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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 132 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 132 is 1.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bath County, VA, up 115 places to #12.

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Highest Scotch-Irish population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010
01Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.3%+3.1 pts
02▲11Craig County, VAVA4,8004.0%−3.3 pts
03▲27Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.6%+1.6 pts
04▲8Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753.5%+1.4 pts
05▲75Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.4%−0.4 pts
06▼3Scott County, VAVA21,2003.1%−0.9 pts
07▲16Galax, VAVA6,6703.0%+0.7 pts
08▼2Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.9%−4.7 pts
09▲1Salem, VAVA25,8162.9%−0.6 pts
10▼6Staunton, VAVA26,8012.8%−3.5 pts
11▲5Washington County, VAVA53,8982.4%−2.6 pts
12▲115Bath County, VAVA4,0762.3%−10.8 pts
13▲21Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.2%+0.4 pts
14▲13Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.2%−1.8 pts
15▼8Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.2%−2.6 pts
16▲3Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.2%−2.1 pts
17▲65Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.2%−1.5 pts
18▲19Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.2%+0.4 pts
19▼14Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.1%−0.8 pts
20▲22Orange County, VAVA40,0832.1%−0.5 pts
21▲11Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.0%−1.7 pts
22▼1Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.0%−2.5 pts
23▲27Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.0%−1.0 pts
24▲27Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561.9%−2.2 pts
25▲83Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721.9%−0.2 pts
26▲7Wise County, VAVA34,8241.9%−1.7 pts
27▼10Gloucester County, VAVA40,0971.9%−1.6 pts
28▲12Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.9%−1.1 pts
29▲45York County, VAVA71,3741.9%−1.4 pts
30▼15Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.9%−2.2 pts
31▼5Carroll County, VAVA29,2991.9%+0.2 pts
32▼7Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.8%−1.1 pts
33▲8Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011.8%−0.4 pts
34▲29Greene County, VAVA21,9581.7%+0.2 pts
35▲76Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.7%−2.3 pts
36▲13Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861.7%−1.1 pts
37▲27Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.7%−1.1 pts
38▲10Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.7%−2.0 pts
39▲36Clarke County, VAVA15,6091.6%−2.2 pts
40▼12Culpeper County, VAVA57,6661.6%−0.4 pts
41▲12Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881.6%−1.5 pts
42▲2Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.6%−1.9 pts
43▲24Russell County, VAVA25,3321.6%−1.8 pts
44▲1Falls Church, VAVA15,1591.5%−2.1 pts
45▼7Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.5%−1.8 pts
46▼24Franklin County, VAVA55,5261.5%−1.5 pts
47▼36Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951.5%−1.2 pts
48▲33Page County, VAVA23,7621.5%−0.9 pts
49▲11Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.4%+0.3 pts
50▲5Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511.4%−2.9 pts
51▼37Radford, VAVA17,2431.4%−2.0 pts
52▼16Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341.4%−2.3 pts
53▼45Bland County, VAVA6,1511.4%−2.4 pts
54▲15Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.4%−0.9 pts
55▲11Warren County, VAVA42,7401.4%−1.9 pts
56▼4Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.3%−0.9 pts
57▲26Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.3%−0.3 pts
58▲7Henrico County, VAVA342,7751.3%−1.3 pts
59▼50Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.3%−0.6 pts
60▲2James City County, VAVA83,3261.3%−1.9 pts
61▼4Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.3%−1.4 pts
62▲17Richmond, VAVA237,2571.3%−0.9 pts
63▲23Madison County, VAVA14,2371.2%−1.6 pts
64▼25Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.2%−2.5 pts
65▼9Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.2%−2.5 pts
66▲18Alexandria, VAVA160,6621.2%−1.5 pts
67▲1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.2%−1.7 pts
68▼9Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.2%−2.0 pts
69▲30Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.2%−1.5 pts
70▼27Roanoke, VAVA99,1111.2%−3.0 pts
71▼25Bristol, VAVA16,4181.2%−2.6 pts
72▲50Sussex County, VAVA10,7551.1%+0.5 pts
73▼44Louisa County, VAVA42,9241.1%−1.5 pts
74▲11Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.1%−1.2 pts
75▼57Lexington, VAVA7,7691.1%−4.1 pts
76▲15Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211.1%−1.5 pts
77▲23Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.0%−1.3 pts
78▼7Southampton County, VAVA18,1101.0%+0.3 pts
79▲44Northampton County, VAVA11,8791.0%+0.2 pts
80▼10Danville, VAVA41,6471.0%−1.2 pts
81▲9Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371.0%−1.5 pts
82▲30Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.0%−2.2 pts
83▲11Arlington County, VAVA243,9311.0%−1.7 pts
84▼8Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.0%−0.9 pts
85▲22Henry County, VAVA49,2421.0%−0.6 pts
86▼66Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.0%−2.9 pts
87▲17Covington, VAVA5,6801.0%−3.9 pts
88▼15Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.9%−3.0 pts
89▲3King George County, VAVA29,6460.9%−1.4 pts
90▼43Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.9%−0.9 pts
91▲22Giles County, VAVA16,5640.9%−3.2 pts
92▼61Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.9%−2.6 pts
93Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.9%−1.4 pts
94▼36Norton, VAVA3,4770.9%−2.2 pts
95▼6Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.8%−1.4 pts
96▼1Lee County, VAVA21,6420.8%−1.7 pts
97▼20Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.8%−0.8 pts
98▲17Hampton, VAVA137,3150.8%−0.8 pts
99▲11Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.8%−2.1 pts
100▲29Franklin, VAVA8,4780.8%−0.6 pts
101▼3Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.8%−0.8 pts
102▼48Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.8%−1.7 pts
103▼42King William County, VAVA19,6170.8%−2.7 pts
104▼8Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.8%−1.3 pts
105▼2Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.7%−1.1 pts
106▼28Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.7%−0.8 pts
107▼5Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.7%−2.8 pts
108▼2Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.7%−5.0 pts
109▼22Winchester, VAVA28,2720.7%−3.0 pts
110▼13Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.7%−2.6 pts
111▼39Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.7%−2.2 pts
112▼110Highland County, VAVA2,3180.7%−12.2 pts
113▲15Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.6%0.0 pts
114▼90New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.6%−2.8 pts
115▲1Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.6%−1.5 pts
116▼7Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.6%−1.2 pts
117▲8Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.6%−0.7 pts
118▼17Essex County, VAVA10,6540.6%−1.5 pts
119▼31Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.5%−0.2 pts
120▼85Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.5%−1.8 pts
121▼16Newport News, VAVA183,2300.5%−1.2 pts
122▼1Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.5%−0.6 pts
123▼6Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.5%−0.4 pts
124King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.5%−1.6 pts
125▼1Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.5%−1.2 pts
126Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.5%−0.9 pts
127▼7Manassas, VAVA44,3320.4%−1.5 pts
128▼9Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.4%−1.5 pts
129▼11Surry County, VAVA6,6030.3%−3.4 pts
130▼16Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.2%−2.1 pts
131▼1Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.2%−0.3 pts
132▼1Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.1%−1.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES