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Highest Irish population share, Virginia counties · 2020

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

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15916.9%–

02Orange County, VAVA40,08315.6%–

03Tazewell County, VAVA38,63514.7%–

04Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43914.3%–

05Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%–

06Warren County, VAVA42,74014.0%–

07Wise County, VAVA34,82413.7%–

08King George County, VAVA29,64613.6%–

09James City County, VAVA83,32613.4%–

10Frederick County, VAVA99,95513.2%–

11Madison County, VAVA14,23712.7%–

12Middlesex County, VAVA10,84112.6%–

13Powhatan County, VAVA32,59112.5%–

14Arlington County, VAVA243,93112.4%–

15Louisa County, VAVA42,92412.4%–

16Lee County, VAVA21,64212.3%–

17Bristol, VAVA16,41812.3%–

18Alleghany County, VAVA14,54612.1%–

19Fauquier County, VAVA76,50312.0%–

20Amelia County, VAVA13,63212.0%–

21Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38811.9%–

22Northumberland County, VAVA12,55711.6%–

23Craig County, VAVA4,80011.6%–

24Williamsburg, VAVA15,86111.5%–

25Clarke County, VAVA15,60911.5%–

26Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.5%–

27Bath County, VAVA4,07611.4%–

28Greene County, VAVA21,95811.2%–

29New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.2%–

30Gloucester County, VAVA40,09711.2%–

31Alexandria, VAVA160,66211.1%–

32Winchester, VAVA28,27211.1%–

33York County, VAVA71,37410.9%–

34Norton, VAVA3,47710.9%–

35Highland County, VAVA2,31810.9%–

36Fairfax, VAVA26,77210.8%–

37Giles County, VAVA16,56410.7%–

38Botetourt County, VAVA34,14410.5%–

39Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.3%–

40Radford, VAVA17,24310.3%–

41Stafford County, VAVA170,80310.3%–

42Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97510.3%–

43Covington, VAVA5,68010.3%–

44Loudoun County, VAVA449,74910.2%–

45Bedford County, VAVA83,05910.2%–

46King William County, VAVA19,61710.2%–

47Mathews County, VAVA8,52910.0%–

48Goochland County, VAVA29,1879.9%–

49King and Queen County, VAVA6,7439.8%–

50Caroline County, VAVA34,4139.8%–

51Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7159.7%–

52Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8399.6%–

53Hanover County, VAVA116,4239.6%–

54Washington County, VAVA53,8989.6%–

55Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.6%–

56Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349.4%–

57Augusta County, VAVA78,9409.4%–

58Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.4%–

59Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569.4%–

60Staunton, VAVA26,8019.4%–

61Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7389.3%–

62Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3939.3%–

63Bland County, VAVA6,1519.2%–

64Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.0%–

65Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509.0%–

66Page County, VAVA23,7628.9%–

67Chesapeake, VAVA255,3328.8%–

68Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.7%–

69Charlottesville, VAVA44,3888.6%–

70Pulaski County, VAVA33,5868.6%–

71Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668.6%–

72Carroll County, VAVA29,2998.5%–

73Floyd County, VAVA15,7898.4%–

74Manassas, VAVA44,3328.4%–

75Lancaster County, VAVA10,9958.4%–

76Smyth County, VAVA28,8828.4%–

77Poquoson, VAVA13,2928.3%–

78Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.3%–

79Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1488.2%–

80Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218.1%–

81Norfolk, VAVA231,0138.0%–

82Prince William County, VAVA502,9667.8%–

83Scott County, VAVA21,2007.8%–

84Henrico County, VAVA342,7757.7%–

85Dickenson County, VAVA13,2367.7%–

86Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4907.6%–

87Roanoke, VAVA99,1117.6%–

88Campbell County, VAVA55,6297.4%–

89Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167.4%–

90Salem, VAVA25,8167.3%–

91Northampton County, VAVA11,8796.9%–

92Patrick County, VAVA17,4246.9%–

93Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.8%–

94Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916.8%–

95Charlotte County, VAVA11,4016.8%–

96Richmond, VAVA237,2576.8%–

97Newport News, VAVA183,2306.8%–

98Wythe County, VAVA27,9836.6%–

99Buckingham County, VAVA17,1376.5%–

100Suffolk, VAVA104,6996.4%–

101Lynchburg, VAVA81,3476.3%–

102Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.3%–

103Russell County, VAVA25,3326.1%–

104Henry County, VAVA49,2426.0%–

105Essex County, VAVA10,6546.0%–

106Amherst County, VAVA31,9625.9%–

107Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.8%–

108Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.8%–

109Nelson County, VAVA14,9205.8%–

110Galax, VAVA6,6705.7%–

111Surry County, VAVA6,6035.6%–

112Cumberland County, VAVA10,3525.5%–

113Hampton, VAVA137,3155.5%–

114Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475.3%–

115Grayson County, VAVA15,2305.3%–

116Greensville County, VAVA11,1815.2%–

117Portsmouth, VAVA96,7775.0%–

118Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924.9%–

119Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.7%–

120Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8964.5%–

121Accomack County, VAVA33,8594.4%–

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,7274.4%–

123Danville, VAVA41,6474.3%–

124Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.1%–

125Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.1%–

126Nottoway County, VAVA15,7964.0%–

127Martinsville, VAVA13,8493.9%–

128Charles City County, VAVA6,6233.9%–

129Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.6%–

130Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.5%–

131Franklin, VAVA8,4782.5%–

132Petersburg, VAVA33,7341.8%–

133Emporia, VAVA5,4470.6%–

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