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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-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 2.7%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS –

01Bath County, VAVA4,07613.1%–

02Highland County, VAVA2,31812.9%–

03Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%–

04Craig County, VAVA4,8007.2%–

05Staunton, VAVA26,8016.3%–

06Cumberland County, VAVA10,3525.7%–

07Lexington, VAVA7,7695.2%–

08Washington County, VAVA53,8985.0%–

09Covington, VAVA5,6804.9%–

10Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.8%–

11Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504.5%–

12Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514.3%–

13Smyth County, VAVA28,8824.3%–

14Roanoke, VAVA99,1114.2%–

15Albemarle County, VAVA118,3564.1%–

16Giles County, VAVA16,5644.1%–

17Scott County, VAVA21,2004.0%–

18Middlesex County, VAVA10,8414.0%–

19Dickenson County, VAVA13,2364.0%–

20Botetourt County, VAVA34,1444.0%–

21Williamsburg, VAVA15,8613.9%–

22Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463.9%–

23Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.8%–

24Bland County, VAVA6,1513.8%–

25Clarke County, VAVA15,6093.8%–

26Hanover County, VAVA116,4233.8%–

27Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.8%–

28Surry County, VAVA6,6033.8%–

29Amherst County, VAVA31,9623.7%–

30Bristol, VAVA16,4183.7%–

31Grayson County, VAVA15,2303.7%–

32Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.7%–

33Winchester, VAVA28,2723.7%–

34Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.6%–

35Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.6%–

36Wise County, VAVA34,8243.6%–

37Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.6%–

38Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.5%–

39Fauquier County, VAVA76,5033.5%–

40Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973.5%–

41King William County, VAVA19,6173.5%–

42New Kent County, VAVA28,0223.4%–

43Salem, VAVA25,8163.4%–

44Radford, VAVA17,2433.4%–

45Bedford County, VAVA83,0593.3%–

46Russell County, VAVA25,3323.3%–

47Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.3%–

48Warren County, VAVA42,7403.3%–

49York County, VAVA71,3743.3%–

50Lynchburg, VAVA81,3473.2%–

51James City County, VAVA83,3263.2%–

52Charles City County, VAVA6,6233.2%–

53Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.1%–

54Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.1%–

55Norton, VAVA3,4773.1%–

56Franklin County, VAVA55,5263.0%–

57Goochland County, VAVA29,1872.9%–

58Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1482.9%–

59Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.9%–

60Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152.9%–

61Madison County, VAVA14,2372.9%–

62Campbell County, VAVA55,6292.9%–

63Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912.8%–

64Poquoson, VAVA13,2922.8%–

65Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862.8%–

66Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.7%–

67Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3912.7%–

68Lancaster County, VAVA10,9952.7%–

69Alexandria, VAVA160,6622.7%–

70Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.7%–

71Henrico County, VAVA342,7752.6%–

72Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212.6%–

73Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.6%–

74Lee County, VAVA21,6422.5%–

75Orange County, VAVA40,0832.5%–

76Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882.5%–

77Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7372.5%–

78Page County, VAVA23,7622.4%–

79Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572.4%–

80King George County, VAVA29,6462.3%–

81Frederick County, VAVA99,9552.3%–

82Galax, VAVA6,6702.3%–

83Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.3%–

84Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.3%–

85Chesapeake, VAVA255,3322.2%–

86Loudoun County, VAVA449,7492.2%–

87Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8732.2%–

88Stafford County, VAVA170,8032.2%–

89Danville, VAVA41,6472.2%–

90Richmond, VAVA237,2572.2%–

91Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.2%–

92Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.2%–

93King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432.1%–

94Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962.1%–

95Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752.1%–

96Essex County, VAVA10,6542.1%–

97Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.0%–

98Nelson County, VAVA14,9202.0%–

99Suffolk, VAVA104,6992.0%–

100Manassas, VAVA44,3321.9%–

101Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.9%–

102Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.9%–

103Richmond County, VAVA9,2941.9%–

104Prince George County, VAVA43,9361.8%–

105Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391.8%–

106Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931.8%–

107Prince William County, VAVA502,9661.8%–

108Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161.8%–

109Newport News, VAVA183,2301.7%–

110Portsmouth, VAVA96,7771.7%–

111Carroll County, VAVA29,2991.7%–

112Norfolk, VAVA231,0131.6%–

113Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.6%–

114Hampton, VAVA137,3151.6%–

115Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961.6%–

116Henry County, VAVA49,2421.6%–

117Caroline County, VAVA34,4131.5%–

118Greene County, VAVA21,9581.5%–

119Franklin, VAVA8,4781.4%–

120Halifax County, VAVA33,4471.4%–

121Accomack County, VAVA33,8591.3%–

122Emporia, VAVA5,4471.3%–

123Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601.2%–

124Mathews County, VAVA8,5291.2%–

125Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.1%–

126Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271.1%–

127Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.9%–

128Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.8%–

129Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.7%–

130Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.7%–

131Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.7%–

132Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.6%–

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.5%–

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