RANKING · 2024 ACS · 132 SHOWN OF 132

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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.3%+3.1 pts

02Craig County, VAVA4,8004.0%−3.3 pts

03Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.6%+1.6 pts

04Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753.5%+1.4 pts

05Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.4%−0.4 pts

06Scott County, VAVA21,2003.1%−0.9 pts

07Galax, VAVA6,6703.0%+0.7 pts

08Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.9%−4.7 pts

09Salem, VAVA25,8162.9%−0.6 pts

10Staunton, VAVA26,8012.8%−3.5 pts

11Washington County, VAVA53,8982.4%−2.6 pts

12Bath County, VAVA4,0762.3%−10.8 pts

13Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.2%+0.4 pts

14Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.2%−1.8 pts

15Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.2%−2.6 pts

16Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.2%−2.1 pts

17Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.2%−1.5 pts

18Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.2%+0.4 pts

19Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.1%−0.8 pts

20Orange County, VAVA40,0832.1%−0.5 pts

21Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.0%−1.7 pts

22Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.0%−2.5 pts

23Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.0%−1.0 pts

24Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561.9%−2.2 pts

25Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721.9%−0.2 pts

26Wise County, VAVA34,8241.9%−1.7 pts

27Gloucester County, VAVA40,0971.9%−1.6 pts

28Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.9%−1.1 pts

29York County, VAVA71,3741.9%−1.4 pts

30Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.9%−2.2 pts

31Carroll County, VAVA29,2991.9%+0.2 pts

32Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.8%−1.1 pts

33Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011.8%−0.4 pts

34Greene County, VAVA21,9581.7%+0.2 pts

35Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.7%−2.3 pts

36Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861.7%−1.1 pts

37Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.7%−1.1 pts

38Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.7%−2.0 pts

39Clarke County, VAVA15,6091.6%−2.2 pts

40Culpeper County, VAVA57,6661.6%−0.4 pts

41Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881.6%−1.5 pts

42Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.6%−1.9 pts

43Russell County, VAVA25,3321.6%−1.8 pts

44Falls Church, VAVA15,1591.5%−2.1 pts

45Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.5%−1.8 pts

46Franklin County, VAVA55,5261.5%−1.5 pts

47Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951.5%−1.2 pts

48Page County, VAVA23,7621.5%−0.9 pts

49Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.4%+0.3 pts

50Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511.4%−2.9 pts

51Radford, VAVA17,2431.4%−2.0 pts

52Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341.4%−2.3 pts

53Bland County, VAVA6,1511.4%−2.4 pts

54Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.4%−0.9 pts

55Warren County, VAVA42,7401.4%−1.9 pts

56Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.3%−0.9 pts

57Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.3%−0.3 pts

58Henrico County, VAVA342,7751.3%−1.3 pts

59Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.3%−0.6 pts

60James City County, VAVA83,3261.3%−1.9 pts

61Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.3%−1.4 pts

62Richmond, VAVA237,2571.3%−0.9 pts

63Madison County, VAVA14,2371.2%−1.6 pts

64Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.2%−2.5 pts

65Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.2%−2.5 pts

66Alexandria, VAVA160,6621.2%−1.5 pts

67Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.2%−1.7 pts

68Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.2%−2.0 pts

69Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.2%−1.5 pts

70Roanoke, VAVA99,1111.2%−3.0 pts

71Bristol, VAVA16,4181.2%−2.6 pts

72Sussex County, VAVA10,7551.1%+0.5 pts

73Louisa County, VAVA42,9241.1%−1.5 pts

74Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.1%−1.2 pts

75Lexington, VAVA7,7691.1%−4.1 pts

76Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211.1%−1.5 pts

77Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.0%−1.3 pts

78Southampton County, VAVA18,1101.0%+0.3 pts

79Northampton County, VAVA11,8791.0%+0.2 pts

80Danville, VAVA41,6471.0%−1.2 pts

81Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371.0%−1.5 pts

82Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.0%−2.2 pts

83Arlington County, VAVA243,9311.0%−1.7 pts

84Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.0%−0.9 pts

85Henry County, VAVA49,2421.0%−0.6 pts

86Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.0%−2.9 pts

87Covington, VAVA5,6801.0%−3.9 pts

88Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.9%−3.0 pts

89King George County, VAVA29,6460.9%−1.4 pts

90Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.9%−0.9 pts

91Giles County, VAVA16,5640.9%−3.2 pts

92Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.9%−2.6 pts

93Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.9%−1.4 pts

94Norton, VAVA3,4770.9%−2.2 pts

95Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.8%−1.4 pts

96Lee County, VAVA21,6420.8%−1.7 pts

97Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.8%−0.8 pts

98Hampton, VAVA137,3150.8%−0.8 pts

99Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.8%−2.1 pts

100Franklin, VAVA8,4780.8%−0.6 pts

101Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.8%−0.8 pts

102Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.8%−1.7 pts

103King William County, VAVA19,6170.8%−2.7 pts

104Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.8%−1.3 pts

105Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.7%−1.1 pts

106Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.7%−0.8 pts

107Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.7%−2.8 pts

108Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.7%−5.0 pts

109Winchester, VAVA28,2720.7%−3.0 pts

110Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.7%−2.6 pts

111Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.7%−2.2 pts

112Highland County, VAVA2,3180.7%−12.2 pts

113Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.6%−0.0 pts

114New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.6%−2.8 pts

115Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.6%−1.5 pts

116Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.6%−1.2 pts

117Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.6%−0.7 pts

118Essex County, VAVA10,6540.6%−1.5 pts

119Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.5%−0.2 pts

120Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.5%−1.8 pts

121Newport News, VAVA183,2300.5%−1.2 pts

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.5%−0.6 pts

123Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.5%−0.4 pts

124King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.5%−1.6 pts

125Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.5%−1.2 pts

126Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.5%−0.9 pts

127Manassas, VAVA44,3320.4%−1.5 pts

128Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.4%−1.5 pts

129Surry County, VAVA6,6030.3%−3.4 pts

130Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.2%−2.1 pts

131Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.2%−0.3 pts

132Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.1%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES