RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest Irish population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2020 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 8.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15916.9%+2.7 pts

02Orange County, VAVA40,08315.6%+0.4 pts

03Tazewell County, VAVA38,63514.7%−1.5 pts

04Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43914.3%−2.8 pts

05Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%−1.6 pts

06Warren County, VAVA42,74014.0%+0.2 pts

07Wise County, VAVA34,82413.7%+1.9 pts

08King George County, VAVA29,64613.6%+0.2 pts

09James City County, VAVA83,32613.4%−0.2 pts

10Frederick County, VAVA99,95513.2%−0.9 pts

11Madison County, VAVA14,23712.7%−3.7 pts

12Middlesex County, VAVA10,84112.6%−0.6 pts

13Powhatan County, VAVA32,59112.5%+2.9 pts

14Arlington County, VAVA243,93112.4%−1.0 pts

15Louisa County, VAVA42,92412.4%+2.0 pts

16Lee County, VAVA21,64212.3%+0.3 pts

17Bristol, VAVA16,41812.3%+1.6 pts

18Alleghany County, VAVA14,54612.1%−1.6 pts

19Fauquier County, VAVA76,50312.0%−3.1 pts

20Amelia County, VAVA13,63212.0%+2.6 pts

21Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38811.9%−2.0 pts

22Northumberland County, VAVA12,55711.6%−0.6 pts

23Craig County, VAVA4,80011.6%−3.5 pts

24Williamsburg, VAVA15,86111.5%−3.2 pts

25Clarke County, VAVA15,60911.5%−4.8 pts

26Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.5%−1.3 pts

27Bath County, VAVA4,07611.4%+3.7 pts

28Greene County, VAVA21,95811.2%+0.9 pts

29New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.2%−1.8 pts

30Gloucester County, VAVA40,09711.2%−2.9 pts

31Alexandria, VAVA160,66211.1%−0.8 pts

32Winchester, VAVA28,27211.1%+0.7 pts

33York County, VAVA71,37410.9%−1.6 pts

34Norton, VAVA3,47710.9%−4.0 pts

35Highland County, VAVA2,31810.9%−2.5 pts

36Fairfax, VAVA26,77210.8%−2.8 pts

37Giles County, VAVA16,56410.7%−2.0 pts

38Botetourt County, VAVA34,14410.5%+1.5 pts

39Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.3%−2.1 pts

40Radford, VAVA17,24310.3%−5.9 pts

41Stafford County, VAVA170,80310.3%−1.3 pts

42Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97510.3%−1.2 pts

43Covington, VAVA5,68010.3%−1.0 pts

44Loudoun County, VAVA449,74910.2%−3.0 pts

45Bedford County, VAVA83,05910.2%−1.4 pts

46King William County, VAVA19,61710.2%+1.3 pts

47Mathews County, VAVA8,52910.0%−7.7 pts

48Goochland County, VAVA29,1879.9%+2.1 pts

49King and Queen County, VAVA6,7439.8%+2.5 pts

50Caroline County, VAVA34,4139.8%−0.9 pts

51Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7159.7%−1.6 pts

52Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8399.6%+3.1 pts

53Hanover County, VAVA116,4239.6%−3.2 pts

54Washington County, VAVA53,8989.6%−3.9 pts

55Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.6%−2.0 pts

56Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349.4%−3.4 pts

57Augusta County, VAVA78,9409.4%+0.7 pts

58Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.4%−3.2 pts

59Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569.4%−3.3 pts

60Staunton, VAVA26,8019.4%+0.7 pts

61Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7389.3%−2.5 pts

62Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3939.3%−1.4 pts

63Bland County, VAVA6,1519.2%−2.9 pts

64Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.0%−0.1 pts

65Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509.0%−4.1 pts

66Page County, VAVA23,7628.9%−0.6 pts

67Chesapeake, VAVA255,3328.8%−2.0 pts

68Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.7%−1.8 pts

69Charlottesville, VAVA44,3888.6%−1.1 pts

70Pulaski County, VAVA33,5868.6%−3.6 pts

71Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668.6%−4.7 pts

72Carroll County, VAVA29,2998.5%−0.8 pts

73Floyd County, VAVA15,7898.4%−4.5 pts

74Manassas, VAVA44,3328.4%−3.8 pts

75Lancaster County, VAVA10,9958.4%−2.2 pts

76Smyth County, VAVA28,8828.4%−0.3 pts

77Poquoson, VAVA13,2928.3%−6.9 pts

78Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.3%−3.6 pts

79Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1488.2%−2.9 pts

80Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218.1%−1.2 pts

81Norfolk, VAVA231,0138.0%+0.3 pts

82Prince William County, VAVA502,9667.8%−2.8 pts

83Scott County, VAVA21,2007.8%−4.1 pts

84Henrico County, VAVA342,7757.7%−2.5 pts

85Dickenson County, VAVA13,2367.7%−4.7 pts

86Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4907.6%−1.4 pts

87Roanoke, VAVA99,1117.6%−1.4 pts

88Campbell County, VAVA55,6297.4%−4.3 pts

89Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167.4%+0.1 pts

90Salem, VAVA25,8167.3%−6.2 pts

91Northampton County, VAVA11,8796.9%0.0 pts

92Patrick County, VAVA17,4246.9%−2.6 pts

93Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.8%−1.2 pts

94Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916.8%−0.8 pts

95Charlotte County, VAVA11,4016.8%+0.4 pts

96Richmond, VAVA237,2576.8%+0.2 pts

97Newport News, VAVA183,2306.8%−1.2 pts

98Wythe County, VAVA27,9836.6%−3.0 pts

99Buckingham County, VAVA17,1376.5%+3.8 pts

100Suffolk, VAVA104,6996.4%−1.4 pts

101Lynchburg, VAVA81,3476.3%−4.3 pts

102Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.3%−0.5 pts

103Russell County, VAVA25,3326.1%−5.7 pts

104Henry County, VAVA49,2426.0%−2.5 pts

105Essex County, VAVA10,6546.0%−3.5 pts

106Amherst County, VAVA31,9625.9%−5.2 pts

107Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.8%−3.2 pts

108Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.8%−1.5 pts

109Nelson County, VAVA14,9205.8%−6.3 pts

110Galax, VAVA6,6705.7%−3.9 pts

111Surry County, VAVA6,6035.6%−0.7 pts

112Cumberland County, VAVA10,3525.5%−2.1 pts

113Hampton, VAVA137,3155.5%−1.0 pts

114Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475.3%−1.5 pts

115Grayson County, VAVA15,2305.3%−4.6 pts

116Greensville County, VAVA11,1815.2%+3.4 pts

117Portsmouth, VAVA96,7775.0%−2.5 pts

118Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924.9%−4.4 pts

119Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.7%−4.0 pts

120Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8964.5%−1.3 pts

121Accomack County, VAVA33,8594.4%−3.0 pts

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,7274.4%−0.6 pts

123Danville, VAVA41,6474.3%−2.3 pts

124Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.1%−2.9 pts

125Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.1%−0.5 pts

126Nottoway County, VAVA15,7964.0%−1.0 pts

127Martinsville, VAVA13,8493.9%−3.4 pts

128Charles City County, VAVA6,6233.9%−2.7 pts

129Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.6%−1.2 pts

130Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.5%−9.6 pts

131Franklin, VAVA8,4782.5%−1.7 pts

132Petersburg, VAVA33,7341.8%−0.2 pts

133Emporia, VAVA5,4470.6%−3.3 pts

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