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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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.3%–

02Craig County, VAVA4,8004.0%–

03Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.6%–

04Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753.5%–

05Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.4%–

06Scott County, VAVA21,2003.1%–

07Galax, VAVA6,6703.0%–

08Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.9%–

09Salem, VAVA25,8162.9%–

10Staunton, VAVA26,8012.8%–

11Washington County, VAVA53,8982.4%–

12Bath County, VAVA4,0762.3%–

13Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.2%–

14Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.2%–

15Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.2%–

16Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.2%–

17Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.2%–

18Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.2%–

19Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.1%–

20Orange County, VAVA40,0832.1%–

21Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.0%–

22Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.0%–

23Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.0%–

24Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561.9%–

25Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721.9%–

26Wise County, VAVA34,8241.9%–

27Gloucester County, VAVA40,0971.9%–

28Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.9%–

29York County, VAVA71,3741.9%–

30Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.9%–

31Carroll County, VAVA29,2991.9%–

32Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.8%–

33Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011.8%–

34Greene County, VAVA21,9581.7%–

35Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.7%–

36Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861.7%–

37Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.7%–

38Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.7%–

39Clarke County, VAVA15,6091.6%–

40Culpeper County, VAVA57,6661.6%–

41Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881.6%–

42Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.6%–

43Russell County, VAVA25,3321.6%–

44Falls Church, VAVA15,1591.5%–

45Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.5%–

46Franklin County, VAVA55,5261.5%–

47Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951.5%–

48Page County, VAVA23,7621.5%–

49Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.4%–

50Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511.4%–

51Radford, VAVA17,2431.4%–

52Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341.4%–

53Bland County, VAVA6,1511.4%–

54Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.4%–

55Warren County, VAVA42,7401.4%–

56Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.3%–

57Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.3%–

58Henrico County, VAVA342,7751.3%–

59Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.3%–

60James City County, VAVA83,3261.3%–

61Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.3%–

62Richmond, VAVA237,2571.3%–

63Madison County, VAVA14,2371.2%–

64Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.2%–

65Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.2%–

66Alexandria, VAVA160,6621.2%–

67Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.2%–

68Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.2%–

69Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.2%–

70Roanoke, VAVA99,1111.2%–

71Bristol, VAVA16,4181.2%–

72Sussex County, VAVA10,7551.1%–

73Louisa County, VAVA42,9241.1%–

74Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.1%–

75Lexington, VAVA7,7691.1%–

76Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211.1%–

77Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.0%–

78Southampton County, VAVA18,1101.0%–

79Northampton County, VAVA11,8791.0%–

80Danville, VAVA41,6471.0%–

81Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371.0%–

82Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.0%–

83Arlington County, VAVA243,9311.0%–

84Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.0%–

85Henry County, VAVA49,2421.0%–

86Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.0%–

87Covington, VAVA5,6801.0%–

88Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.9%–

89King George County, VAVA29,6460.9%–

90Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.9%–

91Giles County, VAVA16,5640.9%–

92Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.9%–

93Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.9%–

94Norton, VAVA3,4770.9%–

95Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.8%–

96Lee County, VAVA21,6420.8%–

97Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.8%–

98Hampton, VAVA137,3150.8%–

99Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.8%–

100Franklin, VAVA8,4780.8%–

101Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.8%–

102Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.8%–

103King William County, VAVA19,6170.8%–

104Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.8%–

105Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.7%–

106Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.7%–

107Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.7%–

108Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.7%–

109Winchester, VAVA28,2720.7%–

110Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.7%–

111Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.7%–

112Highland County, VAVA2,3180.7%–

113Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.6%–

114New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.6%–

115Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.6%–

116Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.6%–

117Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.6%–

118Essex County, VAVA10,6540.6%–

119Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.5%–

120Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.5%–

121Newport News, VAVA183,2300.5%–

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.5%–

123Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.5%–

124King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.5%–

125Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.5%–

126Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.5%–

127Manassas, VAVA44,3320.4%–

128Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.4%–

129Surry County, VAVA6,6030.3%–

130Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.2%–

131Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.2%–

132Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.1%–

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