

06▲19Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.5%−1.8 pts

07▲8Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.3%+3.8 pts

08▲101Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.9%+1.9 pts

09▼3Warren County, VAVA42,74013.7%−0.1 pts

10▲4Arlington County, VAVA243,93113.6%+0.1 pts

11▲8Fauquier County, VAVA76,50313.3%−1.9 pts

12▲17New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.3%+0.3 pts

13▲50Bland County, VAVA6,15113.3%+1.1 pts

14▲18Winchester, VAVA28,27213.0%+2.7 pts

15▼8Wise County, VAVA34,82413.0%+1.2 pts

16▼5Madison County, VAVA14,23712.9%−3.5 pts

17▲41Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.6%0.0 pts

18▼8Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.6%−1.5 pts

19▲23Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97512.4%+0.9 pts

20▼11James City County, VAVA83,32612.4%−1.3 pts

21▼13King George County, VAVA29,64612.2%−1.2 pts

22▲38Staunton, VAVA26,80112.2%+3.5 pts

23▲14Giles County, VAVA16,56412.2%−0.5 pts

24▲35Albemarle County, VAVA118,35611.9%−0.8 pts

25▼4Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38811.9%−2.0 pts

26▼13Powhatan County, VAVA32,59111.9%+2.2 pts

27▲1Greene County, VAVA21,95811.5%+1.2 pts

28▲17Bedford County, VAVA83,05911.5%−0.1 pts

29▲2Alexandria, VAVA160,66211.3%−0.6 pts

30▲42Carroll County, VAVA29,29911.2%+2.0 pts

31▲4Highland County, VAVA2,31811.1%−2.3 pts

32▼5Bath County, VAVA4,07611.1%+3.3 pts

33▲74Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.0%+2.0 pts

34▼1York County, VAVA71,37411.0%−1.5 pts

35▲8Covington, VAVA5,68011.0%−0.3 pts

36▲2Botetourt County, VAVA34,14410.8%+1.8 pts

37▲2Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.7%−1.8 pts

38▼18Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.6%+1.2 pts

39▲13Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83910.5%+4.0 pts

40▼4Fairfax, VAVA26,77210.5%−3.1 pts

41▲7Goochland County, VAVA29,18710.4%+2.7 pts

42▼30Middlesex County, VAVA10,84110.3%−2.8 pts

43▲14Augusta County, VAVA78,94010.3%+1.6 pts

44▲6Caroline County, VAVA34,41310.3%−0.4 pts

45▲8Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.2%−2.6 pts

46▲66Cumberland County, VAVA10,35210.2%+2.6 pts

47▼17Gloucester County, VAVA40,09710.1%−4.0 pts

48▲17Roanoke County, VAVA97,15010.1%−2.9 pts

49▼33Lee County, VAVA21,6429.9%−2.2 pts

50▼24Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8399.9%−2.9 pts

51▲18Charlottesville, VAVA44,3889.8%+0.1 pts

52▼18Norton, VAVA3,4779.8%−5.1 pts

53▲9Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3939.8%−0.9 pts

54▲2Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349.7%−3.1 pts

55▼11Loudoun County, VAVA449,7499.7%−3.6 pts

56▲11Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.5%−1.2 pts

57▼2Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.5%−2.1 pts

58▲19Poquoson, VAVA13,2929.5%−5.7 pts

59▼42Bristol, VAVA16,4189.4%−1.3 pts

60▼9Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7159.3%−2.0 pts

61▼21Radford, VAVA17,2439.2%−7.0 pts

62▼40Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.1%−3.1 pts

63▼60Tazewell County, VAVA38,6358.8%−7.3 pts

64▼23Stafford County, VAVA170,8038.8%−2.9 pts

65▲25Salem, VAVA25,8168.8%−4.7 pts

66▼5Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7388.7%−3.1 pts

67▲1Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.7%−1.9 pts

68▲11Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1488.6%−2.5 pts

69▲2Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668.6%−4.7 pts

70▲26Richmond, VAVA237,2578.5%+1.9 pts

71▲16Roanoke, VAVA99,1118.4%−0.5 pts

72▼49Craig County, VAVA4,8008.3%−6.7 pts

73▲7Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218.3%−1.1 pts

74▲14Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.2%−3.5 pts

75▲24Buckingham County, VAVA17,1378.1%+5.4 pts

76▼27King and Queen County, VAVA6,7438.1%+0.7 pts

77▼2Lancaster County, VAVA10,9958.0%−2.5 pts

78▼2Smyth County, VAVA28,8828.0%−0.7 pts

79▼33King William County, VAVA19,6178.0%−0.8 pts

80▼26Washington County, VAVA53,8987.9%−5.6 pts

81Norfolk, VAVA231,0137.7%0.0 pts

82▲33Grayson County, VAVA15,2307.7%−2.1 pts

83▼5Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.7%−4.1 pts

84Henrico County, VAVA342,7757.6%−2.6 pts

85▲13Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.5%−2.0 pts

86▼68Alleghany County, VAVA14,5467.5%−6.2 pts

87▼40Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.5%−10.2 pts

88▼15Floyd County, VAVA15,7897.4%−5.6 pts

89▲4Prince George County, VAVA43,9367.3%−0.7 pts

90▼8Prince William County, VAVA502,9667.3%−3.2 pts

91▲30Accomack County, VAVA33,8597.3%−0.1 pts

92▼18Manassas, VAVA44,3327.3%−5.0 pts

93▼8Dickenson County, VAVA13,2367.2%−5.2 pts

94▲16Galax, VAVA6,6707.2%−2.3 pts

95▼25Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.2%−5.0 pts

96▲24Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8967.0%+1.2 pts

97▼8Rockingham County, VAVA89,3166.8%−0.4 pts

98▲8Amherst County, VAVA31,9626.8%−4.2 pts

99▼16Scott County, VAVA21,2006.6%−5.3 pts

100▲30Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726.4%−5.7 pts

101▼15Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906.4%−2.6 pts

102▼2Suffolk, VAVA104,6996.3%−1.6 pts

103▼9Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916.2%−1.4 pts

104▼3Lynchburg, VAVA81,3476.2%−4.5 pts

105▼41Richmond County, VAVA9,2946.1%−2.9 pts

106▲22Charles City County, VAVA6,6236.0%−0.6 pts

107▼12Charlotte County, VAVA11,4015.9%−0.4 pts

108▼11Newport News, VAVA183,2305.9%−2.0 pts

109▼7Southampton County, VAVA18,1105.8%−1.0 pts

110▼5Essex County, VAVA10,6545.7%−3.8 pts

111▲14Sussex County, VAVA10,7555.7%+1.0 pts

112▲1Hampton, VAVA137,3155.7%−0.8 pts

113▼9Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%−2.9 pts

114▼23Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.6%−1.4 pts

115▼7Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%−1.7 pts

116▲13Halifax County, VAVA33,4475.4%+0.7 pts

117▼25Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.4%−4.1 pts

118▼15Russell County, VAVA25,3325.4%−6.4 pts

119▼5Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475.0%−1.8 pts

120▼3Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.9%−2.6 pts

121▲6Martinsville, VAVA13,8494.9%−2.4 pts

122▼56Page County, VAVA23,7624.8%−4.6 pts

123▼4Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.8%−3.9 pts

124▼13Surry County, VAVA6,6034.5%−1.8 pts

125▼2Danville, VAVA41,6474.5%−2.1 pts

126Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.7%−1.4 pts

127▼5Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.6%−1.4 pts

128▼12Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.3%+1.5 pts

129▲2Franklin, VAVA8,4783.3%−0.9 pts

130▼6Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.2%−3.9 pts

131▼13Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.0%−6.3 pts

132▲1Emporia, VAVA5,4472.6%−1.3 pts

133▼1Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.8%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES