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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43917.1%−0.1 pts

02Lexington, VAVA7,76916.2%+0.7 pts

03Falls Church, VAVA15,15915.8%+1.5 pts

04Orange County, VAVA40,08315.0%−0.3 pts

05Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.6%−0.1 pts

06Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.5%−1.8 pts

07Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.3%+3.8 pts

08Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.9%+1.9 pts

09Warren County, VAVA42,74013.7%−0.1 pts

10Arlington County, VAVA243,93113.6%+0.1 pts

11Fauquier County, VAVA76,50313.3%−1.9 pts

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

13Bland County, VAVA6,15113.3%+1.1 pts

14Winchester, VAVA28,27213.0%+2.7 pts

15Wise County, VAVA34,82413.0%+1.2 pts

16Madison County, VAVA14,23712.9%−3.5 pts

17Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.6%−0.0 pts

18Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.6%−1.5 pts

19Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97512.4%+0.9 pts

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

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

22Staunton, VAVA26,80112.2%+3.5 pts

23Giles County, VAVA16,56412.2%−0.5 pts

24Albemarle County, VAVA118,35611.9%−0.8 pts

25Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38811.9%−2.0 pts

26Powhatan County, VAVA32,59111.9%+2.2 pts

27Greene County, VAVA21,95811.5%+1.2 pts

28Bedford County, VAVA83,05911.5%−0.1 pts

29Alexandria, VAVA160,66211.3%−0.6 pts

30Carroll County, VAVA29,29911.2%+2.0 pts

31Highland County, VAVA2,31811.1%−2.3 pts

32Bath County, VAVA4,07611.1%+3.3 pts

33Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.0%+2.0 pts

34York County, VAVA71,37411.0%−1.5 pts

35Covington, VAVA5,68011.0%−0.3 pts

36Botetourt County, VAVA34,14410.8%+1.8 pts

37Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.7%−1.8 pts

38Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.6%+1.2 pts

39Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83910.5%+4.0 pts

40Fairfax, VAVA26,77210.5%−3.1 pts

41Goochland County, VAVA29,18710.4%+2.7 pts

42Middlesex County, VAVA10,84110.3%−2.8 pts

43Augusta County, VAVA78,94010.3%+1.6 pts

44Caroline County, VAVA34,41310.3%−0.4 pts

45Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.2%−2.6 pts

46Cumberland County, VAVA10,35210.2%+2.6 pts

47Gloucester County, VAVA40,09710.1%−4.0 pts

48Roanoke County, VAVA97,15010.1%−2.9 pts

49Lee County, VAVA21,6429.9%−2.2 pts

50Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8399.9%−2.9 pts

51Charlottesville, VAVA44,3889.8%+0.1 pts

52Norton, VAVA3,4779.8%−5.1 pts

53Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3939.8%−0.9 pts

54Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349.7%−3.1 pts

55Loudoun County, VAVA449,7499.7%−3.6 pts

56Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.5%−1.2 pts

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

58Poquoson, VAVA13,2929.5%−5.7 pts

59Bristol, VAVA16,4189.4%−1.3 pts

60Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7159.3%−2.0 pts

61Radford, VAVA17,2439.2%−7.0 pts

62Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.1%−3.1 pts

63Tazewell County, VAVA38,6358.8%−7.3 pts

64Stafford County, VAVA170,8038.8%−2.9 pts

65Salem, VAVA25,8168.8%−4.7 pts

66Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7388.7%−3.1 pts

67Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.7%−1.9 pts

68Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1488.6%−2.5 pts

69Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668.6%−4.7 pts

70Richmond, VAVA237,2578.5%+1.9 pts

71Roanoke, VAVA99,1118.4%−0.5 pts

72Craig County, VAVA4,8008.3%−6.7 pts

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

74Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.2%−3.5 pts

75Buckingham County, VAVA17,1378.1%+5.4 pts

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

77Lancaster County, VAVA10,9958.0%−2.5 pts

78Smyth County, VAVA28,8828.0%−0.7 pts

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

80Washington County, VAVA53,8987.9%−5.6 pts

81Norfolk, VAVA231,0137.7%+0.0 pts

82Grayson County, VAVA15,2307.7%−2.1 pts

83Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.7%−4.1 pts

84Henrico County, VAVA342,7757.6%−2.6 pts

85Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.5%−2.0 pts

86Alleghany County, VAVA14,5467.5%−6.2 pts

87Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.5%−10.2 pts

88Floyd County, VAVA15,7897.4%−5.6 pts

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

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

91Accomack County, VAVA33,8597.3%−0.1 pts

92Manassas, VAVA44,3327.3%−5.0 pts

93Dickenson County, VAVA13,2367.2%−5.2 pts

94Galax, VAVA6,6707.2%−2.3 pts

95Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.2%−5.0 pts

96Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8967.0%+1.2 pts

97Rockingham County, VAVA89,3166.8%−0.4 pts

98Amherst County, VAVA31,9626.8%−4.2 pts

99Scott County, VAVA21,2006.6%−5.3 pts

100Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726.4%−5.7 pts

101Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906.4%−2.6 pts

102Suffolk, VAVA104,6996.3%−1.6 pts

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

104Lynchburg, VAVA81,3476.2%−4.5 pts

105Richmond County, VAVA9,2946.1%−2.9 pts

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

107Charlotte County, VAVA11,4015.9%−0.4 pts

108Newport News, VAVA183,2305.9%−2.0 pts

109Southampton County, VAVA18,1105.8%−1.0 pts

110Essex County, VAVA10,6545.7%−3.8 pts

111Sussex County, VAVA10,7555.7%+1.0 pts

112Hampton, VAVA137,3155.7%−0.8 pts

113Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%−2.9 pts

114Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.6%−1.4 pts

115Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%−1.7 pts

116Halifax County, VAVA33,4475.4%+0.7 pts

117Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.4%−4.1 pts

118Russell County, VAVA25,3325.4%−6.4 pts

119Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475.0%−1.8 pts

120Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.9%−2.6 pts

121Martinsville, VAVA13,8494.9%−2.4 pts

122Page County, VAVA23,7624.8%−4.6 pts

123Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.8%−3.9 pts

124Surry County, VAVA6,6034.5%−1.8 pts

125Danville, VAVA41,6474.5%−2.1 pts

126Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.7%−1.4 pts

127Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.6%−1.4 pts

128Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.3%+1.5 pts

129Franklin, VAVA8,4783.3%−0.9 pts

130Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.2%−3.9 pts

131Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.0%−6.3 pts

132Emporia, VAVA5,4472.6%−1.3 pts

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.8%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES