RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest Irish population share, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2010 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 10.7%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS –

01Mathews County, VAVA8,52917.6%–

02Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43917.2%–

03Madison County, VAVA14,23716.4%–

04Clarke County, VAVA15,60916.3%–

05Radford, VAVA17,24316.2%–

06Tazewell County, VAVA38,63516.1%–

07Lexington, VAVA7,76915.6%–

08Orange County, VAVA40,08315.2%–

09Fauquier County, VAVA76,50315.2%–

10Poquoson, VAVA13,29215.2%–

11Craig County, VAVA4,80015.0%–

12Norton, VAVA3,47714.9%–

13Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.7%–

14Falls Church, VAVA15,15914.2%–

15Gloucester County, VAVA40,09714.1%–

16Frederick County, VAVA99,95514.1%–

17Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.9%–

18Warren County, VAVA42,74013.8%–

19Alleghany County, VAVA14,54613.7%–

20James City County, VAVA83,32613.7%–

21Fairfax, VAVA26,77213.6%–

22Washington County, VAVA53,89813.5%–

23Salem, VAVA25,81613.5%–

24Arlington County, VAVA243,93113.5%–

25King George County, VAVA29,64613.4%–

26Highland County, VAVA2,31813.4%–

27Culpeper County, VAVA57,66613.2%–

28Loudoun County, VAVA449,74913.2%–

29Middlesex County, VAVA10,84113.2%–

30Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013.0%–

31New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.0%–

32Floyd County, VAVA15,78913.0%–

33Hanover County, VAVA116,42312.9%–

34Montgomery County, VAVA98,43412.8%–

35Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83912.8%–

36Giles County, VAVA16,56412.7%–

37Albemarle County, VAVA118,35612.7%–

38Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.6%–

39York County, VAVA71,37412.5%–

40Dickenson County, VAVA13,23612.5%–

41Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73712.4%–

42Manassas, VAVA44,33212.2%–

43Pulaski County, VAVA33,58612.2%–

44Northumberland County, VAVA12,55712.2%–

45Bland County, VAVA6,15112.1%–

46Buena Vista, VAVA6,67212.1%–

47Lee County, VAVA21,64212.1%–

48Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.1%–

49Scott County, VAVA21,20011.9%–

50Alexandria, VAVA160,66211.9%–

51Russell County, VAVA25,33211.8%–

52Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73811.8%–

53Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66311.8%–

54Wise County, VAVA34,82411.8%–

55Campbell County, VAVA55,62911.7%–

56Stafford County, VAVA170,80311.6%–

57Bedford County, VAVA83,05911.6%–

58Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87311.6%–

59Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97511.5%–

60Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71511.3%–

61Covington, VAVA5,68011.3%–

62Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14811.1%–

63Amherst County, VAVA31,96211.1%–

64Chesapeake, VAVA255,33210.8%–

65Bristol, VAVA16,41810.7%–

66Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39310.7%–

67Caroline County, VAVA34,41310.7%–

68Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710.7%–

69Prince William County, VAVA502,96610.6%–

70Lancaster County, VAVA10,99510.6%–

71Franklin County, VAVA55,52610.6%–

72Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.4%–

73Greene County, VAVA21,95810.4%–

74Winchester, VAVA28,27210.3%–

75Henrico County, VAVA342,77510.2%–

76Grayson County, VAVA15,2309.8%–

77Charlottesville, VAVA44,3889.7%–

78Powhatan County, VAVA32,5919.6%–

79Wythe County, VAVA27,9839.6%–

80Galax, VAVA6,6709.5%–

81Patrick County, VAVA17,4249.5%–

82Essex County, VAVA10,6549.5%–

83Page County, VAVA23,7629.5%–

84Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.4%–

85Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3219.3%–

86Buchanan County, VAVA18,4929.3%–

87Carroll County, VAVA29,2999.2%–

88Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.1%–

89Appomattox County, VAVA17,1729.0%–

90Botetourt County, VAVA34,1449.0%–

91Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4909.0%–

92Roanoke, VAVA99,1118.9%–

93King William County, VAVA19,6178.8%–

94Hopewell, VAVA23,2618.7%–

95Staunton, VAVA26,8018.7%–

96Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.7%–

97Smyth County, VAVA28,8828.7%–

98Henry County, VAVA49,2428.5%–

99Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.1%–

100Newport News, VAVA183,2307.9%–

101Suffolk, VAVA104,6997.9%–

102Goochland County, VAVA29,1877.8%–

103Bath County, VAVA4,0767.7%–

104Norfolk, VAVA231,0137.7%–

105Cumberland County, VAVA10,3527.6%–

106Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3917.6%–

107Portsmouth, VAVA96,7777.5%–

108Accomack County, VAVA33,8597.4%–

109King and Queen County, VAVA6,7437.3%–

110Martinsville, VAVA13,8497.3%–

111Manassas Park, VAVA16,5607.3%–

112Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167.2%–

113Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0587.1%–

114Northampton County, VAVA11,8796.9%–

115Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.8%–

116Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7476.7%–

117Danville, VAVA41,6476.6%–

118Richmond, VAVA237,2576.6%–

119Charles City County, VAVA6,6236.5%–

120Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.5%–

121Hampton, VAVA137,3156.5%–

122Charlotte County, VAVA11,4016.4%–

123Surry County, VAVA6,6036.4%–

124Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8965.7%–

125Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965.1%–

126Brunswick County, VAVA15,7275.0%–

127Halifax County, VAVA33,4474.7%–

128Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.7%–

129Franklin, VAVA8,4784.2%–

130Emporia, VAVA5,4473.9%–

131Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.7%–

132Petersburg, VAVA33,7341.9%–

133Greensville County, VAVA11,1811.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS