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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Virginia counties · 2020

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, VAVA8,5295.6%–

02Highland County, VAVA2,3185.0%–

03Scott County, VAVA21,2004.7%–

04Staunton, VAVA26,8014.5%–

05Buena Vista, VAVA6,6724.4%–

06Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6634.3%–

07Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.0%–

08Bland County, VAVA6,1514.0%–

09Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.7%–

10Salem, VAVA25,8163.6%–

11Lancaster County, VAVA10,9953.5%–

12Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753.4%–

13Craig County, VAVA4,8003.1%–

14Radford, VAVA17,2433.1%–

15Middlesex County, VAVA10,8413.0%–

16Washington County, VAVA53,8982.9%–

17Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972.8%–

18Lexington, VAVA7,7692.8%–

19Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.7%–

20Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.6%–

21Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.6%–

22Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.5%–

23Galax, VAVA6,6702.5%–

24New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.3%–

25Campbell County, VAVA55,6292.3%–

26Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.3%–

27Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.2%–

28Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.2%–

29Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.2%–

30Nelson County, VAVA14,9202.2%–

31Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.2%–

32Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.2%–

33Wise County, VAVA34,8242.1%–

34Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.1%–

35Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572.1%–

36Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.0%–

37Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.0%–

38Bedford County, VAVA83,0592.0%–

39Amherst County, VAVA31,9622.0%–

40Goochland County, VAVA29,1872.0%–

41Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.0%–

42Orange County, VAVA40,0831.9%–

43Roanoke, VAVA99,1111.9%–

44Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.9%–

45Falls Church, VAVA15,1591.9%–

46Bristol, VAVA16,4181.9%–

47Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931.9%–

48Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.9%–

49Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861.8%–

50Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.8%–

51Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561.8%–

52Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.8%–

53Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881.8%–

54Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881.8%–

55Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511.8%–

56Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.7%–

57Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.6%–

58Norton, VAVA3,4771.6%–

59Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.6%–

60Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.6%–

61King William County, VAVA19,6171.6%–

62James City County, VAVA83,3261.6%–

63Greene County, VAVA21,9581.6%–

64Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.6%–

65Henrico County, VAVA342,7751.6%–

66Warren County, VAVA42,7401.6%–

67Russell County, VAVA25,3321.6%–

68Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.6%–

69Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.5%–

70Danville, VAVA41,6471.5%–

71Southampton County, VAVA18,1101.5%–

72Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.5%–

73Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611.5%–

74York County, VAVA71,3741.5%–

75Clarke County, VAVA15,6091.4%–

76Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.4%–

77Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961.4%–

78Caroline County, VAVA34,4131.4%–

79Richmond, VAVA237,2571.4%–

80Floyd County, VAVA15,7891.3%–

81Page County, VAVA23,7621.3%–

82Patrick County, VAVA17,4241.3%–

83Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.2%–

84Alexandria, VAVA160,6621.2%–

85Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.2%–

86Madison County, VAVA14,2371.2%–

87Winchester, VAVA28,2721.1%–

88Hopewell, VAVA23,2611.1%–

89Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8731.1%–

90Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371.1%–

91Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211.1%–

92King George County, VAVA29,6461.1%–

93Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.0%–

94Arlington County, VAVA243,9311.0%–

95Lee County, VAVA21,6421.0%–

96Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.0%–

97Fairfax, VAVA26,7721.0%–

98Norfolk, VAVA231,0131.0%–

99Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.0%–

100Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.0%–

101Essex County, VAVA10,6540.9%–

102Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.9%–

103Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.9%–

104Covington, VAVA5,6800.9%–

105Newport News, VAVA183,2300.9%–

106Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.9%–

107Henry County, VAVA49,2420.9%–

108Appomattox County, VAVA17,1720.9%–

109Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.9%–

110Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.9%–

111Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.8%–

112Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.8%–

113Giles County, VAVA16,5640.8%–

114Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.8%–

115Hampton, VAVA137,3150.8%–

116Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.8%–

117Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.7%–

118Surry County, VAVA6,6030.7%–

119Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.7%–

120Manassas, VAVA44,3320.7%–

121Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.7%–

122Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.7%–

123Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.7%–

124Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.6%–

125Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.6%–

126Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.6%–

127Bath County, VAVA4,0760.5%–

128Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.5%–

129Franklin, VAVA8,4780.4%–

130Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.3%–

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.3%–

132Emporia, VAVA5,4470.0%–

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